INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Indonesian Journal of Medical Anthropology

Traditional Practice of Dompol Tongosan in Bone Fracture Treatment

Angreni Enjeli Nadeak (Unknown)
Manurung, Evi Margaretha (Unknown)
Lumban Gaol, Apsa (Unknown)
Harahap, Anggi Naura R (Unknown)
Gea, Putri Lestari (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
02 Oct 2025

Abstract

This study aims to explore a traditional healing practice known as dompol tongosan. The research was conducted in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatra Province, and involved traditional healers (pandampol), patients who had undergone treatment, and community leaders as key participants. The findings reveal that the dompol tongosan practice carries strong sociocultural significance, not only as a form of physical therapy but also because of the spiritual power embedded within it. The intermediary media—such as leaves or oil—can provide healing only when blessed by the healer (pendampol). The community’s trust in this healing practice stems from their belief in its benevolent, effective, and affordable curative power.

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INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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ijma

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TALENTA PUBLISHER

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Humanities Environmental Science Public Health Social Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Medical Anthropology (IJMA) a global forum for scholarly articles on the social patterns of ill-health and disease transmission, and experiences of and knowledge about health, illness and wellbeing. These include the nature, organization and movement of peoples, technologies ...