Abstract

• During Prehistoric era, Humans lived and wandered as they pleased and ate whatever food available. Diseases either caused by environment or occur when humans consume foods available in nature recklessly unbalancing the diet. Humans, the highest intelligent creatures in the world, started to find means to alleviate diseases. With intelligent, insight, and experiences, humans learnt that foods medicinal properties when consumed under correct season and weather. They have recognized that daily diet such as tree, vine, meat, and fish can be consumed to relieve from sufferings. They analyzed which nutrients, fruits, flora and roots when eaten can bring cure for the suffering diseases. It is assumed that by knowing the effective usages of correct trees and vines them as means to alleviate diseases is how traditional medical came to be. By collecting those treating experiences, medical books were compiled. Experiences were shared to the family, off-springs, and followers. This craft of saving and curing humans’ lives was Aryubayda Medicine. Aryubayda Medicine is the craft or skill relating to life meant for humans to live longer without diseases. Aryubayda Medicine treaties then spread to different places, forming different medicines with various names by polishing from medical scholars in different countries, and varying in curing according to races in different countries. The researcher firstly presents the gradual development of Myanmar traditional medicine, and later discusses the importance of traditional medicine in the society during reigns of Kings in the early Konbaung period.