Folk medicine in the health care system of Lithuania Minor from the end of the 19th to the early 21st centuries

Folk medicine, as the object of research, emerged at the end of the 19th century and remains important in the health system until now. The existence of different attitudes, practices, and institutes in a single space falls under medical pluralism. Today's health system in Europe is influenced by the attitudes and experiences of various socio-cultural groups. Hence, it is expedient to investigate the issues of medical pluralism by focusing on the main question - how did the religion, ethnicity and social environment of the people function in the health system of the history of Lithuania Minor? The aim of the study was to reveal and evaluate the place of folk medicine in the health system of Lithuania Minor at the end of the 19th century - the beginning of the 21st century. There were ethnographic research carried out - observation with participation and semi-structured interviews. The method of observation (carried out in hospital) was to rethink the well-established access to traditional folk medicine research and led to a look at it in the context of official medicine. Historical narrative restoration of folk and official medicine facts was sought in archives and museums. The medical system (knowledge, practice and institutions) is examined in terms of science, tradition and social environment. The results of the study revealed that the closer the person is, the health system image becomes more pluralistic, and in the case of each submitter, the trilateral medical system gets its own shades. The composition of "cultural colors" in society, in the community and in the experience of one individual can vary considerably, so patients (presenters) should also be considered as social figures that create the health system. The health system is changing from their socio-cultural context and experience