Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa
Author | : Abayomi Sofowora |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Materia medica, Vegetable |
ISBN | : 9789780298814 |
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Author | : Abayomi Sofowora |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Materia medica, Vegetable |
ISBN | : 9789780298814 |
Author | : Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2020-12-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9004436421 |
In Biomedical Hegemony and Democracy in South Africa Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta and Tabi Chama-James Tabenyang unpack the contentious South African government’s post-apartheid policy framework of the ‘‘return to tradition policy’’. The conjuncture between deep sociopolitical crises, witchcraft, the ravaging HIV/AIDS pandemic and the government’s initial reluctance to adopt antiretroviral therapy turned away desperate HIV/AIDS patients to traditional healers. Drawing on historical sources, policy documents and ethnographic interviews, Pemunta and Tabenyang convincingly demonstrate that despite biomedical hegemony, patients and members of their therapy-seeking group often shuttle between modern and traditional medicine, thereby making both systems of healthcare complementary rather than alternatives. They draw the attention of policy-makers to the need to be aware of ‘‘subaltern health narratives’’ in designing health policy.
Author | : Isaac Sindiga |
Publisher | : East African Publishers |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
The inaccessibility of biomedicine to most of Africa's population because of escalating costs has necessitated a search for alternative ways of managing illnesses. Traditional medicine, which has always been practised in the indigenous cultures, is fast filling this therapeutic gap. This book is a collection of essays based on a multidisciplinary approach to traditional medicine in Africa. It has contributions from social scientists, natural resource experts, traditional medical practitioners, educationists, and medical scholars. It attempts to define the problems of traditional medicine in Africa, while also discussing the conceptual foundations of African ethnomedicine and medical pluralism.
Author | : Maurice M. Iwu |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2014-02-04 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1466571985 |
With over 50,000 distinct species in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the African continent is endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. While more than 25 percent of known species have been used for several centuries in traditional African medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases, Africa remains a minor player in the global natural
Author | : Abayomi Sofowora |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Karen Elizabeth Flint |
Publisher | : Ohio University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Medicine |
ISBN | : 0821418491 |
Healing Traditions offers a historical perspective to the interactions between South Africa's traditional healers and biomedical practitioners. It provides an understanding that is vital for the development of medical strategies to effectively deal with South Africa's healthcare challenges.
Author | : Steven B. Kayne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
The World Health Organization has acknowledged that the majority of people living in developing countries continue to use traditional medicine. Increased levels of immigration and migration also mean that health professionals are more likely to come into contact with patients using them. Traditional Medicine is therefore a vital and timely book which covers medical systems practised on five continents, including: * traditional European folk medicine* Aboriginal/traditional medicine in North America* traditional medicine in the Colombian Amazon Tropical forest* traditional medical practice in Africa* traditional Chinese medicine* Indian Ayurvedic medicine* Japanese Kampo medicine * Korean medicine* traditional medicines in the Pacific* traditional Jewish medicine.Each section, written by an acknowledged expert, gives information on history, philosophy, methods of practice, safety issues, evidence, and examples of medicines. Traditional Medicine will be a crucial resource for complementary and alternative practitioners and students worldwide and for healthcare providers working in a multicultural society enabling them to interact effectively with their patients.Steven B Kayne is Honorary Consultant Pharmacist at Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, School of Pharmacy, Glasgow, UK.
Author | : Jocelyn DeJong |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Africa, Sub-Saharan |
ISBN | : |
Traditional health practitioners in Africa are an important human resource in health care, and there are reasons why ministries of health might want to formulate an overt policy toward traditional medicine. Here are some policy options to consider.
Author | : Iris F. F. Benzie |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2011-03-28 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1439807167 |
The global popularity of herbal supplements and the promise they hold in treating various disease states has caused an unprecedented interest in understanding the molecular basis of the biological activity of traditional remedies. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects focuses on presenting current scientific evidence of biomolecular ef
Author | : Murray Last |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2018-09-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0429816111 |
Originally published in 1986, this book draws upon a range of authors to reflect wide interest in systematising traditional medicine, and to include material on significant instances of regulation or organisation. It was the first book to study the efforts of traditional healers and their newly formed professional associations and as such constitutes a pioneering collection of sources. Because of the changing position of traditional medicine it may well also be a unique record: before long what is described here will largely have disappeared.