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Book Synopsis Indigenous Medicinal Specialties by : U. B. Narayanrao
Download or read book Indigenous Medicinal Specialties written by U. B. Narayanrao and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Indigenous Medicine and Health Care Among Paite Tribe of Manipur by : Nemthianngai Guite
Download or read book Indigenous Medicine and Health Care Among Paite Tribe of Manipur written by Nemthianngai Guite and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Society by : Kwasi Konadu
Download or read book Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Society written by Kwasi Konadu and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the 20th century, African societies witnessed the suppression of indigenous healing specialists as missionary proselytization and colonial rule increased. Governments, medical practitioners and academics focused little attention or resources on the production of "traditional" medicine, despite its potential use for advancing health care delivery to millions of people in rural communities and providing the basis for a medicinal industry. Focusing on the case of Ghana, Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Societyinvestigates the ways in which healers and indigenous archives of cultural knowledge conceptualize and interpret medicine and healing. In order to unearth these prevailing concepts, Konadu utilizes in-depth interviews, plant samples, material culture, linguistics, and other sources. This groundbreaking study of indigenous knowledge has important implications for the study of medical and knowledge systems in Africa and the African Diaspora worldwide. By closely examining a range of multidisciplinary sources and utilizing fieldwork in the Takyiman district of central Ghana, the book contributes a new dimension to the study of health and healing systems in the African context and offers scholars, students, and general readers a vital reference.
Book Synopsis The Professionalisation of African Medicine by : Murray Last
Download or read book The Professionalisation of African Medicine written by Murray Last and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sacred Plant Medicine by : Stephen Harrod Buhner
Download or read book Sacred Plant Medicine written by Stephen Harrod Buhner and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2006-02-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in-depth examination of the sacred underpinnings of the world of Native American medicinal herbalism • Reveals how shamans and healers “talk” with plants to discover their medicinal properties • Includes the prayers and medicine songs associated with each of the plants examined • By the author of The Secret Teachings of Plants As humans evolved on Earth they used plants for everything imaginable--food, weapons, baskets, clothes, shelter, and medicine. Indigenous peoples the world over have been able to gather knowledge of plant uses by communicating directly with plants and honoring the sacred relationship between themselves and the plant world. In Sacred Plant Medicine Stephen Harrod Buhner looks at the long-standing relationship between indigenous peoples and plants and examines the techniques and states of mind these cultures use to communicate with the plant world. He explores the sacred dimension of plant and human interactions and the territory where plants are an expression of Spirit. For each healing plant described in the book, Buhner presents medicinal uses, preparatory guidelines, and ceremonial elements such as prayers and medicine songs associated with its use.
Book Synopsis Indigenous Herbal Medicines by : Deepak Acharya
Download or read book Indigenous Herbal Medicines written by Deepak Acharya and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous Knowledge Behind Traditional Practice Of Herbs Is Like Crude Diamond, Hardest But Without Shine And Not Acknowledged And Accepted As Diamond By The People. Today An Artificial Shining Stone, Well Packed, Aggressively Marketed And Supported By Strategic Advertisement Is The Biggest Threat To The Existence Of Real Diamond. If This Continues Then This Phenomenon Of Endangered Indigenous Knowledge Of Tribals Will Become Extinct And Needless To Discuss, We The Human Being Will Be Deprived Of The Real Essence And Hence The Biggest Looser. It Is Important To Know That It Requires $ 1.5 Billion And 10-15 Years To Develop A New Drug, Whereas, The Development Of New Drug Through Traditional Herbal Knowledge And Tribal Healers Could Be Much Shorter And Needless To Discuss Cost Effective . The Whole Book Moves Around The Fulcrum Of Traditional Herbal Knowledge Of Indian Tribesmen. It Is The Finest Attempt To Explain The Traditional Herbal Knowledge Of Indian Tribal Regions Which Are Very Different In Terms Of Forest, Vegetation, Cultures, And Beliefs. Nevertheless, Equally Competitive So Far Age Old Medicinal Practices Are Concerned. The Book Deals With About 210 Important Medicinal Plants Used By The Traditional Herbal Healers In India. Given Vernacular Names In English, Sanskrit And Many Other Indian Regional Languages, Short Diagnostic Taxonomic Description, Ecology And Distributional Aspects Provided Under Each Plant And Up-To-Date Information About The Ongoing Research Of Every Medicinal Plant Mentioned Here Makes This Book More Reader Friendly And Advanced. Latest Accepted And Valid Botanical Names In Accordance With Icbn Have Been Adopted For The Medicinal Plants To Sustain Correct Identity. The Book Contains More Than 2200 Traditional Herbal Practices As Per The Different Disorders, Methodology Of Drug Preparation And Procedure Of Intake. Easy Language, 90 High Resolution Colour Photographs And Systematic Presentation Of Medicinal Plants With Major Emphasis Given On Traditional Herbal Therapies, Usage, And Comparative Analysis Along With Data-Tables Make The Study More Exhaustive And Generate Temptation To Read It Again And Again. It Is Hoped That It Will Serve As An Informative Databank For Herbal Researchers Who Are Engaged In New Drug Development; A Perfect Reference Material For Ethnobotanists, Herbalists And Pharmacologists; And A Guiding Tool For A Housewife For Home Remedies.
Book Synopsis Honoring the Medicine by : Ken Cohen
Download or read book Honoring the Medicine written by Ken Cohen and published by One World/Ballantine. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a master of alternative healing practices, "Honoring the Medicine" gathers together an unparalleled abundance of information about every aspect of Native American medicine and healing philosophy.
Book Synopsis The walk without limbs: Searching for indigenous health knowledge in a rural context in South Africa by : Gubela Mji
Download or read book The walk without limbs: Searching for indigenous health knowledge in a rural context in South Africa written by Gubela Mji and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a country as diverse as South Africa, sickness and health often mean different things to different people so much so that the different health definitions and health belief models in the country seem to have a profound influence on the health-seeking behaviour of the people who are part of our vibrant, multicultural society. This book is concerned with the integration of indigenous health knowledge (IHK) into the current Western--orientated Primary Health Care (PHC) model. The first section of the book highlights the challenges facing the training of health professionals using a curriculum that is not drawing its knowledge base from the indigenous context and the people of that context. Such professionals will later recognise that they are walking without limbs in matters pertaining to health. The area that was chosen for conducting the research was KwaBomvana in Xhora (Elliotdale), Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The people who reside there are called AmaBomvana. The area where the Bomvana peoples reside is served by Madwaleni Hospital and eight surrounding clinics. Qualitative ethnographic, feminist methods of data collection supported the research done for Section 1 of the book. Section 2 comprises the translation and implementation of PhD study outcomes and had contributions from various researchers. In the critical research findings of the PhD study, older Xhosa women identify the inclusion of social determinants of health as vital to the health problems they managed within their homes. For them, each disease is linked to a social determinant of health, and the management of health problems includes the management of social determinants of health. For them, it is about the health of the home and not just about the management of disease. They believe that healthy homes make healthy villages, and that the prevention of the development of disease is related to the strengthening of the home. Health and illness should be seen within both physical and spiritual contexts; without health, there can be no progress in the home. When defining health, the older Xhosa women add three critical components to the WHO health definition, namely, food security, healthy children and families, and peace and security in their villages. Prof. Mji further proposes that these three elements should be included in the next revision of the WHO health definition because they are not only important for the Bomvana people where the research was conducted, but also for the rest of humanity. In light of the promise of National Health Insurance and the revitalisation of PHC, this book proposes that these two major national health policies should take cognisance of the IHK utilised by the older Xhosa women. In addtion to what this research implies, these policies should also take note of all IHK from the indigenous peoples of South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world, and that there should be a clear plan as to how the knowledge can be supported within a health care systems approach.
Book Synopsis Materia Medica of Pharmaceutical Combinations and Specialities by : U. B. Narayanrao
Download or read book Materia Medica of Pharmaceutical Combinations and Specialities written by U. B. Narayanrao and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chemist and Druggist written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tribal Medicine by : J. J. Roy Burman
Download or read book Tribal Medicine written by J. J. Roy Burman and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is An Explanatory Study Of The Traditional Tribal Medicinal Practices Which Are Prevalent Among The Autochthonous Tribal Population Of Sikkim: The Bhutias And Lepchas.
Download or read book Indian Journal of Pharmacy written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Traditional Medicine by : Steven B. Kayne
Download or read book Traditional Medicine written by Steven B. Kayne and published by . This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a contributed text on traditional medicines throughout the world. Over one-third of the population in developing countries lack access to essential medicines. The provision of safe and effective traditional medicine therapies could become a critical tool to increase access to health care.
Book Synopsis Indigenous Concepts of Health and Healing in Andean Populations by : Elizabeth Currie
Download or read book Indigenous Concepts of Health and Healing in Andean Populations written by Elizabeth Currie and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses archaeology and ethnohistory to explore the evidence for the survival of ancestral beliefs and practices related to health and healing in Indigenous Andean communities. The authors argue that through determining the nature of the survival of beliefs around health and healing, important insights are gained into how people develop adaptive strategies for survival in a way that allows a continuity of identity and integrity. The book works through various stages of research to arrive at its conclusions. Firstly, through archaeology and ethnohistory, it establishes a ‘baseline’ of key ancestral (pre-European) Indigenous Andean beliefs related to health, illness and healing. It then proceeds to review the evidence for the survival of these ancestral beliefs and practices related to Indigenous pre-European Andean epistemologies and ontologies. Analysing the results of the first two sections, the final part reflects on the narratives around ancestral beliefs and practices and how they influence lived experience in the contemporary world. In essence, this book deals with the question 'How do people manage change?', a universal question relevant to humanity at any time, and stresses the need to recognise the significance of cultural diversity, intangible heritage and plurality. This interdisciplinary study is for researchers in ethnohistory, anthropology, medical anthropology, archaeology, history, heritage and Indigenous studies.
Book Synopsis Chinese and Indian Medicine Today by : Md. Nazrul Islam
Download or read book Chinese and Indian Medicine Today written by Md. Nazrul Islam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses Asian medicine, which puts enormous emphasis on prevention and preservation of health, and examines how, in recent decades, medical schools in Asia have been increasingly shifting toward a curative approach. It offers an ethnographic investigation of the scenarios in China and India and finds that modern students and graduates in these countries perceive Asian medicine to be as important as Western medicine. There is a growing tendency to integrate Asian medicine with Western medical thought in the academic curriculum that has led to a gradual decline of Asian medical thought and practices. At the same time, there has been a massive rise in patent drugs, health products and cosmetics being sold under the brand names of Asian medicine or herbal medicine. Most of these drugs and health products do not follow the classical formulas found in the Asian medical texts. The book analyses these texts and concludes that contemporary Asian medicine rarely follows the classical texts, and in fact uses Asian medicine brands to sell Western health products and practices. With a particular focus on the formal and professional sector of Chinese herbal medicine and Indian ayurvedic medicine in urban areas, this book appeals to a broad readership, including undergraduate students and academics as well as non-experts. Md. Nazrul Islam is an Associate Professor in the General Education Office, United International College, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University. He was a Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia (2015-16) during which time he completed this book manuscript.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology by : Carol R. Ember
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology written by Carol R. Ember and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-12-31 with total page 1103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical practitioners and the ordinary citizen are becoming more aware that we need to understand cultural variation in medical belief and practice. The more we know how health and disease are managed in different cultures, the more we can recognize what is "culture bound" in our own medical belief and practice. The Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology is unique because it is the first reference work to describe the cultural practices relevant to health in the world's cultures and to provide an overview of important topics in medical anthropology. No other single reference work comes close to marching the depth and breadth of information on the varying cultural background of health and illness around the world. More than 100 experts - anthropologists and other social scientists - have contributed their firsthand experience of medical cultures from around the world.
Book Synopsis The Professionalisation of African Medicine by : Murray Last
Download or read book The Professionalisation of African Medicine written by Murray Last and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.