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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"Traditional medicine"”.
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Pharmaceutical evaluation of phela capsules Used as traditional medicine
… used to assesses the pharmaceutical quality of a traditional plant medicine such as Phela. Secondly, the Phela plant powders were found to have acceptable pharmaceutical properties that did not complicate or adversely affected the capsule manufacture. Thirdly, the Phela capsules produced were …
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Phytochemical and toxocological studies of some Botswanan plants used in traditional medicine
Traditional medicine is widely used in Botswana and in recent years a number of plant species have been submitted to the Botswana Police Forensic Science Laboratory by the Police as exhibits in cases of suspected poisoning by herbal medicine. The request would be for the forensic toxicologist to …
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Exploring new chemical entities from traditional medicine: Docking, synthesis and specific bioactivities
<p>Traditional medical systems contributed significantly to medicine with a number of their phytochemicals found to possess good biological properties. Recently, Dr. Youyou Tu was awarded the Nobel Prize (2015) for her discovery/isolation of Artemisinin from the TCM plant Artemisia annua. Our first …
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Prospect and scope for traditional medicine in the South African Education support services
… study examined the prospect and scope for traditional medicine in the South African education support services. The first aim was to assess teachers' perceptions of the need for traditional medicine practices in the school. The second aim was to investigate the problems experienced by …
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The Contribution of African Traditional Medicine For a Model of Relational Autonomy in Informed Consent
… that one can fail to see the merits of other traditional and cultural perspectives. In this dissertation, another approach to informed consent is considered -that of communal culture of Africa, a process used in African traditional medicine (ATM) wherein patients make medical decisions and …
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Cultural Encounters in Medicine: (Re)Constituting Traditional Medicine in Taiwan under Colonization, Modernity, and Exchange
Today we have many alternative medicines, not a few of which connect back to aboriginal cultures. Some of these alternative medicines were born under the influence of European imperialism, as they were not "alternative" until modern empires and modern medicine came to these distant regions. The …
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Perspectives of health workers on traditional medicine Integration into conventional medicine in selected Health facilities in Zimba district
… have tried to address how to integrate traditional medicine with investment expropriation. While some countries have well managed to combine both Traditional Medicine (TM) and Conventional Medicine (CM) others have not. In many African, South American and Asian countries, TM is used in …
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Perspectives of health workers on traditional medicine Integration into conventional medicine in selected Health facilities in Zimba district
… have tried to address how to integrate traditional medicine with investment expropriation. While some countries have well managed to combine both Traditional Medicine (TM) and Conventional Medicine (CM) others have not. In many African, South American and Asian countries, TM is used in …
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An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province
This study explored into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women. Negative reports associated with traditional medicine due to bogus traditional practitioners expose most women to the harmful consequences of concoctions supplied and administered on them. However, …
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An investigation into the link between traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement: The case of Mazabuka District
… investigate the relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement. The objectives of the study were to: investigate if traditional healers were responsible for advising their patients to defile minors for the cure of any disease; ascertain whether or not …
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An investigation into the link between traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement: The case of Mazabuka District
… investigate the relationship between the use of traditional medicine and the rise in cases of defilement. The objectives of the study were to: investigate if traditional healers were responsible for advising their patients to defile minors for the cure of any disease; ascertain whether or not …
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Guidelines to promote proper use of African traditional medicine in people living with HIV in selected districts of Limpopo Province
African Traditional Medicine is the sum total of skills and practices based on beliefs and experiences of traditional to African cultures that are used to prevent, diagnose, improve or treat physical and mental illnesses. Traditional medicine used to be the dominant medical system available to …
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Patents of traditional medicine inventions and their relationship with traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources in Namibia: proposals for legal reform
… industry in developing and processing traditional medicine into safe and efficacious drugs and vaccines and how patent law assist this achieving this end. The study argues that patenting of traditional medicine inventions is possible without encroaching on the protection accorded to TK …
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Socio Cultural and Philosophical Importance of Rituals in Traditional Medicine: Focus on HIV And AIDS Treatment in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
Indigenous healing is largely holistic in its approach. When a patient consults with a headache or a painful knee, there would be a deliberate intent on the part of the healer to look at the entire body and its relation to the environment, ancestors, and spiritual aspects. However, this approach is …
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Guidelines for disclosure of traditional medicine use to allopathic medicine practitioners by patients who use both traditional and allopathic medicines at selected hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa
Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences: Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.
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Factors leading mental health care users to use modern and traditional medicine in rural areas of Makhado Municipality in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province in South Africa
Traditional medicine still plays a bigger role in people dealing with health and disease. Research shows that in some Asian and African countries, traditional medicine forms the primary mode of health care for 80% of the population. This is actively promoted in South Africa and is used by at least …
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Traditional healers and mental health care in the South African context
… have made attempts to officially recognize traditional healers as health care providers and South Africa is no exception. South Africa has made substantial progress in officially recognizing traditional medicine and its integration into the primary healthcare system. The Traditional Health …
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Impact of minerals in Chinese medicinal herbs and decoctions on kidney function
… kidney diseases die in developing countries. Traditional medicine is gaining an increasing share of the public‟s awareness. Studies have documented that about half of the population and many industrialised countries use traditional medicine, and the proportion is as high as eighty percent in …
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