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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"traditional medicines"”.
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TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING MODE-OF-ACTION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINES BY USING IN SILICO TARGET PREDICTION
Traditional medicines (TM) have been used for centuries to treat illnesses, but in many cases their modes-of-action (MOAs) remain unclear. Given the increasing data of chemical ingredients of traditional medicines and the availability of large-scale bioactivity data linking chemical structures to …
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In vivo effects of South African traditional medicines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in experimental mice
… activity of medicinal plants used by traditional doctors to treat tuberculosis in South Africa. Furthermore, the toxic effects of these medicinal plants in uninfected mice were determined. A field trip to the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State provinces was …
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The antimalarial potential of Ugandan traditional medicines : a study of six plants used to treat malaria symptoms
… the antimalarial potential of six Ugandan traditional medicinal plants Senecfo discifolius oliv, Senecio stuhlmannii, Indigofera emarginella steud. Ex A. Rich, Aspifia africana (Pers) C.D. Adams, Cardiospermum halicacabum L. and Momordica foetida Schumch. Et Thonn. Selection of the plants …
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The use of traditional herbal medicines among palliative care patients at Mulanje Mission Hospital, Malawi
Background: The prevalence of use of traditional medicines by patients receiving palliative care is poorly documented. In 2002, the World Health Organisation estimated about 4 billion people (80% of the world’s population) used traditional medicines for some aspect of primary healthcare, with 90% …
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The role of traditional healers in oral health care in the Bui Division, North West Province, Cameroon
The majority of Cameroonians depend on traditional medicines for their health care needs and about seven per cent of the average household health budget is spent on traditional medicines irrespective of their incomes. The aim of this study was (i) to assess the role of traditional healers (THs) in …
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Food as helper, food as healer: How Cree Elders incorporate food into their helping and healing practices and the implications for Indigenous food sovereignty
… include the criminalization of practicing traditional medicines, residential schools and land dispossession in the name of development. However, despite the challenges and interruptions to food and cultural systems, Cree Elders understand food to be sacred, and moreover, a healer. This …
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The creation and interpretation of an elemental database for Chinese traditional herbal remedies
… For example, the discovery of drug leads from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), in particular, has resulted in a number of successful therapeutic agents that are in use worldwide. However, most of the active molecules that have been identified and further developed have been organic. Given …
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Medicinal plant sales : a case study in Northern Zululand
Most tribes in South Africa still make use oftraditional medicines and use prescriptions ofherbs and other natural materials (Matsiliza and Barker 2001). Medicinal plants from Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), particularly areas such as UIundi, Empangeni, Eshowe Mtubatuba and Nongoma are no exception …
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Suffering and surviving beyond home borders: experiences of Zimbabwean migrant women in accessing health care services in Giyani, South Africa
… terms of indigenous knowledge, women depend on traditional medicines from traditional midwives. In some cases they consult spiritual healers as a strategy of anticipating danger and coping with various health ailments. Vulnerable women also utilise their linking capital and receive assistance …
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Antiviral activities of selected Chinese medicinal plants
… through a systematic survey of information on traditional Chinese medicine and the traditional medicines of ethnic minority groups in the region. Extracts from 31 species in 22 plant families were assayed for inhibition of Sindbis and murine cytomegalovirus infections in mammalian cell …
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THE QUEST FOR ACCESS TO MEDICINES AND THE EFFECTS OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT: AN APPRAISAL OF THE NIGERIAN SITUATION BALANCED AGAINST OTHER STATES.
… study reveals that apart from the high prices of medicines, there are other major domestic factors such as the lack of social amenities, the failure of the pharmaceutical industry to become self reliant, counterfeit drugs and lack of recognition for traditional medicines which have contributed to …
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DNA Barcoding of Ayurvedic Herbal Supplements used for the Purported Treatment of COVID-19
… was associated with an increased global use of traditional medicines, including Ayurvedic herbal supplements. Because of the growing demand and processed nature of these products, there is an increased risk of adulteration. In order to assess whether the contents of these products are consistent …
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Community Response to Malaria: Muheza District, Tanzania, 1983-1984. A Study in Cultural Adaptation (Compliance, Prophylaxis, Women)
… (3) Even though Chloroquine and other Western medicines are popularly used, traditional medicines are also used in various combinations. Disease etiologies include parasites, djins and ancestors. This shows that traditional beliefs and values still strongly influence malaria management behavior …
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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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Analysis of Oocyte Quality in the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
… hunting for meat, the pet trade and/or use in traditional medicines. An alternative approach to in situ conservation includes gene banking and the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Although many of these …
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Cytotoxic Alkaloids from Microcos paniculata with Activity at Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors
… to 80% of the population relies on plant-derived traditional medicines to help meet primary healthcare needs (WHO, 2002). In the area of cancer, of the 175 new chemical entities in the western drug market from the 1940s to 2010, 48.6% were a combination of unaltered natural products, semisynthetic …
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Etnobotani tumbuhan obat oleh masyarakat lokal Kedang Kabupaten Lembata Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur
… budidaya 45%. ENGLISH: Utilization of plants as traditional medicines (herbs) have been known since long by Lembata society in general and the local community Kedang in particular. This process has been passed down from generation to generation from generation to generation, however, currently …
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Studi etnobotani tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai obat penyakit pada pnak di Kecamatan Guluk-Guluk Kabupaten Sumenep Madura
… is weak immune. The utilization plant use as traditional treatment disease for children in Guluk-Guluk Subdistric Sumenep Madurase Regency has been done for regenerations. But, currenly there is a tendency of cultural heritage began to be abandoned by society. This reasearch purpose to …
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Phytochemical, biological and toxicity studies of terminalia sericea burch. (Combretaceae)
… are most commonly used in the preparation of traditional medicines. Pharmacological studies have revealed that the crude root extracts display antibacterial activity against several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Anolignan b, termilignan b and arjunic acid are reported to be the …