Traditional Medicine: A Global Perspective

Cover......Page 1
Prelims......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
About the Editor......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
CHAPTER 1 -Introduction to traditional medicine......Page 16
Definition......Page 17
The role of medicines in traditional communities......Page 18
WHO activities in traditional medicine......Page 19
Traditional medicine in practice......Page 20
National policies for traditional medicine......Page 21
Safety......Page 26
Traditional medicine and the orthodox healthcare provider......Page 29
Biodiversity and sustainability......Page 30
Tackling the problem......Page 33
Sucess story......Page 35
References......Page 37
Introduction......Page 40
Folk medical concepts......Page 41
actitioners and their powers......Page 47
Cultural exchange......Page 49
Adaptation and transformation......Page 52
References......Page 55
CHAPTER 3 - Aboriginal/traditional medicine in North America......Page 59
The healthcare provider......Page 61
The strategy for evaluating remedies......Page 63
Magico-religious/Spiritual practices......Page 70
Ceremonies and healthcare institutions......Page 74
Closing comments......Page 75
Notes and references......Page 76
CHAPTER 4 - Traditional medicine used by ethnic groups......Page 80
Traditional Amazonian medical practice......Page 81
Diagnosis......Page 84
Ritualistic practice......Page 85
Examples of traditional medicines......Page 86
Examples of traditional curative plant medicines......Page 90
Curative medicine of animal origin......Page 93
Photography......Page 94
References......Page 95
Addendum: interviews......Page 96
Introduction......Page 97
Definitions......Page 98
Traditional African practice......Page 100
The use of indigenous plants......Page 104
The WHO traditional medicines programme and Africa......Page 109
dressing WHO deficiencies in traditional medical practice in Africa......Page 111
Regional initiatives in respect of traditional medical practice......Page 128
Appendix 1......Page 129
References......Page 130
Traditional chinese medicine......Page 134
Acupuncture......Page 148
Chinese herbal medicine......Page 166
Future measures to improve safety......Page 186
Modern developments in CHM......Page 190
Other elements of TCM......Page 193
Other traditional medicine related to TCM......Page 196
more information......Page 200
References......Page 201
History......Page 210
Theory......Page 212
Determining the constitution and cause of illness......Page 213
Applying therapeutic measures to balance any disharmonies......Page 217
Safety......Page 224
Integration with western medicine......Page 229
Ayurvedic medicines......Page 230
Other related therapies......Page 232
References......Page 237
History......Page 240
Principles of kampo medicine......Page 241
Practice of kampo medicine......Page 243
Diagnosis......Page 247
Traditional kampo medicines......Page 248
Evidence of effectiveness......Page 250
Safety......Page 261
Availability of kampo medicines......Page 262
Examples of major kampo medicines......Page 263
References......Page 270
History......Page 272
Medical classics on the bibliographical view in the Chosun Dynasty......Page 277
Unique acupuncture therapy and a new theory of four consitutional medicines in TKM......Page 280
Current status and perspective of TKM......Page 281
References......Page 284
CHAPTER 10 - Traditional medicines in the Pacific......Page 285
The setting......Page 286
Perceptions of health......Page 288
References......Page 305
CHAPTER 11 - Traditional Jewish medicine......Page 308
Medicine in the Bible......Page 309
Medicine in the Talmud......Page 311
Mediaeval Jewish medicine......Page 314
The early modern period......Page 323
Contemporary Jewish popular medicine......Page 325
References......Page 328
Index......Page 332