The role of traditional medicine practice in primary health care within Aboriginal Australia: a review of the literature

This literature review attempts to identify and examine, both qualitatively and quantitatively, traditional medicine practices within Aboriginal Australia today.AbstractThe practice of traditional Aboriginal medicine within Australia is at risk of being lost due to the impact of colonisation. Displacement of people from traditional lands as well as changes in family structures affecting passing on of cultural knowledge are two major examples of this impact. Prior to colonisation traditional forms of healing, such as the use of traditional healers, healing songs and bush medicines were the only source of primary health care. It is unclear to what extent traditional medical practice remains in Australia in 2013 within the primary health care setting, and how this practice sits alongside the current biomedical health care model. An extensive literature search was performed from a wide range of literature sources in attempt to identify and examine both qualitatively and quantitatively traditional medicine practices within Aboriginal Australia today. Whilst there is a lack of academic literature and research on this subject the literature found suggests that traditional medicine practice in Aboriginal Australia still remains and the extent to which it is practiced varies widely amongst communities across Australia. This variation was found to depend on association with culture and beliefs about disease causation, type of illness presenting, success of biomedical treatment, and accessibility to traditional healers and bush medicines. Traditional medicine practices were found to be used sequentially, compartmentally and concurrently with biomedical healthcare. Understanding more clearly the role of traditional medicine practice, as well as looking to improve and support integrative and governance models for traditional medicine practice, could have a positive impact on primary health care outcomes for Aboriginal Australia

Healing with plants and affection, José Craveiro a practioner of traditional medicine in Portugal

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Traditional Medicine as a Treatment for Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes is a common life-long health condition. It is a serious and costly metabolic disease which is now one of a growing concern in the whole world including the Republic of Palau. There are two main types of diabetes: Type I diabetes and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). People living with diabetes may have to deal with short-term or long-term complications as a result of their condition. Short-term complications include hypoglycaemia diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS). Long-term complications include how diabetes affects your eyes (retinopathy), heart (cardiovascular disease), kidneys (nephropathy), and nerves and feet (neuropathy). In the islands, T2DM or lifestyle diabetes has been a major cause of injury and low life expectancy. Recent studies in Palau have highlighted some traditional plant based medicine that can treat T2DM by lowering blood sugar. This study has suggested that physical activity along with local medicine will have greater impact to diabetic cure. By using interviews and self-report questionnaires in a sample of adults with T2DM the my study will examine the effectiveness of local medicine and will also discover regular physical activity as the key part of managing diabetic along with proper meal planning, and taking local medicine. In addition, recent clinical mechanistic trials have shown increased insulin and decreased DPP4 levels in human serum after consumption of a local Palauan plant Panacea

African traditional medicine and western medicine and infant health in Ghana

Only abstract. Paper copies of master’s theses are listed in the Helka database (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Electronic copies of master’s theses are either available as open access or only on thesis terminals in the Helsinki University Library.Vain tiivistelmä. Sidottujen gradujen saatavuuden voit tarkistaa Helka-tietokannasta (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Digitaaliset gradut voivat olla luettavissa avoimesti verkossa tai rajoitetusti kirjaston opinnäytekioskeilla.Endast sammandrag. Inbundna avhandlingar kan sökas i Helka-databasen (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Elektroniska kopior av avhandlingar finns antingen öppet på nätet eller endast tillgängliga i bibliotekets avhandlingsterminaler.This thesis studies and analyses the effects of the interplay between African Traditional Medicine land Western Medicine on infant health and attempts to restore their health in the Central region of Ghana. The core of the study was to detect parents actions when their infants fell sick as well as measure the socio-economic conditions with infants health. The primary aim however, is to look for parents/social meaning of illness, methods and problems of medication in Ghana and their 1significance in reducing infant mortality. The study is based in Cape Coast, the ancient capital of Ghana, it is descriptive, exploratory and the japproach of my research is qualitative methodology and the principal research method was; unstructured and semi-structured interviews with 50 respondents. Also the materials of the thesis contain secondary sources such as published data from surveys. The study shows that the first people to act with regard to an attempt to restore a child's health may be the parents. The study further shows that people make sense of illness through known; relationships such as, family members, care providers, and known cultural categories such as wichcraft/oracles, and biomedical health care promotions. The study provides evidence to conclude that there are two medical systems in Ghana, African !traditional medicine and Western medicine and the two systems should be allowed to work side by side

Training manual for practising traditional health practitioners (THP's) in East Africa

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Teknik Pengobatan Tradisional Pada Masyarakat Melayu di Semendo Darat Ulu Kabupaten Muara Enim

Malay people have a tendency to choose traditional medicine as an alternative in treating diseases. Treatment is a process of healing by using tools. The types of traditional medicine in Indonesia broadly consist of traditional medicine with medicinal herbs derived from nature, while traditional kebatinan medicine consists of traditional medicine on the basis of belief, religion, and on the basis of magnetic vibrations. Traditional medicine used by people in several regions in Indonesia is very diverse, including traditional medicine practiced by one of the Malay tribes in South Sumatra Province, Muara Enim Regency, namely the Semendo tribe. This research aims to complement existing references regarding traditional medicine, this research focuses on traditional medicine techniques in the Semendo tribe community, Muara Enim Regency. This descriptive qualitative research aims to explore the sources of knowledge, types and practices of traditional medicine in the Semendo tribe. The results showed that traditional medicine techniques in the Semendo tribe are carried out in 3 ways, namely, drinking, smearing or sticking using plants from nature, and internally. Traditional medicine in the Semendo tribe, Muara Enim Regency is still preserved to this day. This is due to the very high level of public trust in the efficacy of traditional medicine.Keywords - Malay, Nature, Prayer, Semendo, Traditional medicine

Essentials of Tibetan Traditional Medicine

Review of Essentials of Tibetan Traditional Medicine, Thinley Gyatso and Chris Hakim. 2010. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley. Pp. 416. $24.95 (paperback). ISBN 978‐1556438677