Ethnomedicine
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Ethnomedicine is a study or comparison of the
ethnic groups, especially those with little access to western medicines, e.g., indigenous peoples. The word ethnomedicine is sometimes used as a synonym for traditional medicine.[1]
Ethnomedical research is
Africa, or elsewhere around the globe.[citation needed
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Scientific ethnomedical studies constitute either anthropological research or drug discovery research. Anthropological studies examine the cultural perception and context of a traditional medicine. Ethnomedicine has been used as a starting point in drug discovery, specifically those using reverse pharmacological techniques.
Ethnopharmacology
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Ethnopharmacology is a related field which studies ethnic groups and their use of plant compounds. It is linked to
It involves studies of the:
- identification and ethnotaxonomy (cognitive categorisation) of the (eventual) natural material, from which the candidate compound will be produced
- traditional preparation of the pharmaceutical forms
- bio-evaluation of the possible pharmacological action of such preparations (ethnopharmacology)
- their potential for clinical effectiveness
- socio-medical aspects implied in the uses of these compounds (medical anthropology).
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7910-252-7, p. 440.
- PMID 33752694.
- ISSN 0972-5938.
- ^ Thomas M. Johnson; Carolyn F. Sargent (1996). "Ethnopharmacology: The Conjunction of Medical Ethnography and the Biology of Therapeutic Action". Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Method. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 132–133, 151.
- PMID 26002695.
- S2CID 16777111.
Further reading
- Lee, Roberta; Balick, Michael J. (2001). "Ethnomedicine: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Healing" (PDF). Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 7 (3): 28–30. PMID 11347282. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- Fábrega, Horacio, Jr. Evolution of Sickness and Healing. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. Access Apr. 2015
- ISBN 978-2-88353-472-8.
- ISBN 978-2-226-18987-5.
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