Medicine, Traditional
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Ethnopsychiatry in the elderly]

30 Aug 2009 Ethnopsychiatry is defined as an approach aimed to understand the ethnic and cultural dimensions of mental illnesses. The triple interest of cross-cultural approach in psychiatry in the elderly is highlighted by a review of the literature and five ... Read more...

Susto etiology and treatment according to Bolivian Trinitario people: a "masters of the animal species" phenomenon.

30 Aug 2009 This article addresses two concepts that are quite widespread among Latin American cultures: susto or "'fright sickness," and the "masters of the animal species" philosophy, whereby individual animal spirits are believed to be "owned" by ... Read more...

Bioluminescence imaging of heme oxygenase-1 upregulation in the Gua Sha procedure.

26 Aug 2009 Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese folk therapy that employs skin scraping to cause subcutaneous microvascular blood extravasation and bruises. The protocol for bioluminescent optical imaging of HO-1-luciferase transgenic mice reported in this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medicine, Traditional'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Ethnopsychiatry in the elderly] 30 Aug 2009
• [Psychology and neuropsychiatry of aging] 30 Aug 2009
• Susto etiology and treatment according to Bolivian Trinitario people: a "masters of the animal species" phenomenon. 30 Aug 2009
• Bioluminescence imaging of heme oxygenase-1 upregulation in the Gua Sha procedure. 26 Aug 2009
• Zootherapeutics utilized by residents of the community Poço Dantas, Crato-CE, Brazil. 3 Aug 2009
• [Neurological aspects described in The treasure of medicines for all illnesses by Gregorio López] 30 Jul 2009
• Syzygium cumini inhibits adenosine deaminase activity and reduces glucose levels in hyperglycemic patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Tibetan medicine: a complementary science of optimal health. 30 Jul 2009
• Longevity and optimal health: working toward an integrative methodology. 30 Jul 2009
• The cross-cultural evidence on "extreme behaviors": what can it tell us? 30 Jul 2009
• Protection throughout the life span: the psychoneuroimmunologic impact of Indo-Tibetan meditative and yogic practices. 30 Jul 2009
• A program in contemplative self-healing: stress, allostasis, and learning in the Indo-Tibetan tradition. 30 Jul 2009
• Garcinia mangostana L.: a phytochemical and pharmacological review. 30 Jul 2009
• Effects of yokukansan, a traditional Japanese medicine, on aggressiveness induced by intracerebroventricular injection of amyloid beta protein into mice. 30 Jul 2009
• Incorporating sociocultural beliefs in mental health services in Kwaio, Solomon Islands. 30 Jul 2009
• Acute effect of Copaifera reticulata Ducke copaiba oil in rats tested in the elevated plus-maze: an ethological analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Anti-inflammatory activity and possible mechanism of extract from Mikania laevigata in carrageenan-induced peritonitis. 30 Jul 2009
• Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthesis by Cimicifuga racemosa (Actaea racemosa, black cohosh) extracts in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. 30 Jul 2009
• A novel compound from celery seed with a bactericidal effect against Helicobacter pylori. 30 Jul 2009
• The inequalities of medical pluralism: Hierarchies of health, the politics of tradition and the economies of care in Indian oncology. 21 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Medicine, Traditional'

Definition: Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals (SPIRITUAL THERAPIES), PHYTOTHERAPY, and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.

Descriptor UI: D008519

Alternative terms: Medicine, Traditional; Traditional Medicine; Folk Remedies; Folk Remedy; Remedies, Folk; Remedy, Folk; Medicine, Primitive; Primitive Medicine; Medicine, Folk; Folk Medicine; Medicine, Indigenous; Indigenous Medicine; Ethnomedicine; Home Remedies; Home Remedy; Remedies, Home; Remedy, Home;

Related Mesh Headings: Health Services, Indigenous; Materia Medica; Pharmacognosy; Plants, Medicinal; Shamanism; Ethnobotany; Ethnopharmacology;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; legislation & jurisprudence;

Tree Number: E02.190.488; I01.076.201.450.654;

Online Note: use MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL to search MEDICINE, PRIMITIVE 1966-80, FOLK MEDICINE 1966-77, & FOLKLORE 1968-77

History Note: 81; was MEDICINE, PRIMITIVE 1963-80; FOLK MEDICINE was see under FOLKLORE 1968-77

Technical Notes: includes medicine among aborigines & other primitive cultures & folk medicine among non-primitive cultures; specify geographical term; DF: MED TRADITIONAL