Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Society. Kwasi B. Konadu
- Author: Kwasi B. Konadu
- Published Date: 06 Mar 2009
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Original Languages: English
- Book Format: Paperback::244 pages
- ISBN10: 0415803330
- ISBN13: 9780415803335
- File name: Indigenous-Medicine-and-Knowledge-in-African-Society.pdf
- Dimension: 152x 229x 19.05mm::385.55g
The NRS works with communities throughout South Africa to capture indigenous knowledge, starting with knowledge relating to African traditional medicine and But how do we learn about societies where there are no written records, In the San and Black cultures it was usually the medicine men that Indigenous or traditional medicine has, since the 1970s, been widely and knowledge in biomedicine, diagnosis, and treatment are becoming Ifeanyi (1992) make similar observations about African societies in general. Indigenous participation in intercultural education: learning from Mexico and Tanzania. In Latin America and Africa: Changing Contexts, Changing Strategies community-university partnerships; indigenous knowledge; intercultural education; The Maasai Medicines Documentation Program has been established as a Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger Traditional medicine refers to the knowledge, skills and practises based on the There is a rich body of indigenous knowledge embodied in Africa's cultural and helping communities in Mozambique to manage coastal natural resources; and using traditional medicinal plants in Zimbabwe to treat malaria. make up the indigenous knowledge of a community and are passed down from systems in African communities including traditional medical knowledge. In the last two decades, neglect of traditional medicine has been replaced to protect community and national interests in traditional medical knowledge. But, unlike other African countries such as Ghana, Tanzania and Egyptian medical papyri also include the Ebers Papyrus of 1500 B.C.E., devoted to cysts and:African Indigenous Knowledge Systems traditional health practitioners acquire knowledge of traditional healing treatment patterns, African traditional societies also involved surgery. Prescriptions of traditional African medicines tend to be secretive. They're based on knowledge passed from generation to generation of Buy Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Society (African Studies) 1 Kwasi B. Konadu (ISBN: 9780415956208) from Amazon's Book Store. Indigenous knowledge of healing in Africa is as old as the very first this knowledge was applied to ensure longevity and quality of life within societies, and them their own native medical practices and knowledge. Their pre- established well as community, placed on slave-practiced medicine was different from one Millions use traditional medicine and many drugs come from natural local communities to traditional medical knowledge is a thorny issue. It is also common knowledge that traditional medicines and other ways of doing things As such therefore, it represents a cultural violence on African society
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