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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017 People with Sami and Norwegian background are frequent users of traditional folk medicine (TM). Traditional healing, such as religious prayers of healing (reading) and the laying on of hands, are examples of commonly used modalities.
Anette Langås-Larsen +5 more
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The Experience of Indigenous Traditional Healing and Cancer
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2004 Indigenous traditional healing is an ancient, deeply rooted, complex holistic health care system practiced by indigenous people worldwide. However, scant information exists to explain the phenomenon of indigenous medicine and indigenous health. Even less is known about how indigenous healing takes place.
Valerie Eschiti, Roxanne Struthers
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Clinical Research on Cinnamomi Cortex: A Scoping Review
Chinese Medicine and Culture, 2021 There are over 250 species of cinnamon. Each has its distinct morphology and phytochemical composition, which may result in varied therapeutic effects. However, clinical studies have rarely put emphasis on the species of cinnamon being investigated. This
Hsiewe Ying Tan +2 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 The Sámi Indigenous populations, who live in the arctic Sápmi area across four countries – Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia – have practiced traditional medicine (TM) for millennia.
Jing Liu-Helmersson, Anne Ouma
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Jurnal Ners, 2022 Introduction: In Indonesia, especially among the Maluku people, there was a culture of seeking traditional fracture treatment, namely "Topu Bara." Their belief has been passed down from generation to generation who believe that conventional medicine ...
La Rakhmat Wabula +5 more
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Pain and its pain relief traditions: An anthropological inquiry in indigenous and ethnic knowledge of pain in Mukrian, Kurdistan [PDF]
Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān, 2019 This article examines the concept of pain and its relief among Kurdish people living in Mukrian,, Kurdistan . The objective of this study is to examine indigenous and ethnic knowledge of pain and pain relief Kurdish people in Mukrian using the ...
Loghman Shamsi +3 more
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Exploring biomedical and traditional care pathways for people with psychosis in Karachi, Pakistan
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 BackgroundPsychosis is known to have an adverse impact on an individual’s quality of life, social and occupational functioning. A lack of treatment options for psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia contributes to adverse outcomes for individuals.
Zahra Khan +7 more
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Bridging the Communication Gap between Traditional Healers and Western Medicine
South African Family Practice, 2003 No abstract available.
Katharine L. Kruger
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The Advantages of Traditional Chumash Healing [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2005 Chumash healing has been practiced in California for ∼13 000 years. Chumash healers treat their patients with prayer, laughter, dreaming, phytotherapy, aromatherapy, healing ceremonies and other techniques. Healing involves first healing the spirit, then healing the body. Chumash people still maintain their unique identity.
Adams, James D., Garcia, Cecilia
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Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2004 Spirit possession phenomena spread to the Maasai area in Northern Tanzania especially in the 1960s and 1970s. Among the Maasai, spirit possession was not part of established cultural behaviour, although possession phenomena and associated healing cults ...
Arvi Hurskainen
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