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Ethnopharmacology and western medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1989
The contribution of plants to western medicine is briefly considered using alkaloids as examples of one class of pharmacologically active natural product. Plants and plant products are present in 14 of the 15 therapeutic categories of pharmaceutical preparations which are currently recommended to medical practitioners in the U.K.
L. A. Anderson, J. David Phillipson
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Medicine and Western Civilization

Technology and Culture, 1997
This fabulous anthology is sure to be a core text for history of medicine and social science classes in colleges across the country. In order to demonstrate how medical research has influenced Western cultural perspectives, the editors have collected original works from 61 different authors around nine major themes (among them ""Anatomy and Destiny,"" "
Harold J. Cook   +3 more
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Medicine in Western Samoa

Medical Journal of Australia, 1984
This article describes the geographical, historical, economic and cultural background of Western Samoa. It explores the present medical problems and those likely to occur in the future, and draws attention to the medical manpower needs of a developing Pacific nation.
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Western Maternity and Medicine: An Introduction

2015
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the phenomenon of birth precisely because of its centrality to women's lives. It highlights how the full social context in which childbirth, or any other medical event occurs, has to be considered to understand its history.
Bryder, Linda, Greenlees, Janet
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