Medicine, African Traditional
"Medicine, African Traditional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the African peoples. It includes treatment by medicinal plants and other materia medica as well as by the ministrations of diviners, medicine men, witch doctors, and sorcerers.
| Descriptor ID |
D016488
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.488.505 E02.190.901.433 I01.076.201.450.654.505
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicine, African Traditional- Medicine, African Traditional
- Traditional Medicine, African
- Medicine, Traditional African
- Traditional African Medicine
- African Medicine, Traditional
- African Traditional Medicine
African Witch Doctor- African Witch Doctor
- African Witch Doctors
- Doctor, African Witch
- Doctors, African Witch
- Witch Doctors, African
- Witch Doctor, African
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine, African Traditional" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2 and self-medication in Cameroon: a mathematical model. J Biol Dyn. 2021 12; 15(1):137-150.
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Contested or complementary healing paradigms? Women's narratives of COVID-19 remedies in Mwanza, Tanzania. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2021 Apr 26; 17(1):30.
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Utilization of traditional medicine and its integration into the healthcare system in Qokolweni, South Africa; prospects for enhanced universal health coverage. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 May; 43:101386.
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Tanzania refuses COVID-19 vaccines. Lancet. 2021 02 13; 397(10274):566.
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Healthcare Concerns of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons for Health Policy and Social Work. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2020 Aug-Oct; 63(6-7):717-723.
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An alert on the incautious use of herbal medicines by sub-Saharan African populations to fight against the COVID-19. Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 35(Suppl 2):26.
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Cytotoxic activity of medicinal plants of the Kakamega County (Kenya) against drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant cancer cells. J Ethnopharmacol. 2018 Apr 06; 215:233-240.
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Penile transplantation as an appropriate response to botched traditional circumcisions in South Africa: an argument against. J Med Ethics. 2018 02; 44(2):86-90.
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Barriers to mental health service utilisation in Sudan - perspectives of carers and psychiatrists. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Jan 27; 16:31.
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No association found between traditional healer use and delayed antiretroviral initiation in rural Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2013 Jan; 17(1):260-5.