African Traditional Healing Practices and the Christian Community

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem Berends
Keyword(s):  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
African Churches ◽  
Traditional Healing Practices ◽  
Medical Programs

The article draws attention to the continuing popularity of African traditional healing practices, and asks whether African churches and modern medical programs can continue simply to denounce or to ignore such practices. The need for a further appraisal becomes apparent when it is shown that the purposes of these healing practices fulfill certain functions not met by modern medicine. When a comparison shows that the healing practices recorded in the Old and New Testaments often have more in common with African traditional practices than with modern medicine, the question whether the African Christian community should re-evaluate the traditional healing practices becomes unavoidable.

scholarly journals The Impact of Training Indigenous Facilitators for a Two-Eyed Seeing Research Treatment Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Teresa Naseba Marsh ◽  
David C. Marsh ◽  
Lisa M. Najavits
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Seeking Safety ◽  
Traditional Healing Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sharing Circles

Intergenerational trauma in Indigenous Peoples was not the result of a targeted event, but rather political and governmental policies inflicted upon entire generations. The resultant effects of these traumas and multiple losses include addiction, depression, anxiety, violence, self-destructive behaviors, and suicide, to name but a few. Traditional healers, Elders, and Indigenous facilitators agree that the reclamation of traditional healing practices combined with conventional interventions could be effective in addressing intergenerational trauma and substance use disorders. Recent research has shown that the blending of Indigenous traditional healing practices and the Western treatment model Seeking Safety resulted in a reduction of intergenerational trauma (IGT) symptoms and substance use disorders (SUD). This article focuses on the Indigenous facilitators who were recruited and trained to conduct the sharing circles as part of the research effort. We describe the six-day training, which focused on the implementation of the Indigenous Healing and Seeking Safety model, as well as the impact the training had on the facilitators. Through the viewpoints and voices of the facilitators, we explore the growth and changes the training brought about for them, as well as their perception of how their changes impacted their clients.

African Christianity and the Intersection of Faith, Traditional, and Biomedical Healing

2020 ◽  
pp. 239693932096110
Author(s):  
Bernard Boyo ◽  
Michael Bowen ◽  
Scholastica Kariuki-Githinji ◽  
James Kombo
Keyword(s):  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Faith Healing ◽  
African Christianity ◽  
Bible Schools

Africa has witnessed an increase of clergy who favor faith healing but have little appreciation for modern medicine. The intersection between African traditional healing and faith healing remains unclear, with most curricula in theological and Bible schools failing to address these fundamental issues. Research was conducted to establish the intersection between faith, traditional, and biomedical healing. The findings show that faith healing is practiced by nearly three-fourths of the respondents and that African Instituted Churches give relatively more attention to practices of faith healing than do other denominations.

Traditional healing practices originating in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: A review of the literature on psychiatry and Brua

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 840-860
Author(s):  
Jan Dirk Blom ◽  
Igmar T. Poulina ◽  
Trevor L. van Gellecum ◽  
Hans W. Hoek
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Traditional Healing Practices

scholarly journals Traditional Remedies for Wound Healing: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4-s) ◽  
pp. 761-764
Author(s):  
Shakila Shabbeer SHAIKH ◽  
Manisha D. Ukande ◽  
Krishna Murthy ◽  
Rajkumar V Shete ◽  
R.S. Solunke
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Clinical Importance ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Traditional Remedies ◽  
Healing Wound ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Herbal Formulations ◽  
Septic Wound

Wounds are a natural part of everyday life that can be successfully treated with the knowledge of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is the study of science that is based on herbal remedies. A wound must progress through vrana shodhana (wound purification) and vrana roopana (wound healing) and pass through the four stages of wound healing; dushta vrana (septic wound), shudh vrana (clean wound), roohyamana vrana (healing wound), and roodha vrana (healed wound). Through this, Ayurveda has revealed knowledge for treating conditions that can’t be treating by the modern medicine. Ghee-based herbal formulations claimed to promote wound healing in traditional practices. This article aims to provide probable scientific explanations for using medicated ghrita (ghee) as wound healing formulation in Ayurvedic system of medicine and its clinical importance. Keywords: Ayurveda, Wound, Ghrita, Wound healing.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal Study of the Use of Zingiberaceae by the Mentawai People in Siberut, West Sumatra, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Nurainas Nurainas ◽  
Ratna Sulekha ◽  
Zuhri Syam ◽  
Samantha Lee ◽  
Syamsuardi Syamsuardi
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
The West ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Traditional Healing Practices

The Mentawai archipelago is situated to the west of mainland Sumatra and is part of the West Sumatra province. The Mentawai people are indigenous to this archipelago and are well known for their traditional healing practices performed by their Sikerei healers. Only a few studies on the traditional plant medicines of the Mentawai people have been published, which mostly suggest that Zingiberaceae is one of the most widely used families. This study examines the indigenous knowledge of Zingiberaceae by the Mentawai people living in Siberut. Field surveys were undertaken at four locations in the island where the Sikerei healers were interviewed directly to obtain information about medicinal treatments using plants from the Zingiberaceae family. Voucher specimens were collected, dried and deposited at the Herbarium of Andalas University (ANDA), Padang, West Sumatra. The study suggests that at least 32 Zingiberaceae species are used in the Mentawai’s traditional medicines. The floristic aspects, the plant part used, and the type of disease treated are discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring the Experiences of an Elder, a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist: How can Traditional Practices and Healers Complement Existing Practices in Mental Health?

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Noela Crowe-Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Current Health

This qualitative research study asked the question: how can traditional practices and healers complement existing practices in mental health? Three interviews were conducted with the intention to explore the experiences of people who have expertise in the areas of traditional healing and mental health. Interviews were held with an Elder, a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist. Analysis of the interviews highlighted the different perspectives of each worldview, which is thoroughly discussed in the literature. In addition common themes to practice were identified and this is an area that is not often highlighted in the literature. The interviews revealed each perspective is strongly grounded in a desire and intention to help people and is then built upon via training. To move forward it is essential to begin from commonalties in how each perspective works to help people, in addition to a solid understanding of the two perspectives and the causes for the current health and mental health of First Nations and Métis.

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