scholarly journals Herbal concoctions used in the management of some women-related health disorders in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 15091-15099
Author(s):  
Aworinde D.O. ◽  
Erinoso S.M ◽  
IbukunOluwa M.R ◽  
Teniola S.A
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Female Reproductive Health ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Age Range

Objectives: The health conditions of women are broad, and range from pregnancy, gynaecological conditions to overall health/wellness. Ethnomedicinal investigation on plants used in the management of women-related health disorders was conducted in Bode herbal market, Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria to further emphasize the role of herbal medicine in reproductive health. Methodology and Results: Ten herb sellers (all females; age range, 35 – 57; mean, 45.80; SD, 7.41) were interviewed in the local language (Yoruba) and their responses recorded. Recipes used in the management of arthritis, fibroid (uterine and menopausal), and obesity/overweight were documented. Thirty (38) plant species belonging to 24 plant families are profiled. The family Fabaceae had the highest number of species (n=7) while stem bark was the most frequently used (37%) plant part. Methods of preparations were mainly decoction and steeping of botanicals in alcohol. Administration includes taking one tot/half-a-glass cup, 2 (morning and night) to 3 times daily. Conclusion and Application of Findings: This study documents and further emphasizes the role of medicinal plants in female reproductive health. Although some of the plants reported here have been cited for the management of diseases such as skin infections and malaria/yellow fever, published reports on their use for women-related health disorders are limited. This research finds application in reproductive disorders in women and alternative approach to health care systems. These plants are presented for experimentation and scientific validation. Efforts should be made to conserve these plants, especially those that show promising bioactivity. Key words: Women, Arthritis, Fibroid, Obesity, Medicinal plant, Nigeria

Health Care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Pestieau ◽  
Mathieu Lefebvre
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
The Public ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Care Systems

This chapter reviews the public health care systems as well as their challenges. It first shows how expenditure on health care has evolved in previous decades and deals with the reasons for the growth observed in almost every European country. It emphasizes the role of technological progress as a main explanatory factor of the increase in medical expenditure but also points to the challenges facing cost-containment policies. Especially, the main common features of health care systems in Europe, such as third-party payment, single provider approach and cost-based reimbursement are discussed. Finally the chapter shows that although inequalities in health exist in the population, health care systems are redistributive. Reforms are thus needed but the trade-off between budgetary efficiency and equity is difficult.

Enter the Supermarket: Entrepreneurial Medical Practice in New Zealand

1992 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
R A Kearns ◽  
J R Barnett
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Hippocratic Oath ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Business People ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Market Driven

New Zealand, like many other capitalist countries, has recently witnessed an increased corporate involvement in medicine. One manifestation of this change has been the entry of medical ‘supermarkets’—multipurpose clinics which juxtapose general practitioners (GPs) and specialists, are company owned, and employ advertising. The authors document the development and implications of these clinics which, although small in number, have induced change in the behaviour of the GP community at large. They conclude that recent developments involve a ‘coming out of the closet’ of a fundamental contradiction in the way general practice is conducted in New Zealand. This is between the role of the caring providers founded on the Hippocratic oath, and that of income-generating business people within an increasingly market-driven society. This contradiction leads to speculation on a broader question: The degree to which competition among primary care provides is possible within fee-for-service and other types of health-care systems.

Oil and Health Care in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Rzayeva
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
The Political ◽  
Neoliberal Globalization ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Local Factors ◽  
Care Systems

AbstractHealth care systems reflect historical relationships between states and citizens, as well as predominant values and institutions marking a particular social milieu. Theories that place national health care in historical social context tend to exaggerate the forces of globalization and to underestimate the role of local specificities. A health care system and its social context, however, are shaped at the intersection of global, regional, and local factors, rather than by globalization alone. In this article I demonstrate this combined influence by tracking the transition in Soviet to post-Soviet health care Azerbaijan. I show that the dissolution of Azerbaijan’s socialized health care was due not to neoliberal globalization, but rather to the historical constellation of global, regional, and national processes, including the political choice of a petroleum-based development strategy.

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