The Collapse of Traditional Medicine and the Rise of Medical Science

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
K. Codell Carter
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Medical Science

Traditional medicine exemplified by traditional Chinese medicine

2020 ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Fulong Liao ◽  
Tingliang Jiang ◽  
Youyou Tu
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Arsenic Trioxide ◽  
Complementary Medicine ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Traditional Fields ◽  
Different Cultures

Traditional (often synonymous with complementary) medicine can be defined as the knowledge, skill, and practices, based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, which are used in the maintenance of health and the prevention, diagnosis, improvement, or treatment of illness. These practices are found in almost every country, and demand for them is increasing. For individual patients, when of proven quality, safety, and efficacy, traditional medicine contributes to the goal of ensuring that all people have access to care that they feel they need. For medical science, investigators in traditional fields have discovered new medicines with which to combat important diseases, including the sympathomimetic ephedrine, the antimalarial artemisinin, and arsenic trioxide used in the treatment of promyelocytic leukaemia.

scholarly journals The History of the Unani Medicine in Central Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 4550-4553
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Medical Work ◽  
Ibn Sina ◽  
Unani Medicine ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Renaissance Medicine

This article discusses the history of traditional medicine in Central Asia. Central Asia is one of the centers of traditional medicine. Since ancient times, medicine has developed here. In the period of the Muslim Renaissance, medicine rose to its peak here. One well-known tabib was Abu Sakhl Masikhiy. He wrote a book on medicine "Kitob al - Mi'a." He was one of the mentors of Ibn Sina and encouraged to write a canon of medical science. The Canon of Medicine - is the great medical work of Avicenna. Their completed in 1025. Great Unani physicians of the East Al-Beruny and Abu Ali ibn Sina (Avicenna) wrote their enormous works in the Arabian language. Avicenna and his school played a big role in the development of medicine in the world. Above-mentioned proposals can be inferred: In Central Asia, Unani medicine developed for many centuries, this area was one of the hotbeds of this school and has a peculiar character.

Continuity and Change in the Practice of Traditional Medicine in Modern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
B.E. Owumi ◽  
V.I. Kolo ◽  
A.A. Obemeata ◽  
B.M. Adesokan
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Current State ◽  
General Systems ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Innovation And Invention ◽  
State Of Affairs

Traditional Medicine (TM) is the indigenous system by which different societies provide health care for her members. It developed based on the cultural conception of health and illness, and therapeutic materials that abound in the physical environment of a people. TM involves preventive, diagnostic and curative approaches that do not necessarily align with the methods of modern science. With a pre-historic origin, TM has culminated in its present form through various evolutionary processes including innovation and invention. The system has continued to thrive in modern-day Nigeria, in spite of modernization and advances in western medical science and technology. This is not without modification and adjustments in the bid to adapt to the challenges of modern times. This paper presents theoretical views on observable changes and continuity in the practice of traditional medicine in Nigeria. Guided by the general systems theory (GST), this paper implicates TM’s inherent capacity to adapt to the challenges of each epoch of human development, while aligning with societal constructions about health, illness and healing. Recommendations emanating from the paper will advance strategies for leveraging on the current state of affairs of TM, towards improved access to healthcare for the benefit of the generality of Nigerians.

scholarly journals Iranian traditional medicine and Medicinal plants

2019 ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Reza Esmaeelzadeh Dizaji ◽  
Ashrafali Rezaie kehkhaie ◽  
Mohammad Taqi khammar ◽  
Reza shirazinia
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
Iranian Traditional Medicine ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Therapeutic Properties

Traditional medicine is a general word referring to both tradiotional medicine systems and to Native medicine. Iranian traditional medicine is a great history of medicine and pharmacy.to inform the importance of Iranian traditional medicine we may state great evidences such as: Makhzan-ol-advie by Aghili (18th century, Tehran University of Medical Science Press), canon of medicine by Avicenna (10th and 11th centuries, Beirut publication) and Al-shamel by Gharashi (13th century, Caltural foundation Publication) etc. this valuable books and manuscripts refers us the great position of research,science and expertise in the Iranian traditional medicine.medicinal plants so far have been more noticed due to their desirable therapeutic properties and also the lesser rate of adverse effects. The importance of medicinal plants is highlighted in traditional medicine too. despite all evaluations on the herbal plants and their pharmacologic effects more investigations is needed to inform the world about this valuable topic of micine and pharmacy. The importance of iranian traditional medicine and herbal plants made us to make an interview on these pure and precious fields of medicine.

scholarly journals Development of Antibiotic Resistance, Suggestion For The Safety of Our Future Generation

KYAMC Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Ashraf Uddin Mallik ◽  
Md Mostafizur Rahman ◽  
Md Abdur Razzaque ◽  
Uttam Karmaker ◽  
Abdus Samad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Bacterial Resistance ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Resistance Rate ◽  
Antibiotics Resistance ◽  
Antibiotics Use ◽  
Antibiotic Failure

Background: Rising of multidrug resistance among uropathogenic bacteria is leading our future generation to a crisis. Nevertheless, the era of antibiotic failure due to bacterial resistance has brought interest to other medical science like Traditional Medicine, alternative medicine. Objectives: This study was undertaken to determine the current antibiotic resistance situation among common bacterial uropathogens and suggesting prevention measure. Materials and Methods: A total of 212 patients male 132,female 80 selected. Mid-urine samples were collected. Isolated organisms were identified by conventional methods. Then different antibiotics representing different families of antibiotics were tested on isolated organisms. Results: The most frequently isolated gram negative bacteria was E.Coli (92%) followed by Staphylococcus(7.07%),Klebsiella(7%), Pseudomonas(4.25%). Resistance to Amoxicilline, Ciprofloxacin, Cefixim, Ceftriaxone, Cefuroxim, Cefradin, Cefotaxim was more than 70% of all isolates of E.Coli stains. There was relatively low resistance rate to Nitrofurantoin, Gentamycin,Imipenem, Meropenem, Amikacin, Ceftazidim . However, there was emerging resistance to Ciprofloxacin, specially for common bacteria. Conclusion: It is urgent need to make a policy for antibiotics use . We suggest all health care professional of traditional medicine and modern medicine to combat against antibiotics resistance. KYAMC Journal.2021;12(1): 32-35

Spiritual Healing, Sick Kids and the Law: Inequities in the American Healthcare System

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 269-299
Author(s):  
Janna C. Merrick
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Spiritual Healing ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Divine Love ◽  
Religious Minority ◽  
Human Need ◽  
East End ◽  
The Church

Main Street in Sarasota, Florida. A high-tech medical arts building rises from the east end, the county's historic three-story courthouse is two blocks to the west and sandwiched in between is the First Church of Christ, Scientist. A verse inscribed on the wall behind the pulpit of the church reads: “Divine Love Always Has Met and Always Will Meet Every Human Need.” This is the church where William and Christine Hermanson worshipped. It is just a few steps away from the courthouse where they were convicted of child abuse and third-degree murder for failing to provide conventional medical care for their seven-year-old daughter.This Article is about the intersection of “divine love” and “the best interests of the child.” It is about a pluralistic society where the dominant culture reveres medical science, but where a religious minority shuns and perhaps fears that same medical science. It is also about the struggle among different religious interests to define the legal rights of the citizenry.

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Steven L. Demeter
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Left Ventricular Mass Index ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Hypertensive Disease ◽  
Accurate Analysis ◽  
Clear Explanation

Abstract The fourth, fifth, and sixth editions of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) use left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as a variable to determine impairment caused by hypertensive disease. The issue of LVH, as assessed echocardiographically, is a prime example of medical science being at odds with legal jurisprudence. Some legislatures have allowed any cause of LVH in a hypertensive individual to be an allowed manifestation of hypertensive changes. This situation has arisen because a physician can never say that no component of LVH was not caused by the hypertension, even in an individual with a cardiomyopathy or valvular disorder. This article recommends that evaluators consider three points: if the cause of the LVH is hypertension, is the examinee at maximum medical improvement; is the LVH caused by hypertension or another factor; and, if apportionment is allowed, then a careful analysis of the risk factors for other disorders associated with LVH is necessary. The left ventricular mass index should be present in the echocardiogram report and can guide the interpretation of the alleged LVH; if not present, it should be requested because it facilitates a more accurate analysis. Further, if the cause of the LVH is more likely independent of the hypertension, then careful reasoning and an explanation should be included in the impairment report. If hypertension is only a partial cause, a reasoned analysis and clear explanation of the apportionment are required.

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