African Traditional Medicine (Medicine, African)

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28 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 2 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: 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.

Also Known As:

Medicine, African; Traditional Medicine, African; Medicine, African Traditional; African Medicine; Medicine, Traditional African; Traditional African Medicine; African Witch Doctors; Doctor, African Witch; Doctors, African Witch; Witch Doctors, African; African Medicine, Traditional; African Witch Doctor; Witch Doctor, African

Therapy Context: Research Results

Therapeutics: 5229

Complementary Therapies: 1922

Traditional Medicine: 991

African Traditional Medicine: 28

Spiritual Therapies: 26

African Traditional Medicine: 28

Social Sciences

Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Culture

Traditional Medicine: 991

African Traditional Medicine: 28

Experts

1.	Nyika, Aceme: 1 article (04/2007)
2.	Pélissier, Yves: 1 article (04/2006)
3.	Assi, Laurent Aké: 1 article (04/2006)
4.	Mallié, Michèle: 1 article (04/2006)
5.	Valentin, Alexis: 1 article (04/2006)
6.	Blache, Yves: 1 article (04/2006)
7.	Ménan, Hervé: 1 article (04/2006)
8.	Koné, Moussa: 1 article (04/2006)
9.	Hocquette, Antoine: 1 article (04/2006)
10.	Banzouzi, Jean-Théophile: 1 article (04/2006)

Related Diseases

1.	Epilepsy (Aura) 10/28/2008 - "ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Searsia dentata and Searsia pyroides are used in traditional South African medicine to treat convulsions and epilepsy" 12/01/2005 - "Previous studies in our laboratories and elsewhere have shown that the fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) (family: Fabaceae) is widely used in African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including schistosomiasis, asthma, epilepsy, hypertension and so on" 12/01/2004 - "The fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) [Fabaceae] is frequently used in Tropical African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, epilepsy, schistosomiasis, and so on" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) 12/01/2005 - "Previous studies in our laboratories and elsewhere have shown that the fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) (family: Fabaceae) is widely used in African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including schistosomiasis, asthma, epilepsy, hypertension and so on" 12/01/2004 - "The fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) [Fabaceae] is frequently used in Tropical African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, epilepsy, schistosomiasis, and so on" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 06/01/2006 - "The aim of this study was to identify and characterize the active component(s) of Ximenia americana plant material used to treat cancer in African traditional medicine" 03/15/2006 - "The antineoplastic activity of a plant powder used in African traditional medicine for treating cancer was investigated by analyzing the activity of various extracts in vitro" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 12/01/2005 - "Previous studies in our laboratories and elsewhere have shown that the fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) (family: Fabaceae) is widely used in African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including schistosomiasis, asthma, epilepsy, hypertension and so on" 12/01/2004 - "The fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) [Fabaceae] is frequently used in Tropical African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, epilepsy, schistosomiasis, and so on" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Asthma (Bronchial Asthma) 12/01/2005 - "Previous studies in our laboratories and elsewhere have shown that the fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) (family: Fabaceae) is widely used in African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including schistosomiasis, asthma, epilepsy, hypertension and so on" 12/01/2004 - "The fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Taub) [Fabaceae] is frequently used in Tropical African traditional medicine for the management and/or control of an array of human ailments, including arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, epilepsy, schistosomiasis, and so on" Order ALL the reference details at left...

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