African Medicine

Author : Victor Kuete
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128004753

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Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants by Victor Kuete Pdf

Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants provides a detailed overview of toxicological studies relating to traditionally used medicinal plants in Africa, with special emphasis on the methodologies and tools used for data collection and interpretation. The book considers the physical parameters of these plants and their effect upon various areas of the body and human health, including chapters dedicated to genotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and specific organs and systems. Following this discussion of the effects of medicinal plants is a critical review of the guidelines and methods in use for toxicological research as well as the state of toxicology studies in Africa. With up-to-date research provided by a team of experts, Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants is an invaluable resource for researchers and students involved in pharmacology, toxicology, phytochemistry, medicine, pharmacognosy, and pharmaceutical biology. Offers a critical review of the methods used in toxicological survey of medicinal plants Provides up-to-date toxicological data on African medicinal plants and families Serves as a resource tool for students and scientists in the various areas of toxicology

Author : David Mabey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107002517

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Principles of Medicine in Africa by David Mabey Pdf

The essential text for all healthcare professionals wanting a complete, up-to-date practical reference book on medicine in Africa.

Author : Murray Last,G. L. Chavunduka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429816123

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The Professionalisation of African Medicine by Murray Last,G. L. Chavunduka Pdf

Originally published in 1986, this book draws upon a range of authors to reflect wide interest in systematising traditional medicine, and to include material on significant instances of regulation or organisation. It was the first book to study the efforts of traditional healers and their newly formed professional associations and as such constitutes a pioneering collection of sources. Because of the changing position of traditional medicine it may well also be a unique record: before long what is described here will largely have disappeared.

Author : Maurice M. Iwu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781466571983

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Handbook of African Medicinal Plants by Maurice M. Iwu Pdf

With over 50,000 distinct species in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the African continent is endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. While more than 25 percent of known species have been used for several centuries in traditional African medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases, Africa remains a minor player in the global natural

Author : Murray Last,G. L. Chavunduka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429816116

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The Professionalisation of African Medicine by Murray Last,G. L. Chavunduka Pdf

Originally published in 1986, this book draws upon a range of authors to reflect wide interest in systematising traditional medicine, and to include material on significant instances of regulation or organisation. It was the first book to study the efforts of traditional healers and their newly formed professional associations and as such constitutes a pioneering collection of sources. Because of the changing position of traditional medicine it may well also be a unique record: before long what is described here will largely have disappeared.

Author : Karen Elizabeth Flint
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medicine
ISBN : 9780821418499

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Healing Traditions by Karen Elizabeth Flint Pdf

Healing Traditions offers a historical perspective to the interactions between South Africa's traditional healers and biomedical practitioners. It provides an understanding that is vital for the development of medical strategies to effectively deal with South Africa's healthcare challenges.

Author : Tariq M. Sawandi, Ph.d.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548073989

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African Medicine by Tariq M. Sawandi, Ph.d. Pdf

A combination of West African Healing Wisdom, spirituality, and modern science, presents a self-care healing guide in which Concepts such as Orisha Energies form the basis for diagnosis and treatment of chronic illnesses that most frequently threatened balanced health. The Yoruba people, a tribe in West Africa, are considered to be the oldest herbalists on the planet. After living in ancient benin for a time, they settle in Egypt , bringing with them an herbal, dietary, and healing drum system dating back 75,000 Years BC. Dr. Tariq Sawandi presents Yoruba medicine as a comprehensive system of healthcare that heals the whole person, mind, body, and spirit. Chapters include the history, philosophy, methodology, and medicinal usage of African and Caribbean herbs, Roots, gemstones, and sound to heal cancer, sickle cell anemia, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic diseases. This empowering book gives you many approaches to balanced health with easy-to-use charts, diagrams, and tables.

Author : Julie Livingston
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822353423

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Improvising Medicine by Julie Livingston Pdf

Focused on Botswana's only dedicated oncology ward, Improvising Medicine renders the experiences of patients, their relatives, and clinical staff during a cancer epidemic.

Author : Victor Kuete
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128094419

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Medicinal Spices and Vegetables from Africa by Victor Kuete Pdf

Medicinal Spices and Vegetables from Africa: Therapeutic Potential against Metabolic, Inflammatory, Infectious and Systemic Diseases provides a detailed look at medicinal spices and vegetables that have proven safe-and-effective for consumption and the treatment of diseases, including infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. It provides pharmacological evidence, such as the latest information related to efficacy and safety data, in vitro and in vivo studies, clinical trials, and more, to illustrate the use of these spices and vegetables as both palliative and alternative treatments with the goal of furthering research in this area to produce safer and more effective drugs. Provides scientific evidence for the potential of medicinal spices and vegetables used in Africa to fight metabolic, inflammatory, and infectious diseases Includes a review of the latest methods used to investigate the effects of medicinal plants in the treatment of disease Offers an updated resource for students sand scientists in the fields of pharmaceutical science, pharmacognosy, complementary and alternative medicine, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biochemistry, and more

Author : Isaac Sindiga,Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha,Mary Peter Kanunah
Publisher : East African Educ. Publ.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017664736

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Traditional Medicine in Africa by Isaac Sindiga,Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha,Mary Peter Kanunah Pdf

The inaccessibility of biomedicine to most of Africa's population because of escalating costs has necessitated a search for alternative ways of managing illnesses. Traditional medicine, which has always been practised in the indigenous cultures, is fast filling this therapeutic gap. This book is a collection of essays based on a multidisciplinary approach to traditional medicine in Africa. It has contributions from social scientists, natural resource experts, traditional medical practitioners, educationists, and medical scholars. It attempts to define the problems of traditional medicine in Africa, while also discussing the conceptual foundations of African ethnomedicine and medical pluralism.

Author : Victor Kuete
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124059368

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Medicinal Plant Research in Africa by Victor Kuete Pdf

The pharmacopoeias of most African countries are available and contain an impressive number of medicinal plants used for various therapeutic purposes. Many African scholars have distinguished themselves in the fields of organic chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy and other areas related to the study of plant medicinal plants. However, until now, there is no global standard book on the nature and specificity of chemicals isolated in African medicinal plants, as well as a book bringing together and discussing the main bioactive metabolites of these plants. This book explores the essence of natural substances from African medicinal plants and their pharmacological potential. In light of possible academic use, this book also scans the bulk of African medicinal plants extract having promising pharmacological activities. The book contains data of biologically active plants of Africa, plant occurring compounds and synthesis pathways of secondary metabolites. This book explores the essence of natural substances from African medicinal plants and their pharmacological potential The authors are world reknowned African Scientists.

Author : Charles Wambebe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351710497

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African Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Human Health by Charles Wambebe Pdf

Despite the relevance of and empirical evidence for African Traditional Medicine, based on African Indigenous Medical Knowledge (AIMK), research and development of new phytomedicines from this continent has been slow. African Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Human Health aims to provide a catalyst for health innovations based on the rich African biodiversity and AIMK. The book documents some of the success stories from the continent related to AIMK and serves as a one-step reference for all professionals interested in the research and development of medical interventions - including pharmacognosists, ethnobiologists, botanists, phytochemists, pharmacologists and medical scientists.

Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0415803330

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Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Society by Kwasi Konadu Pdf

At the turn of the 20th century, African societies witnessed the suppression of indigenous healing specialists as missionary proselytization and colonial rule increased. Governments, medical practitioners and academics focused little attention or resources on the production of "traditional" medicine, despite its potential use for advancing health care delivery to millions of people in rural communities and providing the basis for a medicinal industry. Focusing on the case of Ghana, Indigenous Medicine and Knowledge in African Society investigates the ways in which healers and indigenous archives of cultural knowledge conceptualize and interpret medicine and healing. In order to unearth these prevailing concepts, Konadu utilizes in-depth interviews, plant samples, material culture, linguistics, and other sources. This groundbreaking study of indigenous knowledge has important implications for the study of medical and knowledge systems in Africa and the African Diaspora worldwide. By closely examining a range of multidisciplinary sources and utilizing fieldwork in the Takyiman district of central Ghana, the book contributes a new dimension to the study of health and healing systems in the African context and offers scholars, students, and general readers a vital reference.

Author : Abayomi Sofowora
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Materia medica, Vegetable
ISBN : 9780298819

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Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa by Abayomi Sofowora Pdf

Author : Hansjörg Dilger,Abdoulaye Kane,Stacey Ann Langwick
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253357090

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Medicine, Mobility, and Power in Global Africa by Hansjörg Dilger,Abdoulaye Kane,Stacey Ann Langwick Pdf

Recent political, social, and economic changes in Africa have provoked radical shifts in the landscape of health and healthcare. Medicine, Mobility, and Power in Global Africa captures the multiple dynamics of a globalized world and its impact on medicine, health, and the delivery of healthcare in Africa—and beyond. Essays by an international group of contributors take on intractable problems such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and insufficient access to healthcare, drugs, resources, hospitals, and technologies. The movements of people and resources described here expose the growing challenges of poverty and public health, but they also show how new opportunities have been created for transforming healthcare and promoting care and healing.