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Traditional healing among the Nguni people.Mpono, Lindelwa Judith. January 2007 (has links)
This study sought to ascertain the role that is played by traditional healers in healthcare delivery among the Nguni people of South Africa. Its objective is to ascertain who the traditional healers are, how they are trained for the profession, how they practice their profession including how people consult with them, how they gather information relevant to identify the problems of their clients, what interventions are put in place once health problems have are identified and generally the role traditional healers play in the wellbeing and upliftment of living conditions of their communities. Three traditional healers were interviewed and observed, generating important information for the study. The study found out that traditional healers are respected traditional or community leaders whose main contribution to the community is practicing healthcare delivery by which they bring well-being to the generality of the people. Traditional healers are called to their profession by their ancestors. The training of traditional healers is by apprenticeship with experienced renowned traditional healers and the training takes place between two and six years. Training takes place in the skills of diagnosis or the gathering of information, through observation, interviews, divination and the interpretation of dreams to arrive at a decision as to the probable healthcare needs or health problems of patients. Traditional healers are generally trained to be capable of identifying different kinds of problems affecting people, whether these be physical, mental or interpersonal relationship problems. Training in skills to intervene in health matters are provided including herbal medication, interpersonal interactions and as in group healing or ritual ceremonies as well as training in the skills of prevention of ill-health and promotion of health. Other skills in which traditional healers are trained include those of advocacy, mobilization and being custodians of the people's traditional culture. Traditional healers are generally trusted for their competency and the efficacy of their intervention strategies and this explains the reason for the people's generally positive behaviour tendency towards the utilization of traditional healer's services. Traditional healers generally bring about well- being to the people in their communities. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.
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An investigation into the effects of Sutherlandia Frutescens, L-Canavanine and aflatoxin B1 in the HepG2 human hepatocarcinoma cell line.Pillay, Evashin. January 2008 (has links)
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxin synthesised by
toxigenic fungi (Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus), is a common contaminant of
many cereal commodities consequently posing a major threat to human and animal health.
Sutherlandia frutescens (SF), a traditional medicinal plant endemic to Southern Africa, is
commonly used by many cultures as a tonic for various health-related conditions. Incidentally,
the present study aimed at investigating the potential hepatoprotective capacity of SF and L-canavanine
(L-can, a major constituent of SF) against AFB1-induced cytotoxicity in human
HepG2 cells and used a standard treatment procedure of 24 h. Cell viability was evaluated
using the methyl thiazol tetrazolium (MIT) assay, which effectively demonstrated the ability
of SF, when administered individually and in combination with AFB1, to be significantly
cytotoxic to HepG2 cells in a dose-dependant manner. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and
consequent peroxidative damage caused by AFB1 are considered to be the main mechanisms
leading to hepatotoxicity and was confirmed by the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
(TBARS) assay which revealed that AFB1 mediated a significant increase in lipid peroxidation.
Additionally, comet assay analysis demonstrated the most pronounced effect to be observed
following administration of AFB1. In contrast, AFB1-mediated genotoxicity was significantly
reduced by SF and L-can. Such amelioration can be attributed to the marked increases in
glutathione (OSH) levels observed after the co-administration of SF and L-can with AFB1.
Cytoprotection by SF and L-can against AFB1-induced toxicity was further substantiated by
the significant increases in heat shock protein 70 expression. Moreover, when SF and L-can
were co-administered along with AFB1, analysis by flow cytometry revealed that AFB1 induced
increases in apoptosis and necrosis were reduced. The findings of this study propose
that SF and L-can may be selectively effective in alleviating AFB1-induced cytotoxicity and
lends pharmacological credibility to the suggested ethnomedical uses of SF. However, the
exact mechanism of action and the extracts efficacy in humans requires further authentication. / Thesis (M.Med.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2008.
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Sustainable development: a case study of the natural resource use of Yelwa Village, NigeriaKorndoerfer, Tammy Linda January 2009 (has links)
The world today faces many challenges. Reducing poverty and protecting the
environment are prominent amongst these challenges, and consequently both are high
on priority lists for many national, international, governmental and non-governmental
organizations. Since the 1980s there has been an increasing awareness that
environmental protection must not fly in the face of social justice, especially in
developing countries, and that a system can only truly achieve sustainability if it is
socially just and economically sound, as well as environmentally secure. Likewise
poverty reduction at the cost of the environment is worthless in the long term. This has
given rise to much more holistic approaches to both conservation and poverty reduction
policies and brought the rights of communities living in or near protected areas into the
international focus. However, wether it is possible to conserve biodiversity and protect
habitats successfully without undermining the livelihoods of local communities, or wether
it is possible to offer development aid to an impoverished region without jeopardizing
their local environment, is a question which has not been resolved.
This study approaches this debate by examining the relationship between the livelihoods
and natural resources of a rural village adjacent to a forest reserve on the Mambilla
Highlands in Nigeria. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative techniques were employed
during five months spent living on location to develop a picture of the situation as it
currently exists, the environmental effects of development in the village to date, and the
effects of these environmental changes on people’s livelihoods.
Based on this research this thesis concludes that development in a region certainly
increases the vulnerability of the environment. However, rather than concluding that this
makes development and environmental protection conflicting agendas, this thesis
argues that this period of vulnerability presents opportunities to develop true
sustainability, as effective sustainable practices can develop from the experience of
resource depletion. Additionally, examples of how knowledge sharing and dialogue
between western scientists and indigenous communities has the potential to facilitate
and accelerate this process are discussed.
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Folk healing in Honolulu, HawaiiSnyder, Patricia Jean January 1979 (has links)
Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1979. / Bibliography: leaves 236-247. / viii, 247 leaves 28 cm
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Hawaiian supernatural and natural strategies for goal attainmentHeighton, Robert Herbert January 1971 (has links)
Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1971. / Bibliography: leaves [166]-170. / x, 170 l graphs, tables
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Sustainable Development: A case study of the natural resource use of Yelwa Village, NigeriaKorndoerfer, Tammy Linda January 2009 (has links)
The world today faces many challenges. Reducing poverty and protecting the environment are prominent amongst these challenges, and consequently both are high on priority lists for many national, international, governmental and non-governmental organizations. Since the 1980s there has been an increasing awareness that environmental protection must not fly in the face of social justice, especially in developing countries, and that a system can only truly achieve sustainability if it is socially just and economically sound, as well as environmentally secure. Likewise poverty reduction at the cost of the environment is worthless in the long term. This has given rise to much more holistic approaches to both conservation and poverty reduction policies and brought the rights of communities living in or near protected areas into the international focus. However, wether it is possible to conserve biodiversity and protect habitats successfully without undermining the livelihoods of local communities, or wether it is possible to offer development aid to an impoverished region without jeopardizing their local environment, is a question which has not been resolved. This study approaches this debate by examining the relationship between the livelihoods and natural resources of a rural village adjacent to a forest reserve on the Mambilla Highlands in Nigeria. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative techniques were employed during five months spent living on location to develop a picture of the situation as it currently exists, the environmental effects of development in the village to date, and the effects of these environmental changes on people’s livelihoods. Based on this research this thesis concludes that development in a region certainly increases the vulnerability of the environment. However, rather than concluding that this makes development and environmental protection conflicting agendas, this thesis argues that this period of vulnerability presents opportunities to develop true sustainability, as effective sustainable practices can develop from the experience of resource depletion. Additionally, examples of how knowledge sharing and dialogue between western scientists and indigenous communities has the potential to facilitate and accelerate this process are discussed.
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From caregivers to consumers : domestic medicine and the transformation of medical practice in the Third French Republic, 1871-1914 /Lacy, Cherilyn. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of History, December 1997. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
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The politics of medical syncretism in the Ghanaian National Healthcare SystemMorrison, Mark E. January 2007 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.A.)--Duquesne University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Abstract included in electronic submission form. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-66) and index.
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Investigation of the anti-mycobacterial and cytotoxic effect of three medicinal plants used in the traditional treatment of tuberculosis in northern Mexico and the southwest U.S.Beltran, Oscar. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2008. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
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Exploring the experiences of clinicians treating Latino clients who utilize folk healing practices : a project based upon an independent investigation /Cotto, Luz Eneida. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96).
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