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Many people across the world are thought to rely on traditional medicine for their primary health care needs. In this episode, we explore different definitions of traditional medicine and address some harmful traditional health practices, while also highlighting those that could have some health benefits. We also discuss ways to integrate traditional medicine and traditional health practices into our current health care systems.
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Additional resources:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/traditional-complementary-and-integrative-medicine#tab=tab_1
Oyebode, O., Kandala, N. B., Chilton, P. J., & Lilford, R. J. (2016). Use of traditional medicine in middle-income countries: a WHO-SAGE study. Health policy and planning, 31(8), 984–991. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czw022
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Alostad, A. H., Steinke, D. T., & Schafheutle, E. I. (2018). International Comparison of Five Herbal Medicine Registration Systems to Inform Regulation Development: United Kingdom, Germany, United States of America, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Bahrain. Pharmaceutical medicine, 32(1), 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40290-018-0223-0
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Zhandire, T., Gqaleni, N., Ngcobo, M., & Gomo, E. (2021). Attitudes and perceptions of traditional health practitioners towards documentation of patient health information in their practice in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal Province, South Africa. Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia, 1833358320984004. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1833358320984004
Herbal medicine - https://medlineplus.gov/herbalmedicine.html
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