"For thousands of years, healers have used plants to cure illness. Aspirin, the world's most widely used drug, is based on compounds originally extracted from the bark of a willow tree, and more than a quarter of medicines found on pharmacy shelves contain plant compounds. Now W…
by Anderson, Karen, Olson, Steve, Leveraging Culture to Address Health Inequalities: Examples from Native Communities (Workshop), Seattle, Wash.), Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities
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"Leveraging Culture to Address Health Inequalities: Examples from Native Communities is the summary of a workshop convened in November 2012 by the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities of the Institute of Medicine. The workshop br…
Just as India has Ayurveda and China has its traditional medicinal system, Indonesia has jamu: an integrated system of inner and outer health and beauty. Indonesian jamu has a 1,200-year-old history but is virtually unknown outside of that country. Now, an experienced writer has…
Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, ofte…
Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, ofte…
Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, ofte…
Body and Emotion is a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. In order to investigate this relationship, Robert R. Desjarlais served as an apprentice …
Body and Emotion is a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. In order to investigate this relationship, Robert R. Desjarlais served as an apprentice …
Body and Emotion is a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. In order to investigate this relationship, Robert R. Desjarlais served as an apprentice …
"Reshaping Herbal Medicine is a definitive book drawing on unique, previously unpublished, professional expertise regarding the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. It outlines the outcomes of recent examinations of its position within the healthcare system, and poses challen…
"Reshaping Herbal Medicine is a definitive book drawing on unique, previously unpublished, professional expertise regarding the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. It outlines the outcomes of recent examinations of its position within the healthcare system, and poses challen…
"Reshaping Herbal Medicine is a definitive book drawing on unique, previously unpublished, professional expertise regarding the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. It outlines the outcomes of recent examinations of its position within the healthcare system, and poses challen…
"Reshaping Herbal Medicine is a definitive book drawing on unique, previously unpublished, professional expertise regarding the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. It outlines the outcomes of recent examinations of its position within the healthcare system, and poses challen…
Provides an overview of the rich tradition of Filipino healing practices, discussing their origins, world influences, and role in daily life. Also includes personal examples from Virgil Mayor Apostol's own experiences with shamanic healing and dream interpretation.
"Preserving the ancient wisdom of an extraordinary culture, Way of the Ancient Healer reveals the creative power of healing that lies beyond the limits of our everyday awareness. This book provides a comprehensive overview of traditional healing practices in the Philippines, exp…
