Traditional African Medicine

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Albert G

 

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May 12, 2015

 

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(Helwig 2005) Traditional African medicine is based on accumulated experience of ancient Africans. (Okpako) Traditional African medicine’s mode of transmission is spread by word-of-mouth and has hindered emergency of a generally accepted theory and hence of the systematic development of traditional African medicine as a self-regulating profession...
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First there is a belief in the supernatural. (Okpako) The second characteristic is divination as a diagnostic procedure. (Okpako) Finally, there is the ritualized use of plant-and-animal-derived preparations in the treatment of illness. Traditional African medicine has strong spiritual aspects. There is a widespread spiritual belief among practitioners that psycho spiritual aspects must be addressed before medical aspects...
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