"Medicine, Traditional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals (SPIRITUAL THERAPIES); PHYTOTHERAPY; and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D008519
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.488 I01.076.201.450.654
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine, Traditional" by people in Profiles.
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Pathways to care among patients with mental illness at two psychiatric facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2023 Dec; 69(8):2059-2067.
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Religious and Medical Pluralism Among Traditional Healers in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Relig Health. 2024 Apr; 63(2):907-923.
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Traditional health practitioners' management of HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa in the era of widespread antiretroviral therapy. Glob Health Action. 2017; 10(1):1352210.
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The anti-diarrhoeal properties of Breonadia salicina, Syzygium cordatum and Ozoroa sphaerocarpa when used in combination in Swazi traditional medicine. J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Nov 11; 132(2):506-11.
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Confronting HIV/AIDS in a South African village: the impact of health-seeking behaviour. Scand J Public Health Suppl. 2007 Aug; 69:175-80.
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A fatal case of pepper poisoning. Forensic Sci Int. 2001 Dec 15; 124(1):43-6.
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The effect of Senecio latifolius a plant used as a South African traditional medicine, on a human hepatoma cell line. J Ethnopharmacol. 2001 Nov; 78(1):51-8.