Traditional African medicine: theory and pharmacology explored

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Okpako, DT [1 ]
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[1] Univ Ibadan, Dept Pharm & Therapeut, Ibadan, Nigeria
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10.1016/S0165-6147(99)01406-6
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
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Traditional African medicine (TAM) is a shorthand reference to indigenous forms of healing that a re practiced all over Africa. Although TAM is based an the accumulated experience of ancient Africans, its mode of transmission by word-of-mouth has hindered emergence of a generally accepted theory and hence of the systematic development of TAM as a self-regulating profession. A major therapeutic objective in the treatment of illness in TAM is diffusion of emotional stress. This article summarizes the argument for such a therapy, and suggests that TAM is a distinct system of health care and not a rudimentary form of modern Western medicine.
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