WASM - A TRADITIONAL METHOD OF HEALING BY CAUTERIZATION

被引：17

作者：

GHAZANFAR, SA

机构：

[1] Department of Biology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, P.O. Box 36

来源：

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY | 1995年 / 47卷 / 03期

关键词：

TRADITIONAL HEALING; CAUTERIZATION; OMAN; ARABIA;

D O I：

10.1016/0378-8741(95)01270-N

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Wasm or kaii is a traditional method of healing by cauterisation. This form of healing, known to the Egyptians and pre-Islamic Arabs centuries ago, is still used in the Sultanate of Oman today. In Oman, cauterisation is performed by traditional healers. It is generally thought of as a special healing system which is used for particular diseases and on occasions when modern medicine fails to cure. The instrument for cauterisation is usually a metal rod, pointed at one end or often bent at the top into a crescent shape. Different parts of the body are cauterised for different ailments and diseases.

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