Buch, Englisch, 149 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 3014 g
Buch, Englisch, 149 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 3014 g
Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
ISBN: 978-81-322-1924-8
Verlag: Springer India
The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as wisdom, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness and maintenance of health. In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depends on traditional medicine for primary health care. However, the knowledge of these conventional healing techniques and traditions associated with conveying this knowledge are slowly disappearing. The authors highlight the importance of safeguarding this indigenous knowledge in the cultural milieu of the Himachal Himalayas.
This book will be an important resource for researchers in medical anthropology, biology, ethno-biology, ecology, community health, health behavior, psychotherapy, and Himalayan studies.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnomedizin
Weitere Infos & Material
Prologue.- Chapter 1. The Bountiful Himalayas.- Chapter 2. Health and Folk Medicine.- Chapter 3. Ethnic Food as Medicament.- Chapter 4. Mystic Healers.- Chapter 5. Traditional Herbalists.- Chapter 6. Indigenous Materia Medica.- Epilogue.