Medicine, African Traditional
"Medicine, African Traditional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the African peoples. It includes treatment by medicinal plants and other materia medica as well as by the ministrations of diviners, medicine men, witch doctors, and sorcerers.
| Descriptor ID |
D016488
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.488.505 E02.190.901.433 I01.076.201.450.654.505
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicine, African Traditional- Medicine, African Traditional
- Traditional Medicine, African
- Medicine, Traditional African
- Traditional African Medicine
- African Medicine, Traditional
- African Traditional Medicine
African Witch Doctor- African Witch Doctor
- African Witch Doctors
- Doctor, African Witch
- Doctors, African Witch
- Witch Doctors, African
- Witch Doctor, African
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine, African Traditional" by people in Profiles.
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Komolafe K, Olaleye MT, Huang HC, Pacurari M. Contemporary Insights into the Biological Mechanisms of Parkia biglobosa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Mar 24; 21(4).
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Sayles JN, Macphail CL, Newman PA, Cunningham WE. Future HIV vaccine acceptability among young adults in South Africa. Health Educ Behav. 2010 Apr; 37(2):193-210.
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Gyamfi MA, Ohtani II, Shinno E, Aniya Y. Inhibition of glutathione S-transferases by thonningianin A, isolated from the African medicinal herb, Thonningia sanguinea, in vitro. Food Chem Toxicol. 2004 Sep; 42(9):1401-8.
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Gyamfi MA, Aniya Y. Antioxidant properties of Thonningianin A, isolated from the African medicinal herb, Thonningia sanguinea. Biochem Pharmacol. 2002 May 01; 63(9):1725-37.