A lot has shaped the course of TM in Kenya from the days of old. However, the development and utility of herbal medicine still remain low on account of the many challenges it faces. Lack of proper regulation, low appreciation and acceptance, and plummeting plant resources are some of the ...
in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya on Thursday hosted prominent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners from southwest China's Sichuan Province, who offered a range of medical services to Chinese nationals living
Gakuya, D., Waweru, M. O., Okumu, S. G., Kiama, J. M., Mbaria, P. K., Gathumbi, P. M., Mathiu, & J. M., Nguta. (2020). Traditional medicine in Kenya: Past and current status, challenges, and the way forward.Scientific African,8, e00360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j...
This is to ensure increased access and affordability to health services. Harriet's Botanicals, a company domiciled in Kenya but exporting within Africa and globally, has made some significant strides in the integration of Traditional Indigenous Medicine with Allopathic medicine. It h...
Reported reasons behind traditional medicine use during pregnancy included labour induction, preventionof childbirth complicationsin case ofsexual infidelityby either spouse, and prevention and/or treatment ofanaemia. In addition, family members and faith leaders played an important role in influencing tradit...
Primary-level Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) healthcare institutions are currently facing a severe shortage of TCM professionals, highlighting the urgent need to explore the job preferences of TCM clinical graduates. This study aimed to investigate t
Plant species have long been used as principal ingredients of traditional medicine in far-west Nepal. The medicinal plants with ethnomedicinal values are currently being screened for their therapeutic potential but their data and information are inadequa
Little is known about the traditional governance practices that help regulate the trade and practice of traditional medicine in Kenya. A lot of interest and focus has always been attached to modern governance practices ranging from constituted laws to policies that regulate traditional medicine. The go...
In Ethiopia, about 80% of the population use traditional medicine (TM) due to the cultural acceptability of healers and local pharmacopeias, the relatively low cost of traditional medicine, and the difficulty of accessing modern health facilities. This study was aimed at assessing traditional medicin...
Kenya also has a draft policy on traditional medicine and medicinal plants. 肯尼亚也编制了关于传统医学和药用植物的政策草案。 UN-2 Traditional medicines and ceremonial rites are also commonly used to guarantee the sex of a child. 人们为了想要得到男孩或女孩,还常使用传统药品,举行某些仪式。