Traditional Medicine: Swaziland
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Traditional healers in Swaziland: toward improved cooperation between the traditional and modern health sectors.
The paper describes applied research efforts, requested by the Swaziland Ministry of Health and funded by U.S. AID, aimed at providing an information base for new government policies regarding traditional healers in Swaziland. Information reported relates to: health care manpower in the traditional sector; treatment seeking behavior in a pluralistic medical setting; traditional health beliefs a...
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ed by: Full-text available at www.ajbrui.com www.bioline.br/md www.ajol.com Received: July, 2006 Accepted (Revised): December, 2006 Published January, 2007 Full Length Research Article Inhibitory effects of Ledebouria ovaltifolia (hyacithaceae) aqueous root extract on contractile responses of Rat Vas deferens to K and adrenaline, pendular movement of isolated rabbit jejunum and acetic acid indu...
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