Author/Authors
Oloyede, Olajide University of the Western Cape - Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Research in Anthropology and Sociology of Health (RASH), South Africa
Title Of Article
Epistemological Issues in the Making of an African medicine: Sutherlandia (Lessertia Frutescens)
شماره ركورد
22072
Abstract
The scientific clinical trial of the African traditional medicine, Sutherlandia (Lessertia frutescens) forms an interface between the indigenous local knowledge of people living with Aids, traditional health practitioners and that of science and global health. Up till now, no cross-disciplinary studies have been done on epistemological questions concerning especially the knowledge and understanding of ‘proof ’ of efficacy concerning an African traditional medicine. This paper draws together insights and analysis from the anthropology and sociology of health and healing in discussing the intersecting fields of knowledge and experience of pharmacology, phytotherapy and related fields, as well as that of biomedical and traditional health practitioners, and of research subjects involved in the making of clinical trials of sutherlandia (lessertia frutescens) in South Africa.
From Page
74
NaturalLanguageKeyword
South Africa , African medicine , bio , medicine , sutherlandia (lessertia frutescens) clinical trials
JournalTitle
African Sociological Review
To Page
88
JournalTitle
African Sociological Review
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