Getting to Health through Integrative Practices by Farah MC Shroff in Open Access Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Lupine Publishers
Traditional medical practitioners
far outnumber practitioners of allopathic medicine in most parts of the South
World. They are thus, de facto, the world’s most popular form of primary care.
This article discusses the re-emergence of traditional/integrative 1 healthcare around the world. Within
‘post’-colonial societies, traditional health knowledge has re-emerged in the
context of nationalist struggles for independence and a growing interest in
natural health care. As people of the South World2
and indigenous communities become
more self-reliant, interest in indigenous health practices develops.
Concomitantly, as critiques of allopathic medicine’s side-effects develop,
interest in natural and spiritual forms of healthcare grows. Those who can
access allopathic care, however, almost always choose to blend it with
traditional medicine. This article critically explores the fundamental concept
of and the increasing popularity of integrative healthcare practices
particularly within South World societies. We touch on the re-integration of
traditional and modern health knowledge and how this trend is simultaneously
occurring all over the planet. While colonialism negatively impacted the work
of traditional medical practitioners (Shroff ) [1], in contemporary times, many
people are finding answers to modern problems in ancestral practices. It is
challenging to piece together bits of verbal knowledge handed from one
generation to the next so gaps in knowledge inevitably exist. Regardless,
knowledge evolves, and changes are made to virtually all practices as a result.
As new diseases and problems arise, wholistic health care is trying to adapt to
these challenges.
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