Health and the City
Traditional Medicine use and practices in the City
(Sprache: Englisch)
The book explores traditional medicine use and practices in the city of Harare, and highlights how it remains a popular aspect of health and wellbeing of citizens. The author is able to bring to light the practices of Traditional Medical Practitioners,...
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The book explores traditional medicine use and practices in the city of Harare, and highlights how it remains a popular aspect of health and wellbeing of citizens. The author is able to bring to light the practices of Traditional Medical Practitioners, their sources of knowledge, and their approaches to health and wellbeing. The book will also be useful for health officials seeking to improve the integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine within the mainstream health care system. For the ethnobotanists, the books offers information about Indigenous herb species that are popular amongst citizens in Harare, whilst a herbal or pharmaceutical company may find it informative as a data source for identifying potential candidate herbs for possible commercialization.
Autoren-Porträt von Boniface Bwanyire
Bwanyire, BonifaceThe author is a sociologist who grew up in the city of Harare and uses his research training and familiarity with the city as a basis for exploring various social issues within the city. His research interests are in urban sociology, social inequality, decolonizing the city, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and social research methods, amongst others.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Boniface Bwanyire
- 2021, 68 Seiten, Maße: 22 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- ISBN-10: 6203306592
- ISBN-13: 9786203306590
Sprache:
Englisch
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