Management of HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infections by Using Medicinal Plants: A Case Study from Njeru Sub-County, Buikwe District, Uganda | Chapter 9 | Current Progress in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 6

 This stage focused on proof of the plants used in the administration of HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections before they are missing through degradation of their residence and death of the aging people the one have the knowledge about ruling class and also their influence in the management of the opportunistic afflictions was assessed. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a big cause of premature death and imposes a big disease burden about the world. Most HIV/AIDS cases are at risk for expanding bacterial and fungal opportunistic infections on account of immune abolition. However, there is lacking evidence to support the growing use of curative plants as an additional and alternative healing approach to combat HIV/AIDS opportunistic contaminations. The study was conducted in the Njeru sub-division, Buikwe District. The study focused on the exercise of medicinal plants secondhand in the management of HIV/AIDS sophisticated infections. A total of 52 curative plant species owned by forty-nine (49) genera and thirty-individual (31) families were recognized to be secondhand by traditional curative practitioners (TMPs) in the administration of HIV/AIDS opportunistic contaminations. Most of these plants were found to belong to the kins; Lamiaceae, Moraceae, Leguminosae, and Verbenaceae. Most of the plant species labeled were known to survive skin infections, never-ending cough, tuberculosis, stomach contaminations, diarrhea, syphilis zoster, and Warts. Although the herbs were used to treat a variety of illnesses, warts, disease communicable through sex zoster, chronic cough, stomach contaminations, and chronic cough were ultimate frequently stated. Traditional medical experts (TMPs) primarily drain decoctions as a method of application.

Author(s) Details:

Mustapha W. Shehu,
Department of Environmental Science, Islamic University in Uganda, Uganda.

Idris Bello,
Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.

Nafi’u Abdulkadir,
Department of Microbiology, Sokoto State University, Nigeria.

Abdulazeez Shehu,
Department of Environmental Science, Islamic University in Uganda, Uganda.

Ssenku Ediris Jamil,
Department of Environmental Science, Islamic University in Uganda, Uganda.

Sadiya A. Waziri,
Department of Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CPMMR-V6/article/view/11481

Undergraduate Module for Complementary Medicine and Integrative Health | Chapter 8 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 5

 Background: Medical education has undergone significant change in tandem with the evolution of the concept of health and disease. Increasing awareness, knowledge, and skills in complementary medicine and integrative health for undergraduate medical students. Methods: A complementary medicine and integrative health module was introduced to fourth-year medical students at Dar Al Uloom University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2016-2017. Interactive lectures, seminars, practical sessions, assignments, field trips, simulation, learning by doing (hands-on training), case studies, problem-based learning, and self-directed learning are some of the teaching and learning methods used. The following topics will be covered during the course: Introduction and overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), Epidemiology of CAM practices, Characteristics and Applications of CAM. Comparison of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) vs. Conventional Medicine, Integrative Medicine, CAM research models, evidence-based CAM, CAM medical ethics, Frauds and misunderstandings about complementary and alternative medicine practices and products Health education and communication in complementary and alternative medicine, Manipulative and body-based therapies Practices based on biology, Energy-based therapies, mind-body medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Unani, Arabic or Hakim Medicine, Prophetic Medicine, and Local traditional CAM therapies (Hijamah as a model), Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy, Nutrition and food supplements, Apitherapy, and Homeopathy are examples of whole medical systems. Assessment of the Module: The course comprises two types of assessments; continuous and finalassessment. Continuous assessments toke place throughout the course. They are mostly based on course work as follows; Seminar (10%), Assignments (10%), Field visit report (10%) and Mid-term exam (20%). A proportion of 50% was taken in the final assessment. A student who scored 60 or more deemed to have passed this course. Conclusion: The feedback received was most supportive of the module and appreciative of the teachers, the information provided and skills gained and the way in which it was delivered.

Author (S) Details

Ahmed Tawfik El Olemy
Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt and Academic Affairs and Training Department, National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

View Book :- https://stm.bookpi.org/HMMS-V5/article/view/1733