Determining the Use of Traditional Medicines by Traditional Healers in the Bapedi Society to Prevent and Cure Different Health-Related Problems or Ailments | Chapter 09 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 1

 Traditional healers in the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality in South Africa's Limpopo province value the conservation of farm and garden flora. These plants are employed in both rituals and medicine. These plants' leaves, barks, and roots are used to treat a variety of health problems and maladies. The current study looked into topics of interest and historical significance in the Bapedi society's traditional healers' philosophy of traditional healing practise. Oral interviews were the primary source of information. Observations, publications, and records were used as secondary sources. Video recordings and photography of various farm and garden plants, as well as traditional medicines utilised by traditional healers in their therapeutic practise, were among the other methods used. As a result, this study was led by the following interrelated research questions: 1) Is there enough interest among Bapedi people in traditional medicines and treatment methods? 2) Are traditional medicines beneficial to both traditional healers and Bapedi people? 3) Do traditional medicinal plants have the potential to meet Bapedi people's diverse health care needs? 4) What is the cultural significance of traditional healing in Bapedi society today? The findings revealed that a high majority of Bapedi people seek traditional healers for survival, as well as to enhance their indigenous beliefs and practises and maintain their traditional lifestyle. Traditional remedies appear to benefit both traditional healers and Bapedi people, according to this study, by incorporating their way of life and living environment. It was concluded that natural resource conservation, such as garden and farm plants, should be taken seriously, because the use of some of these indigenous medicinal plants has been shown to treat a wide range of health problems or ailments, and has the potential to meet the diverse health care needs of the Bapedi people.

 
Author(S) Details

Morakeng Edward Kenneth Lebaka
Department of Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts, Kwa Dlangezwa Campus, University of Zululand, South Africa.

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Investigating the Effectiveness of Traditional Healers in Program to Control Leprosy in Nagan Raya District in Aceh | Chapter 1 | Innovations in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3

Aceh Province had the highest rate of leprosy in Indonesia; in 2014, 436 new Multibacillary cases were reported. Nagan Raya was the District in Aceh with the highest number of cases; new cases in 2015 comprised 26 with Paucibacillary (PB) and 21 with Multibacillary (MB) with a total of 4.26% with Grade II disability. The phenomena of handling and treatment by the people in Nagan Raya involve treatment by traditional healers, “Tabib”, to treat the leprosy, with treatments known as Peundang locally. The purpose of this study was to find out and to take steps to improve the effectiveness of the Tabib in controlling leprosy in Nagan Raya. The main object of this study, which used a quasiexperimental design, was to find out and to improve the treatment of leprosy patients by the Tabib who treat them there. Data was gathered using a questionnaire with an interview and the intervention was to provide training and a pocket book about leprosy and how to detect, control, and manage it there and the role that the Tabib can play in controlling leprosy in the future. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference in knowledge about leprosy between the EG (Experimental Group) Tabib after they got the training including the pocket book and the Tabib in the Control Group (CG); i.e., that did not get any training nor the pocket book. Furthermore, after the training, there was also a significant difference in the attitude towards leprosy between the EG and the CG of Tabib. There was also a significant difference in the future role of the Tabibs to control the spread of leprosy between the EG and the CG. Based on these results, it is hoped that the District Health Department can implement a partnership model with the Tabib in Nagan Raya (and elsewhere) to use the pocket book with training to implement a program to control the spread of leprosy and also to always support the Tabib to improve their role in controlling and eliminating leprosy amongst the village people.

Author(s) Details

Said Usman Public Health
Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23245, Indonesia.

Teuku Alamsyah
Health Polytechnic Aceh, Banda Aceh Indonesia 405001, Indonesia

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