The Practice of Ethnomedicine in the Northern and Southern Provinces of Oman

Madhu. C. Divakar; Amani Al-Siyabi; Shirley S. Varghese; Mohammed Al-Rubaie

doi:10.5001/omj.2016.49

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The Practice of Ethnomedicine in the Northern and Southern Provinces of Oman

Authors:

Madhu. C. Divakar | Amani Al-Siyabi | Shirley S. Varghese | Mohammed Al-Rubaie

Publisher:

Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Oman Medical Journal 2016 Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.245-252

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

89418

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

20705204

pISSN:

1999768X

DOI:

10.5001/omj.2016.49

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Abstract:

 Studies related to ethnomedicines investigate the way people manage illness and diseasesbecause of their cultural perspective. Fields like ecology, epidemiology, and medicalhistory jointly contribute to the broad field of ethnomedical study. The knowledgegathered by traditional healers in the villages and tribal communities on natural medicinesremains unfamiliar to the majority of scientists and the general population. The study ofethnomedicine principally involves the compilation of empirical data, particularly thepatterns of illness and treatments from folklore. Due to deforestation, and urbanizationof the desert jungles, many valuable medicinal plants present in the study areas appear tobe facing extinction in the near future if no proper conservation plans are carried out. Thissurvey documented 33 different herbs used by the natives of Oman for various ailments.Parts of a particular plant, fresh or dried, might be crushed and drunk as an infusionor used externally as a poultice, ground into a paste, or inhaled as smoke. The surveyidentified 22 plant families, and 18 traditional treatment groups.

Article Details

The Practice of Ethnomedicine in the Northern and Southern Provinces of Oman

Authors:

Madhu. C. Divakar | Amani Al-Siyabi | Shirley S. Varghese | Mohammed Al-Rubaie

Publisher:

Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Oman Medical Journal 2016 Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.245-252

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

89418

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

20705204

pISSN:

1999768X

DOI:

10.5001/omj.2016.49

Descriptors:

POPULAR MEDICINE

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

MEDICAL TREATMENT

ETHNOBOTANY

OMAN

Oman

Medicine, Traditional

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Madhu. C. Divakar | Amani Al-Siyabi | Shirley S. Varghese | Mohammed Al-Rubaie

Publisher: Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Oman Medical Journal 2016 Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.245-252

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 89418

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

eISSN: 20705204

pISSN: 1999768X

DOI: 10.5001/omj.2016.49

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Madhu. C. Divakar | Amani Al-Siyabi | Shirley S. Varghese | Mohammed Al-Rubaie

Publisher:

Oman Medical Specialty Board

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Oman Medical Journal 2016 Vol.31 Issue 4, pp.245-252

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

89418

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

20705204

pISSN:

1999768X

DOI:

10.5001/omj.2016.49