BIOL 319 Lecture : lesson 10 Plants that Heal, and A Modern Perspective on the Medical Properties of Plants.pdf
29 Jul 2014
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Compare and contrast perspectives on health care among western societies with that of traditional/indigenous cultures. Describe how shamans and healers are chosen, and how they select and use plants for healing. Discuss why there are often differences in assessing the medical value of a given plant between pharmacologists and traditional healers. Interest in healing properties of plants = most important to western society -> both interest in healing diseases and massive economical pro t involved in pharmaceuticals. Plants = used in healing practices in all societies + vast knowledge of plants was very important to physicians. Important to explore indigenous knowledge of plants to come up with more disease cures. Important to rst consider fundamental assumptions which underly western approaches to medicine (to determine similarities and differences to indigenous approaches) Cultural views on medicine largely develop in relation to the amount of responsibility which is assumed by the individual for their own health vs the responsibility of physician/shaman.
