Browsing Research Publications (Natural Medicine) by Subject "South Africa"
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A comparative analysis and evaluation of the naturopathic curriculum in South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2021)Naturopathy has been taught at tertiary level in South Africa (SA) for 18 years. This research paper examines the naturopathic curriculum to determine whether it is benchmarked to international standards and meets the ... -
The geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care?
(Elsevier, 2021): Emergency Departments (EDs) can serve as clinical sites for identification of new HIV infections and their entry into care. We examined if HIV-positive patients who present to EDs in South Africa are able to successfully ... -
Nutritional value of cooked offal derived from free-range rams reared in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2013)Nutritional value of Dorper (n=10) and Merino (n=10) by-products were evaluated. Proximate composition differed between organs and breeds with Merino heart (68.9 g/100 g), spleen (77.2 g/100 g) and testicles (83.7 g/100 ... -
An overview of the history and development of naturopathy in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)BACKGROUND: A huge growth in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) took place in South Africa in the 1960s which paralleled what was happening in other parts of the western world. Naturopathy has been practised ... -
Unani Tibb practitioners’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb practice in South Africa
(BMC, 2023)Unani Tibb is an Arabic term which means Greek medicine. It is an ancient holistic medical system based on the healing theories of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Despite this, spirituality and spiritual ...