Aboriginal Australian traditional medicine,
10, 271, 273–4
herbal remedies, 274–7
pharmacopoeia of Northern
Territories, 278
see alsoAustralian traditional medicine
access to traditional medicine
Africa, 110–11
WHO initiatives, 95–6
acne, 179
aconitine toxicity, 164
Aconitum carmichaeli(chuan wu), 164
Aconitum kusnezoffii(cao wu), 164
acupressure, 150
acupuncture, 119, 120, 121, 129, 133–44,
145, 176, 185
applications, 143–7
availability, 147–8, 149–50
contraindications/precautions, 141–2
cost-effectiveness, 148–9
effectiveness (randomised controlled
trials), 137–9, 143, 144, 146, 147
global utilisation, 134
history, 133, 135, 137
Korean traditional medicine, 257, 263,
264
research activities, 267
‘minimal’, 142
practice, 137–8
principles, 135–6
regulatory aspects, 160
safety, 139–41
Acupuncture in Medicine, 139
acupuncture points, 133, 135–6
clinical trial design, 138
Korean traditional medicine, 264
adverse reactions, 11–12, 13
acupuncture, 139
Chinese herbal medicine, 163
kampo medicine, 243
reporting, 13, 108
Chinese herbal preparations, 158,
171, 172, 173–5
South African preventive measures,
108
African Pharmacopoeia, 90–1
African plant species, 93
conservation/sustainable use, 111–13
pharmaceutical monographs, 85
used in traditional medicine, 91–2
vegetation zones, 82, 84
African traditional medicine, 1, 2, 3, 10,
82–114
access, 110–11
definitions, 83–4
disease causation concepts, 86
ethnopharmacological screening
programmes, 105, 106
evidence base for efficacy, 103–5
herbal remedies
African Pharmacopoeia, 91
dosage forms, 94
history, 89–90
major publications, 90–1