halitosis, 179
Hauora Maori, 285
headache, 50, 51, 143–4, 148–9, 217, 250,
251, 252, 281, 304, 307
healing ceremonies, 55–6
heavy metals
ayurveda medicines, 211–12
Chinese herbal preparations, 170–1
Hebe salicifolia(veronica; koromiko), 286,
288
Hedeoma pulegoides, 165
Helminthia echioides(oxtongue), 303
hepatitis, 28, 77, 213, 228, 251, 253, 284
acupuncture needling-related, 139
chronic, 131, 242
hepatotoxic Chinese herbal preparations,
165
Hippophae rhamnoides(sea buckthorn),
184
HIV/AIDS, 2, 9, 82, 103, 284, 285
acupuncture needling-related infection,
140
acupuncture treatment, 145
collaboration between traditional
medical and allopathic practitioners,
110, 111
traditional herbal medicines use, 5–6
Hochuekkito, 244, 247, 248
upper respiratory mucosal immune
system effects, 241
Homalanthus nutans(mamala), 284, 285
Hoodia gordonii, 101
Hoodia pilifera, 101–2
Hoodiause, intellectual property rights,
101, 102
Huangdi Neijing(The Yellow Emperor’s
Classic of Internal Medicine/The Yellow
Emperor’s Inner Canon), 119–20, 257
humoral theory, 28–9
Hyang Yak Chae Chui Wol Ryong, 262
Hyang Yak Jib Seong Bang, 263
hyoscine, 278
Hypericum hircinum(stinking tutsan), 37
Hypericum perforatum(St John’s wort),
301
hyperlipidaemia, 131
hypertension, 82, 131, 151, 204, 213, 228,
250, 254, 294
hypoglycaemic herbal medicines, 212–13
Hyssopus officinalis(hyssop), 295
immunological disease, kampo medicine
formulae, 248–9
immunomodulatory effects
Hochuekkito, 241
Juzentaihoto, 240
India, 3, 17
ayurveda medicine seeayurveda
medicine
herbal medicines quality control, 214
medical practitioner training, 13
policies covering traditional medicine,
7
US patents on indigenous herbal
products, 16
Indian Council of Medical Research, 213
Indian Medicine Central Council, 214, 215
Indonesian traditional medicine (jamu), 16,
221–2
inflammatory bowel disease, 145
influenza, 76, 238, 252
insomnia, 145, 179, 207, 213, 249, 250
Instia bijuga(vesi), 279–80
integrated healthcare, 45
African traditional medicine, 98–100,
110–11
ayurveda medicine, 215
Chinese traditional medicine, 132, 133
Korean traditional medicine, 268–9
medical training, 266–7
national policies, 7, 9, 10
unani medicine, 215
WHO initiatives, 96
intellectual property rights, 10, 284
African traditional medicines, 100–1,
105
indigenous Indian herbal products, 16
intestinal worms, 26
iron, 206, 221
irritable bowel syndrome, 228
ischaemic heart disease, 131, 184
isihlambezo, 88
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