morus fruit (sang shen zi), 179
motion sickness, 150
Moutan cortex, 252, 254
mouth cancer, 210–11
mouth infections, 78
moxa, 151
moxibustion, 120, 150–1
Korean traditional medicine, 263, 264
safety, 141
Mozambique, plant species used in
traditional medicine, 91
mu li(oyster shell), 151
musculoskeletal pain, 137, 142, 148
Myristica, 275
Nardostachys jatamansi(spikenard), 303
national policies on traditional medicine,
6–11, 95
Africa, 96, 97–8, 100, 101
see alsointegrated healthcare
Native American Ethnobotany, 50, 52
nauli, 207
nausea/vomiting, 138, 142, 145
chemotherapy-related, 162
in pregnancy, 148, 150
nephritic syndrome, 251
nephritis, 228, 251, 254
nervous disorders, 207, 228
neurosis, 228, 250
New Zealand traditional medicine, 10, 270,
272, 285–6
current status, 290
Nicotiana tabacum, 71, 72
see alsotobacco (ambil)
Ninjinyoeito, 245, 247, 248–9
North American aboriginal/traditional
medicine, 10, 44–61
blood purification, 47
conventional healthcare providers’
attitudes, 45, 46
evaluation of remedies used
empirically, 48–9
herbal remedies, 49–53, 54
alder, 47, 49, 50–1
black cohosh, 49, 51–3, 54–5
magico-religious/spiritual practices,
55–7
smudging, 59
sweat lodge, 57–9
within conventional healthcare
setting, 59–60
practical approach to usage, 46–8
spiritual dimension, 47
nutmeg, 36Ocimum micranthum(Albahhaca), 76
Ophiopogonis tuber, 250, 252
Orengedokuto, 243
Oryzae fructus, 252
osteoarthritis, 145–6
Ourengedokuto, 250
outcome measures, 131
over-the-counter herbal remedies, 159
kampo medicines, 247–8paan, 211
pacemakers, 141, 142
Pacific region traditional medicines, 10,
270–90
perceptions of health/illness, 273
Paeoniae radix, 248, 251, 252, 253, 254
Panax gensing(ginseng), 36, 259
pancha mahabhutas, 198–9
panchakarmatherapy, 209
parallel approach to healthcare, 7
Parkinson’s disease, 213
Passiflora quadrangularis(Badea), 77
patellofemoral pain syndrome, 144
patents on indigenous herbal products, 16
payé, 68, 70
pelvic girdle pain, 144
peptic ulcer, 131, 145
Persicae semen, 252
Phellodendri cortex, 250
phlegm, Chinese traditional medicine, 127
Phormium tenax(harakeke; New Zealand
flax), 286, 290
Phyllostachis caulis, 250
Phytolacca americana, 78, 79
Picrorhiza kurroa, 213
Pinelliae tuber, 250, 251, 252, 253
Piper betle(betel), 210–11, 213
Piper graeffei(fue manogi), 284Index | 327