Shokanron, 225–6, 227
Shosaikoto, 237, 242, 243, 247
Shosaikotogokeishikashakuyakusan(TJ-
960), 238
Shoseiryuto, 242, 246, 253
shoulder injury, 146
Shubao, 165
si jun zi tang(four gentleman decoction),
156–7
sickle cell anaemia, 82
siddha medicine, 221
sikor, 211
silver, 206, 221
sinusitis, 228
skin disorders, 275, 281, 284, 287, 290
slimming preparations, 101–2
Chinese herbal medicine, 170
Aristolochia, 167, 168
hepatotoxicity, 165
smoking cessation, 147, 148
smudging, 59
sociocultural aspects, 3–4
Solanum aviculare(kangaroo apple bush),
278
Sophora microphylla(kowhai), 288
sore throat, 252, 281, 284, 288
South Africa, 1, 2
Cape Floristic Region, 92
demand for herbal products, 16
intellectual property law, 100
national policy for traditional
medicine, 98, 100, 101, 114
novel drug development from
indigenous medical plants, 103
plant species used in traditional
medicine, 91
traditional medicine safety, 107–9
South Korea, policies covering traditional
medicine, 7
Sowa Rigpa, 185
springs, healing, 30
Stephania tetrandra(han fang ji), 167, 168,
169
stress, 142, 148, 207, 208
stroke, 131, 147
Strychnos nux vomica, 311
sui(water), 227, 228
sumapowder, 211
surgical treatment
African traditional practitioners, 87
ayurveda medicine, 197, 208–9, 213
Talmudic records, 298
Sushruta Samhita, 197, 208
sustainability of plant resources, 15–17,
18–22
susto, 54
Sutherlandia frutescens(cancer bush), 102
Suwen, 120
sweat lodge ceremony, 57–9Tabarkins, 35
tai ji quan(tai c’hi), 180–1
Taiwan, 7
talking circle, 59
Talmud, 293, 296–9, 300
tamas, 200
Tamil traditional medicine, 221
Tanach, 293
Tanzania, integration of traditional
medicine within national healthcare
system, 100
taxol, 16
Taxol baccata, 16
temporomandibular joint dysfunction, 147
tension-type headache, 142, 143–4
Terminalia bellirica(bibbitaki), 205, 217
Terminalia chebula(chebulic myrobalan;
haritaki), 184, 205, 217
theriac, 297, 305
THETA (Traditional and Modern Health
Practitioners Together against AIDS), 111
tian wang bu xin dan(Emperor of Heavens
Special Pill to Tonify the Heart), 170
Tibetan traditional medicine, 181–4
diagnosis, 182–3
materia medica, 183
practice, 183–4
tinnitus, 250
tobacco (ambil), 70, 71–2
tohunga, 287
Tokishakuyakusan, 243–4, 251–2
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