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ayurveda medicine, 205
kampo medicine, 248, 249
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights
Agreement, 10
traditional complementary and alternative
medicine (TCAM), 2
Traditional Herbal Medicinal Registration
Scheme, 159
traditional medicine, 5–6
definition, 2
global distribution of practice, 2
Traditional Practitioners Act (2007; South
Africa), 98
Traditional Practitioners Council, 98, 100
training, 11, 13
WHO initiatives, 96
tridoshaphysiology, 197, 199
trigger points, 138, 142
trikatu, 217
triphala, 205, 217
tuberculosis, 9, 36, 103, 248
tuina massage, 121, 178

Uganda, 5
integration of traditional medicine into
national healthcare systems, 111
plant species used in traditional
medicine, 91
ulcerous colitis, 248
Umoor-e-Tabaiya, 217
umsekelo, 88
unani medicine, 36, 217
integration with western medicine, 215
practitioners (hakims), 220
training, 221
principles, 217, 220
specialised branches, 220
treatments, 220–1
Uncariae ramulus et uncus, 250
uncontrolled medicinal products, 11–12
upper digestive tract bleeding, 131
urinary disorders, 284, 289
US patents, 16
USA traditional medicine seeNorth
American aboriginal/traditional medicine

Valerian wallichi, 165

varicella-zoster, 252

vascular dementia, 243

vatadosha, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203, 206,

207

Veronica serpyllifolia(thyme-leaved

speedwell), 27

vertigo, 250, 251, 252

Vinca alkaloids, 16

water treatments, 185

weever fish bite, 37

wells, healing, 30

WHO initiatives, 4–5, 19, 94–5

regulation of traditional medicine, 10

WHO Traditional Medicine Programme, 4,

94–6

wound infection, 281, 284

yajé(Banesteriopsis caapi), 70, 73–4

yang (fu) organs, 122, 128–9

yang-deficiency, 123

yaqona see Piper methysticum

yerberos, 38, 49

yin (zang) organs, 122, 128

yin-deficiency, 123

yin–yang principle, 121–3

Chinese herbal medicine, 153

kampo medicine, 226, 227

Korean traditional medicine, 259

tai ji quan(tai c’hi), 180

yoga, 208

zangorgans, 128

Zingiber bevifalium, 221

Zingiber officinale(ginger), 204–5, 217,

221

Zingiber oronaticum, 222

Zingiberis processum rhizoma, 253

Zingiberis rhizoma, 248, 249, 250, 251,

252, 253

Zizyphi fructus, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,

253

Zizyphi spinosi semen, 249, 250

Index | 331