South African traditional medicine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:traditional_medicine
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sangoma
gptkb:Inyanga
gptkbp:contrastsWith Western medicine
gptkbp:contributedTo primary health care
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Xhosa_culture
gptkb:Tswana_culture
gptkb:Ndebele_culture
gptkb:Sotho_culture
Zulu culture
Venda culture
gptkbp:faced biodiversity loss
intellectual property issues
challenges of sustainability
gptkbp:hasMarket urban areas
rural areas
muthi markets
gptkbp:hasPractitioner gptkb:traditional_medicine
faith healer
diviner
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African traditional medicine
gptkbp:includes gptkb:prophecy
rituals
herbal remedies
spiritual healing
gptkbp:influencedBy indigenous knowledge
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:South_African_government
complementary medicine
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Department_of_Health_(South_Africa)
Traditional Health Practitioners Act
gptkbp:subjectOf scientific research
gptkbp:usedFor mental health
spiritual protection
healing physical ailments
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Aloe_ferox
gptkb:Warburgia_salutaris
gptkb:Hypoxis_hemerocallidea
gptkb:Agapanthus_africanus
gptkb:Pelargonium_sidoides
medicinal plants
minerals
traditional knowledge
animal products
Bulbine natalensis
Helichrysum species
Lessertia frutescens
Sutherlandia frutescens
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_potato
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7