融合药典：了解非洲南部科萨族治疗师中药典合并过程的历史渊源。

Merging pharmacopoeia: understanding the historical origins of incorporative pharmacopoeial processes among Xhosa healers in southern Africa.

作者信息

Simon C, Lamla M

机构信息

Department of Anthropology, University of the Transkei, Umtata, South Africa.

出版信息

J Ethnopharmacol. 1991 Jul;33(3):237-42. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(91)90083-p.

DOI:10.1016/0378-8741(91)90083-p

PMID:1921420

Abstract

This paper focusses on Xhosa healers and their pharmacopoeias in Southern Africa. Its preliminary aim is to show that Xhosa healers have incorporated Western pharmaceutical products into their traditional dispensaries. The primary aim of the paper is to explain the trend towards medicinal incorporation in terms of the historical development of health and health care in Xhosa-speaking regions. Finally, it is suggested that Xhosa healers utilise Western medicines for their symbolic value, allowing them to negotiate some of the historical precedents which have had the effect of marginalising their profession.

摘要

本文聚焦于南非科萨族治疗师及其药典。其初步目标是表明，科萨族治疗师已将西方药品纳入其传统配药方法中。本文的主要目标是根据科萨语地区健康与医疗保健的历史发展来解释药物融合的趋势。最后，有人提出，科萨族治疗师利用西药的象征价值，使他们能够应对一些导致其职业被边缘化的历史先例。