Ferdjallah Asmaa, Hassan Mohamed
Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
J Relig Health. 2023 Aug;62(4):2412-2435. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01456-7. Epub 2021 Nov 23.
Minnesota has the largest Somali diaspora in the world. Uniquely, the Minnesotan Somali diaspora utilizes traditional healing practices along with Western medicine. Therefore, medical providers who regularly interact with Somali patients must be aware of traditional healing practices. A scoping review inclusive of three databases (Embase Classic + Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, PsychINFO) was conducted. Fifty-eight studies met established criteria. Traditional medicine is performed with conventional medicine. Illnesses are acknowledged to be caused by a malfunctioning body, evil eye, and/or zar (possession). Examples of the utilization of dawo dhaqmeed (traditional practices) included ilko dacowo (dental enucleation), khat (catha edulis), guboow (use of a fire-heated object), cupping, xoq (scraping), xidhayn (female genital mutilation), duugto (massage), baan (nutrition), herbs, caano geel (camel milk), Qur'anic healing, prayer, zam zam (holy water), tahliil liquid (blessed water), and amulets. Practices ranged from benign to harmful. Identifying Somali traditional healing practices is the first step in understanding the health of the Somali community in Minnesota.
明尼苏达州拥有世界上最大的索马里侨民群体。独特的是，明尼苏达州的索马里侨民在使用西医的同时，还采用传统治疗方法。因此，经常与索马里患者打交道的医疗服务提供者必须了解传统治疗方法。我们进行了一项涵盖三个数据库（Embase Classic + Embase、Ovid MEDLINE、PsychINFO）的范围综述。58项研究符合既定标准。传统医学与传统医药同时使用。人们认为疾病是由身体机能失调、邪眼和/或zar（附身）引起的。dawo dhaqmeed（传统做法）的使用示例包括ilko dacowo（牙摘除术）、巧茶（恰特草）、guboow（使用加热的物体）、拔火罐、xoq（刮擦）、xidhayn（女性生殖器切割）、duugto（按摩）、baan（营养）、草药、caano geel（骆驼奶）、《古兰经》疗法、祈祷、渗渗泉（圣水）、tahliil液体（祝福水）和护身符。这些做法从良性到有害不等。识别索马里传统治疗方法是了解明尼苏达州索马里社区健康状况的第一步。
