plants to be used as herbal medicine in Philippines due to its beneficial effects. These herbal medicines have underwent clinical studies through the Philippine Department of Health’s "Traditional Health Program" to offer as alternative to conventioanl medicines. Below is the list of these medicinal plants: 1. Akapulko (Cassia alata) Common names include "bayabas-bayabasan" in tagalog‚ "ringworm bush or schrub" and "acapulco" in English‚ this Philippine herbal medicine is used to treat tinea infections
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Calculus in Medicine Calculus in Medicine Calculus is the mathematical study of changes (Definition). Calculus is also used as a method of calculation of highly systematic methods that treat problems through specialized notations such as those used in differential and integral calculus. Calculus is used on a variety of levels such as the field of banking‚ data analysis‚ and as I will explain‚ in the field of medicine. Medicine is defined as the science and/or practice of the prevention
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In this essay I will look at nutritional medicine and naturopathy‚ and discuss how they have evolved into their present status. I will describe similarities and differences and address how history‚ culture and philosophy have shaped them. Nutritional medicine is the use of food and nutritional supplements to prevent and treat disease. It is based on the scientific study of nutrition‚ researching the nutritional content of food and how it con-tributes to optimal health. Nutrition is fundamental
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LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE Laughter‚ they say is the best medicine‚ When the mood is right you can laugh at anything. When you make up jokes‚ you laugh out loud‚ But‚ when you look at clowns you laugh amidst the crowd. When you laugh at home‚ you scream and shout‚ And if you do‚ you sure won’t pout. It’ll wake you up from sorrow and fear‚ And it will definitely give you a wonderful cheer. Laughing can cure you from any type of sickness‚ Don’t ever take it as a weakness. Laughing
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Medicine in the 19th Century Slaves were seen as inferior‚ so medical treatment for them was not the best. Illness on slaves was not taken seriously. Doctors often made up mental diseases for slaves who ran away and for those who ate dirt‚ physicians and owners turned to threats‚ punishment and more to stop them. (“Plantation Medicine and Health Care in the Old South”). Slaves would also disagree with their owners and doctors since they had different beliefs about illnesses. Because of this‚ they
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The academic study of medicine in the medieval world was based largely on the works of the ancient Greeks‚ including Hippocrates‚ Aristotle‚ and Galen. A Byzantine physician was Alexander of Tralles‚ whose medical books were used throughout Europe in the following centuries. Institutional medicine was unknown in Europe during the early Middle Ages. Within the Byzantine state‚ however‚ hospitals-where the sick and injured could receive care-were established as parts of monastic communities. The
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Application Of Physics In Medicine Medical physics is generally speaking the application of physics concepts‚ theories and methods to medicine. A medical physics department may be based in either a hospital or a university. Clinical medical physicists are often found in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology‚ Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology. However‚ areas of specialty are widely varied in scope and breadth e.g.‚ clinical physiology‚ neurophysiology (Finland)‚ and audiology
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The Effectiveness of Guyabano as Medicine Guyabano (scientific name: Anona muricata) is a heart shaped fruit with 10-30 cm long and up to 15 cm in width. The skin of the fruit is leathery and covered with curved‚ soft‚ pliable spines. When the tip of these spines can break off easily‚ then the fruit is ripe enough to eat. The inside of the fruit is cream-colored and is divided into segments. Closely-packed segments are seedless and other segments have a single oval‚ smooth‚ hard black seed. One
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Use of Medicines Changing the Face of Abortion | January 27 2013 | Professor: Jaronda J. Miller‚ Sociology 100-174GA057-1132-001 | A Journal Article in Sociology | Use of Medicines Changing the Face of Abortion Denise Collins-Walker Strayer University Sociology 100 -174GA057-1132-001 Introduction to Sociology January 27‚ 2013 ABSTRACT The drug called mifepristone accompanied with the drug prostaglandin has been a blessing to many women around the world. Its use in the abortion
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Medicine Bag Essay Defining a family can be difficult because families are living‚ growing‚ changing groups of people. However our heritage and traditions can keep us connected to our past and lead us to our future. My medicine bag connects me to my mom’s side of my family. My mom helped with the medicine bag. The symbols in my medicine bag represent heritage‚ heirloom‚ a family tradition for‚ a tradition i plan to start. My first symbol is tamales to represent my heritage. Tamales
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