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Descriptor English:
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Medicine, African Traditional
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Medicina Tradicional Africana
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Medicina Tradicional Africana
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Synonyms English:
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African Medicine, Traditional
Traditional Medicine, African
African Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor, African
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Tree Number:
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E02.190.488.505
E02.190.901.433
I01.076.201.450.654.505
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Definition English:
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A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the African peoples. It includes treatment by medicinal plants and other materia medica as well as by the ministrations of diviners, medicine men, witch doctors, and sorcerers. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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IM; not medicine in Africa ( = MEDICINE + AFRICA); apply policy of Manual 32.13 to this term; apply TN J/29-36 on Chinese plants to indexing of African plants where applicable; specify geog; DF: MED AFRICAN TRADITIONAL
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History Note English:
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92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29990
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Unique Identifier:
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D016488
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