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Traditional Sudanese Medicine

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Author : Ahmed El Safi
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-04-27

Traditional Sudanese Medicine written by Ahmed El Safi and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-27 with categories.

This is a a wide-ranging 730-page account of traditional Sudanese medicine.I was born in the Sudan of Sudanese Muslim parents in Al-Dueim, on the west bank of the White Nile, central Sudan. I spent my early years in this town, and I went to school there. Since then, I have visited many towns and villages throughout the country. My mother tongue is Arabic, the main language of the country. I had a typical Sudanese childhood. I shared the daily life and activities of the people. My basic norms and values, I dare say, are those of the communities I describe in this book.At the age of four, I joined the khalwa (Quranic School), learned rudimentary Arabic, and memorized the first short chapters of the Holy Book. While I was there, I gained my first insight into the inner circle of religious healers, and at an early age, I saw the maseed (colloquial for mosque) and the Sufi followers.Many families in the Sudan have their patron saints that they consult or invoke in times of stress and need. Al-Mikashfi Abu-Umar of Shikanieba village, central Sudan, is the patron shaikh of our clan. At the age of five, my parents took me to his shrine, half a day's journey from my hometown. There, I saw the local asylum, for the first time, and was excited to see the mentally ill inmates under treatment. I had my first haircut there. My parents, with other worshippers, paid homage to the holy man. An impressive scene remained deeply engraved in my memory.During my childhood, I suffered every summer from attacks of epistaxis; I bled through the left nostril. Hospital treatment did not help. One morning my father decided to try his friend shaikh Awad Rahama, a laundry man in the market place, who was known as a traditional healer as well. He was particularly noted for his effective recipes for nose bleeding. The shaikh welcomed us and asked me to sit. He washed my forehead with water, and on it wrote some Quranic verses in copying pencil. He then gave me a hijab (amulet) to wear. That was the last time I ever had epistaxis!During my early life, I wore a variety of amulets. Some were to combat the evil eye, some to ensure success at school, while others were hafidhas (protectors). Some were paper hijabs, and others were mihaya (erasure of holy verse) that I had to drink or bakhra to burn and fumigate myself with.Several types of treatment and healing séances are vivid in my memory. For example, I saw the bonesetter in action. There was one in every neighbourhood in every village or town. Many were notably skilful and experienced. They used no painkillers while setting a broken bone or manipulating a sprained joint, because they knew none, and, hence, had to work dexterously. I remember Al-faki Al-Zubair and Al-faki Hamoda, the two notable religious healers in our neighbourhood. They also led the congregation prayers, taught the Quran, and stood as masters of ceremonies in weddings. I joined the Quranic School of the first, and had many amulets and bakhras from the second.The therapeutic musical extravaganza of the zar is a popular feature in northern Sudan. The zar is an exclusively women's congregation in which lavish musical ceremonies are performed. Several times, I escaped my parents' notice, and sometimes-even school, to sneak into one of the zar houses. I found the ceremonies fascinating, and still remember them vividly, and with pleasure. The rhythm of the zar music and the heavy fragrances that escape from the ceremony houses are unforgettable.Many Muslim Sudanese towns have religious Sufi fraternities called turuq Sufiyya (Sufi orders). In these turuq, people perform zikr, remembrance chants in praise of the Prophet Muhammad and Sufi saints. The ceremonies range from the highly rhythmic type of the Qadiriyya order, to the quiet melodies of the Burhamiyya. We joined the zikr circles whenever there was a ceremony in the neighbourhood; we danced, chanted, and always waited for that dervish who would dance himself into a trance.

Traditional Sudanese Medicine

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Author : Ahmad Al Safi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Traditional Sudanese Medicine written by Ahmad Al Safi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.

Traditional Medicine Research Institute Handbook

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Author : Majlis al-Qawmī lil-Buḥūth (Sudan)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983

Traditional Medicine Research Institute Handbook written by Majlis al-Qawmī lil-Buḥūth (Sudan) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Sudan categories.

Traditional Medicine As A Source Of Health Care In South Sudan

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Author : Nicola Limburger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

Traditional Medicine As A Source Of Health Care In South Sudan written by Nicola Limburger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.

Native Medicine In The Sudan Sources Concepts And Methods

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Author : Ahmed El Safi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Native Medicine In The Sudan Sources Concepts And Methods written by Ahmed El Safi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Medicine categories.

The History Of Sudan Health Services

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Author : Ahmed Bayoumi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979

The History Of Sudan Health Services written by Ahmed Bayoumi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Epidemiology categories.

Mental Health Traditional Medicine And Psychiatry In Sudan

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Author : Ehab Ali Sorketti
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2013

Mental Health Traditional Medicine And Psychiatry In Sudan written by Ehab Ali Sorketti and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.

The establishment of psychiatric services in Sudan is an interesting experiment in a developing country. Prior to World War II there were hardly any organized psychiatric services (Baasher, 1975). By 1950, the Clinic for Nervous Disorders, Khartoum North, was well established and the Kober Institution was built later to cater for 120 forensic psychiatric patients. This was followed by the establishment of four psychiatric units in provincial capitals at Wad Madni, Port-Sudan, El Obeid and Atbara . In 1964, a 30-bed psychiatric ward was built in Khartoum general hospital. Psychiatry in Sudan began in the 1950s under the guidance of the late Professor El Tigani El Mahi. He pioneered, among other things, rural services and the open-door policy. His successor, Dr Taha A. Baasher, shouldered the responsibility and extended services to more peripheral areas of the country. He established the Mental Health Association of Sudan and the Sudanese Association of Psychiatrists. In 1971, Omdurman Psychiatric Hospital (El Tigani El Mahi Hospital) was established as the national mental hospital (El Faki, 1997).This book gives brief description about mental health and psychiatric services in Sudan

African Traditional Medicine

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Author : C. A. Dime
language : en
Publisher: EDO State University
Release Date : 1995

African Traditional Medicine written by C. A. Dime and has been published by EDO State University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Psychology categories.

African Traditional Medicine

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Author : Hans Dieter Neuwinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

African Traditional Medicine written by Hans Dieter Neuwinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Africa--Dictionaries categories.

This book documents the traditional knowledge and use of African medicinal plants. In total more than 5,400 plants from south of the Sahara to the Cape are listed and over 16,300 medicinal applications with plant part, details on method of preparation and dosage.

Urhobo Traditional Medicine

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Author : John Oroshejede Ubrurhe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

Urhobo Traditional Medicine written by John Oroshejede Ubrurhe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Africa categories.