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Folk medicine to be tracked. (Short Takes: News at Deadline).


Will that root heal you or kill you?

That's what the World Health Organization, a branch of the United Nations, would like to find out.

WHO. is tracking the efficacy of folk medicine folk medicine, methods of curing by means of healing objects, herbs, or animal parts; ceremony; conjuring, magic, or witchcraft; and other means apart from the formalized practice of medical science. . Since much of the world's population relies on non-Western medical treatments, there needs to be a better understanding of which folk remedies are safe and effective and which are dangerous.

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Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements.
, WHO's regional director for Africa, says, "We must act quickly to evaluate safety, efficacy, quality and standardization."

There's fear that some effective native medicinal plants medicinal plants, plants used as natural medicines. This practice has existed since prehistoric times. There are three ways in which plants have been found useful in medicine.  may be in danger of being wiped out. The group hopes to catalog all folk remedies and at the same time ensure that the plants are saved in botanical gardens A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. .

Currently, researchers are trying to inventory the studies that have been already been done before launching any new research projects.
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Title Annotation:World Health Organization
Author:Hawkins, James A.
Publication:Physician Executive
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2002
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