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social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > herbalism
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > research/theoretical frameworks > philosophy of science > pseudoscience > herbalism
... > social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy of science > pseudoscience > herbalism
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > philosophy of organizations > philosophy of science > pseudoscience > herbalism
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > challenges, issues, and controversies > pseudoscience > herbalism

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herbalism  

Definition

  • Herbal medical practice in North America draws primarily on traditions from native healers of this continent and Europe, and secondarily from eastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Much less common in North America are those herbal traditions native to Africa, Australia, or the various island kingdoms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Herbalism]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-C762936M-8

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