Traditional and indigenous knowledge systems in the modern era : a natural and applied science perspective / edited by David R. Katerere, Wendy Applequist, Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Chamunorwa Togo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Katerere, David R., editor.

Applequist, Wendy, editor.

Aboyade, Oluwaseyi M., editor.

Togo, Chamunorwa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traditional medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2020]

Summary:

"While there is talk of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, old and new challenges bedevil the world - climate change, nutrition and health poverty being at the top of the list. In seeking solutions to these and other problems which afflict the modern era, it is worthwhile to look into our collective past, to the traditions and knowledges of our ancestors. Such knowledge continues to exist in many parts of the world, though now marginalized by homogenous, Eurocentric ontolology and epistemology. This book presents a compilation of reviews, case studies, and primary research attempting to locate the utility of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledges in an increasingly complex world. It assembles chapter authors from across the world to tackle topics ranging from traditional knowledge-based innovations and commercialization, traditional medicine systems as practiced around the world, ethnoveterinary practices, and food innovation to traditional governance and leadership systems, among others. This book is an important resource for policymakers; scholars and researchers of cultural studies, leadership and governance, ethnobotany, anthropology, plant genetic resources and technology innovation; readers interested in the history of knowledge and culture; as well as cultural activists and political scientists. Features: Unique combination of social science and anthropological aspects with natural science perspectives Includes summaries aimed at policymakers to immediately see what would be relevant to their work Combines case studies illuminating important lessons learned with reviews and primary data Multidisciplinary in the scope of the topics tackled and assemblage of contributors Global footprint with contributions from Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, and the West Indies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Editors

Contributors

1: Indigenous/Tribal Knowledges - Definition and Relevance in the Modern Era

Abstract

Introduction

Defining Indigenous Knowledges

People

Place (Spatio-Temporal Context)

Language

Culture and Practice

Knowledge

Dynamism

Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Key Challenges for Indigenous Knowledges

The Crisis of Representation: Indigenous Knowledges and the Geopolitics of Knowledge - the West and the Rest

IK Appropriation

Conclusion: Why Indigenous Knowledges?

References

2: How Research Funding Can Drive the Commercialization of IK-Based Technologies: The Case of SANBio

Continental Strategies to Enhance STI Policies

The History of the Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio)

SANBio's Role in Enabling Indigenous Knowledge-Based Bio-Innovation

Project 1 - From Traditional Knowledge to Products: A Journey with Traditional Health Practitioners

Project 2 - Resurrecting the Demand for Herbal Teas in Zimbabwe

Project 3 - Improving the Quality of Marula Seed Oil in Botswana

Project 4 - Healthy SMA²RT Snacks from Climate-Smart Crops

Project 5 - Sustainable Broiler Chicken Feed with Moringa oleifera

Project 6 - Improving Nutrition, Milk Production, and Health in Dairy Goats in Swaziland

Project 7 - Non-Dairy Probiotic Enriched Beverages

Overall Lessons Learnt

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

3: Contemporizing Tribal and Indigenous Medical Knowledge: An Indian Perspective

Social Context - The Colonial Fraud, Tradition, and Modernity

A Perspective on Tribal Medicine - The Indian Context

An Indian Perspective on the Cycles of Time

The Movement of Social Time

The Many Pasts.

The Position of Our Times in the Social Cycle of Time

The Privileged East

The Decadent Age of Tribal Medicine and the Way Out

The Original Roots of Tribal Medicine

Cultural Cross-Currents: The Inappropriateness of Modern Medicine in the Tribal Context

4: Tribal and Indigenous Knowledge in West Africa: The Use of Food Plants in the Management of Diabetes

Use of Food to Manage Diabetes

Methods

Results and Discussion

Plant Parts with Antidiabetic Potential

Parts Used as Food

Plant Parts Used as Food with Antidiabetic Potential

Leafy Vegetables

Fruits

Seeds and Nuts

Bioactive Constituents

Micronutrients

Effect of Cultural and Ethnic Diversity on Food Diversity

Conservation of Indigenous Crops

Future Directions

5: Traditional and Local Knowledge Systems in the Caribbean: Jamaica as a Case Study

Historical Context

Indigenous Knowledge of the Earliest Documented Inhabitants of Jamaica

European Contact and Spanish Colonization

The Africans

The Maroons

The Indians and Chinese

Jamaican Ethnobotany in the Scholarly Literature

Modern Applications of TK and LK in Jamaica

Agriculture and Diet

Folk Medicine or Traditional Medicine

Development of the National Nutraceutical Industry and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Bush Teas and Root Tonics

Conservation of Biocultural Diversity

Future Opportunities and Recommendations

6: Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Practices in Modern-Day China

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Tui Na (Massage)

Cupping Therapy

Scraping (Gua Sha)

Qigong

Herbal Medicine

Food Therapy

References.

7: Kampo Medicine: A Different Model for Integrating Health Care Practices

Present Situation of Kampo Formulation in Japan

Educational System of Kampo Medicine in Japan

Concepts of Disease and Healing in Kampo Medicine

Sho in Kampo Medicine

The Concepts of Yin-Yang, Excess-Deficiency

Yin-Yang

Excess-Deficiency

The Concepts of Ki, Ketsu, and Sui

Ki, Ketsu, Sui

Synthesis of Ki, Ketsu, Sui

Ki Deficiency (kikyo)

Ki-Stagnation (Ki-Depression)

Ki-Counterflow

Ketsu Deficiency (Deficiency of Blood)

Ketsu Stasis (oketsu)

Sui Disturbance (Fluid Disturbance)

The Theory of the Five Organs

Liver

Heart

Spleen

Lungs

Kidneys

Five Elements, Cyclic Interrelation of the Five Organs with Ki, Ketsu, and Sui

Current Situation of Kampo Treatment in Japan

Common Cold

Functional Dyspepsia

Post-Operative Ileus

Dementia

Cancer

8: Back to the Future - The Prospects of African Indigenous Crops as Future Foods

Background

Relevance

Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.)

Current Status

Nutraceutical Effects

Antinutritional Composition

Industrial and Other Applications

Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.)

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

Supply Chains and Scalability

Challenges with Indigenous Crops

Future Prospects

9: The Role of Traditional Health Practitioners in Modern Health Care Systems

Context

Sustainable Development Goals

Universal Health Coverage

Health Inequity in Africa

Health Systems and Services

Traditional Medicine and Complementary Medicine

The Way Forward

10: Interrogating the Framework for the Regulation of Complementary Medicines in South Africa

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Need for Regulation

Allied Health Professions in South Africa

Complementary Medicine Product Regulation in South Africa

Development of the SA Regulations and Related Challenges

Delays in the Publishing of Final Guidelines

Requirements for Quality Management Systems

Food-Medicine Distinction

Labelling, Marketing, and Advertising

Training

Recommendations

11: Animal Health and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Animal Health Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous Epidemiology

Indigenous Diagnostics

Indigenous Preventative and Vaccination Practices

Control of Contagious Diseases

Selective Breeding

Indigenous Management Practices

Medicinal Plants

Mechanical/Physical Techniques

Incorrect Epidemiological Information and Inferences and Harmful Practices

Limitations of Indigenous Animal Health Knowledge Systems

Impact of Modern/Orthodox Veterinary Medicine on Indigenous Animal Health Knowledge Systems

Application of Indigenous Animal Health Knowledge in the Modern Era

12: Local Ecological Knowledge on Climate Prediction and Adaptation: Agriculture-Wildlife Interface Perspectives from Africa

Materials and Methods

Description of Study Area

Data Collection and Analysis

Results.

Use of LEK in Climate Prediction: Perspectives from Selected African Countries

Role of LEK in Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Perspectives from Africa

Case Study of the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Zimbabwe

Biodiversity Indicators of Weather Events in the MZBR

LEK on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in the MZBR

Discussion

Local Knowledge of Climate Change Prediction in Africa and the MZBR

LEK on Coping and Adaptation Strategies in the MZBR

13: Food and Nutrition Innovation in the Context of Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Innovation in the Context of Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Co-Creation for Food and Nutrition Innovation

Higher Education Partnerships for Co-Creating Food Using Indigenous Knowledge

Co-Creation Workshop Models for Food and Nutrition Innovation

Lessons Learned from Co-Creation Workshops for Food and Nutrition Innovation

Considerations When Engaging in Food and Nutrition Innovation

14: Hurdles in the Commercialization of Tribal and Indigenous Knowledge-Derived Technologies

Introduction: The Status of Indigenous Technologies

Challenges to the Marketing of Indigenous Traditional Medicine

The Support Required for the Commercialization of Indigenous Products

15: The State of Traditional Leadership in South Africa from Colonialism and Apartheid to Democracy

Understanding the Concept of Traditional Leadership in Africa

Nature and Characteristics

Role of the Institution of Traditional Leadership in Pre-Colonial Africa

Traditional Leadership in South Africa's Political Transition

Impact of Colonialism on Traditional Leadership in South Africa

From Apartheid to Constitutional Development.

Emerging Challenges for the Application of Traditional Leadership in South Africa.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-98178-1

1-315-27034-X

1-351-98179-X

9781315270340

OCLC:

1112128624