651. A "barefoot" doctor listens to the heartbeat of the unborn child. These useful community health workers used once to be literally barfoot, when they brought their healing skills to wokers int he rice paddy- fields Subject(s): StethoscopesObstetricsWorld Health Organization
652. A traditional doctor examines her patient's tongue and makes her diagnosis Subject(s): PulseWorld Health Organization
653. The hospital serves as a collection point for herbs, leaves and other ingredients, man of which are cultivated in nearby commune gardens Subject(s): World Health Organization
654. A pharmacist shows her collection of dried frogs and lizards. When powered and drunk in wine or water, they are said to be effective against diseases of respiratory tract Subject(s): PharmacistsWomenWorld Health Organization
655. Taigichuan (Tai Chi), a kind of slow-motion martial art, is regarded as a healthy exercise for doctor and patients alike Subject(s): PatientsPhysiciansWorld Health Organization
656. Cauterization, the application of heat, is a recognized form of treatment for certain mental disorders under the Tibetan system of medicine, which draws on both Ayurveda and Chinese traditional healing Subject(s): PatientsMental DisordersPhysiciansMedicine, TraditionalWorld Health Organization
657. A Malaysian bomoh prepares a herbal offering to ward off evil spirits Subject(s): Medicine, TraditionalReligion and MedicineWorld Health Organization
658. The simplest of equipment suffices to prepare traditional herbal medicaments and roll them into pellets. The pharmacopeia of traditional Chinese medicine has long proved to be a great storehouse of knowleldge Subject(s): World Health Organization
659. A basis of practical knowledge underlies the spiritual healer's rulings on when to eat certain fruits or when they are forbidde, Taboo Subject(s): Medicine, TraditionalWorld Health Organization
660. Before applying the healing power of his hands, the bomoh tells his patients to breathe deeply and then puts them into a trance Subject(s): Medicine, TraditionalPatientsWorld Health Organization