Vajiravelu Sivamurugan*, Murugan Anbarasu, Ponmudi Priya, Gopal Jeya, Ravikumar Dhanalakshmi and Viswanathan Vinitha

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000124

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The present article is intended to deliver a bird’s eye view of traditional Siddha medicines prescribed for the wound healing process for various types ulcers, wounds and few skin diseases including eczema, scabies, psoriasis etc. The article may not be exhaustive, however, we have attempted give an overall impression on the Siddha medicines, especially for the readers, those are not familiar with Indian traditional system of medicines. We have listed the medicinal plants (botanical name and Tamil name) and their medicinal uses. Finally, the mode of Siddha drug formulation based on the diseases also summarised in order to understand the Siddha formulations...... ReadMore

Maximus M Taek*, Bambang Prajogo EW and Mangestuti Agil

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000121

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Native people in West Timor Indonesia have been exposed to malaria since long time ago. Because of this experience, it is believed that this community has developed their local concept about malaria, and how to manage it. This research was intended to document and analyze local knowledge and practices of malaria prevention and treatment developed by Tetun ethnic people in West Timor. The research was a field study, conducted through some interviews, discussions and observations. The results of this study showed that this community has long been developing various methods to prevent and threat malaria. The prevention and treatment of malaria in traditional medicine of Tetun ethnic people consists of both herbal and non-herbal methods and supported by some prohibitions and restrictions. The results also showed that the ..... ReadMore

Charity Pering, Marieke Van Puymbroeck*, Brandi M Crowe, Lauren Tudor and Arlene A Schmid

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000120

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Sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has a significant effect on an individual’s physical and mental abilities. Residual effects of TBI include sleep and mood disorders. Sleep disorders include any disturbance in an individual’s quality of sleep and daytime functioning. Mood disorders include depression, anxiety, and adjustment to injury. Rehabilitation after TBI involves a range of therapeutic services in which a holistic approach to therapy addresses both the mind and the body. Yoga may be used to improve functioning for individuals with TBI. The purpose of this convergent mixed methods study was to examine the influence of yoga on the sleep and mood in individuals with TBI. This research study involved an eight-week yoga intervention at a large rehabilitation hospital in the southern United States. Seven individuals who sustai..... ReadMore

Muhammad Imran Qadir and Hira Baig*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000119

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The main aim of the study is to find out the relation of eating almond with the blood in urine. This is the alarming situation when a person sees blood in the urine, it is called hematuria. Blood in urine is a serious disorder, but there are many situations in which it is harmless. Gross hematuria is a situation in which blood can be seen by a person. There are many benefits to eating the almonds, almonds can be eaten in the raw form or roasted form, but there are more benefits to eat raw almonds. One hundred subjects participated in the present research were students of Bahauddin Zakariya University of Multan, Pakistan [1]. The data analysis showed that 48% females eat almonds had negative results for blood in urine. The present study had been concluded that there is no relation of eating almonds..... ReadMore

Ahed J Alkhatib

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000118

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Introduction: Although, the medicines have been widely developed at global level, herbal treatments are still used by many patients for both being cheap and safe treatments.Objectives: The main objective of the present study is to report a living experience of a patient with chronic inflammation of seminal fluid for 12 years.Study case: We introduced a case of having seminal fluid infection for 12 years. The patient has used several types of antibiotics and developed multiple resistances for antibiotics. The patient and his family decided to look for other therapeutic approaches such as herbal products. We described in this study how successfully the patient was treated...... ReadMore

Tong Zheng Hong*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000117

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The primary purpose of the meridians is regulation of the flow Qi and the transportation of Blood throughout the body. The term Jing-mai (in Chinese), accurately referring to two words channel (Jing, ) and pulse (mai,), translated into meridian or meridian In English refers in a whole to the connecting and collective system in the body, which is the key to the diagnosis and treatment in acupuncture and TCM. There are a total of the seventy-two major Jing-mai, which are divided into the twelve major meridians considered to be the most important in acupuncture...... ReadMore

Heba N Gad EL Hak

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2019.01.000116

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The human gut microbiota is given as an especially complicated microbial community that are formed to possess a significant impact on human physiology. Additionally, comparative analysis of individual human gut microbiota has discovered numerous methods that the microbiota use to regulate to the enteric surroundings. Infections of the alimentary canal are a significant pathological state for each adults and children worldwide. Alterations within the traditional human gut microflora lead to the event of enteric upsets. Infective bacterium alters the enteric biology and enteric organization resistance. A healthy gastrointestinal microbiota forms a barrier against invasive organisms. Traditional enteric microbes and a few probiotic bacterium will enhance the host’s defense mechanisms against pathogens. They�..... ReadMore

Nizar Abdul Majeedkutty*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000115

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Osteoporosis is a largely preventable disease that is characterized by bones that are porous and have a low density. Osteoporosis is associated with an increased risk of fractures. This condition can often be reduced, eliminated, or prevented by following healthy lifestyle guidelines. Public health leaders and advocates, government and non-governmental agencies, communities, health-care professionals are responsible for preventing osteoporosis. Nutritional deficiency, hormonal disorders, lack of exercise, immobilization and smoking can lead to poor development of bone and accelerate the loss of bone mass. Awareness and understanding are the keys to reducing the overwhelming incidence of osteoporosis. Great progress has been made in reaching out to the public through health campaigns, research, and publications; however, as th..... ReadMore

Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000114

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Alternative medicine, from the first though, relate our minds to herbs that are the substitution of the chemicals treatments, in fact, they are the origin of these chemicals. Actually, the alternative healing process has several paths; the oral treatments (herbs and nutrition), the external or applicable treatments (oils and natural products, and acupressure points), soundscape (music and rhythms), scentscape (the aromatic herbs), and finally the least eminent is the perception of the surrounds (the interior design and its components from materials textures, colors, lines, shapes, and forms)...... ReadMore

Konrad Frischeisen

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000113

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Continuing the article “The Brain as Peacemaker”, based on Spery’s Split Brain experiments, the question arises, what gives meaning to our life. For Victor Frankl and Albert Einstein, someone, who finds eaning, is religious...... ReadMore

Farah MC Shroff

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000112

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Traditional medical practitioners far outnumber practitioners of allopathic medicine in most parts of the South World. They are thus, de facto, the world’s most popular form of primary care. This chapter discusses the re-emergence of traditional/integrative1 healthcare around the world. Within ‘post’-colonial societies, traditional health knowledge has re-emerged in the context of nationalist struggles for independence and a growing interest in natural health care, amongst other trends. As South World people2 become more self-reliant, interest in indigenous health practices develops. Concomitantly, as critiques of allopathic medicine’s side-effects develop, interest in natural and spiritual forms of healthcare grows. However, those who can access allopathic care almost always ..... ReadMore

Tong Zheng Hong

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000111

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Primary dysmenorrhea (PM) is the issue that needs attention because most of the women during reproductive age are affected with it, causing discomfort in daily life. Acupuncture has been seen as an alternative therapy and been considered “essential health benefits” in the western countries with more and more popularity, which has confirmed TCM and acupuncture effective as Western medications for PM. However, all the TCM and acupuncture must follow pattern identification for the best results...... ReadMore

Edeh Emmanuel Chidiebere*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000110

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Chinese students are generally known to be working harder, spending more time on academic activities and having a stronger commitment to educational goals than their American counterparts. The Confucian culture of learning, coupled with social and economic pressures, compel Chinese youths to place much greater emphasis on educational attainment. Drawn on survey data gathered from university students in both the USA and China, this study explores how study habits formed during school years affect time allocation decisions made by university students. We use samples of Shanghai and NYC college students to investigate young adults’ perceptions and attitudes toward the allocation of time between independent academic activities (studying and reading) and non-study activities (social net..... ReadMore

Tong Zheng Hong

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000109

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It is noted, that today the population of Uzbekistan unprecedentedly increases consumption of salt and have low physical activity in general. Besides for the last 25 years, the population of Uzbekistan was enlarged twice. Today such tendency of population increase is followed by its aging. The positive aspect of this phenomenon is augmentation of average life expectancy. However, a negative side that the augmentation of life expectancy doesn’t correspond to its quality. Deterioration first of all is bound to augmentation of prevalence of age chronic diseases, such as a hypertension...... ReadMore

Tong Zheng Hong

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000108

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Most patients are not aware of the heart disease for years until a “sudden and fatal” heart attack resulted from coronary artery disease. Yin-Yang balance, the foundation and the guideline to explain that etiology of diseases that are understood as a loss of balance between Yin and Yang, which is the unique concept distinguishing TCM from Western medicine. ST36 and LV3 representing Qi and Blood are the essential acupoints to achieve the goal of Yin-Yang balance for Blood deficiency patterned heart diseases...... ReadMore

Tong Zheng Hong

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000107

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Increasing scientific research on traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture provides science-based explanations like deqi. However, most of the research focuses on diseases instead of following TCM and acupuncture theories about pattern identification. Timing is closely connected with therapeutic effects and surely plays a key role in the clinical efficacy that is often ignored. On the other hand, whether or not timing-related efficacy can be influenced with age, gender, and the processing of materia medica in Chinese herbs and acupuncture needs more attention and research...... ReadMore

Uqbah Iqbal

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000106

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The lives of traditional Malays are always circled with various incidents that can cause a person to experience various diseases. A disease can be cured through medical methods. Since disease can be avoided, Malay credentials believe there are several ways in which the disease can be avoided. Hence, there are some tips that allow the Malay community to practice the tips to achieve a better life. In traditional Malay medicine, the use of many tips is practiced. Tips are not only used for treating ailments but have many other functions. Tips are often used for the purpose of maintaining a personal beauty, a taste of cuisine and so on. The tips used by ordinary Malaysians use the many herbs that grow in the area of the home. Knowledge of this herbaceous plant can b..... ReadMore

Uqbah Iqbal*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000105

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The Malay institution is too unique. Various terms related to the individual involved arise based on their respective roles. Among the most popular to date are shaman, shamans, handlers and midwives. Although the field of medicine has grown with many new discoveries of science and technology, midwifery roles have never been affected especially in remote areas. Often midwives are required in urgent moments before the patient is taken to the hospital or clinic. In the cities there are midwives. These midwives are in hospitals or in private clinics. They have specialized qualifications in the field of birth and are more geared towards modern medicine. They are paid and considered as one of the public or private sector employees. For some societies, midwives are highly respected. This is because the average villagers consider the influence of..... ReadMore

Uqbah Iqbal*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000104

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This book explains cancer. The name of cancer is not only used to describe one disease, but also for all types of diseases comprising at least 200 different diseases. Many types of cancer can be cured quite easily if the initial treatment is given. More than half of existing cancer can be treated now though others are difficult to treat when in severe stages. All cancers have some of the same features. First, some cells in one part of the body begin to grow in irregular ways. The cells divide and multiply very fast. This results in the accumulation of abnormal cells called tumors. Second, abnormal cells can spread to other nearby tissues. Sometimes the cells can also spread to other parts of the body far from the original cancer cells. Third, the cells themselves have an abnormal structure. Some tumors are called benign and not cancerous..... ReadMore

Tong-Zheng Hong*

DOI : 10.32474/OAJCAM.2018.01.000103

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Logic thinking is the base of developing TCM and acupuncture theories. Pattern identification developed with Y-n-Yang and the Five Element theories should be the key principle in practice, especially for prescriptions and the scientific research verifying efficacy of TCM and acupuncture...... ReadMore