Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine in Vietnamese Populations: A Review of Health Perceptions and Therapies
Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine in Vietnamese Populations: A Review of Health Perceptions and Therapies
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越南人群中传统医学和西医的融合：健康观念和治疗的回顾
DOI：
10.1177/1934578x1601100949
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
D. Delfino
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作者：
S. Adorisio;A. Fierabracci;A. Rossetto;I. Muscari;V. Nardicchi;A. Liberati;C. Riccardi;T. Van Sung;T. T. Thuy;D. Delfino
在越南，有两种类型的传统医学（TM）：南方医学（thuoc nam）和北方医学（thuoc bac），这两种医学都主要基于不同越南民族使用的草药。本综述介绍了最近发表的信息，从各种数据库有关TM，特别是草药，其整合与西方医学实践内外越南。我们首先讨论的传统和现代健康观念的整合，由越南移民生活在越南以外。接下来，我们描述本地和移民的健康教育和实践的药学专业学生，卫生专业人员，和公民生活在越南。最后，我们报告了最近的生物学验证的药用植物和非草药疗法出现从越南TM和他们的当前和潜在的医疗用途，确定了西方的方法。这里描述的主要例子涉及越南北方的黑苗族少数民族利用越南木菠萝树，他们用其叶子的汤来治疗关节炎和背痛，没有明显的副作用。我们的全面审查强调，虽然越南拥有非常丰富的TM实践（特别是草药的使用），但这些疗法应该用现代西方方法进行生物学和临床验证，以便在全球人群中实现西方和传统医学的最佳整合。
In Vietnam, two types of traditional medicine (TM) are practiced: thuoc nam, medicine of the South, and thuoc bac, medicine of the North, both of which are largely based on herbal drugs used by different Vietnamese ethnic groups. This review presents recently published information from various databases regarding TM, especially herbal drugs, and its integration with Western medical practices outside and inside Vietnam. We first discuss the integration of traditional and modern health concepts by Vietnamese immigrants living outside Vietnam. Next, we describe native and emigrated health education and practices of pharmacy students, health professionals, and citizens living in Vietnam. Finally, we report the recent biological validation of medicinal plants and non-herbal therapies emerging from Vietnamese TM and their current and potential medical uses as identified by Western approaches. The main example described here involves utilization of the tree Artocarpus tonkinensis by the ethnic minority of Black Hmong in northern Vietnam, who use a decoction of its leaves to treat arthritis and backache without apparent adverse effects. Our comprehensive review emphasizes that, although Vietnam has a very rich collection of TM practices (particularly the use of herbal drugs), these therapies should be biologically and clinically validated with modern Western methods for optimal integration of Western and traditional medicine in global populations.