Cultural views on medicine and medicinal systems vary widely. For example, a Western doctor may diagnose an illness as being caused by germs and prescribe penicillin as cure, a traditional healer may interpret an illness…

Cultural views on medicine vary widely; sometimes they even clash.  Whereas an American doctor might view a common cold caused by germs, a faith healer in Asia or Africa might attribute the cold to evil…

Imagine starting your first job as medical care worker with an international relief and health organization such as the Red Cross, WHO (World Health Organization), or the Peace Corps. Your job description lists that you…

Note by the editors: Dr. Huber uses this short paper assignment as extra credit. Goal: The goal of this project is to have you do a little research on the topic of nutrition using eHRAF…

Adapted from Teaching eHRAF Exercise Topics in Medical Anthropology, Section 5: Ethnobotany and its Medical Uses by Christiane Cunnar Download In-Class Activity PDF PowerPoint Summary This exercise asks you to explore ethnobotanical practices related to…