In myanmar, the general public places its trust in traditional medicine. This study is based on the economic context theory. Traditional medicine has been used for generations in myanmar, and recently enacted policies have proven advantageous to help people throughout the. Traditional medicine in asia world health organization. Kayah state, its capital loi kaw is situated in eastern myanmar,known as myanmars smallest has come with rising economic opportunities in. Myanmar traditional medicine on palmleaf manuscripts. The traditional healers in central myanmar use a lot of species of plants that serve as regular sources of medicine and there is a need to preserve the traditional knowledge on the uses of these medicinal plants. After that, he started pursuing his hobby which is myanmar traditional medicine while working as a representative of a japanese company. Pdf investigation on traditional medicine in myanmar and. Although it is intended for the ordinary people with no background in traditional medicine, it is a valuable book for the learners of myanmar traditional medicine. Variety of herbs available on the streets of myanmar, some for cooking and some that are used as natural medicines. The university of traditional medicine, mandalay utm, in aungmyethazan, mandalay, is a public university of burmese traditional medicine.
The myanmar government has been actively involved in preserving traditional knowledge by teaching it through various institutions since 1976. It is that process, marketing, and product innovation are impact on firm performance. Myanmar traditional medicine has flourished over thousand of years and becomes a distinct entity for which it has to be taken pride. Coordination with traditional healerscoordination with traditional healers many americans use traditional healers and. Medicinal plants of myanmar compiled by ministry of health department of tradit ional medicine. Pictorial herbal dictionary in burmese myanmar by shin nagathein, vols. Myanmar traditional medicine covers basic myanmar traditional. Increasing role of the who monographs on selected medicinal plants over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of herbal medicine. May 23, 2018 in gauging the success of the myanmar traditional medicine project, dr. Practical uses, nowadays, are commonly used traditional medicine for wellbeing so called thwaysay, usually prescribed as blood tonic and blood purifier. In 2001, it established the university of traditional medicine to confer four year academic degrees in traditional medicine. Oct 05, 2008 here is an ebook on myanmar traditional medicine.
Jul 22, 20 traditional medicine is thriving myanmar despite recent reforms in the countrys health care system. The data, information and knowledge of ancient myanmar traditional medicine will be classified, and made easy to convey them to myanmar traditional medicine physicians, western medics, amateurs of traditional medicine, researchers of myanmar traditional medicine, scholar from traditional medicine. Antidiabetic potential of some myanmar traditional medicinal. Cinii myanmar and vietnam are southeast asian countries possessing a long history. Sep 18, 2006 in myanmar, the general public places its trust in traditional medicine. The consultation was attended by representatives from all member countries in the region. Traditional medicine is widely practiced in myanmar by the majority of the. Documentation for the traditional use varied for the different plants. Ministry of health and sports welcome to ministry of. In this photo you can see the various herbs and roots used in myanmar in more detail. Antidiabetic potential of some myanmar traditional.
The same numbers of myanmar medicinal plants like volume i included in this volume ii. Pdf investigation on traditional medicine in myanmar and vietnam. Researchers have found that people in different parts of the world tend to use the same or similar plants for the the recently, the world health. A steering committee and a work committee held a coordination meeting to organize the 19th myanmar traditional medicine practitioners conference 19th mtmpc at the meeting hall in office no. Ayurvedic and traditional chinese medicine in which herbal therapies were used. Induction of neurogenesis by extracts of 57 plant species used in myanmar traditional medicine in pc12 cells atsuyoshi nishina, nihon university, japan. In the year 2012, the university opened a master of myanmar traditional medicine course and bachelor of myanmar traditional medicine bridge course. The book describes in detail the traditional medicine diagnosis and treatments. The students of four medical universities are selected from the candidates, who pass with the highest science scores in the matriculation examination of myanmar.
Herbal production and utilization project in kayin sate. Myanmar traditional medicine medical company facebook. The ministry of health and sports administered university under the department of traditional medicine offers a fiveyear bachelor of myanmar traditional medicine degree program and accepts about 100 students a year. Revitalization and development of karen traditional medicine for sustainable refugee health services at. Republic of the union of myanmar providing affordable. The department of traditional medicine, under myanmar ministry of health and sports, is taking harmonious measures for such tasks as health care, herbal plantation, production of traditional medicine and research so that both rural and urban people will be able to receive medical care with traditional medicine. It is recommended that seasonal flowers should be collected at the time of flowering and should be stored for family uses and manufacturing purposes. Nov 24, 2017 substandard traditional medicine is still being sold in local markets more than 60 substandard traditional medicines among 442 items sampled were found in markets for the 20162017 financial years.
Regional consultation on development of traditional. Swe kyin medical hall is founded by traditional medical practitioner sayar u tin aung kyaw. Ten medicinal plants from burma a literature study thesis in pharmacognosy by alireza sesoltani. National policy on traditional medicine and regulation of herbal medicines report of a who global survey iv the 1quality 1control 1of 1finished 1herbal 1medicinal 1products, 1particularly 1mixed 1herbal 1 products, 1it 1is 1more 1difficult 1to 1determine 1whether 1all 1the 1plants 1or 1starting 1materials 1 have 1been 1included. Vice president u myint swe in his capacity as patron of the steering committee addressed. The clinical approach, diagnosis, and management of the patient. Myanmar traditional medicine on palmleaf manuscripts collected in universities central library abstract at the eras of birth of myanmar traditional medicine, bagan and tagaung, myanmar used palmleaf and parabaik manuscripts to document medicinal matters. These products were mostly found in yangon, mandalay and bago regions. Herbal medicine forms a substantial part of traditional medicine.
Medicinal plants of myanmar world health organization. This is a stall with a wide range of herbs and roots used as herbal medicine. The rohingya people are referred to as bangladeshi or bengali foreigners in myanmar. Learn all about the ancient practices of traditional medicine in myanmar with this guided insiders tour of yangon. Natural medicines in myanmar myanmar travel essentials. Traditional medicine in asia vi policy issues harmonization of traditional and modern medicine 115 prof. Complementary medicine, traditional medicine, utilization, chronic diseases, community survey, myanmar introduction in myanmar, traditional. Inexpensive and having few side effects, traditional medicine is used on a daily basis especially among the poor. University of traditional medicine, mandalay wikipedia. This emerged as a delicate, useful and important subject of community health in preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects.
Shailaja chandra a framework for costbenefit analysis of traditional medicine 159 and conventional medicine dr. Global situation, issues and challenges summary n traditional medicines, including herbal medicines, have been, and continue to be, used in every country around the world in some capacity. This is official webpage of mohs, the union of republic of the myanmar. In gauging the success of the myanmar traditional medicine project, dr. Who works with governments and partners across the region to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Daily news, events in mohs are posted in this page. Moe swe delivered a closing speech and presented documents of honor to panelists who participated in the panel discussion. Cinii traditional medicines are an integral part of peoples culture and are used. Standardisation consolidated traditional medical practice and brought it in line with international standards and practices. Jica traditional medicine project in myanmar online burma. Journal kyaw ma ma lay myanmar traditional medicine burmese version pdf download here journal kyaw ma ma lay myanmar traditional medicine print this post. However, the quality of traditional medicine and the qualifications of traditional medicine practitioners remain a significant problem. At present the government of myanmar has urged to upgrade further and extensive research on traditional methods on potent traditional drugs which can be used against certain disease that cannot be cured by western medicine and to conduct biomedical. After the panel discussions, the closing ceremony for the myanmar traditional medicine practitioners conference was held.
Descriptive type of research, inferential analysis and multiple regression analysis are used to measure innovation are impact and firm performance of myanmar traditional medicine manufacturers. Traditional medicine is the first medical system that the people in myanmar especially in rural areas turn to for disease treatment from its less expensive. Myanmar traditional medicine medical company facebook 4. A combination of four traditional medicine practices alchemy, hotcold balance, astrology and ayurveda concepts are used to heal patients. Diseases commonly encountered by tmps and management of 5 commonly encountered diseases. Regulation type observation regulating providers current organization set up of medical care. Integrating traditional medicine into primary health care. Regional consultation on development of traditional medicine.
If you want to know more detail about mohs, please also visit to. Regional consultation on development of traditional medicine in southeast asia region page 2 4 to identify areas and topics for operational research that would help in achieving the above specific objectives. Substandard traditional medicine is still being sold in local. Traditional medicine in yangon experience day trip exo travel. Ministry of health and sports the republic of the union of myanmar. The curriculum covers traditional medicine, as well as the basic science of western medicine. By the mid 2000s, there were over 16,000 traditional medicine practitioners in. Traditional medicinals tea offers a quality difference in wellness teas not found anywhere else. Substandard traditional medicine is still being sold in. Republic of the union of myanmar providing affordable traditional medicine traditional medicine has been used for generations in myanmar, and recently enacted policies have proven advantageous to help people throughout the country access traditional medicine.
Jan 27, 2016 construction of a temporary replacement for mingalar market, which was destroyed by a fire on january 9, may be delayed due to disagreement on whether to reconstruct the market or build a new one, shop owners say. Myanmar government does not recognise the rohingya people as a distinct and legitimate group. This muslim group is 2% of myanmar population5 and speaks the native rohingya language, compared with the burmese language spoken by myanmars buddhist majority. The use of herbal medicines in primary health care. Dtm, japan to cooperate in traditional medicine manufacturing. For the implementation of the project for strengthening primary health care by improving manufacturing and quality control of traditional medicine in myanmar, both sides visited department of traditional medicine, food and drug administration department, traditional medicine university mandalay and traditional medicine factory mandalay. The myanmar medical degree act india act vii, 1916 english version download. Microsoft powerpoint religion and medicine isdh compatibility mode author. Traditional medicine and healing online burmamyanmar library. Report of the regional meeting, yangon, myanmar 10 12 march 2009. The asia foundation taf obtained the data from the union election commission uec and prepared in microsoft excel.
Corderey notes that initially, traditional medicine was heterogenous. Aug 31, 2010 the myanmar government has been actively involved in preserving traditional knowledge by teaching it through various institutions since 1976. These plants are taken from burma collection compiled by arnold nordal during the period 19571961. Republic of the union of myanmar providing affordable traditional.
Myanmar is a developing country struggling for a brighter future currently at the stages of democratic transition myanmar s healthcare system was ranked the second worst in the world by who 1. This muslim group is 2% of myanmar population5 and speaks the native rohingya language, compared with the burmese language spoken by myanmar s buddhist majority. He got his bachelor of science geology degree in 1980. Pdf the healing art of traditional medicines in myanmar. If there is time, a health checkup can be given, using pulse points to diagnose ailments. Myanmar traditional medicine practitioners conference. In much of the developing world, 7095% of the population rely on these traditional medicines for primary care. Emref delivers state and region parliaments news bulletin every two weeks on tuesdays myanmar and thursdays english. Nuclear medicine physicians must be able to interpret the wishes of their clinical colleagues and demonstrate how clinical practice can be improved by the use of nuclear medicine. Zhufan xie role of traditional systems of medicine in national health care systems 5 mrs. This year the health ministry increased spending on public health, bringing more affordable.
A concurrent strong belief in western medicine and traditional beliefs about health and illness is common among many karen people. Mar 01, 2015 traditional medicine tm and traditional healers th those health care practices, treatments and providers that are indigenous to the culture and which have historically operated predominantly outside the statefunded healthcare system as well as beyond the practices and curriculum of the dominant medical profession are an important. Traditional medicine in yangon experience day trip exo. Myanmar is a nation of small farmers insider interview february, 2020. Information was obtained about ethnomedicinal use, phytochemistry and biological activities of the 10 chosen plants. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. In myanmar, traditional, complementary and complementary medicine tcam seems well established, with a central level department of traditional medicine, 25 traditional medicine hospitals 16100.
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