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Medicine and Etnomedicine

Ethnomedicine is a field that explores traditional medicinal practices within specific cultural contexts and it delves into the ways in which communities harness local knowledge, beliefs, and rituals to maintain health. Across various cultures, amulets are believed to possess healing properties and safeguard individuals from illness or negative forces.

Some references

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Insights into Portuguese Medical History: From the Birth of the Art of Asclepius

Maria do Sameiro Barroso

Christopher John Duffin

João Alcindo Martins e Silva

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Medical Heritage of the National Palace of Mafra

Maria do Sameiro Barroso

Christopher John Duffin

Germano de Sousa

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