Indigenous Healing in SA Term 4

Question 1

What is indigenous healing based on?

Answer 1

Indigenous healing is based on the African traditional belief that the whole person (body spirit and mind) needs to be kept healthy.

Question 2

Fill in the blanks:

African people believe that ______ occurs when ________ do not follow the _______ practised __ ____ __________.

Answer 2

African people believe that ILLNESS occurs when PEOPLE do not follow the TRADITIONS practised BY THEIR ANCESTORS.

Question 3

What are three different healers in the african religion and what do they do?

Answer 3

Diviner, herbalist & faith healers. They treat illness through:
a) Communication with the ancestors,
b) Herbal remedies & indigenous medicines, and finally
c) Christian prayer
They also have a vast knowledge of plants that can be used as herbal remedies.

Question 4

What is medicine?

Answer 4

Medicine is the practise of healing someone or making them feel better.

Question 5

What are the two main types of medicine?

Answer 5

Western and Traditional.

Question 6

Where did Western medicine originate?

Answer 6

Western Europe and Northern America.

Question 7

What is Traditional / Indigenous Healing? (5)

Answer 7

It’s a type of healing/medicine that has a holistic healing approach, meaning that they involve the whole person- spirit, body, and mind. Plants and herbs are popular medicines in traditional healing.
It can also be described as that type of ‘medicine’ where you go to a local person who has practised traditional healing, such as a sangoma (in SA), Ayurvedic practitioners (Persian and Arab influences) and Chinese Traditional healing.