American Indigenous Medicine "Native indigenous medicine is based on the general beliefs on healthy living, the influence of behavior causing disease, and the spiritual principle of regaining balance." - Ken "Bear Hawk" Cohen ( Chrisman 1). Although Cohen's belief is shared by all indigenous tribes in the Americas, diagnostic methods and treatments differ widely. This is mainly because Native American medicine is based on spiritual outlook on life.
The article "American Aboriginal Medicine" cited from the academic-oriented article published in "June Paraglegia News" in the June 2004 issue arises from Native American medicine, its creeds, its origins, and from now to the present I will explain some difficulties. This article is objective, it seems to provide a relationship between Native American medicine and Western modern medicine but at the end of this article there seems to be more differences. In the article "National Aboriginal Medicine" (NAM), author Johnston pointed out that (NAM) has six categories: contribution, indigenous medicine, spiritual and connected roles, cultural regeneration Disability
The relationship between Native American medicine in the US and modern medicine is interpreted as 'Native American Indian medicine'
The healing process of American indigenous medicine is quite different from what most people today are seeing. The treatment of Native American includes religious, mental, herbal and ritual beliefs and a combination of customs for medical and emotional conditions. From the viewpoint of Native Americans, medicine means healing people more than cure disease. Traditional therapists aim to believe that most diseases arise from mental problems and make individuals "whole"
Today, Native Americans often combine traditional and antagonistic therapies to promote health and well-being. Ceremonies, local herbs, anti-remedies are used side-by-side. Therefore, psychotherapy is an integral part of health promotion and treatment in Native American culture. However, the role of health promotion and spirituality in health is uncomfortable for many providers of antagonistic therapy. Senior Practice Nurse has an overall tradition covering healthy life - psychology - society - spiritual essence and has the opportunity to propose new care methods based on traditional NA practices. Family and community incorporating treatment plan will reduce common sense of isolation by anti-therapy. And considering the lack of harmony and the balance between people and the environment may be an important clue to the diagnostic process.
In recent years, medical anthropologists have deeply deeply examined the traditional native American medical practices, how these actions interact with modern medicine, and how Native Americans look and use them It was. One project has made remarkable progress in understanding these differences, and this is the Navajo treatment project. "One of the most obvious ways of this complexity is the broad range of life in the Navajo tribe, religion and spirituality are closely related to health care and healing.In fact, healing is a religion of the Navajo tribe The central theme and sacred is Nava. The core element of Huo Medical 1).