The Influence of Medicinal Plants on the Spiritism, Religion, and Science of Tulear, Madagascar

Authors

Meghan Sweet, SIT Study Abroad

Home Institution

George Washington University

Publication Date

Spring 2008

Program Name

Madagascar: Ecology and Conservation

Abstract

Medicinal plants are polyvalent remedies used in industry and medicine. They have curative and preventative powers when used internally and externally on humans. They are also used for agricultural and veterinary purposes. They are necessary to the human body to give health and strength. Medicinal plants influence spiritism, religion, and science. These three worldviews make value judgments regarding medicinal plants. This study determines some limits and interdependencies of each worldview by looking at how they are influenced by medicinal plants in Tulear, Madagascar.

Disciplines

Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Recommended Citation

Sweet, Meghan, "The Influence of Medicinal Plants on the Spiritism, Religion, and Science of Tulear, Madagascar" (2008). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 71.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/71