The Value Of Mongolian Traditional Medicine And Non-Traditional Medicine
- VernacularTitle:Манай Орны Иргэдийн Уламжлалт Болон Уламжлалт Бус Анагаах Ухааны Үнэлэмж
- Author:
Tuyatsetseg Yu
1
;
Yanjindulam U
1
;
Jargaltuya T
1
;
Tuyajargal I
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From: Journal of Oriental Medicine 2015;8(1):34-37
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
- Abstract: The goal of this study is making the value of Mongolian people about Mongolian traditional medicine (TM) and non-traditional medicine (NTM). Totally, 694 citizens involved from Ulaanbaatar city, Nalaikh District and 7 provinces (Selenge, Darkhan, Sukhbaatar, GoviAltai, Tov, Zavhan, Dundgovi, and Hovsgol) of Mongolia. The citizens included with age between 20-70. We used of questionnaire randomly, from February to May of 2015. The 69.1% of 694 citizens was between the 20-40 age, and 63% were female and 37% were male. In this study, the 43% of all subjects was described to use both all medicines and 25% was traditional medicine, 32% was non-traditional medicine. However, in the cancer 14,8% was nontraditional medicine, 20.6% traditional medicine, 31.8% was used a combination of traditional medicine and non traditional medicine. The 58% of all subjects describe to an know that evaluate to diagnose by pulse palpation, to evaluating the image, using traditional drugs and other methods. The 60% of all subjects describe that treatment advantage Traditional medicine and 40% non-traditional medicine. Whether the adverse effects of treatment, 38% wasn’t of traditional medicine and 32% wasn’t non-traditional medicine. To getting the information about traditional medicine, 86% was from own families, friends and journal, and 14% from other sources. Most of the citizens (43 %) used a combination of TM and NTM. The satisfaction was 60% for TM, this seems to be caused of closer to the patient .
