Citation

Stallmach T, Stallmach I, Leithoff H. Beitr. Gerichtl. Med. 1989; 47: 1-5.

Vernacular Title

Verwendung menschlicher Teile in der Zubereitung von "protective medicine" in Lesotho. Parallelen zwischen afrikanischer Schutzmedizin and Arzneimittelpräparationen der westlichen Paramedizin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Verlag Franz Deuticke)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2818466

Abstract

Special situations in life require very strong "protective medicine" which then has to contain human flesh. Such ingredients are obtained by so called medicine murder. Post-mortem examination on the victim, which in this case a difficult task, has to be performed by the medical officer in the District Hospitals of Lesotho. The exclusion of medicine murder has a calming effect on the community. Analysing the rationale of such medicine brings parallels to paramedical practice in our country.

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