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Gender before birth in India : role of indigenous and traditional medicines / Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi.

9789811633188 (electronic bk.)
9811633185 (electronic bk.)
9811633177
9789811633171

Singapore : Springer, 2021.

English

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10.1007/978-981-16-3318-8 doi

QP279

612.6/4

This book focuses on the role of the indigenous system of medicine or traditional medicines in gender selection in India. Issues such as the harmful effects of traditional practices on the health of the woman and the foetus during early pregnancy are explored in this book. It analyses the social and cultural practices and establishes linkages with modern methods of scientific investigations. It discusses how systematic exploration lends evidence of harmful traditional practices. The book is an important read for researchers, healthcare professionals and students in the field of medicine, public health and social sciences. It is an extremely valuable resource for all those engaged in research of traditional and modern systems of medicine.

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