Abstract
There is a noticeable usage of African Traditional herbal medicine in the treatment of physical and metaphysical diseases. This is largely due to the perceived high costs of orthodox medicine and the feeling that traditional herbs are more dependable. This research established the epistemological underpinnings of African traditional herbal medicine among primary school teachers in the Central Region of Uganda. The researcher used interviews, document analysis and focus group discussions to collect data from different schools. A total of eighteen (18) teachers were sampled, teachers claimed that African traditional herbal medicine is based on testimonial seeming, perceptual seeming, and memorial seeming. The study, therefore, found that the epistemological theory which can appropriately explain the basis of African Traditional herbal medicine in schools is the Bucket Theory of mind as advocated for by Karl Popper. The study recommends Poppers’ falsification theory in the operations of primary school teachers as a measure to do away with falsity content in the usage of traditional herbal medicine in schools
Highlights
Epistemology inquiries into the possible nature origin, scope, validity, and limits of human knowledge
Teachers proceed to draw conclusions on how the body’s condition has deviated from that of a healthy balanced state. This explains why some western medical practitioners perceive African traditional herbal medicine as a product of hocuspocus or primitive thinking, where, if a pupil is cured by means of herbs, they assume it is by epistemic luck or placebo effect (Hutchings, 1996)
Because Popperian views discussed above are greatly connected to the scientific method which has led to the production of western medicine, I was emboldened to seek out the diverse and ranging viewpoints, Primary school teachers hold in relation to the origin of their traditional herbal medicine
Summary
East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion eajtcr.eanso.org Volume 3, Issue 2, 2021. This research established the epistemological underpinnings of African traditional herbal medicine among primary school teachers in the Central Region of Uganda. Epistemological Base of African Traditional Herbal Medicine Among Primary School Teachers in Uganda. (2021) “Epistemological Base of African Traditional Herbal Medicine Among Primary School Teachers in Uganda”, East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion, 3(2), pp. “Epistemological Base of African Traditional Herbal Medicine Among Primary School Teachers in Uganda”, EAJTCR, vol 3, no. East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion, Vol 3, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 43-51, doi:10.37284/eajtcr.3.2.376
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