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  2. Traditional Vietnamese medicine - Wikipedia

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    It is influenced by traditional Chinese medicine. The other traditional medicine that is also practiced in Vietnam is traditional Chinese medicine (Trung Y), also known as Northern Herbology (Thuốc Bắc). [1] [2] Thuốc Nam is one of two kinds of folk remedies known to villagers, the other being the traditional exercise dưỡng sinh. [3] [4]

  3. Panax vietnamensis - Wikipedia

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    With increased demand from the herbal medicine industry, locals have over-harvested the plant in the wild. [4] The species is slow-growing, taking around 10 years to reach maturity. [ 3 ] Larger-scale commercial farming operations have been affected by theft of the plants. [ 5 ]

  4. Health in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Cho Ray Hospital, the largest hospital in Ho Chi Minh City Pharmacy in Vietnam Life expectancy in Vietnam. Health in Vietnam encompasses general and specific concerns to the region, its history, and various socioeconomic status, such as dealing with malnutrition, effects of Agent Orange as well as psychological issues from the Vietnam War, tropical diseases, and other issues such as ...

  5. Prescription drug overuse - Wikipedia

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    Prescription drug overuse or non-medical prescription drug use is the use of prescription medications that is more than the prescribed amount, regardless of whether the original medical reason to take the drug is legitimate. [1] [2] A prescription drug is a drug substance prescribed by a doctor and intended to for individual use only. [3]

  6. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80 percent of the population of some Asian and African countries presently uses herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care. [15] Some prescription drugs have a basis as herbal remedies, including artemisinin, [16] digitalis, quinine and taxanes.

  7. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Từ điển bách khoa Việt Nam (lit: Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Vietnam) is a state-sponsored Vietnamese-language encyclopedia that was first published in 1995. It has four volumes consisting of 40,000 entries, the final of which was published in 2005. [1] The encyclopedia was republished in 2011.

  8. Ministry of Health (Vietnam) - Wikipedia

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    He held the post until June 7th 2022, when he was relieved of duty by the National Assembly following corruption allegations regarding the Viet A COVID-19 test kit scandal. [ 14 ] On July 15, 2022, Ms. Dao Hong Lan took office as Minister of Health, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] replacing Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long , after the discovery of scandals related ...

  9. Tiến lên - Wikipedia

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    Tiến lên (Vietnamese: tiến lên, tiến: advance; lên: to go up, up; literally: "go forward"; also Romanized Tien Len) is a shedding-type card game originating in Vietnam. [1] It may be considered Vietnam's national card game, and is common in communities where Vietnamese migration has occoured.