title: Folk Epidemiology Recorded in Palm Leaf Manuscripts of Laos.
abstract: In an effort to preserve traditional medicine knowledge and to uncover information about disease patterns and treatment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), linguistic experts have scanned centuries-old medical palm leaf manuscripts for disease entries. A list of more than 7000 diseases has resulted, shedding valuable light onto the medical history and traditional medicine heritage of the people of Laos, as well as providing an index for faster research into specific diseases and their traditional treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Bethany G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Elkington
authors.forename: Kongmany
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sydara
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: Bounhong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Southavong
authors.forename: D Doel
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Soejarto
keywords: epidemiology; medical ethnobotany; traditional medicine knowledge