Principle of Hot and Cold and Its Clinical Application in Latin American and Caribbean Medicines

• Published in: Advances in experimental medicine and biology Vol. 1343; p. 57
• Main Authors: Vásquez-Londoño, Carlos A, Cubillos-Cuadrado, Luisa F, Forero-Ozer, Andrea C, Escobar-Espinosa, Paola A, Cubillos-López, David O, Castaño-Betancur, Daniel F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Caribbean Region; Ethnicity; Humans; Latin America; Plants, Medicinal; Racial Groups; Caribbean Region; Latin America; Hot and cold; Traditional medicine; Caribbean; Clinical practice; Latin America

Historically hot and cold theories have been essential for the constitution and practice of Latin American and Caribbean traditional health systems. Nonetheless, the scarcity and dispersion of the available information impedes the recognition of the relevance and intercultural applicability of these...