West Indian Indigenous Healing Traditions (DSTIM)
NAIC: American College of Natural Medicine: "Bare Foot Doctor" Fast Track Doctoral Degree Program
West Indian Medicine
Traditionally, for many Indigenous Peoples the concept of medicine was and is, still not as compartmentalized as generally practiced and promoted by Western society today. "Bush tea", the use of early morning plucked leaves for breakfast is widely practiced in Caribbean households. Wive's tales and folklore are still part of daily beliefs and practices. Many households have backyard gardens.
Stemming from colonial and postcolonial studies, descriptions and translations of the New World, West India medicine and culture from western universities have served as the main channel for dissemination of geographic knowledge. Thus, the introduction of botany as a 'new' science, the colonial exploitation of the plantation compound, and the global dissemination of Caribbean foods, herbs, spices, music and Rastafarian culture has been a one-sided affair.
Course Curriculum
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StartLesson 0: Introduction to Medical Anthropology
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StartLesson 0b: What is “colonial” about medieval colonial medicine? Iberian health in global context
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StartLesson 1: West Indian Indigenous Healing Traditions
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StartLesson 2: The Taíno Indians of the West Indies & Florida
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StartLesson 2b: History of the Taino People of the West Indies (video) (56:47)
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StartLesson 3: Caribbean Food & Medicine
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StartAfro-Caribbean Medicine (rare book) PDF
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StartLesson 4: Ethnobotany of the West Indies
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StartAfro-Cuban Herbal Medicine PDF
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StartLesson 5: Espiritismo
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StartLesson 6: Spanish Colonial Medicine
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StartLesson 7: Haitian Traditional Medicine
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StartLesson 8: Bwa Mawegan (Bush) Medicine of Dominica
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StartLesson 9: Quassia Curacao
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StartLesson 10a: Pirate Medicine
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StartLesson 10b: Pirate Medicine
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StartLesson 10c: Amazing Dr. Dover-Discovering of Ipecac-Pirate Medicine-audio
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StartAncient Medicine in the West Indies (60:34)
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StartSpirits Book, The - Kardec, Allan PDF
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StartGenesis - Miracles & Predictions According to Spiritism - Kardec, Allan
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StartBook on Mediums_ Guide for Mediums and Invocators, The - Kardec, Allan
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StartEspanol-Allan-Kardec-O-Livro-dos-Mediuns
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StartEspanol-Allan-Kardec-A-Genese
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StartO-Evangelho-Segundo-o-Espiritismo-Allan-Kardec
Your Instructor
Prof. Anthony B. James MSc.(Clinical Herbology), DNM(C), ND(T), MD(AM), DOM(Acu), DPHC(h.c.), Ph.D. (IM), Ph.D. (Hospitaller Medicine h.c.), DMM, RAAP, UTTS, MSGR./CHEV., Ordained Native Monsignor-Native Bishop, Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church of the East in Brazil, Dean, Professor, Director of Education and Traditional Medicine AAPNA.Advisory Board Member
Professor- Teacher, Physician, Registered Ayurveda Doctor (Vidya), Chriistian Minister, Healer, Therapist... Florida, USA
Anthony B. James was one of the first Westerners ever recognized in Thailand as an authentic Thai Traditional Medicine teacher and Ajahn or professor; where his work is known and honored throughout the country by the Royal Thai Gov't Ministries of Thai Traditional Medicine, Thai Department of Commerce and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TOT- Friend of Thailand Awardee recipient), Wat Po Association of Thai Traditional Medical Schools registered AJAHN (Ajahn)/ Professor of Thai Traditional Medicine. He is a teacher of Thai Ayurveda, Classical Indian Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic astrology (Thai Korosot Astrology), who shows how Yoga and Vedic systems of knowledge interface for optimizing our human potential.
A.A.P.N.A. Advisory Board Member and Registered Ayurvedic Doctor R.A.D. (A.A.P.N.A.) practicing Ayurveda Medicine and therapy for over 39 years. His books include "Ayurveda of Thailand- The A.A.P.N.A. Veda Vyasa Award Recipient for 2017", "Ayurveda and Thai Yoga, Religious Therapeutics Theory and Practice," as several Telly Award-winning Video Documentaries on Thai Traditional Medicine and Thai Yoga Therapy. He is currently the director of the N.A.I.C.: American College of Natural Medicine, A.C.N.M.School of Ayurveda Medicine and Thai Yoga Center, Staff and Faculty for Oriental Medicine Doctoral program of the PanAmerican School of Natural Medicine- Nevis West Indies, and on the editorial board for the magazine "International Journal of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine."
Dr. James has a forty-year background in natural healing, including the systems of Native American Medicine, Thai Ayurveda, Classical Indian Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Western Herbalism, and Vedic Astrology. He has an M.D.(AM) degree, Board Certified Naturopathic Degree, two doctoral degrees in Natural Medicine, an O.M.D. (Acupuncture), and a doctorate/Ph.D. in Indigenous Medicine and Monastic Medicine. Dr. James also holds a Masters's in Clinical Herbology and has taught herbal medicine for several years. He is the dean of the A.C.N.M.: American College of Natural Medicine, the School of Ayurveda Medicine, and the Thai Yoga Center schools and programs. Dr. James is the author of numerous books, articles, and hundreds of educational videos focused on Ayurveda and related topics. For many years, he has presented seminars and at national and international medical conferences, including A.A.P.N.A.
In addition to his interest and research into his family's Native American Religious and medical heritage, Dr. James is an ordained priest and Monsignor of the Sacred Medical Order of The Church of Hope (S.M.O.CH./ S.M.O.K.H.). The Church of Hope is a unique and sacred ministry of monastic medicine, sanctified healing, ecclesiastical medicine, holistic medicine, and indigenous medicines as part of religious doctrine, where he is working to integrate Ayurveda and Complimentary Medicine into the Monastic Medical Tradition of the church.
In September 2016, Ajahn James published a comprehensive textbook titled "Ayurveda of Thailand: Indigenous Traditional Thai Medicine and Yoga Therapy, "Meta Journal Press. This new book details Ayurveda's authentic history and genuine practices, philosophy, and religious therapeutics in Thailand.
November 30th. 2009, Ajahn, Dr. Anthony James receives LifeTime Membership Recognition with the Union of Thai Traditional Medicine Society (U.T.T.S.). The award was presented by Mr. Aram Amaradit (Dr. Amratisha), Member of Parliament of Surin Province, Chairman of the Committee on Public Health, President, and founder: Of the Union of Thai Traditional Medicine Society, Ministry on Public Health, Thailand. U.T.T.S. Life Time recognition (Thai Traditional Medicine/ Thai Traditional Massage) credentials #520121896. The credentials were issued in the offices of The Union of Thai Traditional Medicine Society, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Ajahn, Dr. James studied under the former Grandmaster Ajahn Sintorn Chaichagun at the Shivagakomarpaj Traditional Medicine Hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 1988 to 1995. He maintained a working relationship with his mentor in the Northern style, Grand Master Sintorn, and "The Old Medicine Hospital" until Grand Master Sintorn's passing in 2005.
Ajahn, Dr. James was the original founder and chief Teacher for the International Thai Therapists Association 1992-2012, to fairly represent the traditional Thai Yoga and Thai Massage practiced primarily in the US. Dr. James specializes in Native American Medicine, Thai medical theory, Asian history, Ayurveda, and Theravada Buddhism. In 2006, he was granted Ajahn/ professor and Master Thai Traditional Medicine: Thai Yoga/ Thai Massage Teacher status through the Anantasuk system (Hua Hin Thailand), recognized by the Wat Po Association. The Wangklaikangwon Industrial College Dean and Educational Director, Dr. Surasak Srinoi, presented the award.