Ch.+9+Tribal+medicine+and+ogbanje

**Tribal medicine** is based on the beliefs and practices of the people, including treatment by medicinal plants (like herbs) and other materia medica (things from nature used to treat illnesses) as well as by the ministrations of diviners/medicine men (sometimes thought of as witch doctors). One problem diviners/medicine men are faced with is Ogbanje, thought to be an evil spirt that would deliberately plague a family with misfortune (via child), the term literaly means "children who come and go".The medicine men use herbs, rituals, and spirits to help their patients. See the types of sepicalist listed below.. Also to learn more visit [|this site].

**Works Cited **
"Complementary therapies - Glossary." //Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. . "Healing Insanity: Skills and Expert Knowledge of Igbo Healers." //Google//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. . "Ogbanje -." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. [] .

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 * Title of healer/specialist || What they specialize in ||
 * **Dibia afa, dibia ogba aja ** || **Divination diagnosis ** ||
 * **Dibia aja, or nchu aja, or anya odo ** || **Priest, ritual expert ** ||
 * **Dibia onye oha ** || **Community matters, king making ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia mgborogwu ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Root and herb expertise, herbalism ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia ara ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Insanity ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia ogbaokpukpo ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Bone-setting ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia ogbanje ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Ogbanje healing, care for spirit children ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia amosu ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Witchcraft healing ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia mmanwu ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Masquerade guarding ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia amadioha ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Rain and thunder matters ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia omumu ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Fertility healing and attending ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia owa ahu or okwochi ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Surgery related ailments ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia owu mmiri ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Mami wota crisis ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia anya, nti ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Cure of eye or ear problems ** ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; border-collapse: separate; color: #896496; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 80%; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px;">Dibia nkiti ** || **<span style="background-color: #fcac79; color: #896496; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">ordinary healer ** ||