History of Islamic-Based Health Care Networks Through Treatment and Medical Practices
Keywords:
History, network, health, holistic, communicationAbstract
The history of Islamic medicine in Bandung, which then spread to West Java and later to Indonesia, is the result of medical practices taught in Bandung that subsequently spread throughout Indonesia. This represents a form of medical and a network based on health communication related to herbal and religious-based medicine in West Java. This represents a form of medical history and a network based on health communication related to herbal and religious-based medicine in West Java. The questions raised in this article are how the history and network of traditional medicine in Bandung developed, how this social network developed, and how it will be examined in this article. The purpose of this article is to describe the historical development and network of Islamic medicine in Bandung, which later spread to areas in West Java. The method used in this article is qualitative, involving in-depth observation and interviews with a descriptive approach. The results of the study show that the historical development and network of Islamic medicine were carried out using training and teaching methods in Islamic medicine, which consisted of theoretical and practical lessons. What can be said is that the historical development and health communication network in Bandung and the city of Bandung is the result of teachings carried out by therapists who initially studied in Malaysia and then developed their skills in Bandung and West Java, before teaching people who studied in Bandung, who then taught in various regions in Indonesia. The contribution of this article is to provide an overview of the practice and history of the Islamic-based medical network.
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