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Fig. 7 | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Fig. 7

From: Interactions between local medical systems and the biomedical system: a conceptual and methodological review in light of hybridization subprocesses

Fig. 7

Restructuring—Scenario 2 and Structure maintenance—Scenario 3: In scenario 1, the systems are analyzed separately, where, for vomiting, in the LMS, people use medicinal plants, and in the biomedical system, they use pharmaceutical drugs. The restructuring is demonstrated in scenario 2, when both systems coexist in the same space, and people tend to prioritize the use of pharmaceuticals in disease treatment. The maintenance of the structure is demonstrated in scenario 3, when both systems coexist in the same space, and people tend to prioritize the use of medicinal plants in disease treatment

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