Nerve damage. Dry mouth can be a result of nerve damage to the head and neck area from an injury or surgery. Dehydration. Conditions that lead to dehydration, such as fever, excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhoea, blood loss and burns can cause dry mouth. Surgical removal of the salivary glands.
Ethnopharmacology is a related study of ethnic groups and their use of drugs. Ethnopharmacology is distinctly linked to plant use, ethnobotany, as this is the main delivery of pharmaceuticals. Ethnopharmacy is the interdisciplinary science that investigates the perception and use of pharmaceuticals within a given human society.
At the same time, ethnomusicology is a branch of musicology, requiring some musicological knowledge and techniques, just as social anthropology is also a branch of sociology, political anthropology is a branch of political science, ethnopharmacology is a branch of pharmacology, ethnobotany is a branch of botany, ethnoagronomy is a branch of ...