Medicine, African Traditional
Synonyms
African Medicine
African Medicine, Traditional
African Traditional Medicine
African Witch Doctor
African Witch Doctors
Doctor, African Witch
Doctors, African Witch
Medicine, African
Medicine, Traditional African
Traditional African Medicine
Traditional Medicine, African
Witch Doctor, African
Witch Doctors, African
A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the African peoples. It includes treatment by medicinal plants and other materia medica as well as by the ministrations of diviners, medicine men, witch doctors, and sorcerers.