Medicine, Traditional
Synonyms
Ethnomedicine
Folk Medicine
Folk Remedies
Folk Remedy
Home Remedies
Home Remedy
Indigenous Medicine
Medicine, Folk
Medicine, Indigenous
Medicine, Primitive
Primitive Medicine
Remedies, Folk
Remedies, Home
Remedy, Folk
Remedy, Home
Traditional Medicine
Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals (SPIRITUAL THERAPIES); PHYTOTHERAPY; and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.
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