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Fields of Study > animal and human health > medical sciences > medicine > traditional medicine
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > medical sciences > medicine > traditional medicine
Fields of Study > social sciences > anthropology > ethnobiology > traditional medicine
Preferred Term:

traditional medicine

Definition:
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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Broader Concept:
ethnobiology, medicine
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Entry Terms:
  • folk medicine
  • folk remedies
  • ethnomedicine
  • home remedies
  • ethnopharmacology
  • primitive medicine
  • indigenous medicine
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10109
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