Definitions for traditional medicine
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1. traditional medicinenoun

   a system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine

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1. Traditional medicine

   Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the era of modern medicine. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as "the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness". Traditional medicine is often contrasted with scientific medicine. In some Asian and African countries, up to 80% of the population relies on traditional medicine for their primary health care needs. When adopted outside its traditional culture, traditional medicine is often considered a form of alternative medicine. Practices known as traditional medicines include traditional European medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Korean medicine, traditional African medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha medicine, Unani, ancient Iranian medicine, traditional Iranian medicine, medieval Islamic medicine, Muti, and Ifá. Scientific disciplines that study traditional medicine include herbalism, ethnomedicine, ethnobotany, and medical anthropology. The WHO notes, however, that "inappropriate use of traditional medicines or practices can have negative or dangerous effects" and that "further research is needed to ascertain the efficacy and safety" of such practices and medicinal plants used by traditional medicine systems. As a result, the WHO has implemented a nine-year strategy to "support Member States in developing proactive policies and implementing action plans that will strengthen the role traditional medicine plays in keeping populations healthy."

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1. Traditional medicine

   Traditional medicine comprises knowledge systems that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine. The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as: In some Asian and African countries, up to 80% of the population relies on traditional medicine for their primary health care needs. When adopted outside of its traditional culture, traditional medicine is often called complementary and alternative medicine. The WHO also notes, though, that "inappropriate use of traditional medicines or practices can have negative or dangerous effects" and that "further research is needed to ascertain the efficacy and safety" of several of the practices and medicinal plants used by traditional medicine systems. Core disciplines which study traditional medicine include herbalism, ethnomedicine, ethnobotany, and medical anthropology. Traditional medicine may include formalized aspects of folk medicine, i.e. longstanding remedies passed on and practiced by lay people. Practices known as traditional medicines include Ayurveda, Siddha medicine, Unani, ancient Iranian medicine, Irani, Islamic medicine, traditional Vietnamese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Korean medicine, acupuncture, Muti, Ifá, traditional African medicine, and many other forms of healing practices.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of traditional medicine in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of traditional medicine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of traditional medicine in a Sentence

1. Rofiq Ripto Himawan:

   These animals are sold for traditional medicine. Komodo dragons could be used to make an antibiotic.

2. Gautam Sharma:

   My job as chief of integrative medicine at AIIMS is to explore how integrative, traditional medicine systems -- especially yoga -- can be used as an adjuvant to modern therapy.

3. Kaleigh McMordie:

   Chamomile tea has been used in traditional medicine to treat many ailments, including insomnia. Chamomile contains the flavonoid apigenin, a compound that binds to the benzodiazepine receptors in the brain, creating a sedative effect.

4. Jake Baum:

   But that shouldn't deter us from looking, it just shows that there may be medicines yet to be discovered and we shouldn't turn our eyes up at traditional medicine just because it's not tested yet.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Traditional_Medicine
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Medicine
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=traditional medicine