Traditional medicine | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-05

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00:02:05 1 Usage and history
00:02:15 1.1 Classical history
00:04:24 1.2 Medieval and later
00:07:57 1.3 Colonial America
00:08:36 1.4 Modern usage
00:09:07 2 Knowledge transmission and creation
00:10:04 3 Definition and terminology
00:10:46 3.1 Folk medicine
00:11:25 3.2 Native American medicine
00:11:43 3.3 Home remedies
00:13:15 4 Criticism
00:13:24 4.1 Safety concerns
00:13:52 4.2 Use of endangered species
00:14:18 5 See also



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Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within various societies 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 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, Iranian (Persian), Islamic medicine, Muti, and Ifá. Scientific disciplines which 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 several of the practices and medicinal plants used by traditional medicine systems. Ultimately, the World Health Organization 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."