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.
Other names Medicine, Primitive; Medicine, Indigenous; Medicine, Folk; Home Remedies; Folk Remedies; Folk Medicine; Ethnomedicine; Remedy, Home; Remedy, Folk; Remedies, Home; Remedies, Folk; Home Remedy; Traditional Medicine; Primitive Medicine; Indigenous Medicine; Folk Remedy