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Traditional medicine

Scope note

Used in the West for sets of health beliefs and practices that developed within the culture of a particular ethnic or geographic group of people, distinct from modern Western medicine; commonly includes herbal and homeopathic remedies, religious or spiritual ritual, and an holistic approach to patients.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000259515

Broader Terms used

medicine

Created

13yrs ago

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