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Medicine, Traditional

"Medicine, Traditional" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medicine, Traditional" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Medicine, Traditional" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 56 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011 and 2012
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