"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,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008519
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.488 I01.076.201.450.654
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine, Traditional" by people in Profiles.
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Is there a role for botanical medicines in the twenty-first century?: Promotion of untested traditional therapies by the World Health Organization and China endangers global public health. EMBO Rep. 2020 11 05; 21(11):e51376.
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An insight into frequency and predictors leading psychiatric patients to visit faith healers: A hospital-based cross-sectional survey, Karachi, Pakistan. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2018 05; 64(3):217-224.
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Evaluation of Minerals, Phytochemical Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Mexican, Central American, and African Green Leafy Vegetables. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2015 Dec; 70(4):357-64.
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Traditional knowledge and intellectual property. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2010 Sep; 20(3):231-49.
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Armenian medicine and diseases of the kidney. J Nephrol. 2009 Nov-Dec; 22 Suppl 14:3-7.
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Bioluminescence imaging of heme oxygenase-1 upregulation in the Gua Sha procedure. J Vis Exp. 2009 Aug 28; (30).
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Alternative medicine: the renaissance of an unbroken tradition. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2005 Jul; 12(3):247-50.
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My friend the witch doctor. J Fam Pract. 2002 Jul; 51(7):612.
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Folk yoghurt kills Helicobacter pylori. J Appl Microbiol. 2002; 93(6):1083-8.