"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008519
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.488 I01.076.201.450.654
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medicine, Traditional".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Medicine, Traditional".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medicine, Traditional" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medicine, Traditional" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine, Traditional" by people in Profiles.
-
The influence of traditional and complementary and alternative medicine on medication adherence in Honduras. Altern Ther Health Med. 2015 May-Jun; 21(3):26-35.
-
Mortality after treating severe burns with traditional Amish home remedies: a case report, literature review and ethical discussion. Burns. 2013 Mar; 39(2):e13-6.
-
Commentary on the management of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. Epilepsia. 2008 Sep; 49(9):1644-6.
-
Acculturation and adherence: issues for health care providers working with clients of Mexican origin. J Transcult Nurs. 2004 Oct; 15(4):331-7.
-
Flavonoids and traditional medicine. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1988; 280:423-39.
-
[Traditional medicine in the Central Plateau of Haiti. 2. Ethnopharmacologic inventory]. J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Jul; 17(1):13-30.
-
[Traditional medicine in the Central Plateau of Haiti. 1. Study of the traditional therapeutic system in a rural socio-cultural area]. J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Jul; 17(1):1-11.