Home›Traditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners›Healing TraditionBrowse ByHealing TraditionFactsHealing TraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTradition or RegionWell-attestedAyurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani and other indigenous systems 1Healing TraditionFilter Results10 entriesEra First PracticedAll1100 BCE (1)100 (1)800 (1)1849 (1)1874 (1)1895 (2)Tradition or RegionAllAlternative medicine bodywork tradition (1)China / East Asia (1)Germany (1)Islamic world (1)South Asia (1)Sub-Saharan Africa (1)United States (2)Western alternative medicine movement (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAfrican Traditional HealersTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners4 entriesAyurveda and South Asian Traditional MedicineTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners32 entriesFringe and Alternative Medicine FoundersTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners45 entriesHydrotherapy and Physical CultureTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners27 entriesIndigenous American and Pacific Healing TraditionsTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners2 entriesNaturopathy and Nature Cure FoundersTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners40 entriesOsteopathy and Chiropractic FoundersTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners11 entriesSomatic and Body-Based Therapy FoundersTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners11 entriesTraditional Chinese and East Asian MedicineTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners21 entriesUnani and Islamic Traditional MedicineTraditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners10 entriesSources1. Traditional Medicine (Wikipedia)Wikipedialead paragraphQuote, lead paragraphTraditional medicine (also known as Indigenous medicine or folk medicine) refers to the knowledge, skills, and practices rooted in the cultural beliefs of various societies, especially Indigenous groups, used with the intent of treating illness and maintaining health.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.