Home›Traditional and Historical Medicine Practitioners›Specialist InBrowse BySpecialist InThis dimension names the specific specialty a healer is best known for practicing. Wikipedia notes that doctors "may focus on certain disease categories, types of patients, and methods of treatment, known as specialities." Browsing this way collects every healer known for the same specialty.FactsSpecialist InSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTradition or RegionWell-attestedAyurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani and other indigenous systems 1Specialist InFilter Results17 entriesHealing TraditionAllAcupuncturists and Acupuncture Researchers (3)Ayurveda and South Asian Traditional Medicine (1)Clinical Physician-Scientists of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (1)Fringe and Alternative Medicine Founders (1)Hydrotherapy and Physical Culture (2)Naturopathy and Nature Cure Founders (2)Physicians of Antiquity, the Medieval World and the Renaissance (2)Pioneering Women and Minority Physicians (1)Somatic and Body-Based Therapy Founders (1)Traditional Chinese and East Asian Medicine (3)Unani and Islamic Traditional Medicine (2)Unorthodox and Anthroposophic Physicians (3)Profession/RoleAllAcupuncturists and Acupuncture Researchers (3)Ayurveda and South Asian Traditional Medicine (1)Clinical Physician-Scientists of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (1)Fringe and Alternative Medicine Founders (1)Hydrotherapy and Physical Culture (2)Naturopathy and Nature Cure Founders (2)Physicians of Antiquity, the Medieval World and the Renaissance (2)Pioneering Women and Minority Physicians (1)Somatic and Body-Based Therapy Founders (1)Traditional Chinese and East Asian Medicine (1)Unani and Islamic Traditional Medicine (2)Unorthodox and Anthroposophic Physicians (3)NationalityAllAustria (2)Belgium (2)Canada (2)China (1)Denmark (1)England (1)Germany (6)Hungary (1)India (2)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Kingdom of Great Britain (1)Netherlands (1)Pakistan (1)Spain (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (5)United States (3)Era (Birth Year)All551 (1)865 (1)1162 (1)1524 (1)1741 (1)1749 (4)1768 (1)1798 (1)1800 (1)1816 (1)1835 (1)1841 (1)1856 (1)1864 (1)1868 (3)1875 (1)1879 (1)1891 (1)1893 (1)1900 (1)1902 (1)1903 (2)1906 (1)1911 (1)1928 (1)1942 (1)1946 (1)1956 (1)Principal DiscoveryAllVaccination (4)Age GroupAllAll (1)Paediatric (1)Origin YearAll1628 (1)1741 (1)1761 (1)1796 (1)1847 (1)1854 (1)1954 (1)Years of TrainingAll2 (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAnatomySpecialist In1 entryAyurvedaSpecialist In4 entriesCardiologySpecialist In1 entryEpidemiologySpecialist In1 entryFamily MedicineSpecialist In2 entriesHomeopathySpecialist In4 entriesImmunologySpecialist In1 entryInfectious DiseaseSpecialist In1 entryNaturopathic MedicineSpecialist In6 entriesOrthopedic SurgerySpecialist In1 entryPathologySpecialist In1 entryPediatricsSpecialist In2 entriesPharmacologySpecialist In3 entriesPreventive MedicineSpecialist In3 entriesRheumatologySpecialist In1 entryTraditional Chinese MedicineSpecialist In3 entriesUnani MedicineSpecialist In2 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.