Traditional Medicine: An Ancient Remedy Rediscovered
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Traditional Medicine: An Ancient Remedy Rediscovered
Around the world, the use of plants with pharmacological properties is the main medical resource. This practice is known as Traditional Medicine (TM), Indigenous Medicine or Folk Medicine. According to WHO [1], TM includes knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experience proper of different situations, applied to the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemistry & Pharmacology: Open Access
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2167-0501
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0501.1000110