Tradition
Tradition (Medicine)
Tradition (pronunciation: /trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/) in the context of medicine refers to the body of knowledge, beliefs, and practices that have been handed down from generation to generation. This often includes various forms of alternative medicine and folk medicine, as well as established medical practices that have stood the test of time.
Etymology
The term 'tradition' comes from the Latin word 'traditio', which means 'handing over'. In the medical context, it refers to the handing over of knowledge and practices from one generation to the next.
Related Terms
- Alternative Medicine: A category of healing practices not traditionally associated with the medical profession or medical curriculum. It includes practices such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, and homeopathy.
- Folk Medicine: A type of traditional medicine, which is the totality of all the knowledge and practices used in the diagnosis, prevention, and elimination of physical, mental, or social imbalance and relying exclusively on practical experience and observation handed down from generation to generation, whether verbally or in writing.
- Herbal Medicine: The study or use of medicinal properties of plants. The scope of herbal medicine is sometimes extended to include fungal and bee products, as well as minerals, shells and certain animal parts.
- Acupuncture: A form of alternative medicine and a key component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body.
- Homeopathy: A system of alternative medicine created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on his doctrine of like cures like, a claim that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people would cure similar symptoms in sick people.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Tradition
- Wikipedia's article - Tradition
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