Traditional medicine
“Traditional medicine is the sum total of the
knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and
experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used
in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis,
improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness.” WHO
Intangible heritage: arts and
traditions of the world
“Intangible cultural heritage includes traditions or living expressions
inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral
traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, arts, festive events,
knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and
skills to produce traditional crafts.” UNESCO
Medicinal
Plants and Local Communities
Health and wealth from Medicinal
Aromatic Plants
Indigenous Knowledge for Development
Key Resources for Indigenous
Knowledge and Practices
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