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ethnomedicine

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ethnomedicine /eth·no·med·i·cine/ (eth″no-med´ĭ-sin) medical systems based on the cultural beliefs and practices of specific ethnic groups.ethnomed´ical
ethnomedicine (ethˈ·nō·meˑ·di·sin),
n the comparative study of native or indigenous systems of medicine. The topics of this study generally include etiology of disease, practitioners and their role in health care, and types of treatment administered.


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While the path from ethnomedicine to new drugs is fairly direct, other sciences are also using ethnographic methods to assess indigenous knowledge for health benefits.
 
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