medicina tradicional
English meaning: Traditional medicine
Spanish Definition
(Español)Prácticas de curación indígenas y tradicionales anteriores a la medicina moderna.
English Definition
Indigenous and traditional healing practices predating modern medicine. Latin America has rich indigenous medical traditions — Aztec, Mayan, Andean herbal medicine and healing practices that have contributed to modern pharmacology (quinine from Peruvian bark for malaria treatment, rubber's medicinal uses). The integration of traditional and modern medicine mirrors debates in India about Ayurveda and AYUSH.
Example
“La medicina tradicional indígena latinoamericana ha contribuido enormemente a la farmacología moderna.”
In English: “Latin American indigenous traditional medicine has greatly contributed to modern pharmacology.”
Synonyms
- medicina indígena
- medicina popular
Antonyms / Opposites
- medicina occidental
- medicina convencional
Literary Heritage
“El amor que no da, el que no prodiga, no goza en poseer sino en repartir.”
“The love that does not give, that does not lavish, finds joy not in possessing but in sharing.”
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