Traditional medicine rests on analogical reasoning and a holistic approach to health and disease,
while modern medicine is evidence-based and built on scientific knowledge. This does not mean
that they are incompatible. On the contrary, these differences give rise to complementarities and
even synergies, from which individuals can benefit.
However, in many countries any productive
action along these lines has been prevented by a lack of systematic knowledge about the benefits
and dangers of traditional medicine, the need for sound policies ensuring the safety, efficacy and
quality of products and treatment, and, more generally, a reluctance to grant official status to a
branch of medicine that is still not fully understood. Nevertheless, the main areas where action is
required are easy to identify
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