- Ayurveda: a traditional medicine system from India that originated more than 3,000 years ago.
- Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): a system of medicine that originated in ancient China and has been practiced for over 2,000 years.
- Unani: a traditional medicine system that originated in Greece and was later developed in the Middle East and South Asia.
- Native American medicine: a system of traditional medicine that is practiced by various indigenous tribes in North and South America.
- African traditional medicine: a system of traditional medicine that is practiced by various indigenous tribes in Africa.
- Kampo: a system of traditional medicine that originated in Japan and is based on the principles of Chinese medicine.
- Siddha medicine: a traditional medicine system that originated in India and is based on the principles of Ayurveda.
- Korean medicine: a traditional medicine system that originated in Korea and is based on the principles of Chinese medicine.
- Tibetan medicine: a traditional medicine system that originated in Tibet and is based on the principles of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine.
- Homeopathy: a system of medicine that originated in Germany and is based on the principle of “like cures like.”
- Curanderismo: a traditional medicine system that originated in Mexico and other parts of Latin America.
- Naturopathy: a system of medicine that originated in Europe and is based on the principles of natural healing.
- Ayurvedic medicine: a system of medicine that originated in India and is based on the principles of Ayurveda.
- Native Hawaiian medicine: a system of traditional medicine that is practiced by the indigenous people of Hawaii.
- Traditional Mongolian medicine: a system of traditional medicine that is practiced in Mongolia and other parts of Central Asia.
- Ethnobotany: the study of the traditional uses of plants by indigenous people. Ethnobotanists often study the medicinal properties of plants and how they are used in traditional medicine systems.