Mongolian shamans beat wicker drums to summon ancestral spirits. A Peruvian man in a headdress unleashes a piercing ululation ...

One recent afternoon, a group of students and faculty gathered in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for a workshop on “Traditional Indigenous Medicine.” As they entered the Active ...

For Marika Alvarado, being a medicine woman wasn’t a choice — it was her destiny. Born in a line of Native American medicine women, her grandmother declared her a healer at birth, and her purpose was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Siebert is a reporter covering cannabis and psychedelic drugs. Jul 21, 2022, 07:00am EDT This article is more than 3 years ...

The knowledge work and art of Indigenous healers and medicine people in Alaska is being featured at the Anchorage Museum. Good Medicine is a multidisciplinary exhibit and includes paintings, ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A new indigenous cultural center in the Mission District hopes to bring a seldom seen art of traditional medicine to the Bay Area. Steve Darden is a Navajo Elder who was trained to be ...

The home of the Sacred Circles Center in Whittier is inside a small white structure with blue trim. The building doesn’t have a sign in front, but co-founder Jerry Tello says “the people that need to ...

Natural medicine development DG Martins Emeje says WHO appointment validates Nigeria’s push to integrate traditional medicine ...

The second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organised with the Government of India, concluded on December ...

Herbal infusions and traditional medicines can cause severe toxic skin reactions, and experts warn at the Dermatology Days of ...