ABSTRACT

Traditional Igbo Medicine (TIM) and Traditional Chinese medicine (CM) remain part of the most ancient yet living traditions. In Igbo land, traditional healers prescribing medicinal plants are the most easily accessible and affordable health resource available to the local community and at times the only therapy that subsists. Nonetheless, there is still a paucity of updated comprehensive compilation of promising medicinal plants from the African continent, compared to its counterpart, the Chinese Medicine. China has been successful in promoting its therapies with more research and science-based approach, while the Igbo traditional medicine still needs more extensive scientific research and evidence base. This paper gives an overview of basic principles and commonalities of traditional Igbo medicine and Chinese Medicine, and discusses key determinants of success, which these great traditions need to address to compete in global markets. Keywords: Traditional Igbo Medicine, Chinese medical Practice, Chinese Medicine, Comparative, Analysis, Complementary and alternative medicine, Traditional medicine
Publication date: 01/12/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.5769