Most of the indigenous populations in developing countries depend on traditional systems of medicine and medicinal plants as their primary source of healthcare.
In Kenya, all cultures have employed a variety of plants or plant derived materials for the prevention and treatment of diseases.
According to the World Health Organization, traditional medicine (TM) is the total combination of knowledge and practices used in diagnosing, preventing or eliminating physical, mental or social diseases which may rely exclusively on past experience and observation handed down generations verbally or otherwise.
This can be explicable or not. Most of the indigenous populations in developing countries depend on traditional systems of medicine and medicinal plants as their primary source of healthcare. In Kenya, all cultures have employed a variety of plants or plant derived materials for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Based on this, the Ministry of Health should create more associations of traditional medicine practitioners and develop additional programmes for training and education.
