“Traditional and complementary medicine” is a set of knowledge, skills and practices based on theories, beliefs and experiences specific to different cultures, which can be explained or not, and which are used to prevent, diagnose, cure or treat physical and mental illnesses as well as to maintain good health. They are methods that support and complement Western medicine.

It is a treatment approach that focuses not only on the physical symptoms of the patient, but also on the mental, emotional, spiritual and social aspects of the patient as a whole. This understanding of medicine emphasizes that the body has healing mechanisms and the importance of the balanced functioning of all systems of the body in the treatment process.