Divisions
Regional differences between healing arts practitioners across Thailand and the recent codification of traditional Thai medicine by the Thai Ministry of Public Health have led to the existence of several variations of how Thai medicine is practiced. These can be understood as follows:
- Traditional Thai Medicine (TTM) - while this umbrella title is used to describe all traditional medicine practices in Thailand, it can also be used to describe the system of medicine as systematized and taught by the Ministry of Public Health.
- Traditional Medicine of Thailand (TM of T) - TTM is based on this system, which is based on ancient texts, and varies a bit between practitioners throughout the Kingdom.
- Local/Indigenous/village Medicine - Local practices based largely on oral tradition and local texts handed down from teacher to student.
- Lanna Medicine - A regional form of local/indigenous/village medicine requiring its own category due to the unique nature of being possibly the most preserved form of roots Thai medicine.
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