What is  Trado Medical or Traditional Natural Medicine?

Traditional natural medicine  encompasses all kinds of  cultural natural medicine and any kind of therapeutic method or practice that has been handed down  by the tradition of a community or ethnic group. It is  used in diagnosis, prevention and elimination of physical, mental or social imbalance and relying exclusively on practical experience and observations handed down from generation to generation, whether verbally or in writing.

With these descriptions, various forms of medicines and therapies including but not limited to herbal medicine, massage, homeopathy, mud bath, music therapy, wax bath, reflexology, dance therapy, hydrotherapy, mind and spirit therapies, self-exercise therapies radiation and vibration, osteopathy, chiropractic, aromatherapy, preventive medicine, radiant heat therapy, therapeutic fasting and dieting spinal manipulation, psychotherapy, etc. are a few elements of traditional natural medicine..  

​Nigeria,,with its diverse cultures and traditions, is rich in traditional natural medicine and has eminent and respected traditional natural healers to take care of the teeming population.
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The traditional healer, as defined by the World Health Organization  is a person who is recognised by the community in which he lives as competent to provide health care by using vegetable, animal and mineral substances and certain other methods based on the social, cultural and religious background, as well as on the knowledge, attributes and beliefs that are prevalent in the community, regarding physical, mental and social well-being and the causation of disease and disability

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Who We Are

Traditional Natural Medicine Practitioners include initiated and non-initiated , national and international traditional health practitioners which among others include;
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​Traditional Medicine Practitioners- ( Trado Medico) Specializing in Indigenous cultural, ethnobotanical,  natural, and therapeutic treatments for the mind, body, and spirit. 

Herbalists: Specializing in the therapeutic and esoteric use of herbs. plants, animals, hydrotherapy, and other useful materials.  

Traditional Birth Attendants Specializing in the birthing and delivery process, and women's reproductive concerns. 

Bone Setters Specializing in the repair of bones and the alignment of the spine
traditional psychologist and counselors,
and therapeutic occultist,. 

Trado Pharmacist- Specializing in the collecting, storing, buying and selling of traditional medicines, ingredients, and materials for traditional practitioners. 


Naturalist and Naturopath- Specializing in the use of natural foods, herbs, and supplements for therapeutic use and wellness

Traditional Priests- Individuals and seers initiated into traditional cultural /religious priesthoods, that utilize therapeutic rituals, divination, and psycho- spiritual therapeutic processes that addresses the spiritual health and overall wellness of individuals and community.