African natural medicine: Toward a health preservation theory and systematization model for clinical application: African natural medicine and health preservation theory

All knowledge fields are founded on universal epistemologies and philosophies. This is evident in ancient Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic (Siddha) medical systems, which are integrated into national health systems of China and India respectively. African natural medicines (ANMs) are not part of national health systems on the African continent because of a lack of systematization frameworks. This article explores classical medical systems drawn from ancient African and Chinese cosmologies.