Traditional indigenous medicines obey levels of causality and therapeutic itineraries distinct from the Western biomedical model and seek to restor...

Traditional indigenous medicines obey levels of causality and therapeutic itineraries distinct from the Western biomedical model and seek to restore balance between the individual and the world. (...) The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples approved in 2007 states that 'indigenous peoples have the right to their own traditional medicines and to maintain their health practices, as well as to enjoy the highest possible level


a) The biomedical model is the only valid model for understanding health and disease processes.
b) Traditional indigenous medicines have no scientific basis and are therefore ineffective.
c) Indigenous peoples have no right to their own traditional medicines.
d) Traditional indigenous medicines are based on distinct levels of causality and therapeutic itineraries and seek to restore balance between the individual and the world.
e) The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not recognize the right of indigenous peoples to their own traditional medicines.