CONCLUSION
It is a feature of traditional health systems that they span a diverse range of policy areas that
extend beyond the immediate domain of health. For example, prospects for the future supply of
medicinal plants impact the long term viability of traditional health systems. Training of
practitioners and preservation of traditional ecological and medical knowledge lie at the core of
future prospects for ancient but challenged traditions. In many traditional societies, women are
the primary herb gatherers and also the herbalists. Societal changes in work and family patterns
also have an impact on the nature of the traditional health sector and the services it plays in
providing everyday health care to the majority of the population of most countries.