01627nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653001700052653006600069653003300135653002500168100001700193700001900210245006600229856015300295300001200448490000700460520091000467022002001377       2015                            d  cmar10aSouth Africa10aUNESCO convention for the safeguarding of intangible heritage10aIntangible cultural heritage10atraditional medicine1 aAlex Riordan1 aJohn Schofield00aBeyond biomedicine: traditional medicine as cultural heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921609033&doi=10.1080%2f13527258.2014.940368&partnerID=40&md5=ca1028d02c64d2514989324a3aa492ad  a280-2990 v213 aOver the past decade, intangible cultural heritage (hereafter, ICH), the significance which it possesses and the continuation of its myriad manifestations have reached unprecedented levels of recognition and attention on international and national policy agendas. Traditional Medicine (hereafter, TM) has long been included under the vast umbrella of ICH, yet there have been few attempts to explore that relationship. This paper examines the practical implications of applying the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage to TM, alongside the relationship of traditional medicine to the fields of human rights, public health and development. It considers, and reaches the conclusion that the cultural significance of traditional medicine combined with the fundamental principles of the Convention render the Convention significant in safeguarding traditional medicine for the future.  a13527258 (ISSN)