Herbal Medicine
Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine and Naturopathy all have herbal medicine as a major part of their therapeutic arsenal. Using primarily local plants, each of these systems have developed a complex system of herbal medicine. Yet herbal medicine is not restricted to any one system of medicine. Native American indians also use herbal medicine as their primary source of medical cures. Almost every tribe of what ever culture have a system of herbal medicine to treat their diseases and health problems.
Some systems of herbal medicine also include minerals as well as animal products. For example tradtitional Chinese medicine uses several animals or parts of animals in their pharmacopeia.
Homeopathic medicine also uses plants, animals, and minerals in their pharmacopeia, however, their system of preparing medicines which are taken internally is completely different to any of the other systems of alternative medicine (for more information about Homeopathy see Homeopathic Medicine).