MedicineSystem

Systems of medical practice.

Extends: MedicalEnumeration

[Enumeration](https://schema.org.ai/Enumeration) Properties

Property	Expected Type	Description
supersededBy	Enumeration, Class, Property	Relates a term (i.e. a property, class or enumeration) to one that supersedes it.

[Thing](https://schema.org.ai/Thing) Properties

Property	Expected Type	Description
additionalType	Text, URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is...
alternateName	Text	An alias for the item.
description	Text, TextObject	A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription	Text	A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the descr...
identifier	URL, Text, PropertyValue	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for re...
image	ImageObject, URL	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage	CreativeWork, URL	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
name	Text	The name of the item.
potentialAction	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs	URL	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf	Event, CreativeWork	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
url	URL	URL of the item.

Enumeration Values

Value	Description
Homeopathic	A system of medicine based on the principle that a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy people.
Chiropractic	A system of medicine focused on the relationship between the body's structure, mainly the spine, and its functioning.
Ayurvedic	A system of medicine that originated in India over thousands of years and that focuses on integrating and balancing the body, mind, and spirit.
Osteopathic	A system of medicine focused on promoting the body's innate ability to heal itself.
WesternConventional	The conventional Western system of medicine, that aims to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to clinical decision making. Also known as conventional or Western medi...
TraditionalChinese	A system of medicine based on common theoretical concepts that originated in China and evolved over thousands of years, that uses herbs, acupuncture, exercise, massage, dietary therapy, and other m...