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Traditional Cambodian medicine (Khmer: វេជ្ជសាស្រ្តបូរាណខ្មែរ, ALA-LC: Vejjasāstr Pūrāṇ Khmaer) comprise several traditional medicine systems in Cambodia.
Healers and herbalists of Cambodian traditional medicine are collectively referred to as Kru Khmer (Khmer: គ្រូខ្មែរ). There are many regional variations of the practice and herbal knowledge of traditional medicine within Cambodia. Traditional Cambodian medical practices are widely used in Cambodia.
Even though health is among the Cambodian government's five most important issues, the healthcare system in the country is inadequate and people in more remote villages in the provinces have difficulty obtaining health care. This situation is reflected in many developing countries and, in part for this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) is promoting the use and preservation of knowledge of several traditional medicines in many of these areas across the globe, including Cambodia.[1]
Because of the ethnic Chinese and ethnic Vietnamese populations of Cambodia, traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Vietnamese medicine are also practiced and represented in the country.