Recently 202 types of traditional Uyghur medicine have passed the national standard test. Like Tibetan and Mongolian traditional medicines Uyghur medicine is part of Chinese traditional medicine. From early days, the Nomadic Uyghurs used the herbs, animal parts and minerals to treat minor aliments. The Uyghurs developed the 4-element system --- fire, gas, water and earth elements and also developed theories regarding body fluids, organs and different types of illnesses.

There are 2200 types of herbs, animal parts, and minerals in Xinjiang that can be used in traditional Uyghur medicine.

20 December 1998, Dianzi Ribao News