The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary defines medicine as "the science which deals with the prevention, cure, and treatment of disease." Throughout the world's cultures, the study of medicine and its pragmatic applications play an absolutely imperative role in the functioning of societies. Among the Zulus of southern Africa, ideas surrounding notions of health and healing are deeply rooted in the global culture. Traditional practices, which include those of a medicinal nature, serve important functions in the maintenance of many indigenous African societies, including the Zulus (Washington 2010, 25). In fact, it is estimated that more than 80% of the black African population visits traditional healers (Kelmanson et al 2000, 241). The Zulus hold traditional healing and medicine in high esteem. In the context of established Zulu healing, medicine takes two distinct forms: (1) medicine that is concerned with physical conditions, dealing with physiological enigmas, and (2) medicine that is implemented magically and ritual to produce an outcome (Sithole and Beierle 2002). ). Through analysis of the nature of disease in Zulu society, examination of Zulu physicians, and study of the methods used in medical practice, a better understanding of traditional Zulu medicine as a holistic entity. specific kinds of witchcraft-related illnesses, some accompanied by strains of ceremonial pollution, and some illnesses, the Zulus say, simply happen (Ngubane 1977, ix). When it comes to illness, health, and medicine, Zulu culture places considerable emphasis on the concept of “balance.” The balance between individuals and those around them is attributed to the increased influence of globalization, a force that the Zulus have experienced for over a century. Despite this growing global influence, the wisdom found in traditional Zulu healing remains integral. The wide variety of traditional Zulu medicines, which includes more than 1,000 identified medicinal plants, offers a multitude of potential combinations of therapeutic regimens and remedies (Flint and Parle 2009, 320). With the HIV/AIDS pandemic currently gripping the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, medical researchers and scientists have begun to look to traditional medical knowledge for treatment possibilities. This “renaissance” of traditional healing testifies to the effectiveness and validity of natural medicine. Perhaps Zulu knowledge holds the key to a revolutionary pharmaceutical discovery. Only time will tell.