Zootherapy crossword with animals used in traditional medicine, including python, tortoise, and puffadder.

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Animals in Traditional Medicine Crossword

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This 20-clue crossword examines animals and animal products in traditional healing practices, a topic often called zootherapy. Clues cover specific animals used in magical and medicinal contexts (puffadder, tortoise, python), medical techniques like hydrotherapy and acupuncture, and underlying beliefs such as the doctrine of signatures. Suitable for high school science, anthropology, or cultural studies units exploring non-Western medical traditions.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Biology
Grade Level:: 9th – 12th Grades
Updated May 2026

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