The Traditional Medicine Practice Act (Act 575) was promulgated in 2000 to control and regulate Traditional medicine practice. Although the Traditional Medicine Practice Council was not constituted, the secretariat for the council was set up in 2004 in other to adequately prepare the ground for the Council.

The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the council Dr. Yusuf (Tobor) Yakubu works with Effective and Efficient Management Team with several committees and prepares several working documents for the training and registration of Traditional Medicine Practitioners and licensing of their practice premises.

The key functions of the Agency include the following:

1. The object of the council is to promote, control, and regulate traditional Medicines
2. Set standards for the practice of Traditional and Alternative Medicines.
3. Issuance of a certificate of registration to qualified practitioners and license premises for practice.
4. ⁠Promote and support training in traditional and alternative medicine
5. Determine and enforce code of ethics for Traditional and Alternative Medicine practice in conjunction with association of Traditional Medicine Practitioners recognized by the Minister responsible for Health.
6. To promote, supply, import & export of herbal.
7. Approve in consultation with educational and research institutions determined by the Board the curriculum for training institutions and also for continuing education in Traditional and Alternative Medicine practitioners.
8. Collaborate with the Ministry to establish centres for provision of Traditional Medical care within the national health care delivery system.
9. ⁠Collaborate with the appropriate agencies for large scale cultivation of medicinal plants and for the preservation of bio-diversity.
10. ⁠Advise the Minister On Matters relating to and affecting the practice of traditional and Alternative Medical Practice
11. Advise Food and Drugs Authority On rules for the registration, advertisements, manufacture, packaging, preparation, labeling, sale, supply, exportation, and importation of herbal medicines.
12. Monitor Fees Payable by clients for services provided by practitioners.
13. ⁠And perform any other functions that are ancillary to the objectives of the council.