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Five Millennium
Old Medical Secret Out In The Open
What do we do when we get sick? Invariably, we visit the
doctor and take prescriptions. Then we consume those medicines
and in good hopes, you will get well from the ailment.
Well, that is how the medical profession works in today's
times. It is all about diagnosing diseases and then making
suitable prescriptions for the conditions.
And if anyone were to proffer you an herbal remedy for your
ailment, you would not waste much time in labeling that person
as a quack.
However, you would be quite surprised to know that the natural
medicines are coming out into the open in their full glory.
And they are being proved efficient also.
Natural Medicine
By definition, natural medicine is the use of natural methods
of treatment. This is usually done by using herbs and other
traditional procedures. In fact, you will find people using
herbal medicines in almost all cultures of the world.
Historically, these medicines were developed in the villages
of civilizations around the world, but experts who could be
equated with modern-day doctors. These experts then handed
over their knowledge to the generations succeeding them.
There are a lot of healing practices that come under the ambit
of natural medicine. Broadly, they can be classified as herbal
medicine, alternative medicine and supplementary medicine. You
could say that natural medicine is an encompassing term to
name all medicinal approaches that were in place before
today's conventional medicine came into prominence.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is also known as phytotherapy. It has been
practiced in several formats all across the world. Some of the
most prominent cultures in which herbal medicine has been
practiced is India, where it is known as Ayurveda, China and
Greece.
When contemporary conventional medicine was invented, doctors
discarded the use of herbal therapeutic methods. But the moot
point to remember is that most of the synthetic medicines
invented and in use today were primarily made with
inspirations from the effects of the herbal medicines. Some
examples of these are quinine, aspirin, opium and digitalis.
Today, you can consider natural medicine as a dwindling art.
It has been in this world since a very long time. But that
certainly does not mean that its efficiency has jaded in any
way. In actuality, it can be said that in some instances,
natural medicines are better and much safer than conventional
medicine. In fact, the medical world is still trying to
understand clearly the potentials of natural medicine.
Also, we must note that natural medicines are not all
approved. It is highly advisable to try out only those
medicines, which have met with government approval standards.
These could be considered as the risk-free medicines.
Among herbal medicines, you will find a lot of well-researched
medicines. But even then, doctors and other medical
professionals will not venture to prescribe these medicines
for anything more than minor disorders such as colds and
coughs. Sometimes, they might go as far as prescribing them
for fevers and skin problems. But that's all. The fact is that
many times these herbal medicines could be more effective than
the conventional ones. And they are much less likely to cause
disastrous side effects.
There are many organizations today that are set up to check
out the veracity of these natural medicines, especially herbal
medicine. Indeed, today some organizations are prescribing the
use of natural medicines. Their prime benefits for large scale
treatment are that they are cheap and free from most side
effects.
Each day, more and more herbal medicines are becoming
acceptable in the medical field. It is true that many of these
herbal medicines and even some treatment procedures have
proved to be shams, but they still exist. It is in the
discerning of the users whether they should accept such herbal
routes or not.
Even among the alternative methods that are used in therapy
today, we cannot say that all are effective. Alternative
methods are like homeopathy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, etc.
It is highly advised to seek the opinion of a medical expert
before beginning any such treatments.
Some people are of the opinion that natural medicines serve
best as supplementary medicines. In fact, a big lobby of
medical practitioners does believe that natural medicines
should not be considered for any other reasons. If it is a
minor problem, only then are pure natural therapies advocated
by conventional doctors.
As already mentioned, conventional medicinal approaches are
more about diagnoses and prescriptions. But, natural medicines
can be safely used even in cases of misdiagnoses, when the
patient may not actually be suffering from that ailment.
Natural medicine does prove valuable for people who are more
health conscious. It is also helpful if these medicines are
supplemented with a good dietary regimen and a better
lifestyle.
We all know how eating vegetables is good for health. That is
a part of natural remedies, isn't it? A healthy lifestyle is
extremely good for keeping health conditions at bay. And this
is what all natural medicinal therapies believe at their core
– be they massage therapies, herbal methods or aromatherapy.
Medical science has progressed a lot, but today it is sort of
turning back to its roots. It is going back to the ancient
wisdom that has been floating in the world since millennia.
And that explains the resurrection of natural medicinal
methods. It will be an indeed glorious day when we will be
able to treat all problems with nothing else but natural
medicines. It is worthwhile to make efforts in that direction
– that could be the best gift medicine could make to society
and humankind. Source:
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