Alternative Therapies
Alternative Medicines
The term alternative medicine (sometimes also known as complementary medicines), is used against the conventional medical treatment or allopathic procedure and it refers to any approach to treat or cure a physical ailment or disease that may not be considered to fall within the domain of conventional medicine. Common alternative medical therapies are such as-Ayurveda, Herbal Medicine Homeopathy,Yoga and Unani Medicine.Some principals are followed when applying any alternative therapy such as-
• It believes on healing and recuperative power of nature.
• Alternative medicines focus on the feelings, beliefs,and the opinions of the patient.
• Natural healing and occurrence of positive result usually takes some longer time.
• Disease is eradicated from root and patient achieves higher standard of health.
Conventional medicine and therapy focuses on treatment of symptoms of the disease,whereas alternative therapy focuses on cause of the disease for durable outcome.An alternative therapist may well suggest stopping current medication used by the patient and follow his/her advice.
Alternative Medicines are :-
• Ayurveda