plants to be used as herbal medicine in Philippines due to its beneficial effects. These herbal medicines have underwent clinical studies through the Philippine Department of Health’s "Traditional Health Program" to offer as alternative to conventioanl medicines. Below is the list of these medicinal plants: 1. Akapulko (Cassia alata) Common names include "bayabas-bayabasan" in tagalog‚ "ringworm bush or schrub" and "acapulco" in English‚ this Philippine herbal medicine is used to treat tinea infections
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Traditional and Alternative Medicine There are hundreds of indigenous tribes throughout North America. Each one of them has their own unique way to cure their people’s illness and make them whole. They combine herbal medicine‚ spirituality‚ and rituals. In addition‚ there are many similarities in today societies and the Native American culture. Sage is held sacred by many Native American Indians‚ because of the effective purifying energies. They both use Native American medicine for example sage
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There is growing interest in traditional medicine‚ complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). According to WHO TCAM is a health practice‚ approach‚ knowledge and beliefs in cooperating plant‚ animal and mineral based medicines‚ spiritual therapies‚ manual techniques and exercises‚ applied singularly or in combination to treat‚ diagnose and prevent illness or maintain wellbeing. Kenya is a rich source of natural resources that can greatly improve primary health care of our people. Success stories
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Western VS Alternative Medicine The Debate: Which approach is better? Amanda Watson Alternative Approaches to Disease HSC 3189 Brett Lieberman August 10‚ 2012 Western and alternative medicine approaches are both related to each other however‚ have been separated for decades. Imagine a set of twins being separated at birth. The two were meant to go hand in hand with each other; however society has separated them for profitable gains. Western medicine typically uses lifestyle
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Topic: Personal Opinions – Herbal Medicine Before western and modern medicine‚ herbal medicine was used to cure almost every kind of sickness in a natural way. Herbal medicine enhances the biological natural healing ability of our body‚ so that the recovery process gets accelerated and the body is able to maintain an ideal internal environment that is crucial for such recovery. A lot of herbs work by stimulating various glands so that appropriate hormones are activated. These hormones carry the
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Trekking Traditional and Alternative Therapies Introduction About 14 kilometers from Baguio city lays the intersection of the Ambalanga River and Tolbing Creek‚ people plunge in to the thermal waters from the Level 1300 produced by the Benguet Corporation. Roughly a dozen of mini resorts in the Poblacion of Itogon‚ Benguet attract tourists to experience the effects of these hot pools to refresh and/or benefit from its therapeutic effects. Examples of these effects include muscle relaxation
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Reiki Treatment in Older Adults: Alternative Management for Anxiety‚ Pain‚ and Depression Heather Nicolle Stone Florida Atlantic University Reiki Treatment in Older Adults: Alternative Management for Anxiety‚ Pain‚ and Depression Anxiety‚ depression‚ and pain are relatively common in older adults‚ and treatment of these conditions is often challenging (Touhy‚ 2012‚ pp. 342-351; Jett‚ 2012‚ p. 324). This is due to lack of acknowledgement of these conditions by older adults and healthcare
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MEDICAL DECISIONS ‚ NOWADAYS WE CAN FIND MANY UNCONVENTIONAL MEDICINE SUCH ACUPUNCTURE TO CURE HIPOTHIROIDISM; NONETHELESS‚ I SPEND MUCH TIME TO TAKE A DECISION SINCE A PILLS TREATMENT WOULD HELP ME TO OVERCOME THIS ILLNESS AS WELL AS PILLS TREATMENT. ARE YOU IN THE SAME SITUATION? BEFORE TAKE A DECISION IS BETTER TO KNOW SOME DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES I FOUND WHILE I TRY THIS TWO OPTIONS. ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH TREATMENT IS THE TIME ANY OF THEM INVOLVE. BECAUSE OF FOLLOWING THE
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is herbal medicine? Herbal medicine -- also called botanical medicine or phytomedicine -- refers to using a plant’s seeds‚ berries‚ roots‚ leaves‚ bark‚ or flowers for medicinal purposes. Herbalism has a long tradition of use outside of conventional medicine. It is becoming more mainstream as improvements in analysis and quality control along with advances in clinical research show the value of herbal medicine in the treating and preventing disease. What is the history of herbal medicine? Plants had
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DEPRESSION AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO TREAT DEPRESSION By Depression is an illness that can be treated with therapy and drugs. Depression is a mental and physical illness that affects the mind and body. Although no single cause of depression has been identified‚ it appears that interaction among genetic‚ biochemical‚ environmental‚ and psychosocial factors may play a role. The fact is‚ depression is not a personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away‚ but it can be successfully
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