Sunday 8 December 2013

~ Nature and Medicines ~



Traditional medicine also known as indigenous or folk medicine comprises knowledge systems that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine.In some Asian and African countries, there are up to 80% of the population which relies on traditional medicine for their primary health care needs. Traditional medicines is also often called as their complementary or their alternative medicine. Traditional medicines include herbalism, ethnomedicine, ethnobotany, and medical anthropology.The advantages of traditional medicines are traditional medicines are much more effective compare to the modern medicines and it also has few side effects compare to the modern medicines. The cost is minimal and we could even plant some herbs which are required for the traditional medicine in our house. traditional medicines are also very effective in reducing weight and it could decrease the risk of obesity. Many traditional medicines could reduce the cholesterol level in the blood stream. The disadvantages of traditional medicines are people could go through some risks of buying fake herb. Traditional medicines also will take a long time for a person's disease to get cured.

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