This is an alternative system of medicine which treats ailments by insertion of needles at acupoints. It is a pleasant tingling sensation radiating along a specific direction. Needling produces subjective sensations like pain, numbness, soreness, heaviness and distension objective beneficial effects produced are:- Analgesia i.e. pain-relieving effects useful in variety of painful conditions. Sedation or…
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Alternative Medicine – AYURVEDA
Ayurveda, the ‘science of life’ is a system of traditional medicine native to India, and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine used to heal both physical and mental health. In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda comprises the words āyus, meaning ‘life’ and veda, meaning ‘science’. Evolving throughout its history,…
Alternative Medicine – A Remedy for Many Ailments.
There is a growing realization that, contrary to previously held beliefs, conventional medicine (the medicine that most people are familiar with: antibiotics, surgery, etc.) cannot solve all of our health problems. And that this system of medicine is giving as many problems as it is solving. There is a growing acceptance that health is…
Benefits of homeopathy medicine
Homeopathy medicine is curative, safe, holistic, non-invasive, non-toxic, non-addictive, and can be used in conjunction with regular medicine. Homeopathy treats many medical problems and other diseases successfully with remedies and without doctor’s medical intervention. Some of those diseases are: Asthma Allergy Anxiety Arthritis Chronic fatigue Cholera Depression Eczema Insomnia Kidney stone Measles Mumps Pi
Important Information About Alternative Medicine
1. What is Alternative Medicine? Alternative medicine is a variety of techniques that are outside the field of conventional medicine. These techniques mostly focus on physical, energy and herbal remedies These remedies attempt to be as natural and cost-effective as possible in order to compete with conventional medicines that often have a variety of side…
Can alternative medicine and modern medicine co-exist?
Alternative medicine is still viewed with distrust or as an offshoot of the hippie culture by large sections of the west. It is deemed as unreliable, as quackery or even actually dangerous by some. Conversely many alternative therapists view modern medicine as being toxic and actually detrimental to health. Both extreme views, it would seem…