14 December 2010

Traditional Medicine - an alternative treatment



herb - habastus Seed
With technological advances in the science of today, we can not deny that modern medicine has a lot of rescue people from a variety of diseases.

Most of all diseases currently treated with modern medicine uses the extensive use of chemicals that we do not know what the chemical content. Even modern medicine is often used pemmbedahan method of treating a disease process.

However, all consumption habits of modern medicine has a very high risk. Even the use of melebihan doses can bring negative effects to the user and it can also kill the consumer surplus effects dose use of modern medicine.

Due to the variety of negative effects resulting from the use of modern medicine. Sometimes using a traditional herbal treatment is better than modern medicine. The use of traditional herbal medicines commonly categorized as a group of medicines OTC (Over the counter). OTC drugs are medicines which have extensive security gap, which has a very low risk if they are used correctly. However, the use of traditional herbs in excess - the excess does not bring any negative effect of a habit so it's widely used in everyday products such as premixed with tongkat ali coffee, tea and so on.

The use of traditional herbs in the usual treatment is classified as a traditional medicine. In modern terms, it is known as swapengubatan. Swapengubatan much practiced in most developed countries. Even in a study conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, 75% percent of the health problems encountered can be managed without much assistance from professionals. It also shows that people in these countries already have awareness of their importance for maintaining their own health.

Although modern medicine has many disadvantages that we do not want. This does not mean that modern medicine can not be directly used in the treatment of a disease. Patients and consumers should be sensitive in choosing a drug in treating the disease regardless of its use of traditional herbal medicine @ modern. Tips that have brought our good practice before you choose a medicine to cure for a disease process will be more effective:

1. The type and name of the drug needed
2. How drugs act to resolve problems
3. In what forms (such as drug tablets, inhalers, ointments) are most suitable for the problem to be treated?
4. In a measure of the strength of whether or how children should be used and how many times a day it should be used?
5. What happens if someone forgets to use the medication and what steps should be taken to overcome this?
6. What are the risks faced and how to overcome them?
7. What should be done when a person is experiencing:
a. Gestation
b. Breastfeeding
c. Somewhat more old (65 years old)
d. Faced with other diseases
e. Using other drugs

8. What is the price of the medicine?
9. Whether other types of drugs can be used as a substitute if the cost is too high or the drug was found to be compatible to the user?
10. Where users can get more information if they face any emergency due to the use of the drug?