The use of traditional medicine for many people is acceptable on a par with pharmacy medicines and drugs. And this is not surprising. Long-term experience of herbalists and healers confirms the effectiveness of traditional folk medicine.
What it is
Traditional medicine is the use of extracts, mainly of natural plant origin, to combat various ailments. Since ancient times, people have noted the healing properties of plants. Most recipes of traditional medicine are proven over the years combinations of herbs that are brewed, infused and used in other ways. Such medicine can include both a rational component (prescription) and magical overtones (rituals, conspiracies). The safe rational part of folk methods is included in modern medicine. We can say that traditional medicine is an empirical experience accumulated over the years in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, transmitted from generation to generation.
What includes
Among the traditional medicine are:
- herbs and plants;
- beekeeping products (propolis, perga);
- unusual techniques (massages, acupuncture);
- extracts of vegetables (juices, tinctures);
- the use of animal products (fat, wool);
- inanimate objects of nature (stones, chestnut).
This list is far from complete, as different recipes and treatment methods may exist in different places. Also often absurd, absurd and dangerous recommendations are found among home methods. That is why scientific and practical medicine does not always recognize such recipes, as they can cause harm.
Main directions
The use of traditional medicine is used in many diseases and disorders:
- colds;
- sore throat;
- joint treatment;
- elimination of hemorrhoids, colitis, enterocolitis;
- infertility
- coughing
- female diseases;
- losing weight.
Mostly, herbs, alcohol tinctures, propolis are used for treatment. Some methods even offer a cure for tumors, and not only benign ones. For example, Bolotov’s methods, based on acidification of the body, are used in severe complicated diseases of internal organs (Crohn’s disease, ulcers), oncological processes.
Traditional medicine for children
In childhood, parents should be careful to practice home treatment. This is associated with a greater risk of allergic reactions to plants and herbs. It is not recommended to use honey in recipes inside for up to 5 years, it can only be used in compresses and lotions. Healers, local old women who can read healing spells, are very popular, especially in the countryside. They are addressed with a prolonged illness in a child, severe fear, increased nervousness. Most often chamomile, raspberries are used for children, compresses are made for warming.
- For diarrhea, abdominal pains, 10 g of chamomile placer are brewed in 150-200 ml of water and insisted for 10-15 minutes. Give the child a drink of 2-3 tbsp. l 6-7 times a day.
- With colic in infants, 10 g of dill seed is poured with 100 ml of boiling water, allowed to infuse in a thermo mug and a little water is given to the child during the day.
- With a protracted cough, boil 2-3 potatoes and knead, adding 1 tbsp. l sunflower oil. The resulting mass is transferred to cellophane (film, bag) and applied through the tissue to the back (where the lungs are located) of the child. Do before bedtime, the procedure takes 15-20 minutes.
Herbs
According to the groups of grass, based on the rendered effect, it can be conditionally divided into:
- soothing - chamomile, valerian, motherwort;
- choleretic - wormwood, St. John's wort;
- hemostatic - nettle, yarrow, knotweed;
- tonic - echinacea;
- laxatives - flax seed, senna;
- fixing - chamomile;
- diuretics - lingonberry leaf, bearberry.
Some herbs have different beneficial properties and are widely used in various compositions and collections. They can be procured independently or purchased ready-made raw materials in the pharmacy network. On the basis of herbal plants make tea, decoctions and alcohol tinctures.
For adults
A lot of useful in traditional medicine for adults. There are many recipes for regulating pressure, losing weight, healing wounds. Most often, such an experience is preserved in the family, and people prefer to use recipes proven by their predecessors.
- Aloe juice is often used to heal wounds and ulcerations.
- With hypertension and sleep disturbance use motherwort, valerian, special fees.
- In infertility, sage, a pine forest, indoor geranium are used.
- With colds, they drink raspberries, chamomile, chew propolis.
- With diseased joints and for the quickest healing of fractures, ointments are made on the basis of animal fat (pork, chicken) with celandine.
This is not a complete list of all possible methods of healing using home methods. There are also a number of folk signs associated with a particular disease. So, for back pain, it is recommended to carry several walnuts in your pockets, if it is impossible to conceive, make ficus in the house.
Eastern (Tibetan, Indian) medicine
Today, alternative traditional medicine is presented not only local. In large cities there are many centers offering to evaluate the possibilities of oriental medicine. According to eastern healers, almost any acute or chronic illness, as well as the consequences of injuries and interventions by surgeons, can be cured. Such specialists can determine the source of pain in the limbs, back, and neck. Oriental methods cure long protracted depressions, disorders, and help to rehabilitate themselves after complex injuries that threaten with loss of working capacity. But it should be understood that it is impossible to rely only on oriental medicine or other folk remedies if urgent surgery is required or the disease is in a serious acute phase.
The best traditional medicine is considered to be Tibetan. It includes the experience of Indian and Chinese practices, which are more than three thousand years old. Many people, trying for years to recover from serious illnesses, discover Tibetan healing. The fundamental difference between this medicine is the desire to cure not only the disease itself, but also to heal the soul of the patient. Closely related to this is the use of spiritual practices based on Buddhism, yoga. Such practices usually take a long period and include special nutrition (diet, veganism), rejection of fuss (solitude in beautiful places), breathing exercises and taking healing drugs. Sound treatment is also practiced, helping to restore the lost harmony of body and soul. To do this, use bowls that make sounds and vibrations, listen to mantras. The main thing in oriental medicine is a profound effect on the subconscious.
Indian traditional medicine is similar in its approaches to Tibetan. They also do not use the usual injections, potions and chemicals. The basis is herbal medicine, special healing moxibustion, a special effect on biologically active points on the body. Resorting to meditation, yoga, rejection of many products, they seek to restore the single energy of the soul, mind and body, destroyed by diseases and experiences.
Chinese
Medicine in China is based on the teachings about energies - their circulation (Qi). It is believed that various energies continuously circulate in the human body and at the same time their movement is not chaotic, but is carried out through certain channels (meridians). On the human body there are about a thousand biologically active points through which you can influence these energy flows. To do this, use various techniques - breathing practices, massage, acupuncture. An important step is also the adjustment of the usual diet, lifestyle changes. This is not only a rejection of meat and bad habits, but also training in deep elaboration of one’s inner world in order to find harmony and normalize the energy exchange of flows. The Chinese diagnosis of diseases by pulse and blood circulation has gained great fame in the world.
Traditional medicine - contraindications
It is a mistake to believe that natural remedies are suitable for everyone without restrictions. Traditional medicine is a good way to cope with diseases without taking chemical drugs. However, it should be understood that folk recipes are not a panacea in all situations. For example, often with the same disease in two different people, one prescription can have a beneficial effect on the first patient, and in the second case, even harm. This suggests that all approaches to treatment should be purely individual. In some cases, thoughtless illiterate use of home methods can be harmful. Young parents should be especially careful, as some recipes for babies are a serious danger.
With folk recipes, you should be careful:
- pregnant women;
- people prone to allergic manifestations;
- people with several chronic diseases.
Herbal medicine can be very active. Some herbs can be very poisonous, and an overdose is not excluded. It is unacceptable to independently use plants for the treatment of children, adolescents, as well as persons with limited legal capacity. There are also many absurd, ridiculous recipes that can cause serious damage to health. Therefore, you should carefully approach the issue, studying a particular prescription of home medicine, comparing the risks of use and taking into account contraindications.