Researchers found that Echinacea is herbal medicine that is made out of plants and other herbs are added. Echinacea medicine in made in many different ways due to various individuals. The common use for this medicine is for the usual cold; this medicine happens to be used a lot in North America and Europe. As you know there are symptoms related with all and once you begin taking the medicine you always tend to loose some symptoms slowly as your body begins to recover. There are always side effects with each medicine and so with Echinacea, children experience to have rash on their bodies. The way that the Echinacea was tested was through a randomized controlled trial, so there were 24 double-blinded trials set. In this experiment there were a total of 4631 participants in the beginning, which included the 33 comparisons of both the Echinacea and the placebo. As the trials went on many people decided to drop out of the experiment due to adverse reasons. At the end of the effect there were a total of seven treatment trials, which showed the data of the cold though only one indicated a major effect of Echinacea over the placebo. In conclusion, Echinacea didn’t show a dramatic difference in reducing illnesses, though almost all prevention trials aimed in the same way of small preventative effects. Echinacea is a known to be an herbal preparation that is often used in the United States to cure the common cold. The way that this experiment was tested was with 322 articles, meaning that the data was observed that was collected from these articles. The principles were confirmed as definition, quantifiable hypothesis, sample-size calculation, randomized assignment, double blinding, proof of blinding, measurement of compliance, measurement o... ... middle of paper ... ...t possible feel good but it is the way that they would think. Works Cited Caruso, T., & Gwaltney, J. (2005). Treatment of the common cold with echinacea: a structured review. Journal Article; Review, 40(6), 807-10. Retrieved from http://library.mtroyal.ca:7231/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=3b827dbf-9007-4196-9af1-9c2968533c92@sessionmgr4004&vid=2&hid=4110 Echinacea. (n.d.). : Science and Safety. Retrieved February 23, 2014, from http://nccam.nih.gov/health/echinacea/ataglance.htm Echinacea: MedlinePlus Supplements. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved February 22, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/981.html Linde, K., Barrett, B., Bauer, R., Melchart, D., & Woelkart, K. (2006). Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (1), doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000530.pub2
An ancient Chinese proverb proclaims, "Nature, time and patience are the three great doctors". Nowadays more and more people choose to be treated by methods that are not based on Western systematic techniques that are the knowledge and practice of medicine which is usual in the West. These methods are known as “Alternative medicine”, which consists of homeopathy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic medicine and others. Chinese medicine is also gaining popularity among people. The alternative way of treatment has verified its efficiency and is methodically founded, but, unfortunately, has its little disadvantages and needs a scientific base. For that reason, the alternative medicine is not generally available in all countries, and people have to pay for their individual treatment. Whereas some people consider it an ambiguity and do not dare try it because they consider it might be quite dangerous or insecure, some others just think about it as nonsense and pay little or no attention to it. People who feel anxious or doubtful of it claim that if non-traditional medicine had really worked, then appropriate doctors would have used it. Nevertheless, since the early 1980s, the alternative medicine has become increasingly popular, and although it is not officially accepted by the medical base, some doctors do accept that such methods can be effective in treating some types of illnesses. Moreover, usual medicine has its boundaries, since some illnesses are untreatable and some others which are caused by mental troubles cannot be cured by its methods (Kowalski, 1998).
If the placebo effect is used on common conditions that are associated with the over the counter drugs, people will most likely stop damaging their livers just because they have a headache, fever, feeling sore, and even as pain relievers. There has been a study on cough medicines being related to the placebo effect. “The major benefit of cough medicines for treatment of cough associated with common cold is related to the placebo effect rather than the pharmacological effect of an active ingredient” (Freeman). The researches have finally concluded that, “the idea is developed that a sweet taste may modulate cough at the level of the nucleus tractus solitaries, possibly by influencing the production of endogenous opioids.” In this study it is shown that the medicines effectiveness for the cough was around the same effectiveness as the ones with the placebo effect. Some key factors that help the results of the placebo effect become effective in this study are “the healer-patient interaction, cultural beliefs about traditional treatments, the environment in which the medicine is administered, the properties of the medicine such as taste, color and smell, advertising and claims made about the efficacy of the medicine, the brand name of the medicine,
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In today’s world, many people assume that the latest medical technology and treatments are always the best option. However, all over the world, different techniques for curing diseases and aliments are being used. These methods fall under the category of complementary and alternative medicine.
Moderata Fonte’s Venetian ladies debated the worth of women while cavorting in their fictional garden in 1605; Tempel Anneke met her unhappy fate in the 1660s. The seemingly enlightened and forward-looking feminist attitudes articulated in Fonte's text were absent from the Brunswick courtroom where the allegations against Tempel Anneke eventually brought about her death. The two accounts illustrate the differences in the attitudes towards women between European states during the 17th century. The differences are technically religiously based, however, they deal with the differences of the specific regional factors of the areas discussed. The differences explain why the attitudes of Fonte’s ladies and the persecutors of Tempel coexisted in roughly the same era. Fonte's ladies are Italian Catholics, and Anna's neighbors are German Protestants, therefore, the ideals of women are varied based on religious experience. Additionally, the theory of reason of state that came about with the consolidation of authority consisted of centralization and secularism that subordinated the social role ...
For many centuries, humanity has been on an eternal quest for cures and treatments for many chronic conditions. At the present time, conventional medicine is mostly performed by doctors and other health care professionals, with the extensive use of pharmaceutical drugs, surgery or radiation treatments for disease treatment. Conversely, even though not as popular, complementary and alternative medicine and treatment options are slowly gaining popularity and becoming an addition to traditional medicine.
Today’s doctors stand overly dependent on chemical pharmaceutics when drafting treatment plans for patients. Physicians should first endorse treatment plans involving natural, homeopathic medicines, especially when aiming to solve miniscule health issues.
Lindberg, D. (n.d.). Herbal Medicine: MedlinePlus. U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved May 7, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbal
Herbal supplements and herbal treatments are nothing new to people looking for a way to enhance their diets or to those trying to find an alternative to traditional drugs. Such supplements include vitamins or minerals already present in the majority of foods. Other treatments are more unusual and stem from ancient Chinese healing or Native American therapies. Often these additional or alternative treatments have a positive effect on the patient. In China, during the early seventies, there were good results reported for treating bronchopneumonia in children. The doctors used herbal medicines, traditional methods of massage along the spinal column, and acupuncture and injections into needling points in conjunction with current antibiotics. This combination of traditional medicine with current medical practices had major improvements over the simple administration of antibiotics since the most recent method of antibiotics did not take into account the problems of a poor functioning cardiovascular system, spasms of the bronchi, and the fact that asthma often continues. The traditional method does have an effect on these symptoms (Risse, 108). However, despite the positive effects, there have been reported instances where men and women hav...
Alternative therapies/medicine are greatly used around the world until today’s day. Chamomile has been widely used for thousands of years by children and adults for multiple health conditions. Today, chamomile is used for sleepiness, anxiety, stomach upset, and may also be used topically for mouth ulcers that may occur from cancer treatment. Other beneficial properties of chamomile include: anti-inflammatory properties, stress reliever, painkiller, and an anti-septic. This paper will explore the beneficial uses of Chamomile as a form of alternative medicine, the properties of chamomile, as well as the precautions, risks and monitoring parameters associated with using Chamomile.
The use of alternative medicine in health care should be taken seriously as they can improve a person’s health without the serious side effects of conventional medication; alternative medicine is becoming increasingly popular throughout the United States and it also focuses on prevention rather than intervention. Alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. Usually alternative medicine is lumped together with complementary medicine which, instead of being used instead of conventional medicine, is used along with it, and abbreviated together as CAM. The controversy surrounding CAM practices is quite prevalent in the health care world. Many conventional practicing physicians believe that alternative methods of treatment such as herbs, vitamins, yoga, chiropractic etc…are not a viable choice because they are dangerous or because they simply do not help. Despite the naysaying’s of these physicians CAM practices have become increasingly popular throughout the population, with people looking for more organic, less harmful approaches to health care. Most of the CAM practices have been proven in studies and the people receiving them have significant beneficial results.
The study of Shang et al compared placebo-controlled trails of homeopathy and allopathy (2). The study consisted of a literature search for placebo-controlled homeopathic trials in a wide variety of databases. The authors found 110 eligible placebo controlled trials of homeopathy that they could use in this study. Furthermore, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register was used to identify placebo-controlled trials of conventional medicine. These conventional medicine trails were matched with the homeopathic trials for comparison. These pairs of trials were categorised by clinical topic.
Herbal remedies’ qualities are widespread availability, lower cost, effective for chronic conditions. Herbal remedies are the use of plants or plant extract to treat a person’ overall health. Herbal treatments are prominent for developing countries for instance, “in Africa up to 90% and in India 70% of the population depend on traditional medicine to help meet their health care needs” (Wachtel-Galor & Benzie, 2011), due to their low cost and availability. Herbal remedies have gained attention in the past decades, and expanding their uses due to the increased interest of natural therapies (Wachtel-Galor & Benzie, 2011). Herbs used on the remedies grow in the wild throughout the world, therefore making it easy to
Herbal medicines are sold in different ways from tablets, teas, extracts, capsules, powders, and fresh or dried plants. Many consumers believe that these products are safe and free of harm due to the labeling of the product with words such as “all natural.” The downside of taking these “natural” medicines are some ingredients can cause harm to a consumer’s health. According to the U.S .National Library of Medicine, some herbs, such as comfrey and ephedra, can cause serious harm. It is also reported that herbal
Over the centuries, the ancients utilized several treatment methods. Two of them are modern medicine and traditional medicine. Alternative medicine is older than modern medicine.. That effective therapy has been used for many centuries on the patient when modern medicine did not be found in the world. In addition, because of being improved in China, it can be called as Traditional Chinese Medicine. On the contrary, modern medicine has been used since from 1900’s (health guidance). In this system, drugs’ testes are carefully done in the safe laboratories, and their side effects are identified before they are given to the patient and also the effects of the pills, antibiotics or syrups are written on the leaflets which are in to the packages. However, sometimes the side effects are not blocked, so people have to take another pill to get better. It makes people take more chemicals into their bodies. Even traditional medicine, which people’s ancestors were used, stayed in the background when modern medicine has just found, works efficaciously at the present time. With the passing of time, people will gain reliance on Chinese medicine again, since alternative medicine is more efficient and powerful in order to get better and handle the disease than modern medicine because in traditional medicine, there are fewer drugs, side effects, there is placebo effect and holistic therapy which all the patients can be exploited.