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| 10.1 |
Traditional Medicine, Modern Medicine and Complementary Medicine |
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Traditional medicine |
Modern medicine |
Complementary medicine |
| Explanation |
A medical treatment that uses plants, animals and natural substances that are specifically applied or combined for diagnosis and treatment of disease |
The combination of the art of medicine in various field of science that relate to health science and biomedical |
Various methods of health care that originates from many cultural background
- natural product
- Mind
- Body practices
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| Criteria |
- Effectivenness of the treatment is slow and takes time
- Treatment using natural substances from plants and animals
- Low treatment cost
- Effectiveness proven with experience
- Inherited and practised from generation to generation
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- Treatment uses synthetic medicine
- High treatment cost
- Clinically test
- Using modern methods such as surgery, laser treatment and radiotherapy
- Treatment effective and fast
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- Does not involve surgery and stitches on body
- Considers the views of modern and traditional medical practitioners
- Does not use medicine, drug and synthetic chemical substances
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2. Medicines used in traditional, modern and complementary medicine
(a) Traditional medicine
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| Medicine |
Uses |
| Aloe vera |
- To reduce pain due to sunburn or exposure to hot objects
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| Ginseng |
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| Ginger |
- To relieves swelling, bodily pain and bloadtedness
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| Hibiscus plant |
- To relieve headache
- To prevent hair loss
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| Quinine |
- To make medicine for malaria
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| 2. Modern medicine |
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| Medicine |
Uses |
Examples |
| Analgesics |
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- Aspirin
- Paracetamol
- Codeine
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| Antibiotics |
- To kill or inhibit the growth of infectious bacteria
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| Psychotherapeutic |
- To treat psychiatric patients
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- Stimulants
- Antidepressants
- Antipsychotics
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| 3. Complementary medicine |
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| Medicine |
Uses |
| Acupuncture |
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| Chiropractic |
- Effective for back and neck pain, joint pain, headaches and sport injuries
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| Traditional massage |
- Soothes anxiety, pain, fatigue, muscle tension and nerve problems
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| Homeopathy |
- To strengthen the body;s immunity against infectious disease
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| Herbal therapy |
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| 4. Man-made medicines and medicines from natural resources |
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| Man-made medicines |
Medicines from natural resources |
| Made in the lab and commercialised for the use of consumers |
Derived from plants and animals |
| Must be taken regularly or stopped when the sickness has healed |
Must be taken or used continuously for a long time to be effective |
| Evidence of healing is based on clinical test |
Evidence of healing by trust and past experiences |
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There is risk of side effect if
- used without the advice of a doctor
- the patient does not follow the correct dosage
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There is a risk of side effect if
- used without the advice of a doctor
- the patient does not follow the correct dosage
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| Vitamin C as pills in pharmacies |
Vitamin C from fruits |
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5. The effect of misuse of medicine
- Causes death
- Causes the medication to be less effective
- Causes severe side effects
- Cause addition
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