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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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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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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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1. Free radicals: atoms or molecules that lack one electron which makes the atoms or molecules unstable, reactive and tend to attack other atoms or molecules
2. Internal factors that produce free radicals in the body
3. External factors that produce free radicals in the body
- cigarette smoke
- exposure to radiation
- sunlight
- air pollution
4. Effect of free radicals to our body
- damage our DNA
- cause mutation and cancer
- cause diseases such as cardiobascular disease and infertility
- damage the kidneys, liver and lungs
- cause premature aging conditions such as wrinkles and grey hair
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| 10.3 |
Antioxidant Substances |
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1. Antioxidant: chemical substances that are needed by our body to slow down or to stop the oxidation process
2. Antioxidant protects body cells from damage by free radicals
3. Examples of antioxidants found in food
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| Antioxidant |
Explanation |
Food source |
| Beta carotene |
- Commonly found in most red, yellow or orange coloured food
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- Carrots
- Mangoes
- Sweet potatoes
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| Lutein |
- Often associated with healthy eyes
- Found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables
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| Lycopene |
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- Papaya
- Guava
- Watermelon
- Tomato
- Apricots
- Grapefruit
- Oranges
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| Vitamin C |
- Water soluble vitamin
- Ascorbic acid
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- Citrius fruits
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Kiwi fruit
- Strawberries
- Cranberry
- Cabbage
- Green pepper
- Cereals
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| Vitamin E |
- Alpha-tocopherol
- Found in many types of oil
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- Palm oil
- Wheat grem oil
- Corn oil
- Soybean oil
- Apricots
- Broccoli
- Legumes
- Mangoes
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1. Active ingredient: specific components of a product that have effects on the cure or prevention of disease
2. Use of health products available in the market
- To treat diseases
- To maintain our health
- Can guarantee normal growth
- To prevent disease
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