- Among the advantages of indigenous remedies we can find:
• They are less aggressive to the body. They usually lack or have minimal side effects.
• They promote general well-being, not just fight a symptom. Many natural treatments also help you with your emotions.
• They have no long-term effects. Unlike many medicines that leave substances in your body that can damage your organs.
• They are more economical.
• They are holistic, not specific. They look at the body as a whole, they are interested in everything being well, not a part.
• They are not aggressive with the body. Being natural, with exceptions, they are easy to assimilate and eliminate.
• They are preventive. You can receive treatment before symptoms of the disease appear.
- Among the disadvantages of indigenous remedies we can find:
• They are not subjected to the same quality controls. Many products may not be what they promise.
• With less supervision, there is also exposure to non-sanitary or contaminated sources.
• They are slower. Most treatments focus on the source of the problem, not on the symptom, so the symptom may take longer to disappear.
• Doses are poorly controlled.
• By not being specific, they are less effective in alleviating an acute problem.
• Many natural treatments are not covered by insurance, so their cost must be assumed additionally.
• They usually have problems in dealing with emergencies.
Both modern and traditional medicine share the same essential nature and differences would arise, simply because of the branch in which each one unfolds. Both must learn to coexist to overcome the obstacles that this apparent, but not absolute division supposes. Mutual respect is important, in such a way that we can establish an intercultural dialogue, finding the meeting points that can lead us to improve the health levels of our population.