Natural Medicine

Many of us like to think that our food is grown organically or, to put it another way, grown using natural methods as Mother Nature intended.

The same can now be said for medicines and body preparations which is no surprise when so many people are developing allergies that are not always easily detected or explained.

So what do we mean by natural medicine? Natural medicine is the use of natural methods, herbal medicines and traditional practices to heal ailments. Every culture has a form of natural medicine. In ancient cultures village medicine men served as the doctors of the community, passing on medical knowledge to the apprentices that followed them.

In our modern day when it comes to our natural medicine and healing methods culture we perhaps have something similar but call them complementary medicine or alternative medicine. The belief is that herbal medicines are less likely to cause negative side effects and this may be the case but it is always best practice to get advice from an experienced practitioner.