You may have wondered what natural medicine is. Perhaps you have walked in front of a herbalist, or have seen an advertisement for alternative or complementary therapies, food supplements.
You may even have come to her on more than one occasion. Perhaps to receive a relaxing massage or to treat an ailment without resorting to medication.
It is very common to resort to traditional medicine, to strengthen our defenses when we feel a little low and want to avoid the symptoms of a cold, so typical of seasonal changes or fatigue.
But have you ever stopped to think what is natural medicine? If so, here you will find the answers you need.
Natural medicine is one that offers diagnosis and treatment without resorting to pharmacology. Also known as naturopathy or traditional medicine, it focuses its efforts on eliminating the cause of the ailment to be treated instead of treating only the symptoms. by stimulating the body itself, without forgetting the mind and emotions.
The global treatment of the patient is one of its aspects to be highlighted, therefore it includes several techniques such as massage, aromatherapy, foot reflexology, acupuncture, moxibustion, phytotherapy or herbal medicine, bach flowers and many others that we will see throughout a series of articles that we are working on..
What is the origin of natural medicine?
To know the origin of natural medicine, we would have to go back to our first ancestors, specifically one of its best known and most used branches, herbal medicine.
Our ancestors learned to use plants to treat different ailments, in fact, natural medicine was the beginning of medicine. Natural medicine began to take shape from the 5th and 4th centuries BC. and it was described by Hippocrates and his followers that the human body has the innate ability to heal itself.
The disease would be a consequence of the loss of the body’s balance and the different techniques of natural medicine would serve to re-establish that lost balance and return to the body, without forgetting the mind, total health.
What are the benefits of naturopathy?
Natural medicine treats the body in a global way, we could say that it treats the person, not just his illness. So it does not use remedies that relieve symptoms but have side effects that can affect other parts of the body.
Using natural medicine as a complement to other treatments, we improve the patient’s quality of life, since we can treat symptoms such as fatigue, stress, anxiety, chronic pain and other conditions.
Natural medicine promotes a healthy lifestyle, which balances health using exercise, relaxation, a healthy diet, breathing, and supplements, among other resources.
In Zenia Natural we are convinced that natural medicine can help you improve your quality of life.
Learn about our wide range of massage and acupuncture-based treatments from Saray Martínez, a graduate in Herbal Medicine from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.
Improve your diet by consulting with our expert nutritionist, Abel Henarejos. Take care of your health and your daily hygiene with our natural cosmetic products, pamper your senses with our aromatherapy range …
In Zenia Natural we take care of you.