Traditional Treatment: Nur Jannatul Naimah Binti Zainalabidin
Traditional Treatment: Nur Jannatul Naimah Binti Zainalabidin
Traditional Treatment: Nur Jannatul Naimah Binti Zainalabidin
based on the theories, beliefs & experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health, as well as to prevent, diagnose, improve or treat physical & mental illness. (World Health Organization)
Traditional & Complementary Medicine practice together, is other than practice of medicine or surgery, by registered medical practitioners as defined in Medical Act 1971. Malaysian Medical Council, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, 2001
Complementary
TRADITIONAL TREATMENT
Homeopathy
Malay
Indian
Chinese
Cow dung
Mixture of milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung Rich in minerals Can heal skin disorders & improve the
AYURVEDIC THERAPIES
massages & therapies. Used to treat ailment like Anxiety, Arthralgia, Asthma, Back Pain, Diabetes, Disc Prolepses, Hypertension, Obesity, etc. General Ayurvedic Therapies: - Uzhichil, Dhanyamladhara, Sirodhara, Sirovasthy, Thalam, Lepanam, Putapakam, Nethra Tharpanam, etc.
TRADITIONAL Originated from people, for people, aimed at people helping each other. Principal idea: self-healing Stress self-reliance Doctor-patient relationships: brotherhood Mind power controls the body Development path: practice to theory
MODERN Business oriented Believe in human intervention People rely totally on hospitals & drugs Doctors acts like God in a white gown. Mind is just a supportive factor in the area of psychiatry Development path: theory to practice
Low cost. Easy to find in any pharmacy. The herb is more effective for long-standing
health complaints. Very effective in reducing excess weight. Helps to treat coronary artery disease & reduces cholesterol level in the blood stream.
Risk of buying fake medicine. The diseases take more time to cure. You have to go to the right person.
Poison Act, 1952 Sale of Drug, 1952 Advertisement and Sale Act 1956 Protection of Wild Life 1972 Control of Drug and Cosmetic Regulation, 1984 Registration of Traditional Medicine Products 1992