Health & Nutrition: Are Traditional & Alternative Medicines Reliable?

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Are traditional and alternative medicines reliable?
* INTRODUCTION
Traditional medicines and alternative medicines are readily available, they are acceptable, they are affordable, require low cost and have low adverse effects hence safe, compared to the conventional medicines hence reliable.
* SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS
* Traditional and alternative medicines are readily available.
* They are of low cost hence most people can afford to buy them.
* They are highly effective compared to conventional medicine in managing long-term illnesses
* They have few adverse effects compared to conventional medicine since most of them are based on plant extracts.
* COUNTERARGUMENTS
* Lack of regulation
* Quality concerns
* REBUTTAL
* In spite of criticism, traditional and alternative plays a great role in bridging the gap left by conventional medicine in terms of availability and cost
* CONCLUSION
Traditional and alternative medicine are reliable based on their low cost, little adverse effects and have been used for a long time to manage long-term illness. Their use should be encouraged and the government should put forward policies to support them.
Are traditional and alternative medicines reliable?
Introduction
Traditional medicines (TM) and alternative medicines (AM) have been on a significant rise in the past few decades due to their reliability and effectiveness. There are various benefits brought about by these medicines (Lawrence 5).According to World Health organization (WHO 17), Traditional medicines, and alternative medicine therapy include all herbal medicines and use several techniques basically without the application of medication to give health care services.The medicines include diverse health approaches, practices, knowledge and beliefs that incorporate animal, plant or mineral medicines. Traditional and alternative medicine, manual techniques, spiritual therapies and exercises are singularly or jointly applied to treat, maintain wellbeing, prevent and diagnose illness. Traditional medicines and alternative medicines are readily available, they are acceptable, they are affordable, require low level technology to produce and have low adverse effects hence safe, compared to the conventional medicines (WHO 5). Therefore, it is important for information to be developed to guide the use and application of TM and AM treatments. This paper supports the argument that traditional medicines and alternative medicines are reliable.
Arguments in support of reliability of traditional and alternative medicines
Traditional and alternative medicines are readily available to most of people who may not be in a position to get convectional medicines hence more reliable. Availability of traditionaland alternative medicines have seen the past two decades increase the use of traditional medicinal therapy in both developed and developing countries. Globalization has facilitated the trend this treatment through intercultural exchange that has resulted ina widespread application of TM andAM therapeutic techniques and products (WHO 7).Through intercultural interactions, people have shared knowledge and products of traditional medici...