CMF105: Analysis of Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine Benefits

This essay provides a comprehensive analysis of complementary medicine, focusing on naturopathy and Western herbal medicine (WHM). It presents arguments for and against both practices, discussing their benefits such as natural healing properties, stress reduction, and accessibility, as well as their drawbacks including potential side effects, limitations in treating emergencies, and lack of advanced medical services. The essay concludes that both naturopathy and WHM have diverse applications and are integrated to bring a functional and advanced range of vision in healthcare.

Complementary Medicine.

INTRODUCTION
Complementary medicine plays strong role within recent aspects among time in today's
time period where it further has been found that naturopathy and modern herbal medicine are
some of the most specific aspects. It can be also analysed that naturopath, and modern medicine
benefits and drawbacks will be researched further in study which develops proper competent
functional scenarios.
Argument for Naturopathy
Naturopathic medicine is system that uses natural remedies to help people body heal
itself, by embracing therapies including herbs, massages and acupuncture along with natural
exercises. There is also nutritional counselling within naturopath, where treatments further
enable argument for better strengthened improvised efficacy productively (Suharti, Kartika, &
Sugiyanta, 2021).
Discussion
Naturopathy stimulates positive thinking in individuals, lowers stress, anxiety and
depression which has significant positive improvement in overall health which also enhances
productive outlook and boosts optimism. It is further lead to improvement in individual ability to
cope up with health related issues, with aim to transform overall well-being variedly in longer
run. The naturopath is particularly well suited for chronic conditions such as asthma, pain.
Allergies and arthritis which has been found to have varied range of further long term
improvement in health (Nagendrappa & et.al, 2021) People have been shifting to naturopath
practices, yoga and physical activities for wellness among people which eased people recovery
within medical science.
Argument against Naturopathy
As part of naturopath, there can be pressure to spine as partitioner may further damage
arteries, nerves, bones and spinal discs where it may also lead to stroke. The therapies of
naturopathy may not treat everyone, and may not be competent for longer time treatment which
may reduce overall efficiency level.
Discussion
With changing medical conditions health related issues have been significantly
increasing, where naturopath lacks further advanced medical services and recovery where this
signifies that new medication has to be adopted. It is not as effective and efficient to treat

medical emergencies, and natural way of treatment involves study of background within family.
The doses in naturopath are matter of trial and error where each body has its own system of
working and methods to react something and takes lot of time for proper recovery. It lacks
recovery period, and there is also less efficacy to be found on as individuals may not be properly
comfortable with naturopath (Kathiresan & et.al, 2021).
Arguments for WHM
The western herbal medicine is a clinical practice of healing using naturally occurring
plant materials, herbal plants with little or no industrial processing further which is one of the
most advanced medical expertise used among new time practitioners. People have been using
herbal medicine, where plant parts are used to flavour and therapeutic properties along with
dietary supplements. People use herbal medicines to try maintaining improvement in further
health, which further also increases immunity.
Discussion
The modern herbal medicine has been found to be easier to obtain than prescription
medicine, and also has natural healing properties with high strength to establish immune system
advancement. There are fewer side effects and is also cost effective for people to technically
adopt towards modern herbal medicine. People are shifting to modern herbal medication for
recovery from diseases, and responding towards developing proper affirmative rise to further
leverage proper efficacy with high consistency.
Argument against WHM
The argument against herbal medicines are that they can have dangerous side effects,
where research reveals that if not taken under specific medical guidance and supervision it may
cause kidney failure and liver damage. It may affect harmful with other drugs, and also hamper
hormonal balance, within individual body in longer time run. There is also further engaged rise
extensively developed where adopting to modern medication reduces efficiency within
treatments further among people (Celma, 2020).
Discussion
The modern herbal medicine is inappropriate for many conditions, where it may not be
able to treat serious trauma and immediate medical urgency situations. The treatment are not
effective as the conventional doctor using modern diagnostic tests, surgery and drugs which
shows that there is lack of proper medical conditional services for people. With severe medial

urgency situational aspects, the modern herbal medicine may not be proper for all situational
scenarios. Also, with changing specific time engagement there is modern herbal medication
found on towards specific working growth rise for extended new productivity diversely.
CONCLUSION
From the recent research, it has been concluded in study that analysis has summarized
specific factors where modern herbal medicine , and naturopath both have been found to be
widely diverse and further integrated to competently bring on functional advanced range of
vision.

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