Folk Medicine today
Nonetheless, folk medicine has a significant, ongoing contribution to make to official medicine. Folk medicine has a rich store of cures. Several studies have demonstrated that folk medicine, particularly natural, plant-based folk medicine, can play a role in the overall health of people around the world.
Organic herbs on a shop shelf
The use of organic herbs as a natural remedy is growing in popularity
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Organic herbs on a shop shelf
The use of organic herbs as a natural remedy is growing in popularity
Copyright Irish Times
Today, the majority of people in Ireland choose conventional medicine, whose scientific record in curing disease and prolonging lives is proven. However, due to a variety of factors – including a distrust of conventional medicine, a personal concern for control of their own health which they feel is taken away by conventional medical methods, as a relaxing alternative or as a complement to a conventional treatment, or when conventional medical approaches have not worked – a significant minority continues to choose non-conventional medicine.
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