Chemicals in medicines Rakesh Mohan Hallen The words medicine’ and ’drug’ are often used in our country to mean the same substances: any substance‚ manufactured artificially‚ which can help recovery from sickness‚ relieve symptoms or modify a natural process in the body. A medicine is often a mixture of several chemical compounds. Even if it has only one active component compound often other substances are used as fillers or binders to give it bulk. Chemistry‚ the science related to chemical substances
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Herbal and Nutritional Medicine Herbal medicines are certain types of medicines which are purely made by herbs. They don’t have any side effects‚ mainly because most of them are found in nature and are not harmful to the human body. Many well established medicines originally come from plants which is very interesting and completely opposite of different medicines which are made in labs. For example‚ the painkiller morphine comes from poppies‚ aspirin comes from the bark of willow trees and dioxin
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The integration of Chinese Medicine into mainstream healthcare can only be achieved if the philosophy and practice of biomedicine are accepted by all practitioners alike. Western Medicine (WM) and Chinese Medicine (CM) are the two most extensively used medical systems throughout the world today‚ the two systems were integrated successfully throughout China in 1949 when Chairman Mao developed the Chinese health care system into one more adequate for the population of China. Chairman Mao is quoted
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Research Question: To what extent‚ if any‚ has traditional medicine in comparison to Bio-Medical practice‚ been incorporated to the health care delivery systems in Nigeria and how much promotion is given to the significance and efficacy of the practice of traditional medicine in curing same illness? Abstract: The practice of traditional medicine among the people of Nigeria in the Western region of Africa transcends the advent of Bio-Medicine and occupies a prominent position in the delivery of health
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‘Medicine stagnated in the Middle Ages.’ Explain whether you agree with this statement On one hand medicine did stagnate during the Middle Ages. This is because everything that was roman was destroyed. In Britain‚ as an example‚ most things linked to the Romans was destroyed – villas were covered up as the Ancient Britons believed that they contained ghosts and evil spirits. With this approach‚ it is not surprising that anything medical linked to the Romans fell into disuse in Britain
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Running head: English Composition 1 Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine July 25‚ 2010 Introduction It is important to understand the cause of the current crisis on the matter‚ factors that lead to diseases and good health‚ in addition to the steps that need to be taken by an individual so as to maintain good health. Traditional medicine‚ also known as conventional medicine‚ relies on scientific principles‚ contemporary technologies as well as scientifically proved methodologies
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The traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine are both of significance in the field of medicine‚and we cannot simply say which is better.But they have many differences in the origin‚the methods to diagnose and the therapeutic effects. Firstly‚ everything must have a beginning‚ so do traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.The traditional Chinese medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing the theoretical concepts which are based on a tradition of more than
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The debate of what type of medicine to use has been going on for hundreds of years. What is better for us to use holistic remedies or conventional medicine? What is safer for us to use? Most importantly what is going to work best to make us better? Exploring each side to see how they are different and how they are the same is the only way to answer these questions. Holistic and modern medicines are both effective healing methods‚ choosing the right one for you or a combination of both is the more
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Alternative medicine has been around for centuries‚ although it has just started to become very popular in countries such as The United States. Many people now are following the trend without knowing anything about alternative medicine. People should be aware of the benefits as well as the precautions involved in taking these natural remedies. The most common form of alternative medicine nowadays is herbal medicines. These natural remedies can be found in millions of American homes today. Herbal
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matter with Macbeth. He should‚ says his wife‚ "look like the innocent flower‚ / But be the serpent under’t" (1.5.65-66). Macbeth answers‚ "We will speak further" (1.5.71)‚ but if he intends to appear noncommittal‚ he hasn’t fooled his wife. She tells him that all he has to do is put on a pleasant face‚ and "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.73). With that‚ the partners in crime hurry out to welcome the King they are going to kill. While King Duncan is having supper in Macbeth’s castle‚ Macbeth steps out
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