Where did alternative medicine start?
I think it starts from a crucial and critical case when there is high need and emergency of medicine and it is not available. That time alternative medicine will do and works. Nowadays pharmaceutical companies making active pharmaceutical ingredients which are the best alternative medicines as I know. Many of companies like Manusaktteva are looking forward to make some innovation and effective changes of alternative medicine which would beneficial a lot.
Many of the practices that are widely known today have their origins based in ancient cultures from different parts of the world. Some of the oldest healing practices come from Chinese Medicine and Chinese healing herbs and are over 5000 years old. Ayurvedic Medicine from the East also has a history dating back around 6000 years. Hippocrates (c. 460-377 BC), a Greek physician frequently referred to as the Father of Medicine, practiced herbal medicine and was known for saying “let thy medicine be thy food and they food be thy medicine.” Article by Adam Brenner http://www.natures-medicine-chest.
Many of the practices that are widely known today have their origins based in ancient cultures from different parts of the world. Some of the oldest healing practices come from Chinese Medicine and Chinese healing herbs and are over 5000 years old. Ayurvedic Medicine from the East also has a history dating back around 6000 years. Hippocrates (c. 460-377 BC), a Greek physician frequently referred to as the Father of Medicine, practiced herbal medicine and was known for saying “let thy medicine be thy food and they food be thy medicine.” Reference: Adam Brenner http://www.natures-medicine-chest.com Adam Brenner is a New Jersey native and writes about a number of topics and has a particular interest in natural healing arts and wellness. He is also a saxophonist and composer and has had an article published in Downbeat magazine about saxophonist Joe Henderson.
This is a great question – which has a number of different answers. In fact alternative medicine has its early history rooted in various ancient cultures such as India, China and even the West! Alternative medicine has perhaps been around longest in China – there has been recorded usage of alternative medicine of 5000 years. In fact the Chinese practice what is called “Chinese Medicine” very seriously in current times and it is considered a mainstream medicine practice. Chinese medicine is heavily part of Chinese culture. The philosophy of Chinese medicine represents the balance between two polar opposites such as “ying” and “yang”. Chinese medicine is very complex and a whole article would need to be dedicated to it in order to even skim the surface of the topic. India is another Asian country which has developed its own system of alternative medicine. Perhaps you have even heard of it as it is widely used and practiced in spas and health farms. This type of alternative medicine is ca
