Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Medicinal plants are used for illness prevention and treatment in a variety of methods, including popular and traditional therapies. Traditional medicine is described as the use of standardised botanical preparations. The majority of traditional medicines are made from natural materials such as herbs, the chemical makeup of which vary depending on the situation and from person to person.

Ayurveda is an Indian complementary and alternative medicine system with a long history. Ayurveda's fundamental philosophy and practises include pseudoscientific remedies like as meditation, yoga, massage, medications, special diets, laxatives, special oils, and enemas, among other things. Unani medicine is a traditional healing and health maintenance method that is predominantly used in South Asia. Arabic medicine or Islamic medicine are other names for Unani medicine.

Homeopathy is a method of treatment that uses highly diluted medications that practitioners hope will help the body heal itself. Hoeopathic drugs are also known as remedies. Allopaths are medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are licenced to practise and treat diseases and symptoms. Allopathy is another name for allopathic medicine.

Mind therapy is a relaxing technique that focuses on improving the mind's interactions with body function. Mind therapy is most commonly utilised to aid in the management of pain, stress, anxiety, and depression. Mind therapies include hypnosis, yoga, meditation, guided imagery, and tai chi.

Acupuncture is a form of complementary medicine in which small needles are inserted into the body. Traditional Chinese Medicine also makes use of it. Acupuncture is largely used to relieve the pain and suffering caused by a variety of diseases and conditions, including postoperative nausea, chemotherapy-induced nausea, and vomiting. Naturopathy is a sort of complementary medicine that employs a number of pseudoscientific treatments advertised as natural, non-invasive, or self-healing.

Chiropractic medicine is a pseudoscientific complementary and alternative medicine that focuses on the treatment and diagnosis of mechanical musculoskeletal system problems, especially those affecting the spine. Chiropractic medicine is usually used to treat joint, bone, muscle, and connective tissue discomfort, such as ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.

Herbal medicine is a scientific subject that studies pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal herb, which are one of the cornerstones of traditional medicine. The Compendium of Materia Medica and the Huangdi Neijing are the foundations of traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine includes cupping therapy, gua sha, acupuncture, and bonesetting.

In the pursuit of optimal health and wellness, holistic medicine is one of the healing approaches that takes into account the entire person's mind, spirit, body, and emotions. Holistic medicine is also known as integrative medicine, supplemental medicine, natural medicine, unusual medicine, and unorthodox medicine.

Osteopathic medicine is a type of complementary medicine that focuses on the physical manipulation of the muscles and bones of the body. Osteopathic medicine takes a comprehensive approach to health, addressing the whole person rather than simply the symptoms. Sports medicine is a medical speciality that focuses on physical fitness, injury prevention, and treatment of sports and exercise-related injuries.

Body movement therapy is a sort of treatment that uses movement to help a person cope with a disability, illness, or other hurdles that hinder them from functioning normally. The primary purpose of body movement therapy is to improve a person's cognitive, mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Massage is a technique for manipulating the body's soft tissues that uses only the fingers, palms, elbows, forearms, knees, or a device.

Yoga is an ancient Indian collection of mental, physical, and spiritual activities or disciplines. Yoga is a spiritual practise based on a highly subtle science that focuses on bringing the mind and body into harmony. Meditation is a technique in which a person trains attention and awareness, develops emotional tranquilly and stability, and mental clarity by focusing on a certain object, mindfulness, thought, or action.

Nutrition is a physiological and biochemical mechanism that bacteria use to obtain energy from food. The nutrition process includes absorption, assimilation, ingestion, catabolism, biosynthesis, and excretion. Diet supplements are manufactured products that are consumed to supplement one's diet through the use of pills, capsules, powder, liquid, or tablets.

Pharmacognosy is a scientific subject that studies plants and other natural sources as potential pharmaceutical supplies. It focuses on the physical, chemical, biochemical, and biological properties of natural-source medicines and medicinal molecules. Phytochemistry is a branch of science that studies phytochemicals, which are molecules derived from plants.

A neutraceutical is a dietary supplement that claims to provide physiological benefits in place of pharmaceuticals. Neutraceuticals are meals or supplements that offer pharmaceutical or therapeutic benefits in addition to nutrition. They also help with the healing process and the prevention of illness recurrence. Herbal cosmetics are cosmetics manufactured from a variety of materials and one or more herbal ingredients to cure a variety of skin disorders.

Herbal medicines mostly rely on plant-derived medically active chemicals. These herbal treatments can be made from any part of the plant, but the most common are the roots, leaves, seeds, and flowers. Depending on the plant, it can be ingested as a liquid or as a tablet inhaled or applied to the skin.

Complementary treatments have evolved and become standardised from primitive approaches over time, while many were created during the nineteenth century as alternatives to harmful practises such as purgation and bloodletting.

Medications derived from animals and minerals, non-religious treatments, manual procedures, and exercises used alone or in combination to treat, diagnose, and prevent sickness, or to preserve well-being. Traditional medicine has become increasingly popular in Cameroon during the last decade, owing primarily to the country's long-term unsustainable economic position.