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Alternative cure is not new news. In fact, it probably is the oldest news in the history of medicine. As a testament to it’s pervasiveness, Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbal cures and Ayurvedic treatments have even found a niche in the West. The West has not been ignorant to recognizing the potential of finding natural ways to cure human sickness.

Homeopathic treatments, developed in Germany in the 1700, is a form of alternative medicine based on the principles first defined by physician Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathy roughly translates to “like cures like”, “homeo” being Greek for “like” and “patho” meaning “disease”. Why should one try alternative cure ? If salt is too unpalatable, try mixing it with crushed mint leaves.

For teens or anyone having acne or pimple problems, apply lemon juice or orange peel extract instead of astringents. Grape juice (from natural grapes of course) acts as an expectorant and relaxes the lungs. Wash the wound or scrape first, put honey or better yet Manuka Honey (a special kind of honey found in New Zealand) on a bandage and then wrap the wound up.

For babies, a frequent problem can be diaper rash. If the rash is severe, use cod liver oil or shark liver oil (squalene). Cranberry juice has done wonders for the human urological system since time immemorial as alternative cure for along times. Burns are also unavoidable with children. For minor burns without wounds, apply some ground up aloe vera on the affected part to help with the cooling. The papaya fruit is known to have enzymes that effectively help remove dead skin cells.

If there is one thing natural medicine has in common with modern medicine, it is when to use the right medicine where and how. But, the most important think of all, that alternative cure have great rule on modern medicine treatment.

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