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Home vs. Alternative vs. Herbal remedies
If you have ever wondered what the difference is between home remedies,
alternative remedies and herbal remedies is, now is your chance to find out.
There isn't really a major difference, but the differences are good to know as
part of your overall learning process.
Alternative remedies and healing are usually just anything that isn't
considered to be a main stream medical practice. Alternative can encompass
unorthodox medical approaches, old fashioned remedies, home remedies, herbal
remedies, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy and more.
Basically, anything which is not based on the use of synthetic medicines and
drugs is often referred to as alternative medicine.
Home remedies, however, are usually tried and true practices, beliefs, or
traditions passed down through families for generations. Home remedies can
include using herbal or alternative treatments, but often home remedies will
use foods or over the counter treatments for uses they were never intended to
be used for.
An example of a home remedy, for instance, is to use lemon juice as a hair
lightener instead of buying hair coloring chemicals and solutions. Another
popular home remedy passed down over the years is using Vicks vapor rub
to treat toenail fungus. Some home remedies are thought to be old wives tales,
though. Putting butter on a burn, for instance, is a trusted home remedy
that's been around for many generations, but sometimes it causes more problems
than it helps. Unfortunately, the type of food we now call "butter" today
isn't actual butter at all, and this could be a major contributing factor to
some of the oldest home remedies working differently for different people in
modern day society.
Herbal remedies on the other hand, is the practice of using all natural herbal
plants for nutrition, supplements, and addressing a wide variety of health
problems or concerns. There are some differences in herbal remedy techniques
too. Some people, for instance, use strictly Chinese herbs and herbal
remedies, while others will use "Western" herbs and remedies. Western herbal
medicine is based on natural plants and weeds which are usually native to the
North American continent. Some western herbs originated from other countries,
but have now become wild resources in the United States as well.
Whether you're learning about and trying to follow general alternative remedy
options, Chinese based herbal remedies, or western based herbal remedies, the
entire approach is always the same. You need to treat the whole body in order
to heal various health issues. If you simply treat the symptoms caused by a
specific condition, you're not likely fixing the actual problem, so you'll
continue having that problem potentially for the rest of your life.
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