TRADITIONAL TREATMENT

NUR JANNATUL NAIMAH BINTI ZAINALABIDIN

PISMP COHORT 6 KAJIAN SOSIAL (B) 01/2011 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

 The sum total of knowledge, skills & practices

based on the theories, beliefs & experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health, as well as to prevent, diagnose, improve or treat physical & mental illness. (World Health Organization)
Traditional & Complementary Medicine practice together, is other than practice of medicine or surgery, by registered medical practitioners as defined in Medical Act 1971. Malaysian Medical Council, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, 2001

Malay Traditional Treatment

Complementary

Chinese Traditional Treatment

TRADITIONAL TREATMENT

Homeopathy

Indian Traditional Treatment

Malay

Mandi bunga Massage Tungku

Indian

Cow dung Ayurvedic Yoga Qigong Taichi Reiki Tongrentang

Chinese

Cow dung
Mixture of milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung Rich in minerals Can heal skin disorders & improve the

condition of the skin.

AYURVEDIC THERAPIES

Combination of herbal medicines, physical

massages & therapies. Used to treat ailment like Anxiety, Arthralgia, Asthma, Back Pain, Diabetes, Disc Prolepses, Hypertension, Obesity, etc. General Ayurvedic Therapies: - Uzhichil, Dhanyamladhara, Sirodhara, Sirovasthy, Thalam, Lepanam, Putapakam, Nethra Tharpanam, etc.

TRADITIONAL Originated from people, for people, aimed at people helping each other. Principal idea: self-healing Stress self-reliance Doctor-patient relationships: brotherhood Mind power controls the body Development path: practice to theory

MODERN Business oriented Believe in human intervention People rely totally on hospitals & drugs Doctors acts like God in a white gown. Mind is just a supportive factor in the area of psychiatry Development path: theory to practice

 Low cost. Easy to find in any pharmacy. The herb is more effective for long-standing

health complaints. Very effective in reducing excess weight. Helps to treat coronary artery disease & reduces cholesterol level in the blood stream.

 Risk of buying fake medicine. The diseases take more time to cure. You have to go to the right person.

 Poison Act, 1952 Sale of Drug, 1952 Advertisement and Sale Act 1956 Protection of Wild Life 1972 Control of Drug and Cosmetic Regulation, 1984 Registration of Traditional Medicine Products 1992