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| + | '''Natural medicine''', '''Naturopathy''' or '''Naturopathic medicine''' is a system that uses natural remedies to help the body heal itself. It embraces many therapies, including [[herbs]], [[massage]], [[acupuncture]], [[exercise]], and [[nutritional counseling]]. Naturopathy was brought to the [[Wikipedia:USA|United States]] from [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] in the 1800s, but some of its treatments are centuries old. Today, it combines traditional treatments with some aspects of [[Science|modern science]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ratini|first=Melinda|date=2021-02-21|title=What Is Naturopathic Medicine?|url=https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-naturopathic-medicine|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2022-01-06|website=WebMD}}</ref> thereby having aspects of [[Alternative medicine|alternative]], [[Complementary medicine|complementary]] and [[integrative medicine]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 7 January 2022
Natural medicine, Naturopathy or Naturopathic medicine is a system that uses natural remedies to help the body heal itself. It embraces many therapies, including herbs, massage, acupuncture, exercise, and nutritional counseling. Naturopathy was brought to the United States from Germany in the 1800s, but some of its treatments are centuries old. Today, it combines traditional treatments with some aspects of modern science,[1] thereby having aspects of alternative, complementary and integrative medicine.
References
- ↑ Ratini, Melinda (2021-02-21). "What Is Naturopathic Medicine?". WebMD. Retrieved 2022-01-06.