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TRADITIONAL TREATMENT

NUR JANNATUL NAIMAH BINTIZAINALABIDIN

PISMP COHORT 6 KAJIAN SOSIAL (B) 01/2011

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

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The sum total of knowledge, skills & practicesbased on the theories, beliefs & experiencesindigenous to different cultures that are used

to maintain health, as well as to prevent,diagnose, improve or treat physical & mentalillness.

(World Health Organization)

Traditional & Complementary Medicine practice together, is otherthan practice of medicine or surgery, by registered medicalpractitioners as defined in Medical Act 1971.

Malaysian Medical Council,

Ministry of Health, Malaysia, 2001

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TRADITIONAL

TREATMENT

Malay TraditionalTreatment

ChineseTraditional

Treatment

Indian TraditionalTreatment

Homeopathy

Complementary

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Malay

Mandi bunga

Massage

Tungku

Indian Cow dung Ayurvedic

Chinese

Yoga

Qigong Taichi

Reiki

Tongrentang

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Mixture of milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung

Rich in minerals

Can heal skin disorders & improve thecondition of the skin.

Cow dung

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Combination of herbal medicines, physicalmassages & 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.

AYURVEDIC THERAPIES

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TRADITIONAL MODERN

Originated from people, for people,

aimed at people helping each other.

Business oriented

Principal idea: self-healing Believe in human intervention

Stress self-reliance People rely totally on hospitals & drugs

Doctor-patient relationships:brotherhood

Doctors acts like God in a white gown.

Mind power controls the body Mind is just a supportive factor in thearea of psychiatry

Development path: practice to theory Development path: theory to practice

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Low cost.

Easy to find in any pharmacy.

The herb is more effective for long-standinghealth complaints.

Very effective in reducing excess weight.

Helps to treat coronary artery disease &reduces cholesterol level in the blood stream.

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Risk of buying fake medicine.

The diseases take more time to cure.

You have to go to the right person.

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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 Products1992

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