Natural Therapeutics Of Medicine In Islam (Part-3)

III. LIMITATIONS OF DRUG THERAPY

Drug therapy has become the concern of many people 2,22 . The reasons are obvious, among which are the following:

A. Most drug therapy must be closely monitored and carefully dosed. This dose may have to be altered frequently due to the nature of the particular disease process or other concomitant ones the patient may have.

B. Even so, toxic effects may occur. Often one has to weigh the advantages of drug use against the side effects. The choice is not always clear.

C. Therapeutic drugs are usually much more expensive than preventative measures.

D. The choice whether or not to use drug prescriptions depends greatly on the disease process. Acute, life-threatening diseases usually require such intervention. However, for chronic, non-curable diseases (such as arthritis) the rationale for drug prescriptions is much more subjective. The psychologic makeup of the patient is likely to play a large role in the decision to use a drug

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IV. TYPES OF NATURAL THERAPEUTICS

Among the natural healing treatments are the following:
A.Preventive medicine
B.Dietetic approach
C.Folk medicine
D.Hakim's medicine
E.Chiropractic
F.Naturopathy
G.Naprapathy
H.Homeopathy

In dealing with this subject, Islam's approach to healing is an eclectic one i.e., one is to use the best of every discipline so that the health of the individual will be preserved.