Alternative medicine is known as all the practices related to the medical field that have a more natural approach, that is, they use the elements present in nature (plants, fungi and animals), as tools to treat diseases of the patients. This can also be defined as the application of medical science, which is distinguished by not making use of the teachings imposed by the schools of traditional medicine. The knowledge about alternative medicine has been seen to progress since time immemorial, since it was one of the few options that the ancients had to calm the ailments that afflicted them.
Alternative medicine, currently, has been gaining popularity, due to the curiosity generated in Western civilization by the operation of plants, fungi and infusions, used as tools to alleviate diseases that arise, to this is added the hope of to be able to find a solution to their illnesses, not available in traditional medicine. This receptivity has also been felt in the medical field, since some of the theories and medicines proposed by alternative medicine have begun to be taught in medical schools. Similarly, some patients prefer to opt for these practices as a kind of complementary treatment, which would enhance the effects of the drugs. that are already administered.
This differs greatly from traditional medicine, which is based on known scientific facts about the human body. Alternative medicine treats the person only for the condition they present, but for the whole: body, mind and spirit. For this reason, it is known that its treatments regenerate the being in any way possible.
