What are conventional medicines?
(kun-VEN-shuh-nul MEH-dih-sin) A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery. Also called allopathic medicine, biomedicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.
What is the difference between alternative and modern medicine?
Modern medicine has been scientifically proven along with the results of real tests, hypotheses and not just from the theories. alternative medicine provides quick relief from the specific symptoms because they only target that area with the proven chemical formulas.
What is the difference between herbal medicine and conventional medicine?
Herbal medicine is the use of plants and plant extracts to treat disease. Many modern drugs were originally extracted from plant sources, even if they're now made synthetically. Whereas conventional medicine now tries to use only the active ingredient of a plant, herbal remedies use the whole plant.