“A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Health Care Ethics” July 15, 2007.
According to Harold Coward and Pinit Ratanakul, 1999 in “A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Health Care Ethics”, the biomedical approach of medicine sometimes fails to meet the expectations of its patients. This makes patients seek for alternatives to improve their health condition. Those alternatives are often found in traditional medicine. (H. Coward and P. Ratanakul, 1999)
H. Coward and P. Ratanakul (1999) added that traditional medicine is offered often in over the counter products. Easy access to all types of herbology mixtures has caused numerous disputes with the Food and Drugs Administration. These disputes have been held do to the FDA´s concern in possible harmful effects if there´s no prescription for these products. (H. Coward and P. Ratanakul, 1999)
Further investigations realized by Coward and Ratanakul (1999) suggest reported toxic content in many of the traditional medicine products. Chinese and Thai herbologists refuted these statements by explaining that their products are made of mixtures of many different herbs. Those mixtures counterbalance the toxic substances, so there´s no harm for the patient. (H. Coward and P. Ratanakul, 1999)
Even though alternative medicine can be as effective as western medicine, there´s little chance it will be accepted due to western pharmaceutical´s monopoly. (H. Coward and P. Ratanakul, 1999)
In addition to that, Coward and Ratanakul (1999) discuss the huge impact herbology has on the ecosystem. The high demands of products like Ginseng extract or tablets, to give an example, are making this and many other types of plants become scarce or endangered. (H. Coward and P. Ratanakul, 1999)
An option to this arising situation, as suggested by Howard Coward and Pinit Ratanakul (1999), can be partly compensated by cultivation of the species that has been exploited. Still, in many cases the environmental damage done can´t be replaced at the same pace as the demand of the plant species undergoing that situation. (H. Coward and P. Ratanakul, 1999)
Howard and Ratanakul, 1999, sum up by explaining that immigrants from all around the world, in almost every country, have widespread the use of alternative medicine. The demand of these products will probably continue to rise. Unfortunately, until now, there´s little chance herbology products will be legalized and sold as chemical pharmaceutical products. H. Coward and Ratanakul, 1999, state that the reason for these is there is little scientific evidence that supports the efficacy of these products. So according to Coward and Ratanakul, 1999, people will probably use herbology along with prescription medication, but not as a primary source of medical treatment.
Reference: H. Coward & P. Ratanakul (1999) "A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Health Care Ethics" Wilfried Laurer University Press. Ontario, Canada. Pages: 226-254.
- Vocabulary
1. Commissioned: when something has been delegated.
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2. Acute: sharp, good.
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3. Compatible: well-matched, light-minded.
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4. Exploit: capitalize on.
They are going to exploit the land to expand their business.
5. Monopolize: control, take over.
Starbucks has monopolized the coffee business.
6. Revivalism: the act of revitalizing.
The revivalism of the forest benefited the species that lived in it.
7. Vivid: evocative, realistic.
The colors in the painting were so vivid.
8. Mainstream: conventional, ordinary.
The music they played at the club was mainstream.
9. Flawed: inadequate, not perfect.
I flawed the surprise party we had planned.
10. Supplements: extras, addition.
I forgot to take my vitamin supplements.
11. Pursue: run after, chase.
I will purse my goals with conviction.
12. Crop: yield, fruits.
The crop was better than we expected.
13. Grazing: brushing, skimming.
He was grazing the wooden sculpture with a brush.
14. Clearings: empty, leave.
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15. Indiscriminate: unselective, uncritical.
The admission to the contest was indiscriminate.
6 comments:
I love this topic because I am interested in the use of the tradional medcine and the development of morden medcine combined with tradional medcine. I think people have to spend more effort on it.
Me too! I found this topic very interesting. I don't have any ideal medication treatments but my dad is obsessed with both types of medicine, and he's very careful in choosing which kind of medicine he would use in each case. And I think the combination of herbology products and chemical pharmaceutical products are great. It's true that patient should be the one who choose the type of medication but I don't think letting people buy traditional medicine products such as gingsen extract or pills without discriptions is a good idea. Because I've heard alot about using traditional medicine in a wrong way could make a random supplement become posion.
That's worthy topic need to be discussed...people have opposite opinions on using tradional medicine or morden medicine..but both of them have their own advantages...so..i also wanna know which one is better...
btw...happy birthday :-)
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First, your writing is helpful as giving me what I should write dowm next time.^^ Also it is today's prevalent topic that is arising. I prefer going to a herbal clinic when I have a health problem. So I totally agree with modern people to use alternative methods.
I'm looking forward to reading your following summary.^^
Hi, Ari.I'm really interested in your topic.It's kind of strange thing that the herbology product seldom have a chance to accept in western countries even though it effects better than western medicine. I think many people prefer to take effective medicine and don't mind whether or not it come from western.
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