### science | medicine:

Herbal medicine
* Many herbal medicines can provide relief from migraine headache.
* Most herbal medicines are fairly safe, and produce few side effects
  - the based of green leaves, which contain many natural, health ingredients
  - used by practitioners are in the form of liquid concentrated extracts
* abounds with great substitutes for store-bought toothpaste.
* are like mild drugs and help mild symptoms of some health conditions
  - simply plants used as medicines
  - slow to act
* can be a valuable source of assistance for traditional medicine
  - beneficial to some individuals
  - interact with other substances
  - make claims about effects on structure or function of the body
* come in several forms
  - various forms
  - out of a folk tradition
* contain pharmacologically active chemical ingredients, in other words drugs.
* contains one of the largest bodies of knowledge and literature in existence.
* dates back many centuries.
* dont have to meet any standards of effectiveness or safety.
* fits all the criteria of the scientific method.
* has a broad range of uses
  - an impressive track record in treating migraines and chronic headaches
  - most to offer when used to facilitate healing in chronic ongoing problems
  - much to offer women in the treatment of symptoms associated with menopause
* have the added advantage of less government regulation than traditional medicines.
* is alternative medicine
  - an ancient mainstay of traditional Chinese practice
  - as ancient as the rain forests and as current as today's headlines
  - just that, using parts of plants to help provide relief and improve one's health
  - never the total answer to health problems
  - often times employed to dry the damp and clear the heat
  - one of the oldest forms of medicine known
  - simply gentler and safer than chemical medicine
  - taken three times a day for seven days a week during that time
  - the mainstay of traditional Chinese medicine
* is the most ancient form of health care known to humankind
  - health care known to man
  - common form of alternative treatment
* is the oldest form of healthcare known to mankind
  - medical treatment throughout the world
  - known form of medicine
  - use of herbs to promote improved health and well-being
* is the use of plants for medicinal purposes
  - medicine without chemical processing
  - wave of the future
* offer a gentle, effective and safe alternative medical approach.
* safe and effective method of treatment using only plant material.
* wellknown cure for an immense variety of disease for thousands of years.
* work a lot like conventional drugs.
* works to aid the body by giving it the extra push it needs to fight a disease.

### science | medicine:

Holistic medicine
* attempts to address disease through a series of analytic observations.
* emphasizes self-care and personal responsibility for wellness.
* encompasses all safe and appropriate modalities of diagnosis and treatment.
* focuses upon patient education and participation in the healing process.
* form of non-traditional western healing.
* is medical aid
  - safe and highly effective as a means to address premature aging and disease
* is the best medicine for humans or animals
  - treatment for cancer at the individual level
* is the natural way to keep horses healthy
  - pets healthy
  - perspective of looking at the whole individual
* means different things to different people.
* method of treating the whole person in prevention, wellness and healing.
* relies on therapies outside the mainstream of medicine.
* takes into consideration the mind, body and spirit.