What is the underpinning philosophies of Orthodox medicine and Complementary med!


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What is the underpinning philosophies of Orthodox medicine and Complementary medicine?

Are there any relationships between Orthodox medicine and Complementary medicine?


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I would HOPE that the underpinning philosophies are to do the patient no harm! Certainly, conventional medical practitioner take the Hippocratic oath which mentions this. However - is it truely practiced when EVERY drug prescribed has a big potential to harm because EVERY drug has side effects?
In my field which is Homoeopathy, the main underpinning philosphy is "The physician's highest and only calling is to make the sick healthy, to cure.... The highest ideal of cure is the rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of health .... in the shortest, most reliable and least disadvantageous way" (Hahnemann). As can be seen from this in comparison to the orthodox philosphy, the emphasis is on the restoration of health without harm, rather than removal (or suppression) of disease symptoms in isolation.
Hahnemann goes on to say that the homoeopath must realise what is to be cured in diseases (and this isn't just about removing symptoms - it's about treating the CAUSE).




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