NATUROPATHY

Naturopathy is relatively younger science as compared to ancient practices linked with liquid, other fluids and earth but is comparatively more professional. Fundamentally, the approach put forth in Naturopathy was existing in Hippocrates treatment during the earliest ages known as ‘vis medicatrix nature,’ which means healing power of nature.

Naturopathy is a system Inherent in the treatment of human illness, pain and injury using mostly five medium – Space, air, fire water and earth or the five major elements or Pancha mahabhuta. As an approach to accessing health, it employs body’s life force and inner protecting mechanism. It focuses on treatment of a person rather concentrating on the disease ailment.

History

Primary figure- Hippocrates: He devoted much time teaching about the natural healing power of plants. First physicians only performed techniques of hanas and encouragedbody’s own curing mechanisms. For example; herbs, foods, fasting etc.

20th centaury- In early 20th century, in US naturopathic schools, traditional physicians, and patients of naturopathic practise were available in numbers. Pharmaceutical treatments to the ailments of the society lead to decline of Naturopathy. Some of the conventional therapy’s austerities leads to the resurface of Naturopathy and other CAM therapies during the 1970’s.