Abstract
Integrative Medicine combines the concepts, values and practices of complementary and alternative medicine with conventional medicine in the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of disease. Integrative Medicine is concerned with preventing disease, health maintenance and healing, rather than merely eliminating symptoms. The persons innate healing abilities are actively supported, and the importance of mind and spiritual nature are recognised. Integrative Medicine values the relationship between the healer and the patient to promote self-help and provides the appropriate education and motivation required for patient empowerment. The complementary arm of Integrative Medicine adopts specific therapeutic techniques such as massage, herbal medicine and aromatherapy, or medical paradigms such as Tibb, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, or Homeopathy. Tibb, also known as Unani-Tibb (Graeco-Arabic) medicine, is the historical forerunner of conventional medicine, so it is an attractive partner. Integrative Medicine has a major role in both treatment of acute ailments, mainly through the conventional arm of treatment, and long-term management of chronic disorders, mainly via the complementary arm. Integrative Medicine addresses the increasingly common disorders of lifestyle such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes 2, and depression.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(1) 2017 p.13-20
Highlights
Most countries are faced with problems in providing their citizens with effective and affordable healthcare
The Role of Tibb in Integrative Medicine for Diseases of Lifestyle traditional healing systems, most of which have their roots in non-Western cultures[5]
Integrative medicine accepts the role that the mind, spirit, and even community can play in the healing process
Summary
Most countries are faced with problems in providing their citizens with effective and affordable healthcare. The Role of Tibb in Integrative Medicine for Diseases of Lifestyle traditional healing systems, most of which have their roots in non-Western cultures[5] Other healing systems such as Naturopathy and Homeopathy were developed quite recently in the West, but outside conventional medical practice. In the developing economies, where the healthcare challenges are largely linked to poverty, over-crowding, substance abuse, poor sanitation, and chronic malnutrition, there is fertile ground for the spread of diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV & AIDS Even in these countries the diseases of lifestyle are increasingly more prevalent as more and more of the population, including the privileged elite, choose to adopt the deleterious lifestyle practices prevalent in Western societies. The CAM practitioners should accept the limitations of their therapeutic model, and concede the advantages and proven worth of its combination with conventional therapy
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