Natural Healing Power Research Articles

Menopausal period and homeopathy: a review

Homeopathy, rather than suppressing existing disease symptoms; is a natural, side effect-free, safe, and inexpensive treatment method based on activating this natural healing power that has been impaired. In this method, which is based on the principle of similarity (like heals like), the person is evaluated individually and holistically. For example, not every woman is treated the same for the menopausal condition. Each woman is treated individually, considering all her symptoms. Therefore, instead of trying to eliminate the symptoms, the patient's treatment is targeted. Medicines used in homeopathic treatment are called remedies. Remedies include: plants, minerals, animal tissue and other sources that are all found in nature, 70% of which are obtained from plant sources. Today, there are around 8000 remedies that are available. Remedies are obtained by diluting these substances with water. Dilution process; it prevents side effects and increases the effect. By applying the shaking method, the power is increased. Remedial information; It is obtained as a result of studies called proving that are made by using healthy people. Animal experiments are not used. Within the scope of this review, it is aimed to give information about the remedies that can be used for homeopathic purposes in the menopausal period and the selection of the appropriate remedy.

Meta Analysis of Trends in Domestic Research on Natural Healing (2002-2022) - Focused on KCI-registered Papers -

본 연구의 목적은 국내 자연치유 연구 동향을 분석하여 자연치유의 특징들과전망을 살펴보기 위함이다. 연구를 위해 2002부터 2022년까지 KCI에 등재된 논문 중에 제목에 ‘자연치유’가 들어간 논문 52편을 선정하였다. 선정한 논문을 NCCAM의 분류체계에 따라 주제별로 분류하였다. 특히 NCCAM에 소개된 자연 치유의학 실행 요법 목록들을 세분하여 자연치유 연구 동향을 선명하게 드러내고자 하였다. 연구의 결과 게재된 논문의 제목에는 ‘자연치유’가 들어갔지만 대부분보완대체의학의 범주의 논문들이었고, 그중에 21편(40.38%)만이 NCCAM에 소개된 ‘자연치유의학(Naturopathy)’실행 요법들에 해당하는 논문이었다. 또한, 코로나를 경험하면서 자연치유 음식에 관한 인지도가 상승하였음이 확인되었다. 그뿐만 아니라 코로나 전후로 자연치유 연구가 다양한 분야와 융합되어 연구의범위가 확장되었다. 하지만 인체의 자연치유력을 높여 질병을 예방하고 치유하는 식이요법, 해독, 생활습관 등의 연구는 여전히 부족한 실정이다. 그러므로 다양한 자연적인 접근방식을 동원하는 자연요법에 관한 연구가 더 많이 진행되어야 할필요성을 제안한다.The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristics and prospects of natural healing by analyzing domestic natural healing research trends. For this study, 52 papers with ‘Natural Healing’ in the title were selected from among the papers registered in the KCI from 2002 to 2022. The selected papers were classified by topic according to the NCCAM classification system. In particular, it was intended to clearly reveal the research trend of natural healing by subdividing the list of natural healing medicine practice therapies introduced in NCCAM. As a result of the study, although ‘Natural Healing’ was included in the title of the published papers, most of them were in the category of complementary and alternative medicine. Among the research papers, only 21 out of 52 (40.38%) belonged to the catergory of naturopathy or natural remedies according to NCCAM classification. In addition, it was confirmed that the awareness of natural healing foods increased while experiencing Covid19. In addition, before and after Covid19, natural healing research has been fused with various fields, and the scope of research has been expanded. However, research efforts on diet, detoxification, and lifestyle to prevent and heal diseases by increasing the body's natural healing power is still lacking. Therefore, we suggest additional research on natural remedies and modalities.

“Cancer” as a meaningful manifestation of lifestyle disharmony: Exploring oncology nursing for the prevention and early detection of cancer in the context of Margaret Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness

The belief that “cancer is a meaningful manifestation of lifestyle disharmony” is quite controversial and elicits a range of responses from medical practitioners and patients alike. Margaret Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness (HEC)1,2 in a unitary paradigm in nursing does not view “cancer” as a problematic, separable entity that invades our body. Rather, cancer manifesting as a disease is only the tip of the iceberg; that is, it is the visible symptoms that arise from an invisible base that includes a weakened immune system and decreased natural healing power resulting from a disharmonious lifestyle (Fig. 1).

Harnessing the Natural Healing Power of Colostrum: Bovine Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles from Colostrum Facilitating the Transition from Inflammation to Tissue Regeneration for Accelerating Cutaneous Wound Healing.

As wound healing is an extremely complicated process, consisting of a cascade of interlocking biological events, successful wound healing requires a multifaceted approach to support appropriate and rapid transitions from the inflammatory to proliferative and remodeling phases. In this regard, here the potential use of bovine milk extracellular vesicles (EVs) to enhance wound healing is investigated. The results show that milk EVs promote fibroblast proliferation, migration, and endothelial tube formation. In particular, milk EVs derived from colostrum (Colos EVs) contain various anti-inflammatory factors facilitating the transition from inflammation to proliferation phase, as well as factors for tissue remodeling and angiogenesis. In an excisional wound mouse model, Colos EVs promote re-epithelialization, activate angiogenesis, and enhance extracellular matrix maturation. Interestingly, Colos EVs are further found to be quite resistant to freeze-drying procedures, maintaining their original characteristics and efficacy for wound repair after lyophilization. These findings on the superior stability and excellent activity of milk Colos EVs indicate that they hold great promise to be developed as anti-inflammatory therapeutics, especially for the treatment of cutaneous wounds.

󰡔황제내경(黃帝內經)󰡕에서 진기(眞氣)를 통한 자연치유력 시스템

본 연구의 목적은 『황제내경(黃帝內經)』에서 진기(眞氣)를 통한 자연치유력 시스템의 물질, 장소, 발현 방법, 메카니즘의 시스템을 고찰하는 것이다. 이를 위해 먼저 진기(眞氣)와 자연치유력에 관한 이론적 배경을 살펴보았다. 진기의 자연치유력 시스템은 의가(醫家)의 정기신 발현물질과 도가(道家)의 삼단전 발현장소가 배합되어 조화를 이룰 때 작용하였다. 본 연구를 통해 얻은 결과는 비움과 채움의 호흡방법을 통하여 내면의 평화 상태에 이르게 되면 자연에서 부여받은 진기의 자연치유력이 삼단전의 발현장소에서 솟아나 수승화강의 메카니즘으로 ‘물질-에너지-의식’ 차원의 정기신 물질로 발현되는 것으로 분석되었다. 이로써 자연을 본받고 천진함을 귀하게 여기는 이상적인 인간상 진인(眞人)이 되며, 인체는 건강과 질병치유 그리고 항노화 방면까지 진기를 통한 자연치유력 시스템이 형성되는 것이다. 본 논문은 체력 향상의 육체적 차원에 해당되는 하단전 精의 활성화를 증명하지 못한 한계가 있다. 앞으로 진기의 자연치유력 시스템을 과학화하여 동양의학의 우수성을 대중화할 수 있는 지속적인 후속연구가 필요하다.

A Qualitative Study of Patients' Beliefs and Perception on Medicinal Properties of Natural Hot Spring Bath for Musculoskeletal Problems.

Natural therapy modalities such as thermal therapy and balneotherapy are commonly being practiced for the management of chronic aches and pain all over the world. Nepal has many such natural hot water springs among which few are famous for therapeutic purposes. Thousands of people with some musculoskeletal problem visit those places in the hope of getting rid of their problems. This study aimed to understand their belief in such therapies, expectations, and satisfaction after treatment along with their knowledge of the safety of hot spring water bath. Among 126 participants interviewed, 31% had inflammatory arthritis, followed by degenerative disorders in 29.4% and soft-tissue rheumatism in 12.7%. Around three-quarters believed that hot spring water has natural healing power and thus can improve their pain. Many even believed that water in natural springs is devoid of any chemicals. So, it is a safe treatment option. Regarding the expectation of cure, they had mixed opinions. Naïve participants hoped they might find a permanent cure in thermal baths. However, repeated visitors said that the effect usually lasted for a few months and they have to visit there regularly. Almost two-thirds of people thought that such natural treatment does not have any side effects. Few stated that they had faced certain problems after the treatment. The water tested from the study site showed that it contained a higher amount of chlorine and sulfate in comparison to other hot water springs in Nepal. The minerals present in water might be a cause of temporary relief of pain. Also, outbreaks of infection from common spring baths have to be considered as such cases have been reported in the past. In conclusion, the medicinal benefits of such natural hot water springs have to be studied further and awareness regarding safety should be given to the people seeking treatment.

A Consideration from Individual Psychology by Psychiatrists on Natural Healing Power

A Consideration from Individual Psychology by Psychiatrists on Natural Healing Power

Neuroplasticity in Brain Injury: Maximizing Recovery

The ability to promote greater neuroplasticity through external influencers is an emerging field of study with potentially significant consequences on the treatment of neurologic injury. Several of these methods are reviewed in this paper. Through advances in neuroscience, a clearer understanding of the complexity of the brain’s interconnectedness and its ability to adapt to the environment is leading to neurorehabilitation treatments that augment the brain’s capacity towards neuroplastic change. An increased appreciation and recognition of neuroplasticity has led to novel approaches to promote neurorecovery that increase stimulation and the release of neutrophic factors. Some of these interventions include the use of pharmacologic agents, noninvasive stimulation, mirror therapy, aerobic and task-specific exercise, and the maximization of sleep. Future research will continue to build upon this foundation by continuing to pair therapeutic interventions with rehabilitation to enhance the brain’s natural healing power and improve functional outcomes.

Listening to the Voice of the Earth and the Soul and the Natural Healing Power

Listening to the Voice of the Earth and the Soul and the Natural Healing Power

A Challenge to the Natural Healing Power Activation

A Challenge to the Natural Healing Power Activation

The Importance of Indoor Foliage Plants and Human Emotions to Indoor Foliage Plants

This study was conducted to find out the sensibility reaction and importance with the visual element of indoor foliage plants in the survey of 216 participants. The eight kinds of leaf display plants were purchased and presented on white pot. The eight kinds of plant were included in ‘50 varieties of indoor foliage plants’ announced by NASA and also easy to manage. The correlation between sensibility reaction, importance, loyalty to foliage plants and the expectation of therapeutic effect was investigated and analyzed by preference and Semantic Differential Scaling. Among importance factors of indoor foliage plant, the environmental, esthetic and emotional relaxation were high and the environmental and emotional relaxation were treated as important factors to age 40s or over especially. The result on the correlation between the expectation of therapeutic effect and, importance and loyalty of indoor foliage plant showed that the ‘emotional relaxation’ and ‘increasing natural healing power of body’ were correlated highest. In addition, significant correlation was shown statistically in five questions of expectation of therapeutic effect and loyalty. Especially, high correlation was shown in expectation of psychological stability effect of indoor foliage plant and working in an office where the indoor landscaping is created well. Significant differences were shown statistically with the emotional reactions between eight plants and “Comfortable”, “Pleasant”, “Calm”, “Bright”, and “Sharp” were representative emotional reactions to plants. Anthurium andraeanum cv. was the most preferred out of eight plants and Spathiphyllum spp.> Ficus benjamina > Dypsis lutescens > Dracaena marginata > Rhapis excelsa > Hedera helix > Aglaonema commutatum was the order after. The most preferred leaf color of foliage plants was green. Recently, the environmental factors such as micro dust, stress and depression has been magnified and the stress relief, emotional relaxation and psychological stability effects of indoor foliage plants support the usefulness of them.

Value of Traditional Yangsaeng Qi-Training in Terms of Wellness

The purpose of this study was to examine the value and usefulness of Qi-training, which was a traditional Yangsaeng therapy based on Orientalism and Oriental medicine, through literature analysis. The findings of the study were as follows: First, Qi-training is a Do-in-bup to control mind, energy and soul on the basis of the thought of Yangsaeng. This is a training method to correct posture and practice breathing and the extending and relaxing of the body to circulate energy and dynamize the organs of the body. Second, Qi-training consists of three different training systems, which are Jungkisin theory, Samjo training and meridian theory, in order to strengthen the natural healing power of the body to bolster its vitality. Third, Qi-training is Traditional Yangsaeng therapy that offers guidelines about the right workout habit, mind control and healthy life style which facilitates environmental adjustment. In conclusions, the health management and training methodology of wise people in the past could be called a well-rounded training system that could contribute to the satisfaction of modern people"s needs for long healthy life, to the improvement of their quality of life and ultimately to their wellness.

A Study on the Meanings and Modern Applications of Korean Traditional Colors

Colors have had a great influence on our lives for ages. The colors of the Korean life have human emotion, the soul of the people, and their own special culture. The perceived meanings of color to Koreans have been influenced by the natural environment, as well as by the Yin-Yang and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) theory, and were independently formed and developed. Koreans showed a higher interest in the natural colors and expressed the philosophical ideas as well as the symbolic meanings of color. Korean traditional colors have special meanings related to what kind of color is appropriate as well as what kind of color affects the mind. Examining how traditional colors were utilized in the life of Korean ancestors may lead to identifying traditional colors that are significant to modern applications. An analysis shows that the modern meanings of Korean traditional colors relate to therapy’ and ‘harmony(balance of all things).’ Koreans strengthened their bodies’ natural healing power through reducing anxiety or stress, and prayed for happiness through the balance of all things in the universe by using Korean traditional colors. Thus, this study suggests modern applications on the basis of Korean traditional colors’ modern meanings: color psychotherapy and emotional education. The former aids in the expression of emotion, psychological stability, and recovery after illness by using the healing function of the colors, while the latter helps the harmonious growth of reason and emotion through enhancing a sense of empathy. A study on physical and psychological reactions to colors and the emotional image of colors must be a priority in pursuing modern applications of Korean traditional colors. This study suggested the development and application of a program of color psychotherapy, emotional education, and a program integrating therapy and education.

Chinese Medicinal Herbs as Source of Antioxidant Compounds – Where Tradition Meets the Future

Medicinal plants are an essential part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an ancient complex therapy considered today as one of the most complete complementary medicine system. Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHM) listings included in Chinese Materia Medica cover more than 1500 plants and a great number of composite preparations. Recently, several TCM herbs have been included into European Pharmacopoeia and many more are on the waiting list. The efficiency of TCM is based on the reinforcing of an organism's natural healing power and the ability to restore the energy homoeostasis. A likely mechanism of at least some of the activities is interacting with redox balance and prevention of oxidative stress. During the past two decades, hundreds of crude herbs, extracts, and isolated compounds have been screened for their antioxidant properties in vitro and in vivo. Consequently, some of traditional Chinese herbs can be regarded as source of very efficient antioxidant compounds, and this activity could explain some of their therapeutic and preventive usefulness. In this review, we outline the recent achievements in the worldwide quest for more efficient antioxidants, with Chinese medicinal and food plants in the central point. Various classes of antioxidant compounds will be mentioned, such as polyphenols or terpenoids that can act either as direct reactive oxygen species scavengers, transition metal reducers and chelators, or as chain breaking antioxidants. Some methodological considerations will be also discussed, with emphasis on the potential importance of the results obtained with antioxidant assays for human health and disease prevention. In this context, several examples of selected, most promising Chinese medicinal plants will be also presented in more detail.

Role of Kampo Medicine in Integrative Cancer Therapy

Clinical trials to date demonstrate that standard cancer treatments are currently the most efficient treatments for large numbers of cancer patients. Cancer treatments will increasingly require approaches that allow patients to live with cancer, by increasing their natural healing power and tumor immunity, as well as attenuating the progression of their cancers, instead of only attacking the cancer cells directly. Complementary and alternative medicine, including Kampo medicine, compensates for the drawbacks of western medicine by increasing patients' self-defense mechanisms. In Japan, clinicians who have studied both western medicine and Kampo treat cancer patients by fusing the two medical systems into a unitary one. The goal of the system is to assist the functional maintenance and recovery of the living body complex with the physical, mental, social, and spiritual balance, rather than addressing direct antitumor effects. In this review, we describe the usefulness of Kampo medicine, especially juzentaihoto, and outline the reports on evidence, in addition to the report on an attitudinal survey about the use of Kampo medicine in cancer treatment in Japan.

Information Wave of P53 Amplified Anti-Cancer Effect of Alkaline Reduced Water

It was revealed that every matter has its accompanying wave. The wave part of the matter contains information(called information wave in the paper), and can be transferred to water physically by shaking or tapping, and thus serially diluted water have been used to stimulate natural healing power in traditional homeopathy. This way of transferring the wave part of the mater to water has been already demonstrated by Benveniste and other researchers. In this study, instead of traditional homeopathic method a new electronic machine was devised to transfer the wave of matter to varieity of medium including water. P53 functions as a potent tumor suppressor. However, there is no practical way to utilize the function of P53. If the information wave of P53 could be transferred to water or any medium contacting water, various strategies could be possible. In this study, information wave of P53 was first transferred to UM (mixture of ceramic balls which makes alkaline reduced water), and then UM produced alkaline reduced water with P53 information by contacting water. The water containing information wave of P53 inhibited cancer proliferation, showed anti-metastasis, and increased apoptosis. Water memory effect could be very useful for future cancer therapy.

New Approach Controlling Cancer: Water Memory

It was revealed that every matter has its accompanying wave. The wave part of the matter contains information and functions like matter. The wave of the matter can be transferred to water physically by shaking or tapping, and thus serially diluted water have been used to stimulate natural healing power in traditional homeopathy. This way of transferring the wave part of the matter to water has been scientifically demonstrated by Benveniste and other researchers. In this study, instead of traditional homeopathic method a new electronic machine was devised to transfer the wave of matter to variety of medium including water. P53 functions as a potent tumor suppressor. However, there is virtually no practical way to utilize the function of P53 clinically. If the information wave of P53 could be transferred to water or any medium contacting water, various strategies could be possible. In this study, information wave of P53 was first transferred to UM (mixture of ceramic balls which makes alkaline reduced water), and then UM produced alkaline reduced water with P53 information by contacting water. The water containing information wave of P53 inhibited cancer proliferation, showed anti-metastasis, and increased apoptosis. Water memory effect could be very useful for future cancer therapy.

아유르베다 오일의 항균성에 관한 연구

본 연구는 아유르베다의 모발과 두피 프로그램을 적용하고 그 효과를 분석하고자 한다. 아유르베딕(Ayurvedic) 처치는 자연치유력에 의해 면역력을 강화시킨다. 아유르베딕 베이스 오일과 에센셜 오일을 모발과 두피에 사용했을 때, 두피에 상주하는 균에 대한 항균효과를 알아보기 위해 MIC test 와 Halo test를 통해 측정하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 9종류의 베이스 오일과 18종류의 에센셜 오일을 이용하여 Bacillus subtilis, Propionibacterium acnes균에 대한 베이스 오일과 에센셜 오일의 항균효과를 MIC test를 통해 조사하였다. 실험 결과, 베이스 오일에서는 모두 균에 대한 항균효과가 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 에센셜 오일은 Chamomile, Clary sage, Jasmine, Neroli, Rose오일에서 두 균에 대해 모두 5% 이하에서 항균효과가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 두 균주에 대해 Thyme, Geranium, Lavender, Tea tree가 모두 효과가 높은 것으로 조사되었다. Geranium, Lavender, Thyme 에센셜 오일과 Sesame and Coconut 베이스 오일을 이용하여 7가지 공시균주에 대한 Halo test결과 베이스 오일에서는 항균효과가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 에센셜 오일은 7가지 공시균주에 대해 모두 항균성이 있는 것으로 조사되었다. Thyme은 MIC test 와 Halo test 결과 항균력이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. This thesis tried applying Ayurvedic hair and scalp care program and analyzing its effect. Ayurvedic treatment strengthens our immunity through natural healing power. I measured with MIC test and Halo test in order to examine the antibacterial efficacy against colonies which reside in head, when Ayurvedic base oils and essential oils were used on hair and scalp. Finally, I reached the results as follows. I examined the antibacterial efficacy of base oils and essential oils against Bacillus subtilis and Propionibacterium acnes, based on the MIC test with 9 kinds of base oil and 18 kinds of essential oil. By way of experiment, base oils did not show the antibacterial efficacy from all colonies, and in case of essential oils, such as Chamomile, Clary sage, Jasmine, Neroli and Rose oil, the antibacterial efficacy against two colonies did not appear by the measure of below 5%. It turned out that Thyme, Geranium, Lavender and Tea tree had an high effect on two colonies. According to the Halo test which experimented on 7 kinds of bacteria with the essential oils like Geranium, Lavender and Thyme and with the base oils like Sesame and Coconut, it went to prove that base oils was inefficient on antibiosis. It was examined that all of essential oils had the effect on antibiosis from 7 kinds of bacteria. Thyme showed the best efficacy of antibiosis in the MIC and the Halo test.

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: Complementary treatments for the 21st century

Even in the 21st century, some seeds of tradition remain firmly grounded regardless of the technological advancements of humankind. One such "tradition" involves using unconventional means-including mental healing, herbal formulas, and healing hand therapies such as acupuncture-to treat chronic illnesses. Although mental healing is unproven and energy therapy is not completely understood, acupuncture, herbal therapy, and sublingual immunotherapy have been described more extensively with mixed results that lack consistency and high-quality scientific data. Researchers are working to modernize these traditional therapies in the treatment of allergic disorders and using advanced technology to alter what some call "the earth's natural healing power" in hopes of developing a new, integrative form of medicine.

Die Heilkraft unserer Natur – Natürliche Selektion im Turnover der Proteine

Nature’s Healing Power – Natural Selection in Protein Turnover For millennia, medical practitioners, healthy people and the sick have known that there is an inner force that keeps us sound and also cures us. However, neither medicine nor natural sciences have been able to define this curative power. It can not be captured by experiments or assigned with dimensions or numbers. The answer can be found in the quintessential process of all living systems, the interaction of genes and proteins in every single cell. Genes encode proteins; proteins are the ubiquitous instruments of life. Protein molecules undergo rapid turnover: their median lifetime is about 2 days, and in every second so many proteins are synthesized in each of us that their number equals the number of seconds that have passed since the big bang 15 billion years ago. The biochemical dogma that says that after their synthesis proteins are degraded at random – blindly, quasi – is wrong. The experimental results have not been interpreted correctly. In the first instance, proteins are stable and functional, since they have to fulfill numerous tasks. Only aged, severely damaged, non-functioning proteins are discarded. Protein turnover is subject to selection, not to chance. By selecting fresh, functional proteins, the quality of cellular proteins is kept at a high level. The principle of selection in protein turnover is the crucial component in the scientific groundwork of naturopathy therapeutics. With natural influencies and measures (e.g. food processing, intermediate metabolism, exercise, light, warmth, coldness) the steady process of regeneration is accelerated – in contrast to medical therapy, which restricts and blocks protein activities. Natural healing power and self-organization energy are basic phenomena of a therapeutically used physiology. Naturopathy is natural science.