30-04-2012, 12:49 PM
Comparative Study of Allopathic and Herbal Medicines of Aravindh Herbal Labs (p) ltd
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Introduction
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of
health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to diagnose and treat injury and disease, typically through medication, surgery, or some other form of therapy. The word medicine is derived from the Latin ars medicina, meaning the art of healing.
Disease
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviours, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes, these may be considered distinguishable categories.
Benefits of Herbal medicine
The advantages of using herbal medicines are numerous. Herbal medicines tend to be more effective for long-standing health complaints that do not respond well to traditional medicine. Herbs typically have fewer side effects, and may be safer to use over time. Another advantage to herbal medicine is cost. Herbs cost much less than prescription medications. Research, testing, and marketing add considerably to the cost of prescription medicines. Herbs tend to be inexpensive compared to drugs.
Research Problem
The medicines are consumed to recover from the disease and improve health. Medicine is consumed mostly based on the prescription of Doctors. Moreover, there is possibility of users to change their medicaments based on the effectiveness in curing and recommendations by their friends. In certain cases of financial constraints, there is more probability of users to switch medicines from allopathic to homeopathy. Thus, it is required to know the various reasons for which the users choose the particular type of medicine. It is also important to address the competition existing among the herbal medicines and allopathic medicines.
Implications and Conclusion
The study reveals that the usage of Aravindh Herbal medicines is high among the inhabitants of Rajapalayam due to their faith in the product. The awareness and usage of other herbal products of Aravindh Herbals is low. The usage of allopathic medicines is found to be low among the users of Aravindh herbal users. The study reveals that there is a good prospect for Aravindh herbals. The study focused on the inhabitants of Rajapalayam town alone; hence it is difficult to generalize the study results to other places.