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Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, volume 39 issue 1 (march 2024) : 17-23

Naturopathy: The Body’s Natural Power to Fight Pathogens

Ram Niwas1,*, Charu Sharma2, Sunil Kumar Sharma3
1Department of Animal Husbandry, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Pokaran-345 021, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
2Department of Home Science Extension Education, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Pokaran-345 021, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
3Department of Extension Education, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Pokaran-345 021, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

  • Submitted06-08-2023|

  • Accepted01-03-2024|

  • First Online 14-03-2024|

  • doi 10.18805/BKAP671

Cite article:- Niwas Ram, Sharma Charu, Sharma Kumar Sunil (2024). Naturopathy: The Body’s Natural Power to Fight Pathogens . Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 39(1): 17-23. doi: 10.18805/BKAP671.

ABSTRACT

Since ancient times, phase therapy or naturopathy is proving effective in all kinds of diseases. We should make maximum use of natural methods so that the cost of medical treatment in the world can be reduced and treatment can be easily accessible to the poor. The philosophy and methods of naturopathy are based on animism and folk medicine rather than evidence-based medicine. Under naturopathy, there are many methods in the society such as water therapy, homeopathy, sun therapy, acupuncture, acupressure, soil therapy etc. Including different dimensions of phage therapy in the proposed paper, where on one hand the body’s resistance to antibiotics is decreasing, on the other hand, the effect of these drugs on the biological nature of micro-organisms is decreasing. Under naturopathy, the basis of treatment and recovery of diseases is - the body’s natural power to fight germs. Today the most challenging task is to make cheap and effective treatment accessible to the common man and on the other hand, by freeing livestock from diseases, to include animal products more and more in the daily diet.

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