What is the difference between traditional medicine and alternative medicine?
Traditional medicine is the ancient practice of skills related to prevention and treatment of health conditions. For example, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda are part of traditional medicine (also called Alternative Medicine).
This medicine advocates the root cause analysis of health conditions, and aiming to restore the homeostasis [1] (balance) in the individual by adopting a holistic [2] approach. [3]
Scientific medicine is a common term to indicate the academic faculty of Medicine, aimed to study health conditions, with the support of scientific research. Medical Doctors, or physicians, are professionals who practice scientific medicine, though some of them may also practice traditional medicine.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeostasis
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holism
[3] https://www.fempton.com/uxton/manifesto
