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Science SPM Chapter 10 Chemicals in Medicine and Health
6. The characteristics of complementary medicine are as follows:

Various health care therapies used together with other
medical practices
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Complementary Does not involve surgery or the use of medicines and
Medicine
synthetic chemicals

• Acupuncture
Example
• Chiropractic therapy
• Traditional massage

Figure 10.2 Characteristics of complementary medicine
Form 4
Medicines used in Traditional, Modern and Complementary Medicine
1. Medicine is a substance that is used to control health, treat or prevent diseases.
2. The following shows some examples of traditional, modern and complementary
medicines:

Traditional Medicines

Ginger Aloe vera (ʻLidah buayaʼ)

Ginger juice is Its leaves are cut open
consumed to relieve and the gel that oozes
body aches, reduce out can be used to treat
bloatedness and rashes or wounds on
prevent a cold. the skin.

Ginseng Quinine

Ginseng is used Quinine is used to
to invigorate and prevent and treat
strengthen the body. malaria.

Garlic Other examples of traditional medicine
Garlic is eaten to Mint (warms the body), longjack or ‘tongkat
prevent a cold, asthma ali’ (treats a fever), Indian penny wort or
attacks and to lower ‘pegaga’ (treats depression), sea cucumber
blood pressure. (treats wounds).

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