ENGLISH TERMINOLOGIES RELATED TO NATURAL HEALING
Keywords:
Alternative Therapies, Complementary Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Healthcare, Mind-Body Connection, Traditional Medicine, Folklore Medicine, Ethnomedicine, Medical Discourse, Health Communication, Language and Culture, Medical Anthropology, Biomedicine, Western Medicine, Eastern Medicine, Energy Medicine, Spiritual Healing, Placebo Effect, Therapeutic Language, Health Literacy.Abstract
This article covers the rich variety of English terminology employed to define and describe nature-based healing. It looks at how such terms reflect cultural influence, historical evolution, and the growing interchange between conventional and alternative medicine. By providing specific examples and considerations about shades of meaning, this research tries to make a contribution to the better understanding of the language involving natural healing and its implications for health communication and research.
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