Natural Cures and Remedies

Although the term ¿¿¿¿ naturopathy¿¿¿¿ is of relatively recent origin, the philosophical basis and several of the methods of nature cure treatments are ancient. It was practised in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Hippocrates, the father of medicine ( 460-357 B.C.) strongly advocated it. India, it appears, was much further advanced in older days in natural healing system than other countries of the world. There are references in India¿¿¿¿s ancient sacred books about the extensive use of nature¿¿¿¿s excellent healing agents such as air, earth, water and sun. The Great Baths of the Indus Valley civilisation as discovered at Mohenjodaro in old Sind testifies to the use of waterfor curative purposes in ancient India.......