Allopathy vs. Naturopathy

A method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself.

Naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is a form of alternative medicine. A wide array of pseudoscientific practices branded as "natural", "non-invasive", or promoting "self-healing" are employed by its practitioners, who are known as naturopaths.

A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.

A system of therapy that avoids drugs and surgery and relies on natural remedies, such as diet, exercise, and massage, to treat and prevent illness.

(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.

(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.

That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; - a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.

a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process

the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself