is marijuana considered alternative medicine.?

Question

and what does that mean ?

Answer 1

in many parts of mexico its still used today by curanderos in herbal medicine... its used to treat nausea after chemotherapy, as an anticonvulsant, an analgesic, an asthma treatment (yes! pot dialates bronchioles) for glaucoma, tumor inhibitor for lung cancer, an antibacterial agent, and to increase peripheral vasodialation...and thats just the ones that have been proven in the lab.

first mention of pot as medicine was in the Chinese Emperor's Pharmacopoeia 3000 years ago.
folk uses: treatment for beri beri, gout, constipation, absent mindedness (?), gonorrhea, chest pain, choking, insomnia, neuralgia, painful rheumatism, gastrointestinal disorders, cholera, tetanus, epilepsy, strychnine poisoning, acute bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, impending abortion, weak contractions, and as a mild sedative.

ps alternative medicine is any treatment or remedy that is considered to be outside the mainstream medical establishment

pps the effects/side effects have been well documented for 3000 yrs...
wonder what theyll be saying about zoloft, zyprexa, and the like 3000 yrs from now...?

Answer 2

No it is not classified as such since it most definitely has some pharmacological effects, though many would debate exactly what these are. The fact that a drug has a pharmacological effect neither guarantees it is either useful or safe, as far as risk benefit is concerned.

The word alternative is very descriptive. In these politically correct times however it has been replaced by complimentary so as not to offend any ones views however unlikely!

I found dozens of attempts to define complimentary medicine and add only two. Note that the second definition includes within it the suggestion that doctors generally do not accept it.

The field of health care including nutrition, aromatherapy, massage, acupuncture and other alternative therapies. So called because these techniques compliment conventional medicine.

Practises often used to enhance or complement standard treatments. They generally are not recognised by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. Complementary medicine may include dietary supplements, mega dose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, acupuncture, massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation.

Answer 3

Yes to certain conditions like Epilepsy.
U don't smoke it U just put some essential
oils of Marijuana in a Vaporizer.. ( essential oils
are made from the root not the leaves). The leaves are the harmful and toxic part that should never be used except in rare cases..
Marijuana or a lower grade of it referred to
as Jericho root destroyed the plaique in the olden times. As the mud from around the plant
restored the blind man's site! Some have referred to it as The Resurrection Plant!

Answer 4

Whether marijuana will relieve the side effects or symptoms is questionable.But the risks of smoking pot are clear.It's used to prevent nausea and vomiting after cancer chemotherapy when other medicines for these side effects don't work, and to increase appetite in people with AIDS. It is also from people suffering from multiple sclerosis and glaucomo (pressure in the eye area).Hope this helps

Answer 5

The Dutch reckon it is. They have a whole scientific institute dedicated to the research of the medicinal benefits of the herb.

I read some time ago in a journal that women who smoke the herb live twenty years more than the average male who never smoked it.

It also slows your heart rate, makig you live longer.

Do a search on it. You'll come up with alot of scientifc evidence that shows its a great medicine.

Answer 6

OK here we go again.

As someone who obviously does not agree with the legalization of this as a medication this is your right.

However people like me do have the right to have a medication that does not make one throw up, does not make one go into a seizure, migrain headaches, or makes one feel like they (I) would just as well die as to take another pill with these horrible side effects.

You say on your other post there are those who abuse the system. There are always those who abuse the system, show me one system that is not abused? Does this mean the rest of us should be punished?

Over 20 years of pill popping, getting to know my pharmacist better then the cashiers at the super market for I am always there getting another medication. Another medication with a list of side effects, usually taking another pill to subdue those side effects.

What is obvious here is you did not do to much research as you said on your last post. If you did you know that one who has a legal card has to renew it every year. You must know due to your research you said you did on your other post that those on the card if we do not follow a list of rules can still be put in jail for violating these rules.

I know two people in our whole town that has cards, me and one other person. This is it! In the next town over there is one person in the whole town! In the bigger town over there is not one person. That town is bigger then our two towns. So as you say all these people being put on the card, who is all these people?

You are in alternative medicine, did you not realize this. Maybe you need to go over and talk on the politics board?

I bet you are one of those who pushes a person in a wheelchair down a steep hill into traffic too.....

Answer 7

Yes, for certain eye conditions it is considered alternative medicine.

Answer 8

Yes it is considered alternative. It is called alternative, because it is not the usually conservative method of medicine to use for various ailments.

Answer 9

It's certainly considered a controversial treatment. It is legal for some conditions such as nausea and vomiting in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The trade name is Marinol and requires a prescription from a physician.

Answer 10

I have back problems and was on a lot of prescription drugs which made me feel ill Marijuana has helped me loads and you don't have to smoke it just boil in water :) and have a cup works wonders :)