Ancient Roots of Holistic Health Long before penicillin or X-rays, healers recognized the importance of emotional and spiritual well being in achieving physical health. Two of the most well documented ancient holistic health traditions are Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda.
Treating the Whole You
Holistic health is about caring for the whole person — providing for your physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs. It’s rooted in the understanding that all these aspects affect your overall health, and being unwell in one aspect affects you in others.
- Mental Health.
- Physical Health.
- Spiritual Health.
- Intellectual Health.
- Social Health.
Hence, when we talk about or use holistic treatment, we are in-directing referring or discussing about Herbal[Natural or Organic] therapy, which is a holistic therapy, integrating emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Life style, emotional, mental and spiritual considerations are part of any naturopathic approach. The use of herbs does not generally involve “drug” actions or adverse effects.
The herbal holistic approach born the movement of Spiritual Awakening which literally makes every living plant medicine to have its spiritual meaning base on the continent and country of its origin.
For instance Egyptian blue lotus flower or Nymphaea caerulea, commonly known as blue lotus or sacred blue lily of the Nile and It is often associated with rebirth, enlightenment, spiritual awakening, and the cycle of life and death. In Egyptian mythology, the blue lotus was considered a sacred flower that symbolized the sun, creation, and the afterlife
Also other herbs like lionsmane mushroom, red reishi, psicbin mushroom, peruvian palo santos stick, blue sage, red dragon sage, white sage and others.