Natural Medicine

What is Natural Medicine?

Welcome to Natural medicine – a world that nourishes naturopathy, herbal medicine, nutritional medicine and aromatic medicine. The effectiveness of these treatments is pure and simple – they help to prevent disease and achieve optimal health.

Ever wondered what a naturopath does? They ask clients a series of diagnostic questions and combine nutrition, homoeopathy and herbal medicine to manage a clients’ health status. Herbalists apply the ancient method of complex herbs to ensure a more effective, holistic treatment.

Diet, vitamins, mineral and amino acids are cleverly combined by Nutritionists to boost good health. While Aromatic medicine practitioners apply aromatherapy, allowing clients to ingest essential oils to restore the body, mind and spirit.

Study natural medicine at ACNT, and gain the specialist skills needed to become a practitioner of natural medicine, which is balanced by an internationally-recognised qualification. At the same time, acquire a solid foundation in medical science, including anatomy and physiology to progress your health career.

• Naturopathy
• Aromatic Medicine
• Nutrition
• Herbal Medicine
• Homeopathy

What is Naturopathy?

Naturopathy is an umbrella term that embraces many forms of complementary and natural medicine modalities. There are three main branches within naturopathy – nutrition, homoeopathy and herbal medicine. Naturopaths will combine multiple modalities to provide a holistic assessment and manage a client’s health status. Naturopathy is highly effective in treating a range of common ailments and boosting good health, and is often complemented by the use of herbal medicine, medicine, nutrition, homoeopathy and iridology.
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What is Western Herbal Medicine?

Western Herbal Medicine entails the preparation of complex herbs – rather than isolated constituents – for an effective, holistic way to treat illness and maintain wellness. Western herbal medicine’s roots date back to Greek and Roman times and beyond to Ancient Egypt. Nowadays, herbalists use a combination of hundred’s of years of experience and modern scientific methods to promote good health and restore balance in disease.
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What is Homoeopathy?

Homoeopathy’s central principle is ‘similia similibus curantur’ – ‘like cures like’. It’s no surprise then that the preparation of homoeopathic medicine is unique. Medicines that contain active ingredients are diluted beyond a measurable level to boost therapeutic potential and minimise side effects. Homoeopathy has been used successfully on humans and animals for over 200 years and continues to lead the way in natural medicine.
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What is Nutritional Medicine?

For humans to function correctly, they require a series of trace elements and vitamins. Therefore, nutritional medicine combines diet, vitamins, mineral and amino acids to prevent disease and achieve optimal health. Vitamin and mineral supplements are usually given orally, in the way of tablets or liquids. Nutritionists offer expert dietary advice and supplements for a whole range of ailments and conditions.
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What is Aromatic Medicine?

Aromatic medicine is an extension of aromatherapy that covers all the possible therapeutic uses of essential oils, including ingestion. Essential oils are pure, volatile chemical substances – prized for their fragrance and restorative effects – used to boost good health. In fact, the therapeutic benefits of aromatic medicine have been known to heal the body, mind and spirit for thousands of years.
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