Over the centuries, several treatment methods have been used by humans to cure the illnesses they contracted. Two of them are modern medicine and traditional medicine. Traditional medicine, also called alternative medicine, is older than modern medicine. This effective treatment had been used for many centuries before the discovery of modern medicine. On the contrary, modern medicine has been used since the 1900s (Lyon). In this system, testing of drugs is carefully carried out in safe laboratories and their side effects are identified before they are administered to the patient. In addition, the effects of the pills are listed on the leaflets found in the medication packages to warn patients of these effects. However, sometimes the side effects are not blocked and so patients need to take another pill to get better. This causes people to absorb more chemicals into their bodies. Even traditional medicine, giving way to modern medicine in its early days, is used effectively like modern medicine at present. Over time, people will resort to traditional medicine again because alternative medicine is more effective and powerful in curing and easing illnesses than modern medicine. In fact, in traditional medicine, there are fewer medications, side effects, and holistic therapies that people can benefit from. As a first way to heal, when people use alternative medicine, they take less drugs and chemicals into their body and there are fewer medications. they have no side effects and if people protect themselves before they get sick, they don't need the pills. This means that when people contract any type of disease, if they use herbal therapies to cure their diseases, it does not harm their organs or systems. They...... middle of paper ......(Part 2). Np, and Web. March 26, 2014.Beginnings-of-Modern-Medicine-Part-2.html>."Placebo changes brain function in people with depression." http://www.apa.org. Np, ndWeb. March 26, 2014."Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center." Holistic Prostate Cancer Care. Np, and Web. March 26, 2014..WebMD medical reference. “Holistic medicine: what it is, treatments, philosophy and more.” WebMD. WebMD, Web. March 26, 2014..WebMD medical reference, “The placebo effect: what is it”. WebMD. WebMD, and Web.March 26 2014..