QUACKERY

⚫ What is quackery?
⚫ How can you detect

quackery?
⚫ What are some types

of quackery?

⚫ Medical , nutrition,
“Consumers today face an
amazing array of choices when
they consider taking action to
improve their health or seek care
for a health problem” In addition
to health professionals, there are
also many other forms of
healthcare that offer alternatives.
 These complementary and
alternative healthcare
modalities are often taken
because some individuals
believe that traditional
medical care may not be
enough to treat a particular
A complementary
medicine is availed and
integrated together with
traditional medicine. On
the other hand, alternative
medicine is offered in place
of traditional medicine.
There are four major domains
of complementary and
alternative medicine:
1. Biology-based practices,
2. Energy medicine,
3. Manipulative and body-
based practices, and
4. Mind-body medicine.
.Examples of
biologically-based
practices are taking
herbal medicine and
availing of special
Energy medicine
uses magnetic fields
or biofields in belief
that energy fields may
enter various points in
Manipulative and
body-based
practices are bodily-
kinesthetic in nature
and are concerned
with movement
 Mind-body
medicine uses
mental exercises in
belief that the brain
is central to the
In our country, Republic Act No. 8423 or
the Traditional and Alternative Medicine
Act of 1997 provisioned the creation of
the Philippine Institute of Traditional
and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC),
which works closely with the Department
of Health. The PITAHC is also the law-
making body with regards to the effective
use of traditional and alternative
medicine. Here are examples of the
⚫Herbal medicine
There are 10 herbs that
are proven and tested
to have medicinal
value and approved by
the Department of
⚫ Activity 8: GARDEN OF HERBS What are the herbs
approved by the Department of Health? Unscramble the
letters to form each herb in column A. Read column B
for the medicinal value of each herb.
A Herb B Medicinal value
1. P L A U K A O For ringworm and other
C skin
(fungal) infections

For non-insulin dependent

2. P A M A L A Y A
diabetic patients
3. W A G N A B For blood pressure control
For use as antiseptic to disinfect
4. S A Y A B A B wounds For mouthwash or
tooth decay and gum infection
1. G U D N A L I For cough and
asthma
2. Y I N O G – A I N Y O G N For
intestinal worms,
particularly
1. B A S M N Gascaris
O and stones
For urinary
trichina
2. A S A T N G B A T U For mouthwash
G
1. N I P A S T – N A S I P A N T For arthritis
and

gout
2. B E R Y A – N U B E A For relief
 Examples of Alternative Medicine
⚫ 1.Acupuncture It is a form of energy
medicine where long thin needles are
inserted to specific points of the body to
affect the energy flow. Acupuncture is
believed to treat
⚫ musculoskeletal dysfunctions.
⚫What to consider
in choosing
Acupuncturist?
2. Ventosa cupping massage therapy This
procedure is done by placing inverted
glasses that have flames from burning
cotton, on specific points in the body. It is
believed to relieve muscle and joint pains.
(Meridians)
Ventosa helps Release toxins in the body
 1.Reflexology Similar to
acupuncture, reflexology focuses on
treating specific
disorders through massaging of the soles of
the feet.
2.Acupressure Acupressure uses the same
technique as that of acupuncture. The only
difference is that acupressure does not use
needles but hands to apply pressure on
certain points of the body.
⚫5.Nutrition Therapy Nutrition therapy
approaches treatment of a medical
condition by providing a tailored diet for
the patient.
⚫ Naturopathy

⚫ “Naturopathic medicine views

diseases as a manifestation of an
alteration in the processes by which
the body naturally heals itself”
Naturopathy offers a wide range of
natural practices including herbal
medicine acupuncture, acupressure,
nutritional therapy, and ventosa
 Types of treatment that naturopathy
usually recommend
⚫FASTING
⚫HYDROTHERAPHY
⚫DIET
⚫AIR AND SUNLIGHT

A NATUROPATH NEVER CLAIMS TO

CURE AN ILLNESS, BUT ISTEAD
AIMS TO HELP THE BODY
THINK ABOUT IT
In 2-3 paragraphs, write your
⚫

thoughts about the question,

“Why are health professionals,
whether those that offer
traditional, alternative, or
complementary, not present in a
lot of rural
municipalities in the country?”