Placebo Effect: Not a medicine, but a healing of the mind
We are all more or less familiar with the term ‘hammer doctor’. There was a time when these fake doctors were the main reliance of a huge population to deal with various diseases. Even in the case of very important diseases, people relied on them without hesitation. But over time the rate of education is increasing and the general public is becoming aware. So now when someone is sick, they usually do not go to the doctors.
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However, unfortunately the hammer doctors have not been lost in the evolution of time but they have become more powerful. Because, they have not been completely eradicated. The hammer doctors of today have taken on a more formidable form, and they are scattered all over our society in various fancy ways. Unconscious, uneducated and weak people are the main victims of their malpractice. And thousands of innocent people are suffering the consequences.
However, talking about a fake doctor is not the main purpose of this article. Today we will talk about a topic related to the fake doctor, and that is the placebo effect.
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What is the placebo effect?
The placebo effect is the efficient administration of drugs or medications that have nothing to do with the disease. Despite the relationship, most of the time the patient recovers or feels better because of that medication or management. Surprised. Isn't it? Now think carefully, whether many of us are directly or indirectly familiar with such an experience? The answer is all around us.
You may have heard of Vedas or Baidyas. They are a people who were known for treating various Kabiraji. Although the current situation is quite different. Although people have lost confidence in medical care over time as a result of various advances in medicine, history has shown the opposite. People relied on them for a myriad of ailments, ranging from snakebite treatment to tooth decay and arthritis pain.
While current medical science has termed these medical practices as a form of deception, it cannot be said that ordinary rural people have not benefited in the slightest from their treatment. The reason is also clear. That is, it is not at all easy for people to survive in society for hundreds of years just by cheating.
The reader will not think again, here their conventional medical system is being supported. The purpose of this writing is elsewhere; That is, despite being an unscientific method, Bedera or the new hammer doctors of our society find scientific explanations as to why they succeed in alleviating the patient's problem in certain cases.
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Kabiraj, Ojha, Hekim and Shamans were well known for their highly efficient treatment. It is even said that the greater the emphasis on one's name, the greater the emphasis on medicine and management. People believed that if a famous healer was better than a small healer, the disease would be cured very easily and with great certainty. These were the most important people in medicine before the development of medicine.Before the nineteenth century, they used placebo effects to solve various medical problems. That is, they used to treat many complex diseases without realizing it. They were so important in society that many considered them to have spiritual powers.
Traditionally, before the development of medicine, hammer doctors in Europe did not stay in one place for long, they provided medical treatment and management on the go.Whenever they traveled, they sent some of their most skilled and cunning followers to preach on their behalf. Those followers used to spread the supernatural deeds of their Guru in public. This is how they used to influence the common people there to get their treatment. And as a result, they would benefit financially and move quickly.
Physicians of this nature were quite conscious; The reason is that they did not prescribe based on conjecture. They first observed the various signs and symptoms of the infected person and administered medication and management accordingly. So they were successful in curing minor ailments and gained the confidence of the common people.
The new hammer doctors are one step better. At first they work as collaborators with a licensed doctor and have the opportunity to observe a variety of patients and management while working. As a result, at one point they also illegally opened the patient's viewing chamber and started giving treatment without any permission. Some even operate very dangerously, resulting in permanent damage to many people in most cases.
A fun test was held at Victoria University in New Zealand. There, several students are served a slice of lemon with spicy tonic water and are told these are vodka; Surprisingly, during the Q&A session at the end of the test, most of the students who took the test claimed to be drunk.Moreover, various signs and symptoms of intoxication were observed in their body, while the test applied on them did not show the use of alcohol anywhere.
As the saying goes, the force of the mind is the greatest force. In this case, it has been proven true and this is called the placebo effect. Here we call it the placebo effect because of the placebo effect and the use of vodka instead of the tonic water.