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ISSN: 2578-5001

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Siddha and Energy Healing: A Novel Concept to Holistic Well Being

Authors: Sindhuja BS, Sankar I, Reddy RM and Tiwari S*

DOI: 10.23880/phoa-16000292

Abstract

Siddha medicine, is a type of ancient Indian alternative medicine, which embrace a range of practices intended at promoting holistic well-being through the manipulation of energy fields within the body. Energy healing has vast prospective in delivering valuable aids across a broad spectrum of health diseases; its safety and efficacy in the management of various conditions. Despite its growing popularity, Energy healing techniques remains disputable and combats several obstructions to its approval and acceptance by the medical community. This paper endorses a broad overview of the concept and practice of Energy healing in Siddha medicine, historical evidence of resemblance to other ancient practices, familiarity to different forms of modern body energy systems, and in-depth driving factors for its practice, and applications in few cases. Additionally, paper also probes the resistance to its widespread approval and adoption; requirement of conduction of thorough scientific research to prove its efficacy and safety to help connect traditional medicine with energy medicine highlighting the potential for a more unified move to health and healing.

Keywords: Energy Medicine; Holistic Healing; Siddha Medicine; Complementary and Alternative Modality

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