Naturopathy is a natural medicine that puts focus on the natural ability of human body to cure an injury or an illness. Derived from Greek and Latin, the word Naturopathy means ‘nature disease’ wherein the field has evolved a lot in the last two centuries.
Based on vitalism, naturopathy acts an integrated structure of health care. It focuses on a vital force that guides a variety of processes like growth, reproduction, adaptation to circumstances metabolism, metabolism, etc. As it stresses on the holistic approach, the usage of allopathic means of treatment like surgery and consumption of drugs gets reduced. In India, Dr. B. Venkatrao was the first person to start a college of Naturopathy in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It offered a diploma in Naturopathy wherein now, the college offers a full-time degree course. It is residential in nature. Besides this, around 12 colleges are there in India that offer degree courses in the stream of Naturopathy. To name a few, Indian states like Karnataka, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. These offer a five and a half year degree course called BNYS that is ‘Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences’ and graduate courses as well. People can learn and do research in streams like Ayurveda, Siddha and Homoeopathy, Unani, Yoga & Naturopathy, etc to get well-acquainted in different types of remedial methods.
Originally, naturopathy and yoga comes under Department of AYUSH. It is governed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. A variety of research projects are carried out under this head. Apart from this, an organization called the National Institute of Naturopathy in Pune was established in December 1986. It offers a platform for consistent proliferation of knowledge and its correct application by means of research. The union minister for health acts as its president.
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