Dhvani H Kuntawala*

Medical Science Department, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

*Corresponding Author: Dhvani H Kuntawala, Medical Science Department, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Received: July 01, 2021; Published: March 02, 2022

Abstract

There have been many developments in healing thyroid disorders, it can be through Allopathy (modern medicine) or Traditional medicine (Herbal, Chinese, Spiritual therapy, Ayurveda, by plant or even combined) to diagnose, treat or prevent this illness. However, there are two kinds of thyroid disorders, which include Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism. This review mentions how both ways are used to treat these disorders as they have disadvantages and advantages according to the way they can be used; and highlight future directions for research.

Keywords: Thyroid Disorder; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Modern Medicine; Traditional Medicine

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Citation

Citation: Dhvani H Kuntawala. “Recent Advances in Addressing Thyroid Disorders: Allopathy Versus Traditional Medicine". Acta Scientific Pharmaceutical Sciences 6.3 (2022): 08-11.

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Copyright: © 2022 Dhvani H Kuntawala. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.