Medicine over the centuries, especially in recent years, has made great progress. However, there are more and more voices saying that conventional medicine, which is based mainly on the use of pharmacology and surgical operations, is no longer sufficient; first of all, due to the fact that it is aimed at treating only the symptoms of diseases. An alternative to conventional medicine is holistic medicine, or a method of treatment that treats the human body as an indivisible whole. Also, combining these two approaches opens up great possibilities for treating patients - according to the patented therapeutic program, based on non-pharmacological methods of treatment, among others, on folk medicine practices.
 

For ordinary doctors, the human body is a component of the individual elements like the heart, kidneys, lungs, etc. In the case of holistic medicine, the most important thing is to find the causes of the disease. The conventional doctor sees symptoms of disease, as elements that need to be immediately eliminated. The holistic approach is based primarily on the lack of judging individual disease signals, but treating them as a hallmark, warning that the human body is not in a state of homeostasis - balance. The pain of, for example, the spleen, deterioration of its condition will manifest in the weakening of almost entire digestive system, which in turn will disturb digestion, proper conversion of food into energy, will affect the quality and functioning of blood and circulation, the immune system, circulation and the properties of body fluids, soft tissues, skin, cerebral cortex, nervous system, also on memory and concentration. These are probably not all functions of the spleen, although it still gives an idea of how the functioning of one organ affects the functioning of the whole organism. The division of the human mind and body, as two completely separate elements of existence, is a characteristic pattern of general medicine today. In turn, holistic medicine, among other things, examines the presence of psychosomatic reasons of diseases.
 

The doctor-patient relationship is also important in the treatment. In the case of conventional medicine, the patient has very often major problems with understanding medical jargon, and the doctor is considered guru and authority. Of course, this can be an element that makes treatment difficult. Holistic medicine is trying to develop a system in which the doctor will not be considered an inaccessible person, but will be a kind of a partner for the patient. A holistic medicine doctor strives to restore balance in the body, performs above all a long, detailed interview, including psychological elements, asking the patient not only about the state of health, but also about the environment in which he/she lives, works, about relationships in the family.