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Naturopathy is a therapeutics system with which neither surgical nor medicinal agents are used or administered. The core ideology is that all remedies are based around natural sources.

History of Naturopathy
The origins of naturopathy can be traced back thousands of years to ancient Shamanic, Indian and Chinese civilisations where the use of herbs and cleansing methods helped to treat disease and improve health. Around 400BC, the teachings of Greek physician Hippocrates were rooted in the idea that nature is the healer of all disease.

Naturopathy’s modern development began in the late 19th century through natural therapies such as water therapy (which later evolved into hydrotherapy). Naturopathy then embraced diet therapy, nutrition and herbal supplements and also began to employ physical therapy and physical manipulations. The term ‘Naturopathy’ was first used by German physician Benedict Lust to describe a variety of natural healing approaches to medicine. Lust set up the first Naturopathy College in New York in the early 20th century.

As the 20th century progressed, pharmaceutical drugs became the popular way to treat ailments and naturopathy declined. However, by the 1970s, public interest in holistic natural remedies and therapies grew and naturopathy’s popularity returned.

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