While allopathic medicine is the dominant protocol practiced today, its historical roots span only a few hundred years, compared to thousands of years for ancient healing modalities like Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
The emergence of Big Pharma as the dominant player in mainstream medicine shares its historical roots with the rise of Big Oil in the mid-to-late 19th century. The lure of selling patented medicines derived from petrochemicals and synthesized in labs proved to be irresistible to the rich industrialists who used their enormous wealth and connections to wrest control of the medical curriculum and influence lawmakers to pass rules that benefited them financially.
For the sake of discussion, let’s compare the historical origins of alternative healing modalities with allopathic medicine.