​About Ethnomedicine & Traditional Herbal Medicine

Ethnomedicine is a system that applies both art and science to help the human body to restore its health and well-being. It utilises natural remedies to activate the immune system. Herbs are used for cleansing, elimination and detoxification. Some are used to stimulate the body’s self-healing capabilities to counteract physical symptoms, whilst others may be used as a tonic to help the body’s immunity.

Health Through Cultural Heritage

The practices of traditional medicine dates back many centuries and have therefore been as “tried and tested” as many of the scientific medicines that are generally more harmful and with a higher degree of side effects. The use of herbs and other organic substances by African traditional medicine is a practice now increasingly followed by western medicine.

                      BODY WORK:  
​This modality is chosen for you if Dr Gunter feels it is indicated. It involves the use of meridian therapy and acupressure to functionally restore the body and release blocked lymph, meridians and energy in the body.

Dr. Seth has an interest in both allergies and food intolerances. Many health problems go unrecognized and incorrectly diagnosed when frequently the underlying cause is an adverse food reaction (allergies or intolerances).

​BODY WORK: 

​This modality is chosen for you if Dr Gunter feels it is indicated. It involves the use of meridian therapy and acupressure to functionally restore the body and release blocked lymph, meridians and energy in the body.

Allergies
Allergy testing is done by sending your blood to the Laboratory to test for reactions to airborne allergens and/or food allergies.
Allergies are characterized by an immediate onset of symptoms including itchy palate and skin, swelling of lips, mouth, and throat, Urticaria (swelling of the skin), and certain cases of Asthma.

​Food Intolerance tests
Tests are imported from Germany and take 60 minutes to complete.
Food intolerances are typically characterized by the following symptoms: chronic postnasal drip & cough, sinusitis, eczema, joint pain, bloating & IBS, brain fog & chronic headaches.
Testing is done on both adults and children (usually from 12 months of age). In children younger than 12 months who are breastfeeding testing is done on the Mother.

Homeopathy in a Nutshell​
Homeopathy is a system of medicine formulated by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German medical doctor, in the late 1700s. The primary principle of Homeopathic treatment is “like can cure like”, a concept which dates to the father of medicine, Hippocrates, in the 5th century BC. This primary principle of Homeopathy is called the Law of Similars.
This law of Similars states: that which a substance is capable of causing, it is also capable of curing.
‘Like cures like’ can be looked at in several ways. One way is to understand that the body knows what it is doing and that symptoms are its way of taking action to overcome illness.
In actual fact, fever is one such example of this. When the body becomes invaded with a micro-organism (be it a virus or bacteria) the Hypothalamus in the brain increases the internal thermostat, which is what causes fever.
This is done because micro-organisms that cause illnesses in humans have a small range of temperatures in which they can thrive. The immune system knows this and produces the fever in its own attempt to kill the organism.
This healing response is automatic in living organisms; we call it the ‘vital response’. The similar medicine acts as a stimulus to the natural vital response, giving it the impetus it needs to complete its healing work.
Since the initial action of the vital response plus the medicine is to increase the strength of the symptoms, this is our first indication of internal healing taking place, of diseases being cured from within – pushed outwards along established routes of past and present symptoms.
We can also understand the law of similars in terms of hemodynamic – the body’s way of maintaining health.
When a person becomes ill there is an imbalance; for example, if you had a fright one night and the next few evenings you had insomnia this could be considered normal as you adjust and return to health.
If insomnia continues, however, then hemodynamics has not taken place and you have become stuck, you are not in the flow of life. Health is characterized by a flow of vitality.
The administration of a potentised, homeopathic medicine gently exaggerates the ‘stuck’ symptoms thus triggering the healing response.
Conventional western medicines suppress symptoms, masking them, and this is why you often have to stay on drugs for a long time or find your symptoms return when you come off the drugs. Homeopaths do not suppress symptoms.
When the symptoms of insomnia appear and stay, this means the homeodynamic action has become stuck.
The appropriate homeopathic medicine will stimulate the body into action again. Patients will often experience a small and temporary ‘aggravation’ in the symptoms as the vitality is energized into action to overcome the stasis. Now the self-healing power is re-established and the flow of vitality continues again.
Homeopathic remedies are made from substances from all kingdoms of nature – mineral, plant and animal.
Each of these homeopathic remedies have unique physical, mental and emotional capabilities.

Treatment
​A homeopath will take time to gather information in consultation before deciding on the most appropriate remedies. Homeopathic medication is safe for people of all ages and can be taken in conjunction with other medications. Homeopathic medicines do not cause side effects but may cause an initial aggravation which is a temporary increase in the intensity of symptoms. This period can last for a few hours up to 1-2 days, and is then followed by improvement.

Bine Health Center treats a variety of female reproductive health issues ranging from absent periods, painful cycles, PCOS, and endometriosis.

​Natural Fertility Program:
Bine Health Center has helped many women successfully conceive in the last 8 years. Having a thorough understanding of the reproductive process, several key elements are crucial to meet and Dr. Gunter uses natural techniques, treatments, and medicines to achieve this.
The fertility program is tailored to each individual and begins with diagnostic tests. Once the problems have been ascertained, Dr. Gunter will assess your suitability as a candidate for the treatment program.
Treatment follows a set program for a duration of 7 months, beginning with detoxification protocols and 6 months of natural hormonal and fertility treatment.
Results depend on the starting underlying condition of health, age, and a few other factors. Dr. Gunter focuses on treating the underlying cause of the problem and restoring balance and natural function to the organ systems.

​​The benefit of using natural medicines is that the medicines do not suppress the symptoms and hence side effects do not occur when the correct herb is prescribed.
Herbs have a synergistic vital effect and treat multiple problems at once, synthesized drugs have one isolated ingredient that performs a specific function; the consequences of that specificity are what we call “side effects”.

Bine Health Centre offers a detoxification and weight loss program. This begins with an initial consultation and blood work to determine the cause of the difficulty in losing weight.
After the results are in and a discussion we can begin on lifestyle changes, dietary changes, exercise counseling, and detoxification with herbs and homeopathic remedies.
The time taken depends on how much needs to be done.