A simple algorithm for thinking about an ailment. If you developed a condition that you never had before, the first step is to think of there were any unusual changes in your life recently.
If a painful sore appeared in the corner of your mouth (angular cheilitis), think what is different that may have cause it.
A typical western medicine approach will mask the symptom by applying anti fungal or antibacterial cream, oral rinse, saliva drying potion thus obscuring the cause.
Traditional medicine approach would focus on preserving the symptom and observing it in response to changes of potential root causes - food, environment (dry hot air), behavior (lip licking), or sources of trapped moisture (like masks).
A somewhat tedious and painful approach often renders good results and allows you to develop a sense of what it takes to heal, what is normal and what is not normal. It gives you opportunity to observe and analyze to build upon your personal sickness self-efficacy.
Fast medicine deprives you of opportunity to heal by masking the problem and allowing for further deterioration of health. Medications cause even more problems.
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