Many medicines count natural substances as their main ingredients, and some people all too willingly equate "natural" with "healthy," showing a surprising ignorance of what is in nature.
綜觀來說，自然療法可謂取法自然、養生的一種經驗醫學，雖無傳統科學做為有力的依據，但也足以提供強身保健的參考。也正因它有許多難以解釋、卻又確鑿的功效，國內注意、或採行自然療法的人已日見增加。