Buddha once said: “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” The human brain possesses capabilities and powers far beyond what one could ever imagine. Over the years, various studies have demonstrated the brain's ability to heal the body through a phenomenon known as the placebo effect. In short, this effect occurs when a doctor prescribes fake pills or performs fake operations on his patient, and the patient still recovers thanks to the immense power of the mind. Although employing the placebo effect means that a doctor deceives his patient, this practice is very successful; therefore, it should be allowed. In the medical world, there is a clear difference between placebos and the term "placebo effect." Substances that have no medicinal effect, such as sugar pills or fake injections, carry the name “pure placebo” (Saljoughian). The “impure placebos”, on the other hand, have an effect on some diseases, but not necessarily on the disease for which doctors prescribe them, for example: vitamins and antibiotics, which have a medicinal purpose (De Craen). When doctors use the terminology placebo effect, they are referring to “the patient's response to a treatment that is attributable to reasons other than the pharmacological effect of the treatment” (Niemi). To cause the placebo effect, the doctor prescribes a pure or impure placebo, without telling the patient. These different definitions have meaning because of the diversity of their meanings. Widely used throughout history, placebos date back to the times of Greek and Roman (Saljoughian) physicians. The well-known Greek physician Hippocrates stated that "many patients... have worsened... with the declaration... of what is present", thus implying that placebos are accepted...... middle of paper. ... ..ls of Internal Medicine 97.1 (1982): 112. Print.Brown, Walter A. "The Placebo Effect." Scientific American 278.1 (1998): 90-95. Print.De Craen, A.J., T.J. Kaptchuk, J.G. Tijssen, and J. Kleijnen. “National Center for Biotechnology Information.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. United States National Library of Medicine, October 1999. Web. March 29, 2014. Graham, Sarah. "Scientists see how the placebo effect relieves pain." Scientific American Global RSS. Np, nd Web. March 31, 2014.Saljoughian, Payam, BS, JD, and Manouchehr Saljoughian, PharmD, PhD. "The placebo effect: use, mechanisms and legality". USPharmacist.com. Np, 20 December 2011. Web. 28 March 2014. Waddington, Ivan. "The Development of Medical Ethics: A Sociological Analysis." Medical History 19.01 (1975): 36-51. Print.Wager, T.D. “Placebo Effect.” Placebo effect. NP, 4 October 2012. Web. 31 March. 2014.