Use the traditional medicines have an advantages and disadvantages. Traditional medicine is cheaper than modern medicine. The cost of the latter is increased by modern health technology which in many cases is in-appropriate or irrelevant to the immediate needs of people in developing countries.se the traditional medicines have an advantages and disadvantages. Traditional medicine is cheaper than modern medicine. The cost of the latter is increased by modern health technology which in many cases is in-appropriate or irrelevant to the immediate needs of people in developing countries.