| What is Alternative Medicine? Why should you be interested?
Alternative Medicine is Individualized - You make a difference in your treatment! Your constitution, your culture, your circumstances!
Figures show (May 2004) over 62% of Americans (NCCAM) use Alternative Medicine including Prayer for Health. International usage (WHO) is higher in many countries.
Systems of Alternative Medicine include:
Herbal preparations and products
Traditional or Indigenous Medicine
Widespread systems of Traditional Medicine Include:
Ayurveda: Based on theory of Panchmahabhutas. Harmony between Environment and Individual. A system of medicine, but a way of living. Found in South Asia, including India,
Pakistan.
Chinese Traditional Medicine: The most widely practised traditional or alternative medicine in the world. Treatment is holistic. Includes acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Chiropractic: Based on the association between the spine and nervous system and the self-healing properties of the body
Homeopathy: Disease treated by stimulating the body's defenses. Integrated in health care systems of many countries, including United Kingdom, Mexico, India.
Unani: Uses traditional medicine systems from China, Iraq, Iran, and Egypt. Also called Arabic medicine.
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