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Ghaedi, Fateme, Mahlagha Dehghan, Masoumeh Salari, and Akbar Sheikhrabori. "Complementary and Alternative Medicines." Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine 22, no. 2 (July 7, 2016): 210–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156587215621462.

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Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicines is increasing specially in patients with chronic diseases. Therefore, based on the high prevalence of chronic disorders, the present study aimed to determine complementary and alternative medicine usage frequency and its determinant factors. This was a cross-sectional study. Five hundred clients participated in the study by using convenience sampling. A 2-part questionnaire (including demographic form and researcher-created questionnaire) was used for studying the prevalence of using complementary and alternative medicine methods, and users’ satisfaction. Findings showed that 75.4% of people used at least one complementary and alternative medicine method. Most of users consumed medicinal plants (69.4%). The most common reason of using a complementary and alternative medicine method was common cold (32.9%). The highest satisfaction belonged to massage (2.94 ± 0.74). The usage of complementary and alternative medicine was 3.22 times higher in people with academic educations when compared with illiterate people. Concerning the high usage of complementary and alternative medicine, it is necessary to train specialists in this field in order to offer such treatments in a safe manner. Also, outcomes of application of complementary and alternative medicine methods should be studied.

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Burrow, Bruce. "Complementary medicines." Australian Prescriber 36, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 40–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2013.018.

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Kayne, Steven. "Complementary medicines." Primary Health Care 6, no. 7 (July 1988): 16–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/phc.6.7.16.s16.

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Prankerd, Richard J. "Complementary Medicines." Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 30, no. 3 (June 2000): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jppr200030393.

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Alper, K. R., and S. D. Glick. "Psychotropic complementary medicines." British Journal of Psychiatry 188, no. 6 (June 2006): 587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.188.6.587-a.

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PhD, David C. K. Roberts. "Evaluating Complementary Medicines." Nutrition Bulletin 23, no. 1 (March 1998): 108–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-3010.1998.tb01090.x.

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Carvalho, Ana Cecília Bezerra, João Paulo Silvério Perfeito, Leandro Viana Costa e Silva, Lívia Santos Ramalho, Robelma France de Oliveira Marques, and Dâmaris Silveira. "Regulation of herbal medicines in Brazil: advances and perspectives." Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 47, no. 3 (September 2011): 467–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1984-82502011000300004.

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The National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices (PNPIC) in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), and The National Policy of Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines (PNPMF) were launched in 2006. Based on these, the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) re-edited rules related to herbal medicines such as the Guideline to herbal medicine registration (RDC 14/10), the Good Manufacture Practices Guideline (RDC 17/10) and the List of references to assess the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines (IN 05/10). The requisites to prove herbal medicine's safety and efficacy were updated. Therefore, this review aims at presenting and commenting these new rules.

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Chituku, Sibongile, Cheryl Nikodem, and Alfred Maroyi. "Use of herbal, complementary and alternative medicines among pregnant women in Makoni District, Zimbabwe." Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas 21, no. 5 (September 30, 2022): 631–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.37360/blacpma.22.21.5.39.

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Use of herbal, complementary and alternative medicines during pregnancy, labour and delivery is common in Zimbabwe. This study aimed at documenting herbal, complementary and alternative medicines used during pregnancy in Makoni District in Zimbabwe. Snowballing was used to select 66 participants which included herbalists (45.5%), traditional birth attendants (18.2%), traditional healers (15.2%), and assistant traditional healers and herbal medicine vendors (10.6% each). Pregnant women in the study areaused a total of 47 plant species from 27 families, and 14 non-plant products as herbal, complementary and alternative medicines by. A total of 26 medical cases were treated with the majority of medicinal plants and non-plant products,used to dilate or widen the birth canal (55.3%) and to augment labour or speed up the delivery process (46.8%). This study showed that herbal, complementary and alternative medicines play an important role in the provision of basic health care in Zimbabwe.

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Armour, Mike, Carolyn Ee, and Caroline Smith. "Complementary Therapies and Medicines and Reproductive Medicine." Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 34, no. 02 (February 11, 2016): 067–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1571194.

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Alsharif, Fatmah. "Discovering the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Literature Review." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2021 (January 13, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6619243.

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Background. Patients with cancer pursue all possible opportunities of effective remedies. In Saudi Arabia, most patients have tried complementary medicine during their cancer treatment plan; however, some complementary medicines might pose a danger to health. In Arab countries, studies regarding the use of complementary medicines and the intentions behind using complementary medicines among cancer patients are inadequate and all but nonexistent. The aim of this review was to focus on demographic, prevalence, and reasons for complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with cancer. Methods. A rigorous literature search was conducted for articles published in the English language, using the search terms “complementary and alternative medicine,” “oncology,” “malignancy” AND “cancer patients” in five scientific databases, namely, Medical Literature On-Line (MEDLINE), PubMed, Web of Science, Psychology Information (PsycINFO), and Google Scholar, from 2010 to 2020. Results. Of the 13,160 studies returned from the search, only 12 were eligible and included in this review. The combined prevalence for using complementary and alternative medicines across all studies totaled 25%–80% of cancer patients for the treatment of their cancers. Natural products, including vitamins and minerals, herbal products, and relaxation, were the most common type of complementary and alternative medicines used. The reason for using complementary and alternative medicines was reported to be their helpfulness in recovering, healing, and improving health. Most of the studies mentioned that participants obtained their complementary and alternative medicines from multiple sources, including the media, family and friends, and physicians. Conclusion. The use of complementary and alternative medicines in cancer patients can be inferred as an attempt to investigate all possibilities, a manifestation of a coping style, or an illustration of unmet desires in the cancer management continuum. Anyhow, there should be adequate communication between healthcare providers and patients, which is crucial for establishing a trusting healthcare provider-patient relationship. Relevance to clinical practice. It is crucial that healthcare providers explore the use of complementary and alternative medicines with their cancer patients, as well as educating them about the possible usefulness of therapies based on the available evidence.

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Bollen, Michael D., and Susan D. Whicker. "Complementary medicines regulatory reform." Australian Health Review 33, no. 2 (2009): 288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah090288.

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AUSTRALIANS ARE BEING encouraged to take greater responsibility for their own health care. The concept of self-care is being promoted widely, including the recent paper released by the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission1 and, more commercially, by the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI).2 Self-care in health refers to the activities individuals, families and communities undertake with the intention of enhancing health, preventing disease, limiting illness, and restoring health. These activities are derived from knowledge and skills from the pool of both professional and lay experience. They are undertaken by lay people on their own behalf, either separately or in participative collaboration with professionals.3 To enable Australian consumers to assume this responsibility, they should have the right to know and have access to the evidence-based status of any treatment they are considering, to enable them to make well-informed choices. This especially applies to medicines.

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Werneke, Ursula, Trevor Turner, and Stefan Priebe. "Complementary medicines in psychiatry." British Journal of Psychiatry 188, no. 2 (February 2006): 109–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.188.2.109.

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BackgroundThe use of complementary medicines in those with mental health problems is well documented. However, their effectiveness is often not established and they may be less harmless than commonly assumed.AimsTo review the complementary medicines routinely encountered in psychiatric practice, their effectiveness, potential adverse effects and interactions.MethodElectronic and manual literature search on the effectiveness and safety of psychotropic complementary medicines.ResultsPotentially useful substances include ginkgo and hydergine as cognitive enhancers, passion flower and valerian as sedatives, St John's wort and sadenosylmethionine as antidepressants, and selenium and folate to complement antidepressants. The evidence is less conclusive for the use of omega-3 fatty acids as augmentation treatment in schizophrenia, melatonin for tardive dyskinesia and 18-methoxycoronaridine, an ibogaine derivative, for the treatment of cocaine and heroin addiction.ConclusionsSystematic clinical trials are needed to test promising substances. Meanwhile, those wishing to take psychotropic complementary medicines require appropriate advice.

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Ernst, E. "Complementary and Alternative Medicines." Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 2, no. 1 (June 14, 2010): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7166.1997.tb00580.x.

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Dimond, Bridgit. "Complementary and alternative medicines." British Journal of Midwifery 12, no. 5 (May 2004): 312. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2004.12.5.12880.

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Harvey, Ken. "Regulation of complementary medicines." Internal Medicine Journal 47, no. 9 (September 2017): 983–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13548.

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Zarowitz, Barbara J. "Complementary and Alternative Medicines." Geriatric Nursing 31, no. 2 (March 2010): 123–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.02.005.

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Shi, Yi, Banghua Zhou, Liqiong Yu, Yaqin Liu, Yunfeng Han, Xi Tang, and Xianrong Lai. "Understanding of Diabetes in Tibetan, Mongolian, Miao, Dai, Uygur, and Yi Medicine and Collation of Prevention and Cure Medicines." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2022 (March 30, 2022): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9308598.

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Diabetes seriously endangers human health and causes a huge economic burden. With the improvement of people’s living standard, the prevalence of diabetes is getting higher and higher, and age is becoming younger. It is an increasingly serious global problem. Therefore, it is imperative to find the drugs to treat diabetes. Ethnic medicine is an important part of the world’s medicinal treasure house and has its own unique system. This study systematically combined the theoretical understanding of the prevention and treatment of diabetes of Tibetan, Mongolian, Miao, Dai, Uygur, and Yi people by searching the existing literature studies published until 2021, library collection resources (related ethnic monographs, medical books, standards of medicinal materials, etc.), CNKI, PubMed, and other databases and collected and sorted the relevant medicines. A total of 112 kinds of ethnic medicines for the prevention and treatment of diabetes have been discovered, including plant medicines (105 kinds), animal medicines (6 kinds), and fungal medicines (1 kind). The composition of family and genus, medicinal parts, and life forms of medicinal plants were analyzed, and the number of drugs used in the prevention and treatment of diabetes in each ethnic group was statistically analyzed. The results showed that Rosaceae was at the top of the list, and the drugs used in underground parts accounted for 33.90% of the total, and the medicinal plants were mainly herbaceous, and the Mongolians have the largest number of diabetes medicines. In addition, CNKI, PubMed, and other databases selected “medicinal materials name,” “diabetes,” and “hypoglycemia” as keywords, the top 30 medicinal materials reported in existing literature were listed, and their Chinese name, the Latin name of the original plant, family and genus, nationality used, medicinal parts, and active ingredients related to the prevention and treatment of diabetes were introduced in detail. Among the 30 medicines, Astragalus membranaceus, Pueraria lobata, and Coptis chinensis are the most commonly used. Through literature research, this study summarized the existing theories of ethnic medicine for the prevention and treatment of diabetes, collected and sorted out ethnic medicine, clarified the potential mechanism of ethnic medicine, and provided effective data compilation. Ethnic medicine has a long history of treating diabetes, and there are abundant medicinal materials, to provide a new idea and basis for treating diabetes.

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Li, Zhiyong, Caifeng Li, Xiaobo Zhang, Shihuan Tang, Hongjun Yang, Xiuming Cui, and Luqi Huang. "Policies and Problems of Modernizing Ethnomedicine in China: A Focus on the Yi and Dai Traditional Medicines of Yunnan Province." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2020 (August 14, 2020): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1023297.

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Yunnan is a multiethnic province in southwest China, rich in Materia medica resources, and is popularly known as the kingdom of plants. Biomedicine and public health industry have been the industrial pillars of Yunnan since 2016, which is the important pharmaceutical industrial base for Dai and Yi medicine in China. This review of the Yunnan ethnic medicine industry describes some of the problems to be solved in the development of sustainable ethnomedicine in China. We investigated Chinese patent medicines (CPMs) declared as ethnomedicine on the drug instructions and identified 28 Dai patent medicines (DPMs) and 73 Yi patent medicines (YPMs) that were approved for clinical use in China. In further research, the clinical indications of these CPMs were determined, and the quality standard of medicinal materials and their usage frequencies in DPMs and YPMs were investigated. We also collected and analyzed the data on use of botanical and animal sources of medicines, the rare and endangered medicinal materials, and toxic medicines in DPMs and YPMs. The application of zootherapy in Yi traditional medicine was introduced from its abundant ancient documents and records; based on the “YaGei” theory in Dai traditional medicine, toxic medicines can be relatively safe in DPMs. However, for promoting the Yunnan traditional medicine industry, it is necessary to strengthen medical research to expand evidence-based clinical practice and balance ethnomedicine production and sustainable utilization of Materia medica resources, especially the animal sources of medicines, toxic medicines, and the protected wild resources reported in this survey. Only in this way can industrialization of ethnomedicine promote the improvement of human health.

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Calapai, Gioacchino, and Achille P. Caputi. "Herbal Medicines: Can We Do without Pharmacologist?" Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 4, s1 (2007): 41–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem095.

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The increase of herbal medicine use led many scientists to contribute to the research in this field. Also a few pharmacologists, after an initial phase of correct criticisms, today recognize the possibility of investigating the scientific value of medicinal products composed essentially of vegetable extracts. However, it is logical to pose the questions: (i) is there a role for the pharmacologist in herbal medicine (or phytotherapy)? (ii) can we do without pharmacologists’? First, two worlds—drug researchers (pharmacologists) and herbal medicines—yesterday appearing in opposition, are today closer and it is not unusual to read scientific works describing herbal extracts in journals traditionally dedicated to the study of synthetic drugs. Second, clinical application of herbal medicines is evaluable through the methods of modern clinical pharmacology. Efficacy and safety of medicinal plants represent naturally the object of interest for the pharmacologist and it is surely this aspect which gives the most important information on herbal medicine use. Many plants have been studied and results published showing, one time good or another poor, efficacy. Safety aspects of some of the most frequently used plants are now well known. For example, today we learn to usehypericumand we do not give it to patients taking other drugs because the interactions ofhypericumwith them. Contraindications of other plants, often represented by interactions with drugs, are finally known (Ginkgo bilobaand drugs acting on blood coagulation). In conclusion, antagonistic behavior of pharmacologists versus herbal medicines is not useful. On the contrary, modern phytotherapy needs the contribution of researchers usually trained to evaluate efficacy and safety of medicinals.

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D'Onise, Katina, Matthew T. Haren, Gary M. H. Misan, and Robyn A. McDermott. "Who uses complementary and alternative therapies in regional South Australia? Evidence from the Whyalla Intergenerational Study of Health." Australian Health Review 37, no. 1 (2013): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah11130.

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Objective. To assess the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and service use for people with a chronic disease in rural and regional Australia, where reported prevalence of CAM use is higher. Methods. Data were from the Whyalla Intergenerational Study of Health, a population representative cross sectional study of 1146 people recruited in 2008–2009. Self-reported chronic disease diagnosis and health service use including CAM use were collected. Complementary and other medicines were recorded at a clinic visit in a reduced sample (n = 722) and SF36 data were collected by questionnaire. Results. Around 32% of respondents reported complementary medicine use and 27% CAM service use. There was no difference in the overall prevalence of CAM use among those with and without a chronic disease (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.7–1.3). Greater age- and sex-adjusted use of complementary medicines was associated with the ability to save money (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.17–2.63), but not with any other socioeconomic position indicator. Those who reported using prescribed medication were more likely to report using complementary medicines (OR 2.09, 95% CI 1.35–3.24). Conclusions. The prevalence of CAM use in this regional community appeared lower than reported in similar communities outside of South Australia. Mainstream medicine use was associated with complementary medicine use, increasing the risk of an adverse drug interaction. This suggests that doctors and pharmacists should be aware of the possibility that their clients may be using complementary medicines, and the need for vigilance regarding potential side effects and interactions between complementary and mainstream therapies. What is known about this topic? The prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy use in Australian rural and regional communities is high relative to urban communities. What does this paper add? The prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy use in a regional South Australian community is lower than reported elsewhere. In this community, mainstream medicine use was associated with an increased chance of complementary medicine use. What are the implications for practitioners? Doctors and pharmacists should be aware of the possibility that their clients may be using complementary medicines, and the need for vigilance regarding potential side effects and interactions between complementary and mainstream therapies.

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Sheikhrabori, Akbar, Mahlagha Dehghan, Fateme Ghaedi, and Gholam Reza Khademi. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage and Its Determinant Factors Among Diabetic Patients: An Iranian Case." Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine 22, no. 3 (November 29, 2016): 449–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156587216675079.

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Although modern treatments have achieved much progress in blood sugar control in recent decades, evidences indicate that complementary and alternative treatments are very common in diabetic patients. The present study aims to investigate application of complementary and traditional medicines among diabetic patients in Iran in 2016. This was a cross-sectional study done on 294 diabetic patients who were referred to the diabetes clinic and were chosen using convenient sampling. Data were gathered using a demographic characteristics form and a researcher-made questionnaire (for studying application and satisfaction of using some of the complementary and alternative medicines). A total of 88.4% of diabetic patients have used at least one complementary and alternative treatment in the past year. The most common treatment was medicinal plants, which were used by 84.9% of the participants. Sixty-nine percent of the patients were satisfied with using complementary and traditional treatments. This study showed that diabetic patients are very interested in using complementary and alternative medicine.

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Kamath Madhusudhan and Bhavana B. Bhat. "Issues and Developments in Clinical trials of Traditional medicines." International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 11, no. 4 (November 11, 2020): 6663–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v11i4.3584.

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Traditional medicines have been used since the beginning of human life on earth. Traditional medicines form a part of the household not only in India but also in western countries. According to WHO, traditional medicines are those extracts from plants which are of medicinal value. Around 80% of the world's population relies on traditional medicines for medicinal purposes or as neutraceuticals. There is a well-established procedure for conducting clinical trials of western medicine, but when in the case of traditional medicines, there are several obstacles in the path. Where traditional medicines are the oldest form of medicines used by human's specific issues like lack of infrastructure, lack of sponsors and lack of skilled manpower hinders the clinical trial process for traditional medicines. The articles focus on various issues for conducting clinical trials and the steps taken by the government to address these issues. Centres like the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences are working rigorously to research traditional medicine to establish safety and efficacious data at par with modern medicines. Standardization of the collected raw material, in-process standardization and quality control check of the final product will further help in reducing the harmful adverse effects.

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Moses, Geraldine M., and Treasure M. McGuire. "Drug interactions with complementary medicines." Australian Prescriber 33, no. 6 (December 1, 2010): 177–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2010.084.

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Moses, Geraldine. "Editorial: What's in complementary medicines?" Australian Prescriber 42, no. 3 (June 3, 2019): 82–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2019.024.

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Vahid, Bobbak, and Timothy Lin. "Complementary Medicines and Pulmonary Toxicities." Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 14, no. 6 (November 2007): 338–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/cpm.0b013e31815b124e.

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Ernst, E. "Cost Effectiveness of Complementary Medicines." Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 16, no. 2 (May 12, 2011): 184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01080.x.

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Voss, David. "Complementary medicines in predialysis patients." Nephrology 10, s5 (December 2005): S201—S203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00506_11.x.

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Werneke, U. "Complementary medicines in mental health." Evidence-Based Mental Health 12, no. 1 (February 1, 2009): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.12.1.1.

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Saunders, Alan. "It's Time to Abandon ‘Alternative Medicines’ and ‘Complementary Medicines’." Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 35, no. 4 (December 2005): 263–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2005.tb00358.x.

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Moore, Mary Lou. "Research Update: Complementary and Alternative Therapies." Journal of Perinatal Education 11, no. 1 (January 2002): 39–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1624/105812402x88597.

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Complementary and alternative therapies are increasingly used by many pregnant women in the United States; however, limited research is available on many therapies. The number of studies should increase with the establishment of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the National Institutes of Health. This column reviews recent studies of both herbal medicines and alternative therapies used in pregnancy.

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Dupree, Kendall, and Adrian S. Dobs. "The Status of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States: The Johns Hopkins University Perspective." Asia-Pacific Biotech News 08, no. 23 (December 2004): 1278–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219030304002198.

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The article provides a perspective of the status of complementary and alternative medicine in the US. Scientists from the John Hopkins Hospital discusses about the complementary and alternative medicines in the US.

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MAHATA, CHITTA RANJAN. "QUANTUM ELECTRO-DYNAMICS HELPS HOMOEOPATHY ACHIEVE ITS SCIENTIFIC BASIS (PAVING THE WAY FOR A GENERALIZED CONCEPT OF MEDICINE)." International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206 16, no. 2 (August 18, 2021): 05–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v16i2.875.

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Background: Since its discovery by Samuel Hahnemann over two centuries ago homoeopathy has gifted us many incredible cures, apart from many more cures of simple diseases. Moreover, it offers cheapest medicines. Still, it lacks wide acceptability. Its main reason is lack of scientific explanation, particularly for higher potencies -- Where is their medicinal value and how do they work? In trying to throw some light on such mysteries of homoeopathy this article arrives at a new and unifying concept of medicine. Method: Taking an earnest view of innumerable cures by homoeopathy many scientists from different fields are searching answers for the fundamental questions stated above. This article analyses logically sound and promising investigations. Results and Discussion: Indication is obtained that water structure holds the key to unlock the mystery of homoeopathy. Action mechanism of some main-stream medicines also supports the structural model. Together they lead to a generalized concept of medicine. Conclusion: The above analysis points to the conclusion that medicinal value of both homoeopathic and non-homoeopathic medicines lies in structures. Key words: generalized concept of medicine, structure holds the key.

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Jahromi, Behdad, Iulia Pirvulescu, Kenneth D. Candido, and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic. "Herbal Medicine for Pain Management: Efficacy and Drug Interactions." Pharmaceutics 13, no. 2 (February 11, 2021): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13020251.

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Complementary and alternative medicines such as herbal medicines are not currently part of the conventional medical system. As the popularity of and global market for herbal medicine grows among all age groups, with supporting scientific data and clinical trials, specific alternative treatments such as herbal medicine can be reclassified as a practice of conventional medicine. One of the most common conditions for which adults use herbal medicine is pain. However, herbal medicines carry safety concerns and may impact the efficacy of conventional therapies. Unfortunately, mechanisms of action are poorly understood, and their use is unregulated and often underreported to medical professionals. This review aims to compile common and available herbal medicines which can be used as an alternative to or in combination with conventional pain management approaches. Efficacy and safety are assessed through clinical studies on pain relief. Ensuing herb–drug interactions such as cytochrome modulation, additive and synergistic effects, and contraindications are discussed. While self-management has been recognized as part of the overall treatment strategy for patients suffering from chronic pain, it is important for practitioners to be able to also optimize and integrate herbal medicine and, if warranted, other complementary and alternative medicines into their care.

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Mugomeri, Eltony, Peter Chatanga, Tirelo Raditladi, ‘Mopane Makara, and Clemence Tarirai. "ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF LOCAL MEDICINAL PLANTS: TOWARDS A REPOSITORY AND MONOGRAPH OF HERBAL MEDICINES IN LESOTHO." African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines 13, no. 1 (December 3, 2015): 143–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.21010/ajtcam.v13i1.20.

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Background: Plants are important sources of medicines. Herbal medicines in Lesotho are exposed to excessive exploitation and habitat destruction. Comprehensive information to promote proper use and conservation of these herbal medicines is lacking. This study described the uses of medicinal plants in Lesotho with comparative reference between practice and the literature, highlighting important ethno-medicinal information and conservation status of the plants. Additionally, the study established a repository and monograph for the herbal medicines in Lesotho. Materials and Methods: Medicinal plant samples and information on their uses were obtained from herbalists in four districts of Lesotho between January and May 2014 through questionnaire-based interviews. Samples consisted of roots, bark, stems or leaves and/or combinations. Voucher samples were processed into powders, labelled, and stored in a repository. Information on the uses, plant parts used, geographical distribution, known phytochemical components and conservation status of each plant was recorded in a Microsoft Access database. Results: Seventy-eight local herbalists were interviewed and men (about 84%) dominated the practice of traditional medicine. Fifty-four herbal medicine samples were collected and stored in a recently established Lesotho Herbal Medicines Repository (LHMR). The herbal medicines were from 54 medicinal plant species and 46 genera belonging to 29 plant families. Asteraceae (about 20%) was the most common plant family. Overall, 46% (n=54) of the prescriptions by local herbalists were similar to prescriptions in the literature at least in part. However, traditional medicinal uses for 9% of the plant samples could not be confirmed from the literature. Local herbalists use different parts of medicinal plants with roots being the most frequently (57%) used part. Twenty percent of the plants were threatened with extinction while the conservation status of 7% of the plants was undocumented. Conclusion: Training of local herbalists on sustainable harvesting and safe use of medicinal plants is recommended. The repository and monograph is a useful reference and source of herbal medicine samples for researchers, which need to be expanded to include more medicinal plants in Lesotho. Local herbalists in Lesotho have valuable indigenous information on medicinal plants that needs to be documented.

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Garg, Uma. "ONCOLOGY-BEYOND ALLOPATHY." UP STATE JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD AND NECK SURGERY VOLUME 5, VOLUME 5 NUMBER 2 JULY 2017 (July 1, 2017): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.36611/upjohns/17.6.

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Cancer is a lifestyle disease & is synonymous with considerable morbidity & mortality. After suspicion a definitive diagnosis is established by pathological examination & staged by optimal radiological workup. Treatment modalities available are surgery, chemotherapy & radiotherapy. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is the popular term used for health ad wellness therapies that have not typically been part of conventional allopathic or western medicine. Complementary medicine are used along with conventional medicines & by definition help in completing the process of healing. While Alternative medicines are used in place of conventional medicines or Mainstream or Western medicines. CAM focusses on the person as a whole and includes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and in some aspects parallels AYUSH which is a combination of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. Allopathic practices and protocols are not without undesirable side effects and proponents of CAM claim fewer or almost nil side effects in addition to positive results.

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Fort, Pauline, Blandine Marsault, Antoine Hertzog, Emilie Dubost, Jean-Marc Tourani, and Isabelle Princet. "Use of complementary medicines by patients treated with chemotherapy: Survey in a French day care unit." Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2012): e19555-e19555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e19555.

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e19555 Background: Nowadays, communication about alternative medicines and biologic therapies is very intense. Anyone can find information, more or less scientific, on internet, television or magazines. Therefore, patients treated with chemotherapy may use many complementary medicines. The purpose of our study is to do a summary of the use of those alternative therapies by our patients in order to evaluate the potential risk of interference with their antitumor treatment. Methods: We carried out a prospective study among patients in the day care unit. During an interview, they were asking for any biological treatment or non-drug alternative medicine used concurrently with the chemotherapy. We found out: antitumor agent, complementary and alternative medicine used, aim of this use (prevention, antitumor action, wellbeing), means of access, person who advised them. Results: 100 patients were interviewed (average = 63 years old, half-and-half men and women). 38% used complementary and alternative medicines: 45% of whom used homeopathy, 39% food supplements, 37% herbal medicine, 29% non-drug alternative medicine (acupuncture, magnetic healer, meditation…). 29% of them associate more than 3 medicines. 61% of patients using herbal medicine, heard about it by word of mouth (friends and family); and 75% buy it by internet or by phone. Most of them are looking for wellbeing. 31% of patients using food supplements, looking for well being too, learnt it by word of mouth; 48% buy it in pharmacy, 40% on internet or by phone. 90% of patients using homeopathy were advised by their pharmacist or attending physician, mostly to prevent chemotherapy side effects. 95% buy it in pharmacy. Conclusions: A lot of patients are concerned by complementary and alternative medicines; and in too many case, they are advised by non-medical people. This survey shows the importance for oncologist to know exactly what kind of treatment their patients are using. Indeed, at least 16 of those patients associate medicines which reduce the antitumor agent’s activity. The survey will continue in other oncologic units.

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Chotipanich, Adit, Chulaporn Sooksrisawat, and Benjamabhon Jittiworapan. "Association between complementary and alternative medicine use and prolonged time to conventional treatment among Thai cancer patients in a tertiary-care hospital." PeerJ 7 (June 14, 2019): e7159. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7159.

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Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use and its association with time to conventional treatment. Design A cross-sectional study design was designed. Setting and participants The study was performed at the Chonburi Cancer Hospital, with chart reviews and interviews performed for 426 patients with various cancers between May and December 2018. Results The results indicated that 192 of the 426 patients (45.1%) reported using complementary and alternative medicines; herbal products were the most common type. Approximately 34.3% of these medicines involved unlabeled herbal products with unidentifiable components. The rates of complementary and alternative medicine use were significantly elevated for men and patients with stage IV cancer. The multivariable linear regression analysis of the relationship between factors and the time until conventional treatment was received revealed that the regression coefficient of the use of complementary and alternative medicine was 56.3 (95% confidence interval [27.9–84.6]). This coefficient reflected an additional 56.3 days of time until conventional treatment, relative to patients who did not use complementary and alternative medicine. Conclusions The present study revealed that complementary and alternative medicine use was fairly common among Thai patients with cancer and was associated with a prolonged time to receiving conventional treatment.

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Kujawska, Monika, Fernando Zamudio, and Norma I. Hilgert. "Honey-Based Mixtures Used in Home Medicine by Nonindigenous Population of Misiones, Argentina." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012 (2012): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/579350.

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Honey-based mixtures used in home medicine by nonindigenous population of Misiones, Argentina. Medicinal mixtures are an underinvestigated issue in ethnomedical literature concerning Misiones, one of the most bioculturally diverse province of Argentina. The new culturally sensitive politics of the Provincial Health System is a response to cultural practices based on the medicinal use of plant and animal products in the home medicine of the local population. Honey-based medicinal formulas were investigated through interviews with 39 farmers of mixed cultural (Criollos) and Polish origins in northern Misiones. Fifty plant species and 8 animal products are employed in honey-based medicines. Plants are the most dominant and variable elements of mixtures. Most of the mixtures are food medicines. The role of honey in more than 90% of formulas is perceived as therapeutic. The ecological distribution of taxa and the cultural aspects of mixtures are discussed, particularly the European and American influences that have shaped the character of multispecies medicinal recipes.

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&NA;. "Complementary and alternative medicines/warfarin interaction." Reactions Weekly &NA;, no. 1375 (October 2011): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00128415-201113750-00039.

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Myers, SP. "Interactions between complementary medicines and warfarin." Australian Prescriber 25, no. 3 (June 1, 2002): 54–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2002.054.

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Passalacqua, Giovanni. "Complementary/alternative medicines in allergic disease." Expert Review of Clinical Immunology 1, no. 1 (May 2005): 113–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/1744666x.1.1.113.

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Baber, Nigel. "Complementary medicines, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics." British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 55, no. 3 (March 2003): 225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01814.x.

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McVie, Gordan. "Coming to terms with complementary medicines." Oncology Times 1, no. 8 (September 2004): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01434893-200409000-00001.

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Appadurai, I. R., and C. L. Hanna. "Concerns with complementary and alternative medicines." European Journal of Anaesthesiology 23, no. 5 (May 2006): 441–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0265021506220283.

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Loff, Bebe, and Helen McKelvie. "Australia shaken by complementary medicines recall." Lancet 361, no. 9370 (May 2003): 1710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13384-3.

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Schiano, Thomas D. "Hepatotoxicity and complementary and alternative medicines." Clinics in Liver Disease 7, no. 2 (May 2003): 453–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1089-3261(03)00030-8.

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Kerr, Cathel. "Patients use complementary and alternative medicines." Lancet Oncology 6, no. 11 (November 2005): 832. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(05)70414-9.

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Flint, Marcha Prottas. "Complementary and alternative medicines and menopause." Menopause 10, no. 6 (November 2003): 491–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.gme.0000096977.86077.05.

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Ientile, Clare S., Lene Sorensen, Lindsay Lemanski, and Michael S. Roberts. "Complementary Medicines Use by Australian Veterans." Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 35, no. 2 (June 2005): 110–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2005.tb00318.x.

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Kristianto, Heri, Bayu Anggileo Pramesona, Yafi Sabila Rosyad, Lili Andriani, Tri Antika Rizki Kusuma Putri, and Yohanes Andy Rias. "The effects of beliefs, knowledge, and attitude on herbal medicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey in Indonesia." F1000Research 11 (August 1, 2022): 483. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.116496.2.

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Background: Herbal medicines are gaining a greater degree of popularity as complementary and alternative medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, there is a lack of data concerning the rationale for and factors influencing their use. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based online study involving 1,621 participants was conducted to explore the effects of magical health beliefs, holistic health beliefs, knowledge, and pro- complementary alternative medicine (CAM) attitudes on herbal medicine use in the Indonesian population. Results: Logistic regression findings showed that knowledge about herbal medicines was independently and positively associated with herbal medicine use to a greater extent than herbal medicine non-use (adjusted odds ratio; AOR = 1.20; 95% confidence interval; CI = 1.16 to 1.24). The participants who used herbal medicines had a greater magical health belief score than herbal medicine non-users, with AOR = 1.03 and 95% CI = 1.00 to 1.06. Moreover, holistic health beliefs and pro-CAM attitudes were also found to be independently associated with herbal medicine use. Conclusion: These findings alert nurses to assess the roles of magical health beliefs, holistic health belief, knowledge, and attitudes toward herbal medicine use.

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