Complementary and alternative medicine sourcebook; basic consumer health information about complementary and alternative medical therapies, including acupuncture, ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine...3d ed.0780808649 Complementary and alternative medicine The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an umbrella term for alternative medicine and complementary medicine. Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. sourcebook; basic consumer health information about complementary and alternative medical therapies, including acupuncture acupuncture (ăk`y  pŭng'chər), technique of traditional Chinese medicine, in which a number of very fine metal needles are inserted into the skin at specially designated points. , ayurveda, traditional Chinese
medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine DefinitionTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an ancient and still very vital holistic system of health and healing, based on the notion of harmony and balance, and employing the ideas of moderation and prevention. ...3d ed. Ed. by Sandra J. Judd. Omnigraphics, Inc. 2006 657 pages $87.00 Hardcover Health reference series R735 Once considered a fringe practice, or known only to certain ethnic groups, such practices as traditional Chinese, Mexican and Native American medicine, homeopathy homeopathy (hōmēŏp`əthē), system of medicine whose fundamental principle is the law of similars—that like is cured by like. , manipulative ma·nip·u·la·tive adj. Serving, tending, or having the power to manipulate. n. Any of various objects designed to be moved or arranged by hand as a means of developing motor skills or understanding abstractions, especially in and body-based therapies have been embraced by 36 percent of Americans. This layman's guide covers the most common forms of complementary and alternative medicine, starting with common sense about selecting a provider and financing, then describing whole-body systems, mind-body medicine, biologically based therapies, dietary interventions, and body-based and energy-based therapies such as massage and crystals. It closes with alternative treatments for specific disease and conditions ranging from allergies to pain management. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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