HERBALISM - the art of using herbs to facilitate human needs both magickally and medically. (CMM)

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Ayurveda: Ancient Hindu medical system based on the Vedas

(See also: Ayurveda, Hinduism, Yoga, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Ayurveda:

Ayurveda. "Knowledge of longevity". Traditional Indian medicine and medical practices.

(See also: Ayurveda, Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Ayurvaidyas:

Ayurvaidyas. Those who practice traditional Indian medical techniques.

(See also: Ayurvaidyas, Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

graphotherapy: Application of medical graphology to psychological problems.

(See also: Graphotherapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

ayur-veda:

ayur-veda (-vedha). Classical Indian medical knowledge; science of health and long life.

(See also: ayur-veda, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Jnana Bhaskara (Sanskrit) The sum of knowledge; a Sanskrit medical work; also "a work on Asuramaya, the Atlantean astronomer and magician, and other prehistoric legends" (TG 165).

(See also: Jnana Bhaskara, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Healing:

Generally indicates cures that cannot be explained in terms of accepted medical principles.

See also Faith Healing, Psychic Healing, Spirit Cures.

(See also: Healing, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

Christian Science:

A religious healing movement founded by Mary Baker Eddy. Rejects orthodox medical practice.

(See also: Christian Science, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

A term used by medical practitioners to refer to the process of expressing a mental or emotional condition as a disturbed bodily function. It is especially common in nonindustrialized societies where people don't recognize mental illnesses or deal with psychological problems as medical conditions.

(See also: somatization, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

scientific palmistry: Variation of medical palmistry practiced by Nathaniel Altman, author of Discover Palmistry, Medical Palmistry, Palmistry for Lovers, The Palmistry Workbook, and Sexual Palmistry.

It involves analysis of the consistency and flexibility of the client's hands and reveals detailed information about health and spirituality.

(See also: Scientific palmistry, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

NATUROPATHY - science of treating sickness through natural remedies e.g. air, sunshine, saunas, as opposed to drugs or medication. (NAD)

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MRT: Maharishi Rejuvenation Therapy; traditional cleansing and balancing treatments (panchakarma), specifically prescribed for each individual by a medical doctor trained in Maharishi Ayurveda.

(See also: MRT, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Vietnamese traditional medicine (Vietnamese medicine): Syncretic medical tradition of Vietnam. It includes acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, and scarification.

(See also: Vietnamese traditional medicine, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Uighur medicine: Medical tradition of the Uighurs, the Turkic inhabitants of Xinjiang (Xinjiang Uygur), an autonomous region of westernmost China. It is a combination of Ayurveda, TCM, and Unani.

(See also: Uighur medicine, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Definition and meaning of Catastrophe Policy :

Catastrophe Policy:  This is an older name for Major Medical. See Major Medical. (H)

(Source: InsWeb)

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Definition and meaning of MANAGED CARE :

MANAGED CARE: Arrangement between an employer or insurer and selected providers to provide comprehensive health care at a discount to members of the insured group and coordinate the financing and delivery of health care. Managed care uses medical protocols and procedures agreed on by the medical profession to be cost effective, also known as medical practice guidelines.

(Source: Insurance Information Institute )

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Nurse

The nurse is a unique figure in medical personnel dreams because of the romance attached to the helping professions.

Sometimes nurses are even portrayed as angels. Aside from the romantic component, nurses often functions as extras in other medical or sickness dreams.

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

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Nurse

The nurse is a unique figure in medical personnel dreams because of the romance attached to the helping professions.

Sometimes nurses are even portrayed as angels. Aside from the romantic component, nurses often functions as extras in other medical or sickness dreams.

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Nurse, Meaning of Dreams about Nurse, Dream Interpretation Nurse)

Definition and meaning of MSA :

MSA: Medical savings account (MSA) set up as a tax-deferred trust or savings account, similar to an IRA, in which you set aside money for your routine, out-of-pocket health care expenses, and to build up savings for your future medical costs.

(Source: Bank of America )

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Dhanvantari:

Dhanvantari (Dhanvanthari). Preceptor in ayur-veda. Classical Indian medical knowledge is called ayur-veda (science of health and long life). Its two chief traditions are those of Atreya and Dhanvantari.

(See also: Dhanvantari, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Charaka:

Charaka. Author of earliest written compendium of ayur-vedic medicine (diagnostic and prognostic); forms basis of Sanskrit medical literature along with Sushrutha samhitha. See Dhanvantari. As Sesha, king of divine serpents, said to have visited earth, noted much sickness, and resolved to incarnate (as Charaka) to alleviate disease.

(See also: Charaka, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)