Chinese Medicine: A holistic perspective on health and illness which treats the relationship of a symptom to the person as a whole. Traditional Chinese medicine encompasses a vast range of therapies including acupuncture, herbs, bodywork, exercise and diet.

(See also: Chinese Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic medicine is India’s traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. The patient is classified according to three metabolic body types: vata, pitta and kapha. This complete holistic health system for mind, body, and spirit treats the patient as a whole rather than treating symptoms alone. It works as a preventative means of coping with imbalance and disease.

(See also: Ayurvedic Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Ayurvedic medicine , Hindu medicine ,  :

The traditional Hindu system of medicine which is based on customs, beliefs, and practices of the Hindu culture. Ayurveda means "the science of Life": veda - science, ayur - life.

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Naturopathic Medicine: Adhering to the principles of holistic medicine, naturopathic doctors can use various natural methods to treat patients, including nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy and lifestyle counseling. In many states, naturopathic doctors (ND) are legally defined as physicians licensed to diagnose and treat in a general family practice. Some NDs are also licensed midwives or licensed acupuncturists.

(See also: Naturopathic Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Oriental traditional medicine , Oriental medicine , Oriental traditional medicine, Traditional oriental medicine, Traditional oriental medicines:

A system of traditional medicine which is based on the customs, beliefs and practices of the Oriental people.

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Traditional medicine , Ethnomedicine, Folk medicine, ,  Folk remedies, Folk remedy, Home remedies, Home remedy, Indigenous medicine, Primitive medicine:

Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals, herbal therapy, and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.

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

African traditional medicine , African medicine, , African witch doctor, African witch doctors, Traditional African medicine:

A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the African peoples. It includes treatment by medicinal plants and other materia medica as well as by the ministrations of diviners, medicine men, witch doctors, and sorcerers.

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

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: The basis of much ancient healing wisdom which also shows a similarity to other traditional in both thought and delivery of treatment. The belief stems from the concept of Ying and Yang – Yin being about the feminine traits, quiet calm and introspection whilst Yang represents loudness, light and masculine traits. These must be balanced to achieve health and well being.######Treatments include exercise and Manipulation (TUINA), Herbal medicines, Healing (QI GONG)and Acupressure amongst others.

(See also: TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Kampo medicine , Kampo, Kanpo, Kanpo medicine ,  :

System of herbal medicine practiced in Japan by both herbalists and practitioners of modern medicine. Kampo originated in China and is based on Chinese herbal medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).

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Integrative Medicine: Unlike conventional doctors, integrative medical practitioners take a holistic approach to healing. Rather than treating symptoms, these practitioners seek out the root of the problem and may use a combination of conventional and alternative therapies in order to restore the body to optimum health.

(See also: Integrative Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Naturopathic Medicine: A comprehensive practice that includes techniques from multiple modalities. Naturopathy is based on the belief that one’s body has a unique equilibrium. An unhealthy lifestyle disrupts this delicate balance and can lead to illness. Naturopaths see themselves as teachers. Their role is to educate patients to take responsibility over lifestyle, diet and habits.

(See also: Naturopathic Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Chinese Medicine: One of the oldest forms of holistic medicine. This complete system seeks to balance the flow of life force energy or qi through the use of acupuncture, herbs, massage therapy, exercise and food therapy.

(See also: Chinese Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Ayurvedic Medicine: Practiced in India for the last 5,000 years. The underlying philosophy of this medicine is that people have one of three metabolic types: vata (ether/space and air), pitta (fire and water), and kapha (water and earth). Courses of treatment are designed based on these types in order to bring the patient into a mind, body, and spirit balance. Treatments may include massage, yoga, herbal tonics, sweat baths, and medicated enemas.

(See also: Ayurvedic Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Herbal Medicine: Herbs have been used throughout history to treat major and minor conditions. Like in modern pharmacology, herbs contain natural chemicals that can influence biological activity. In general certain types of herbs can increase resistance to stress, increase vitality, sooth inflammation, help the body fight pathogens and produce many other responses.

(See also: Herbal Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Nutritional Medicine: Practitioners use diet and vitamin/mineral supplements to help the body fight illness and injury and maintain overall health and longevity. The underlying philosophy suggests that the modern diet lacks some essential nutritional elements.

(See also: Nutritional Medicine, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

BEYOND MEDICINE (Future Medicine): Multi-dimensional approach promoted by Shoshana Margolin, M.A., N.D., D.H.M., P.M.D., author of the 400-page Homeopathy - Medicine of the Future, Futuristic Medicine, and Beyond Medicine, the Multi-Dimensional Approach. BEYOND MEDICINE is a group of nonmedical modalities, including Biological Archeology, full-spectrum homeopathy, holistic girth control, holographic bio-analysis, and physical and nutritional re-balancing. One of its principles is that people are multi-dimensional Beings.

(See also: BEYOND MEDICINE, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

astrologic medicine (astral healing, astrological healing, astromedicine, medical astrology, medicinal astrology): System based on cosmobiology,a science whose principle is that specific mental and physical conditions correspond to the relative positions of celestial bodies. Astrologic medicine involves horoscopic astrology and the zodiacal man doctrine. The principle of horoscopic astrology--also called genethliacal astrology, horoscopy, natal astrology, popular astrology, and sun sign astrology--is that the relationship between the positions of planets and stars and the moment of one's birth determines lifelong personality. According to the zodiacal man doctrine, each of the twelve signs (houses) of the zodiac--constellations named Aries, Taurus, etc.--governs a different part of the human body. Proponents associate these zodiacal signs (sun signs) with bodily parts (e.g., organs) and systems and with predisposition to disease in different bodily parts. Certain planetary configurations can trigger disease in susceptible persons. Some proponents further posit a correlation of (a) sun signs and particular herbs, and (b) sun signs and the twelve cell salts of the Schuessler biochemic system of medicine. Astrologic medicine includes astrodiagnosis (see astrological diagnosis), prognosis, selection and timing of treatments (especially homeopathic remedies), and preventive medicine.

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

anthroposophical medicine (anthroposophically-extended medicine, anthroposophical therapeutics): Medical phase of anthroposophy, the occult philosophy of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). Anthroposophical medicine, a extension of practical medicine, encompasses curative eurythmy. According to anthroposophy, the human organism consists of a physical body, a vegetal etheric body, an animalistic astral or soul body, and an ego or spirit. Anthroposophical remedies smooth the interaction of these components.

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

Buddhist Medicine: A method that encompasses moxibustion and shiatsu massage.

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Asian medicine: Group of Eastern methods that includes acupuncture, panchakarma, and shiatsu.

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

AYURVEDIC MEDICINE

practiced in India for over 5,000 years. Ayurvedic tradition holds that illness is a state of imbalance among the body’s systems and can be detected through such diagnostic procedures as reading the pulse and observing the tongue. Nutritional counseling, massage, natural medications, meditation and other modalities are used to address a spectrum of ailments, from allergies to AIDS.

(See also: AYURVEDIC MEDICINE, Alternative Health, Healing, Body Mind and Soul)

Osteopathic Medicine

Today, the training of M.D.'s and Osteopaths (D.O.'s) is strikingly similar, but Osteopathic is a holistic discipline which emphasizes prevention and the individual, not just disease. Osteopath philosophy is based on the belief that the body cures itself, and doctors should see the relationship between structure and function, with a special emphasis on the musculo-skeletal system. Osteopaths are licensed to adjust the bones of the body, and manipulate the body, and they may also prescribe medications, give injections, and perform surgery.

(See also: Osteopathic Medicine, Alternative Health, Healing, Body Mind and Soul)