Description
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Alternative Medicine: New Health Paths in America provides health professionals and educators with insight into the growing use and social acceptance of alternative medicines in the United States today. This book discusses the political, economic, and scientific implications of multicultural medicine in American society and provides you with specific information on the use of alternative medicines in the United States. With this complete and comprehensive guide, you will discover the safety and efficacy of alternative medicines, therapies, and philosophies to offer your patients the best possible care for their ailments.Intelligent and informative, Understanding Alternative Medicine examines several different philosophies that alternative treatments are based on, such as Shamanism, Ayurvedic Medicine, and traditional chinese medicine and discusses some of the negative consequences of these practices on both the plant and animal kingdoms. This essential book will
Table of ContentsContents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Diversity in American Medicine
Chapter 2: Philosophical Differences
- Shamanism
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Herbs and The Ice Man Chapter 3: TCM Use and Endangered Species
- The Trade in Bear Parts
- Aphrodisiacs
- Bear Parks and Farms
- Ginseng: Poaching or Harvesting? Chapter 4: The Economic Growth and Social Acceptance of Alternative/ Herbal Medicines in the United States
- Safety and Efficacy
- Herbal Politics
- Herbal Business
- AMA and Alternatives
- Alternative Insurance Chapter 5: “Like Two Wings of a Bird?”
- Medicine, Authority, and Wealth
- The RCT Standard and Recent Studies
- Acupuncture and Placebo Effect Chapter 6: Placebos, Spontaneous Remissions, and Non-Specific Factors in Healing
- Approaching Therapy
- Approaching Pain
- Four Features of Effective Therapy Chapter 7: Herbal Medicine: The German Example Bibliography Index Reference Notes Included
