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Important Alternative Therapies - Introduction

According to the definition used by the Cochrane Collaboration, ‘Complimentary and Alternative medicines (CAM)’ is a broad domain of healing resources that encompass all health systems, modalities, practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the dominant health systems. According to famous medical expert Eskinzi, they are broad health care practices that are readily not integrated into the dominant systems. According to NIH of USA, they can be divided into seven major categories as below.

1. Mind-body medicine
2. Alternative Medicne
3. Lifestyle & Disease Prevention Practises
4. Biologicals Based Theraphies
5. Manipulative and Body Based Systems
6. Biofield
7. Bioelectromegnetcis.

All the systems mentioned above have their own way of diagnosing the diseases and giving treatments. According to this classification, the oriental systems like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Indain Folk Medicine etc. fall in Alternative Medical Systems. There are so many different alternative systems of medicine are being practiced in different parts of the globe. The Herbalism is one such important time tested and universally practiced system of medicine, which has many unique and effective therapies for various ailments. The present research work falls in such a system. It is an ancient form of healing still widely used in much of the world.

The herbalism uses natural plants or plant-based substances to treat a range of illnesses and to enhance the functioning of the body's systems. Though herbalism is not a licensed professional modality in most of the developed countries including United States of America (USA), herbs are "prescribed" by a range of practitioners. A detailed account on ‘Herbal Remedy’ approach is studied in this research that is used for the poisonous animal bite treatments.

Apart from Herbalisam, there are are many other Alternative Systems, which are in wide practice across the globe. Some of those Alternative Systems of Medicine are summarized here for the better understanding of the approaches. Some of them, which are recognized by the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) of USA are listed here.

Find more details at Alternate Therapies Glossary.

1. Acupressure	33. Holistic Medicine
2. Acupuncture.	34. Homoeopathy
3. Aromatherapy	35. Hypnotherapy
4. Atlas Orthogonal	36. Hydrotherapy
5. Ayurvedic Medicine	37. Iridology
6. Auricular Therapy	38. Kinesiology
7. Alexander Technique	39. Lymph Drainage Therapy
8. Autogenic Training	40. MassageTherapeutic
9. Anthroposophical Medicine	41. Magnetotherapy.
10. Auto-Urine Therapy	42. Midwifery/Childbirth Support
11. Holotropic Breath work	43. Native American Herbology
12. Bio-feedback	44. Natural Products
13. Bach Flower Remedies	45. Naturopathic Medicine
14. Chromotherapay or Colour Therapy	46. Network Chiropractic
15. Colon Therapy	47. Ohashiatsu
16. Chelating Therapy	48. Oriental Diagnosis
17. Chinese (Oriental) Medicine	49. Osteopathic Medicine
18. Chiropractic	50. Physiotherapy
19. Colonics	51. Pyramid Healing
20. Counseling / Psychotherapy	52. Radiesthesia
21. Cupping:	53. Radionics
22. Craniosacral Therapy	54. Reconstructive Therapy/Prolotherapy
23. Dance/Movement Therapies	55. Reflexology
24. Holistic Dentistry	56. Reiki
25. Ear Candling	57. Rolfing: Shiatsu
26. Electropathy	58. Sound Therapy
27. Fasting Therapy	59. Tibetian Medicine
28. Feng Shu	60. Unani
29. Feldenkrais Method	61. Vision Therapies
30. Flower Essences	62. Vitamin Therapy
31. Gem Therapy	63. Wellness Restoration
32. Heliotherapy	64. Yoga Therapy

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