■ ■ Complementary health approaches such as Ayurveda (ancient medicine from India), Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and traditional Native American healers Overall, data from research studies is limited on the use of complementary therapies that have helped people with lung conditions, and is largely limited to those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or asthma. Also, many of the...

Therapies or examinations which has no scientific basis and demonstrates no effective or diagnostic reliability is referred to unconventional medicine (UM) [1] . Various terms are used interchangeably with UM, although different things may be meant UM; include alternative medicine, complementary medicine, holistic medicine, integrative medicine, and naturopathy. UM can be considered as a group ...

BACKGROUND Naturopaths and Western herbal medicine (WHM) practitioners were surveyed to identify their extent, experience and roles within the community pharmacy setting and to explore their attitudes to integration of complementary medicine (CM) practitioners within the pharmacy setting. METHOD Practising naturopaths and WHM practitioners were invited to participate in an anonymous, self-adm...

We describe historic developments of inhouse facilities for natural healing in this paper, which were mainly located in German speaking regions. The naturopathic movement is a relabeling of the hydropathic movement in Germany, which was supported by a considerable proportion of the population in Germany during the mid 19th century. Due to the fact that hydropathic treatments were provided by no...

Evidence-based medicine should be based on science To the Editor: Although the recent article in the SAMJ entitled ‘Evidence-based medicine – are we boiling the frog?’ by Muckart can evoke a true discussion, I feel that it could worsen the prejudice some people already have regarding evidence-based medicine (EBM). While I understand and concur with most of Muckart’s sentiments, I am concerned a...

Naturopathy is the general practice of Natural remedies. Others have also opined that way life. Additionally, any natural modality effective and has scientific support considered in modern dispensation. The naturopathic movement started 19th century by hydrotherapy nature cure proponents Austria Germany professionalized North America. Africa, well appreciated South Africa a highly regulated Pro...

Ribonucleic acids from different organs and from yeast have been used for the treatment of chronic and degenerative diseases in the context of naturopathic medicine in the last 60 years. This chapter provides general information about ribonucleinates as therapeutic agents. Past and present pharmacological and clinical investigations are discussed in the field of the central nervous system, sens...

Complementary medicine research, including naturopathic medicine research, is plagued with many methodological challenges. Many of these challenges have also been experienced in public health research. Public health research has met these challenges with a long history of multidisciplinary, multimethod, and whole systems approaches to research that may better resonate with the ?real world? clin...

This study explores the opinion on legislative and regulatory effects practice of Naturopathy from perspectives Naturopathic Medical Students in Training. A qualitative research approach using a Case Study design was employed. An unstructured questionnaire sent to 50 Ghana’s first School. question-by-question analysis then carried out. We found unanimous agreement among respondents support legi...