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Complementary + Alt medicines and others
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alternative Medicine | Any range of medical therapies not regarded as orthodox by Western medicine |
| Ayurveda | A holistic traditional medical system originating in India that emphasizes disease prevention |
| Biofeedback | The use of electronic monitoring in automatic bodily function to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function |
| Chiropractic Medicine | Manual manipulation of the joints and muscles |
| Complementary Medicine | A range of medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of Western medicine. They are complementary to traditional medicine. |
| Diagnosis | a physician's recognition of a condition or disease based on its outward signs and symptoms and/or confirming tests or procedures |
| Herb | Any plant that is valued for its aromatic, flavorful, medicinal or other properties |
| Homeopath | A practitioner of homeopathy |
| Homeopathy | A therapeutic belief that dilutions of medicinal substances that cause a specific symptom can treat an illness that yields the same symptoms. The US Food and Drug Administration under the food, drug and cosmetic act regulates homeopathic medications |
| Prophylaxis | Treatment or measure made in a lab from chemical processes |
| Traditional Chinese Medicines | Complementary and Alternative medicine whole medical systems that includes a range of traditional medicine pratices originating in China |
| Nutraceutical | products derived from food resource that are purported to provide extra health benefits, in addition to the basic nutritional value found in food |