national center for complementary and alternative medicine five-year strategic plan 2001–2005

individuals had negative effects on plant growth after they had been asked to “treat” or hold onto bottles of saline solution us ...

fluid wash for an enhanced effect, particularly to subdue irritation or relieve pain. For example, an herbal douche that may be ...

“specificity hypothesis.” She published her book Emotions and Bodily Changes: A Survey of Literature on Psychosomatic Interrelat ...

E ear-candling Sometimes also called ear-coning, a home remedy dating back to 2500 B.C.for removing ear wax, fungus, or impuriti ...

electroacupuncture A technique of acupuncture involving the use of battery-powered devices that stimulate acupoints through need ...

Practitioners of other forms of alternative medi- cine, such as Therapeutic Touch and Reiki, believe that human energy may be us ...

an enzyme not produced by the body but obtain- able only through supplements made from plants and meant to digest fiber, is used ...

and alternative medicine recommend some form of physical exercise for optimal overall health. See also AYURVEDA; DANCE MOVEMENT ...

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F face analysis In Ayurvedic medicine, the assess- ment of the skin, features, lips, color, and other characteristics of the fac ...

dramatic examples of healing in which highly spe- cific, directed strategies were used in imagery and prayer,” Dossey wrote. “In ...

knee injury, replaced his previous ways of physically moving with more efficient habits that proved healthier and more efficient ...

fever therapy See ISSEL’S FEVER THERAPY. Five Elements Air (or metal), water, ether, fire, and earth, which represent individual ...

Amanda Cochrane (London and San Francisco: Thorsons, 1995). See also AUSTRALIAN FLOWER REMEDIES; BACH FLOWER REMEDIES. folk medi ...

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G galactagogue A substance or agent that stimu- lates the secretion of milk. Galen, Claudius Greek physician and writer (129–ca. ...

Diego, CA 92127-2117 or (800-759-2966) and the Gerson Institute, P.O. Box 430, Bonita, CA 91908- 0430 or (619-585-7600). See als ...

the gunaof earth. Ether, air, fire, water, and earth represent the five elements of the universe. The practice of Ayurveda, also ...

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H Hahnemann, Samuel C. F. The German physi- cian (1753–1843) who developed the theory and practice of modern homeopathy, an alte ...