circadian rhythm 75, 76
CIS. SeeCanadian Institute of
Stress
citronella oil 111
clary sage oil 111
cleansing diet 44
clematis 16
clove oil 111
clysis. Seecolonic irrigation
coagulant 29
Cobb, Leonard 130
Cochrane, Amanda, The
Encyclopedia of Flower Remedies
46–47
Cochrane Collaboration (CC)
240
coenzyme A 40
coenzyme Q10 40
coffee oil 111
cold laser therapy 19
Coles, Robert 29
colonic irrigation 29–30
color
in feng shui 30, 45
in light therapy 30, 75
Colorpuncture 30
color therapy 30, 75
combination remedies 30
Commodus 49
Community Nutrition Institute
183
complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM)
definition of 89–90, 215
effectiveness of 91
frequently asked questions
on 89–92
historic timeline of 245–248
practitioners of, selection of
92
risks with 91–92
safety of 90–91
scientific studies on 90, 92,
93
testing of 90–91, 92
complementary medicine 30
definitions of xvii, 30, 89
Complementary Wellness
Professional Association 2
Complete Aromatherapy Handbook
(Fischer-Rizzi) 9
compresses 8, 30
connective tissue massage 82
constitutional remedies 30
consultation-liaison psychiatry
35, 36
Contraries, Law of 75
cooling foods and herbs 137
copaiba oil 111
Copeland, Royal 196
cordyceps 31
Cordyceps sinensis 31
core energetics 19
coriander oil 111
cornmint oil 111
coronary heart disease,
meditation and 231–232
Cosechi, Paolo 120–121
costus oil 111
counterirritant 31
Cousins, Norman xiii, xxi
crab apple 16
cranberry 47, 97
Cranial Academy 183
craniosacral massage 82
craniosacral therapy (CST) 31
Creighton, James 144
Crichton, Michael xxii
Crowea 12
crystal therapy 31–32
CSACM. SeeCenter for the
Study of Alternative and
Complementary Medicine
CST. Seecraniosacral therapy
cubeb oil 111
Culpeper, Nicholas 32
Culpeper’s Herbal 32
cumin oil 111–112
cupping 3–4, 67
curandera 142
curanderismo 32
The Cure of Imperfect Eyesight by
Treatment Without Glasses
(Bates) 18Curtis, Edward S. 148
cymatics 32
aquasonics in 8, 32
cyperus oil 112
cypress oil 112
cysteine 26D
DAMS. SeeDental Amalgam
Mercury Syndrome
dance therapy 33
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
(Zukav) 173
dan tien 33
Dasgupta, S. 165
Davis, Adelle 33
decimal scale, homeopathic
33
decoction 33
infusion followed by 65
Deep Tissue massage 82
DeJarnette, B. 31
De La Warr, George 136
Delta Society 7
demulcent 33
Dental Amalgam Mercury
Syndrome (DAMS) 183
dentistry
biological 19–20
NCCAM on 232
depression
acupuncture for 233, 235
effects of 33–34
depurgative 34
Desai, Amrit 169
De Schepper, Luc, The People’s
Repertory 56
desensitization 39
Desikachar, T. K. V. 166, 168,
171
desktop yoga 170
detoxification 34
developmental disorders,
Options Institute on 118–119
Devi, Indra 167Index 261