Note: Page numbers in
boldfaceindicate the main
discussion of a subject.
AAABD. SeeAmerican Academy
of Biological Dentistry
aama1, 161
aamdosh 1
AAS. SeeAmerican Apitherapy
Society
abortifacient 1
Abrams, Albert 135, 136
An Abridged Therapy Manual for
the Biochemical Treatment of
Disease(Schuessler) 24
Academy for Guided Imagery
177
Accepting Your Power to Heal
(Krieger) 72
accident-prone personality 35
Accreditation Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine 177
acupoints (trigger points) 1
in acupuncture 2–3, 4
in Bonnie Prudden
Myotherapy 21
definition of 1
in ear 4
acupressure 1–2, 82
meridians in 1, 2
in reflexology 137
vs.shiatsu 2
Acupressure Institute 177
acupuncture 2–5
AMA on 195–196
auricular therapy 4, 12
body units in 20
cupping 3–4, 67
for dental pain 232
for depression 233, 235
electroacupuncture 38
in Islamic Sufi healing
practices 67
meridians in 2
moxibustion 4, 87
NCCAM on 95, 216, 217,
231, 232, 233–234, 235
oral 19
practitioners of 4
scientific studies on 3, 4, 95
types of 3–4
uses for 3, 4
Acupuncture Foundation of
Canada 177
acupuncture points 1
adaptation syndrome, general
(GAS) 141–142
adrenal glandular 50
Advaita Vedanta 165
Advanced Health Research
Institute 177
affirmations 5
Affirmations(Wilde) 5
A4M. SeeAmerican Academy of
Anti-Aging Medicine
Africa
bush medicine of 107
sangomasof 141
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) 240agni 5
Agpaoa, Tony 129
agrimony 16
ahara rasa 5
AHMA. SeeAmerican Holistic
Medical Association
AHRQ. SeeAgency for
Healthcare Research and
Quality
Aidan Incorporated 177
AIDS Alternative Health Project
177
air, in Five Elements 46
ajowan oil 107
AK (applied kinesiology). See
kinesiology
Alexander, Franz 35–36
Alexander, Frederick Matthias
5–6
Alexander Technique 5–6
alfalfa 50
algae 50
allopathy 6
allspice berry oil 107
almond oil 107
aloe vera 50
alpine mint bush 12
alteratives 6
Alternative Health Benefit
Service xix
alternative medicine 6.
See alsocomplementary and
alternative medicine
AMA on 189–203
definitions of xvii, 6, 89, 189
historic timeline of
245–248255