Application of a Non-Linear multi-model Ayurveda Intervention in elderly COVID-19 patients- a retrospective case series by K.S. Dinesh, P.K. Nazeema, Madhavi Archana, K. Jayakrishnan, A.S. Santhi Krishna, S. Swapna Chitra, V.K. Sujitha, Anju Sathian, M. Girish Babu, Geethu Balakrishnan, C. Krishnendhu

“…The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) against COVID-19 has already been documented in countries like China with a national participation rate of 90%. …”
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Anticarcinogenic Effects of Odorant Substances Citral, Citrathal R and Cyclovertal on Breast Cancer in vitro by Klauser AL, Hirschfeld M, Ritter A, Rücker G, Jäger M, Gundarova J, Weiss D, Juhasz-Böss I, Berner K, Erbes T, Asberger J

“…Furthermore, there are some therapeutic approaches from the field of complementary and alternative medicine. Current research focuses on the elucidation of new therapeutic targets for treatment development. …”
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Attitude and awareness of Indian parents from Kerala state towards children’s vaccination at the COVID-19 pandemic background by Sureshkumar Ajitha Aaromal, E. A. Novikova, Suprasannan Abhiramy, Krishna Maniyan Girija Manu, A. S. Vanyarkinа, E. V. Moskaleva, E. D. Kazantseva, A. G. Petrova, L. V. Rychkova

“…Information about diseases that vaccines can prevent, vaccine safety, and side effects 47.2 % (95% CI: 40.6–53.8) of parents got from public pediatricians, 50.9 % (95% CI: 44.2–57.5) – from private pediatricians, and 10.3 % (95% CI: 6.8–15.0) – from complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. Over 80 % of Indians were informed about vaccination through mass media (83.6%; 95% CI: 78.1–87.9). …”
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Effects of Acetic Acid Vaginal Gel on Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Zahra Rahmani, Sara Sadeghi, Roghieh Mirzakhani, Marzieh Zamaniyan, Mahdi Abastabar, Jafar Akbari, Firoozeh Kermani, Mohamad Khademlo, Tahereh Shokohi

“…Because of the resistance of Candida species to certain drugs, such as azoles, physicians tend to use complementary or alternative medicine such as vinegar in treatment of VVC. …”
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Garlic (<i>Allium sativum</i> L.): A Brief Review of Its Antigenotoxic Effects by José Antonio Morales-González, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Manuel Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Jeannett A. Izquierdo-Vega, María del Carmen Valadez-Vega, Isela Álvarez-González, Ángel Morales-González, Eduardo Madrigal-Santillán

“…Traditional Medicine/Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a practice that incorporates medicine based on plants, animals, and minerals for diagnosing, treating, and preventing certain diseases, including chronic degenerative diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and cancer. …”
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Usage of Natural Health Products (NHPs) for respiratory diseases: user characteristics and NHP-Consumption behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany by Miriam Wolf, Agnes Emberger-Klein, Klaus Menrad

“…Natural health products (NHPs) are popular complementary and alternative medicine options for health issues concerning non-fatal RD. …”
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Community pharmacists’ recommendations for natural products for stress in Melbourne, Australia: a simulated patient study. by Kevin Clayton, Yoni Luxford, Joshua Colaci, Meral Hasan, Rebecca Miltiadou, Daria Novikova, Dean Vlahopoulos, Ieva Stupans

“…Over-the-counter products for stress almost always are complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) and in Australia no protocol exists for their recommendation and sale in community pharmacies. …”
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Systems Pharmacology for Investigation of the Mechanisms of Action of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Drug Discovery by Wenjuan Zhang, Wenjuan Zhang, Wenjuan Zhang, Ying Huai, Ying Huai, Ying Huai, Zhiping Miao, Zhiping Miao, Zhiping Miao, Airong Qian, Airong Qian, Airong Qian, Yonghua Wang

“…As a traditional medical intervention in Asia and a complementary and alternative medicine in western countries, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has attracted global attention in the life science field. …”
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A Pilot Survey Examining Satisfaction for Integrated Medicine Based on Critical Pathways for Acute Facial Palsy by Min-Jung Ko, Sang-Yeup Chae, Seungeun Lee, Dongmin Lee, Jaeho Song, Jinkyung Park, Jung-Hyun Kim, Bonhyuk Goo, Yeon-Cheol Park, Byung-Kwan Seo, Yong-Hyeon Baek, Sang-Soo Nam

“…Many patients consult both Korean and Western physicians; however, no critical pathway (CP) for facial palsy has been established based on integrated medicine including Korean medicine, Western medicine, and complementary and alternative medicine. Thus, we developed and implemented an integrated CP for patients with acute facial palsy and investigated the satisfaction with CP. …”

Research progress on acupuncture treatment in central nervous system diseases based on NLRP3 inflammasome in animal models by Hai-Ming Zhang, Hai-Ming Zhang, Dan Luo, Dan Luo, Rui Chen, Shu-Han Wang, Ya-Juan Zhao, Jin-Xiao Li, Min-Feng Zhou, Zhao-Min Yu, Jun-Li Zhang, Feng-Xia Liang, Feng-Xia Liang

“…Acupuncture, widely accepted as complementary and alternative medicine, has been proven to exert significant therapeutic effects on CNS diseases. …”
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Efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant herbal medicine treatment, Palmijihwang-hwan, for chronic low back pain: a study protocol for randomized, controlled,... by Won-Suk Sung, Sae-Rom Jeon, Ye-Jin Hong, Tae-Hun Kim, Seungwon Shin, Hyun-Jong Lee, Byung-Kwan Seo, Yeon-Cheol Park, Eun-Jung Kim, Dong-Woo Nam

“…While many patients with CLBP have tried various treatments, complementary and alternative medicine including acupuncture and herbal medicine is one of the commonly used treatments. …”
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Assesment of Adulterated Traditional Chinese Medicines in China: 2003-2017 by Mingzhe Xu, Mingzhe Xu, Baobin Huang, Fang Gao, Chenchen Zhai, Yueying Yang, Lulu Li, Wenya Wang, Luwen Shi, Luwen Shi

“…Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) represent one form of complementary and alternative medicine. The popularity and complexity in production make them attractive and vulnerable to adulteration in stages ranging from planting to production. …”
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Use of Complementary Traditional Chinese Medicines by Adult Cancer Patients in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study by Yi-Ting Kuo MD, Tung-Ti Chang MD, PhD, Chih-Hsin Muo MS, Mei-Yao Wu MD, PhD, Mao-Feng Sun MD, PhD, Chia-Chou Yeh MD, PhD, Hung-Rong Yen MD, PhD

“…Many patients with cancer seek complementary and alternative medicine treatments. We investigated the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by adult cancer patients in Taiwan. …”
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Evaluation of Asarum europaeum L. Rhizome for the Biological Activities Related to Alzheimer’s Disease by Mina Saeedi, Yasaman Vahedi-Mazdabadi, Arezoo Rastegari, Mahdieh Soleimani, Mahdieh Eftekhari, Tahmineh Akbarzadeh, Mahnaz Khanavi*

“…The rhizome of the plant has been used for the treatment of various diseases in complementary and alternative medicine of various countries. In Iranian traditional medicine (ITM), the aqueous extract of the rhizome has been used for the improvement and enhancement of memory. …”
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Herb-drug interaction resources: The PHYDGI database by J. Perrot, C. Bennetau-Pelissero, G. Miremont-Salamé, F. Petitet, S. Cluzet, H. Peyrouzet, L. Letinier

“…Background: According to the WHO, about 60% of the world's population currently uses traditional herbal remedies as complementary or alternative medicine and 80% of the population in developing countries depends almost totally on them for their primary health-care requirements. …”
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Effect of multimodal intervention care on cachexia in patients with advanced cancer compared to conventional management (MIRACLE): an open-label, parallel, randomized, phase 2 tria... by Chi Hoon Maeng, Bo-Hyung Kim, Jinmann Chon, Won Sub Kang, Kyounglan Kang, Mihye Woo, Il Ki Hong, Junhee Lee, Kil Yeon Lee

“…MIC includes ibuprofen, omega-3-fatty acid, oral nutritional supplement, weekly physical, psychiatric assessment, nutritional counseling, and complementary and alternative medicine. CPC includes basic nutritional counseling and megestrol acetate as needed (i.e., anorexia ≥ grade 2). …”
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Identification of anti-HBV activities in Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. using GRP78 as a drug target on Herbochip® by Iao-Fai Lam, Min Huang, Margaret Dah-Tysr Chang, Pei-Wun Yao, Yu-Ting Chou, Sim-Kun Ng, Ying-Lin Tsai, Yu-Chang Lin, Yun-feng Zhang, Xiao-yuan Yang, Yiu-Kay Lai

“…Abstract Background Herbochip® technology is a high throughput drug screening platform in a reverse screening manner, in which potential chemical leads in herbal extracts are immobilized and drug target proteins can be used as probes for screening process [BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2015) 15:146]. While herbal medicines represent an ideal reservoir for drug screenings, here a molecular chaperone GRP78 is demonstrated to serve as a potential target for antiviral drug discovery. …”
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Variations in nutritional profile of honey produced by various species of genus Apis by G. Mustafa, A. Iqbal, A. Javid, A. Hussain, S. M. Bukhari, W. Ali, M. Saleem, S. M. Azam, F. Sughra, A. Ali, K. ur Rehman, S. Andleeb, N. Sadiq, S. M. Hussain, A. Ahmad, U. Ahmad

“…Consequently, several literatures are rife with ancient uses of honey as complementary and alternative medicine, with relevance to modern day health care, supported by evidence-based clinical data, with little attention given to honey’s nutritional functions. …”
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Exploring the Use of Traditional Medicines, Natural Health Products and Conventional Medicines: Development and Testing of the New Zealand ‘All-Medicines’ Questionnaire by E Lyn Lee, Jeff Harrison, Joanne Barnes

“…Abstract Introduction Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) are popular healthcare choices among consumers globally. …”
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Women's Sleep Disorders: Integrative Care by Cristina Frange, Carolina Vicente Banzoli, Ana Elisa Colombo, Marcele Siegler, Glaury Coelho, Andréia Gomes Bezerra, Marcelo Csermak, Maria Fernanda Naufel, Cristiana Cesar-Netto, Monica Levy Andersen, Manoel João Batista Castelo Girão, Sergio Tufik, Helena Hachul

“…Our aim was to describe the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) alongside traditional medicine among women with sleep conditions in our Womens Sleep Disorders Integrative Treatment Outpatient Clinic. …”
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