Pub Date : 2019-02-12DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00444
Ayodeji Bayo Ogunrotifa
Camisation was coined by Almeida in 2012 in her doctoral dissertation that explored the relationship between CAM, the medical profession and the State regulation in Portugal, using acupuncture and homeopathy practitioners, as useful cases. The notion of camisation was further refined following its presentation at XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology in Japan (2014) and international conference on Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Poland (2016) as resolving everyday human problems through CAM framework. Camisation is defined as ‘a process through which everyday human problems are transformed into health problems which are treated in CAM terms and within a CAM framework’ (Almeida 2012: 92). Almeida’s thesis is premised on the integration and institutionalisation of CAM into orthodox western medicine through the framework of camisation. Central to this idea is the argument that camisation can contribute to re-medicalisation (the process whereby the medical meanings of a disease are restored) or de-medicalisation (the process whereby human problems come to be redefined in nonmedical terms).
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Pub Date : 2019-01-31DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00443
Dalamagka Maria, Panagiotidis Anastasios
such as misoprostol, and the use of paracetamol as an alternative analgesic.1,2 Another approach is to prescribe a drug associated with a comparatively low risk of gastrointestinal toxicity and use more toxic compounds only in the event of a poor clinical response to the first line drug.3,4 However, evaluation of the data on comparative risk is difficult. Published epidemiological studies have provided variable coverage of individual drugs, making them unsuitable for metaanalytical approaches that attempt to pool data across all studies.3
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Pub Date : 2019-01-16DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00441
M. Kuman
Speaking about the amount of water in the body, we should acknowledge its decline with aging. According to Russian studies,2 the amount of water in the fetus is 95%, in the baby – 92%, and it constantly decreases. Between age 20 and 30 the amount of water in the body is 70%, between age 40 and 50 it is 50% (this is when the wrinkles appear). After the age of 70, the amount of water in the body drops down to 30%. This is when the bones become brittle because there is no enough water in them to keep them elastic.2
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Pub Date : 2019-01-04DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00440
Nicholas A Kerna, B. Tucker, R. Roberson
Traditional Chinese medicine has used acupuncture for more than 2,000 years as a method to effectively treat numerous illnesses and diseases. It is in the Western model of medicine that acupuncture is considered ‘alternative’ medicine. The practice of this Western model of acupuncture, known as dry needling (DN), requires a technique that uses a monofilament without an injectate that is inserted into the soft tissue at varying depths–from superficial to deep–triggering a physiological response. Certain physicians and physical therapists have adopted this westernized version of the Chinese medicine modality by using the same technique for acupuncture to perform DN and electric dry needling (EDN). DN and EDN are administered to mediate analgesia peripherally, spinally, and supraspinally via multiple pathways by arousing the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, provoking immune cells, and prompting the supraoptic nucleus. Stimulating these sites initiates the opioid interneuron mechanism resulting in opioid-based pain reduction that is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system and endogenous cannabinoids. Although EDN is further correlated with the spinal to supraspinal mechanisms of anti-nociception, both DN and EDN have shown to be components of a comprehensive analgesia pathway that acts like opioids in the human body. When comparing DN and EDN to opioid usage for analgesia, the adverse reactions and the significance of higher adverse reactions in the patient are essential factors to consider; DN and EDN have markedly less adverse effects than opioid use. They show high efficacy for analgesia and operate via similar mechanism of action as opioids. Therefore, the medical community should consider and utilize DN and EDN as an alternative to opioids in certain conditions.
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Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2019.12.00449
Lorena Núñez Carrasc, Melekias Zulu, Peter Kankonde Bukasa
Steaming is part of the African traditional health practices, often used on an individual basis to treat natural aliments. In contemporary South Africa, migrants from neighbouring countries members of African Initiated Churches have refashioned steaming in several ways. Steaming huts are erected at the fringes of the city and men and women steam collectively and in its current form is used to treat conditions believed to have spiritual causes. Steaming for spiritual healing can be seen as a local response to the material, social and spiritual needs of African new urban dwellers. The healing needs of participants in the steaming encompass a range of issues such as infertility and various others health-related issues, difficulties in getting married, persistent unemployment and legal problems, among others. Those who practice it believe steaming brings spiritual protection and helps ensure material success. The healing practices that form part of the steaming are rooted in both African and Christian traditions. Steaming with the purpose to achieve spiritual healing involves invoking the intervention of the Holy Spirit to eliminate obstructions to success bringing to fruition the supplicant’s desires and needs. Participants also hold explanations of its effectiveness based on physical mechanism. Steaming allows the body to be cleansed and rid of impurities. Through steaming, the body opens to absorb the medicine selected to treat the cause of the problems participant present to the prophets who lead the practice. This work documents the current form of this practice in the city paying attention to what drives participants as well as how the body is prepared for cleansing, in manners that make visible the blending of African and Christian traditions.
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Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2019.12.00456
Manoj Virmani
Ayurveda is hope for suffering humanity in today’s world where no one found complete treatment solution for commonest chronic inflammatory joint disease Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis). This causes swelling, pain and stiffness of joints. Chronic condition may cause debility, deformities of joints and crippling. Unfortunately the man has not succeeded in eradicating this diseases and find to come out with successful therapeutic measures that can cure the patient completely. Ayurveda can play a wide role in treatment of Amavata. So need to study Ayurveda classics with deep understanding is demand of today. Ayurveda texts like charak samhita, sushruta samhita, Ashtang hridya and Asthtang samgrah had widely mentioned about Ama and Amavrita Vata. First time, Madhav nidana mentioned Amavata as separate disease. After that vangsena, chakaradutta, bhaishjya ratnavali has elaborated the treatment modalities of Amavata. Ayurveda focus on Nidaan i.e cause of disease and symptoms of disease. Ayurveda has described detailed list of causative factors of Amavata. So study of this causative factor will help scientific society to eradicate this disease. As we are very well aware that in modern scientific world, cause of Rheumatoid arthritis is still unknown. Ayurveda says chikitsa(Treatment) is Nidaan Parimarjna( removal of cause). When cause of disease is unknown then how a physician can provide proper treatment. This study has focus on nidaan(causative factors), samprapti(Pathogenesis) and Sathyata/ Asathyata (Prognosis) of disease Amavata according to Ayurveda classic texts.
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Pub Date : 2018-12-13DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00438
K. Kraft, H. Predel, Martin Wultsch, Andrea Faske
The interest on the efficacy and tolerability of herbal medicinal drugs has continuously increased worldwide since 1990 indicated by the growing number of scientific articles in PubMed on this subject.1 While the importance of phytotherapy is more significant in less developed countries, the public perception of naturopathic treatment and complementary medical practices is also very positive in Europe with still growing interest.2 The World Health Organization (WHO) has investigated why people choose complementary medicinal treatment options. The reasons are fear of adverse events from synthetic drugs, improved access to health information, shift of values especially regarding perception of health comprising the whole body, and low tolerance of paternalism of the conventional health care system as well as preference of shared decision-making.3,4
{"title":"Comfrey root extract – indications and patient profiles: findings from an expert round table discussion","authors":"K. Kraft, H. Predel, Martin Wultsch, Andrea Faske","doi":"10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00438","url":null,"abstract":"The interest on the efficacy and tolerability of herbal medicinal drugs has continuously increased worldwide since 1990 indicated by the growing number of scientific articles in PubMed on this subject.1 While the importance of phytotherapy is more significant in less developed countries, the public perception of naturopathic treatment and complementary medical practices is also very positive in Europe with still growing interest.2 The World Health Organization (WHO) has investigated why people choose complementary medicinal treatment options. The reasons are fear of adverse events from synthetic drugs, improved access to health information, shift of values especially regarding perception of health comprising the whole body, and low tolerance of paternalism of the conventional health care system as well as preference of shared decision-making.3,4","PeriodicalId":92796,"journal":{"name":"International journal of complementary & alternative medicine","volume":" 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41254649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-11-15DOI: 10.15406/IJCAM.2018.11.00423
A. Crotti, T. M. Vieira, M. A. Ambrosio, Carlos H G Martins
Dental caries constitutes a major public health concern worldwide. This pathology is caused by acidogenic and aciduric bacteria, which produce a structurally and functionally organized biofilm (dental plaque)on the tooth surface.1 Streptococcus mutansis one of the most important colony-forming bacteria present in the bucal microbiota, stands out due its ability of producing substances that favor adhesion and the accumulation of other microorganisms, forming a resistant extracellular matrixthat can destroy dental hard tissue.2 Brushing and flossing the teeth to remove dental plaque, as well as conducting periodic dental cleaning or prophylaxis are the most efficient ways to prevent caries. However, most people fail to maintain an efficient biofilm control through mechanical removal only, which has increased the use of oral products containing antimicrobial agents to diminish biofilm formation on the tooth surface.3 Although chlorhexidine is currently the most effective anti plaque agent, its use have been recommended by dentists only for short periods due to reversible local side effects.4
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Pub Date : 2018-10-24DOI: 10.15406/IJCAM.2017.09.00296
T. Hajtó
In the last time a case report was published that a MEK (Mitogen activated Extracellular signal regulation Kinase) inhibitors which can down regulate the receptor tyrosine kinase mediated signaling pathway [1-3] given in a combination with a standardized and evidence based plant immunomodulators was able to induce complete remissions of lung, liver and brain metastases [4]. Since these therapy modalities can’t result in similar astonishing clinical responses if they are applied separately [5] the hypothesis arouse that without standardized and evidence based plant immunomodulators the further tumor research is impeded.
在最近的一份病例报告中，一种MEK (Mitogen activated Extracellular signal regulation Kinase，丝分裂原活化细胞外信号调节激酶)抑制剂可以下调受体酪氨酸激酶介导的信号通路[1-3]，与一种标准化的、有证据依据的植物免疫调节剂联合使用，能够诱导肺、肝和脑转移瘤[4]的完全缓解。由于这些治疗方式如果单独应用，不会产生类似的惊人的临床反应，因此假设没有标准化和基于证据的植物免疫调节剂，将阻碍进一步的肿瘤研究。
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Pub Date : 2018-10-10DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00412
M. Shubhashree, S. Matapathi, A. Dixit
For instance, “Sacred groves’ were dedicated to a deity or a village God, protected, and worshipped like Devarakaadu near Shimoga, India. The Sacred Groves are important repositories of floral and faunal diversity that have been conserved by local communities in a sustainable manner. They are present in Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, and other places and highlight community managed conservation efforts.1 Historically, the protection of nature and wildlife was an ardent article of faith, reflected in the daily lives of people, enshrined in myths, folklore, religion, arts, and culture. Such traditional cultural attitudes, though based on religious faith, have made significant contribution in the protection and propagation of various species of trees and plants in India. ExUse of bael in summer associated with Ramanavami celebration, Durva for Lord Ganesha, Parijatha plant for Lord Krishna, Bilwa for Lord Ishwara and so on. For the people of India, environmental conservation is not a new concept. Sustainability was ingrained in the thought processes of early Indians as evident from the teachings of Vedas. Perhaps no other culture can provide such a profound variety of cultural practices and ecologically sound relationship with nature as the Indian. For eg: a hymn in Atharva Veda (12.1.35) says “Whatever I dig out from you, O Earth! May that have quick regeneration again, may we not damage thy vital habitat and heart.2 Implicit here are the following principles: In the process of harvest no damage should be done to the earth, Humans are forewarned not against the use of nature for survival, but against the overuse and abuse.
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