Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine / [edited by] Marc S. Micozzi ; with forewords by C. Everett Koop, Aviad Haramati and George D. Lundberg. - 4th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2011. - xxvi, 598 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Fundamentals of complementary and integrative medicine. c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Characteristics of complementary and alternative medicine / Marc S. Micozzi -- Translation from conventional medicine / Marc S. Micozzi -- Issues in integrative medicine / Marc S. Micozzi -- Ecological pharmacy: from Gaia to pharmacology / Kevin Spelman -- Social and cultural factors in medicine / Claire Monod Cassidy -- Vitalism: flow, connection, and the awareness of being alive / David F. Mayor -- Mind-body thought and practice in early and late America / Donald McCown, Marc S. Micozzi -- Neurohumoral physiology and psychoneuroimmunology / Hakima Amri, Marc S. Micozzi -- Mind-body modalities / Denise Rodgers, Marc S. Micozzi -- Energy medicine / John A. Ives, Wayne B. Jonas -- Biophysical devices: electricity, light, and magnetism / Michael Weintraub, Marc S. Micozzi -- The arts in medicine / Richard A. Lippin, Marc S. Micozzi -- Creative and expressive therapies / Sherry W. Goodill, Paul Nolan -- Humor / Hunter "Patch" Adams ... [et al.] -- Principles of bodywork: manual and manipulative therapies / Patrick Coughlin -- Massage and touch therapies / Patrick Coughlin, Judith DeLany -- Osteopathic medicine / John M. Jones III -- Chiropractic / Daniel Redwood -- Reflexology / Donald A. Bisson -- Shiatsu / Kerry Palanjian -- Naturopathic medicine / Joseph E. Pizzorno, Jr., Pamela Snider, Joseph Katzinger -- Western herbalism / Victor S. Sierpina ... [et al.] -- Aromatherapy / Rhiannon Harris -- Homeopathy / Michael Carlston -- Nutrition and hydration / Marc S. Micozzi -- Traditional medicine of China / Kevin V. Ergil -- Acupuncture / Kevin V. Ergil, Marnae C. Ergil -- Qi gong / Amy L. Ai -- Traditional medicine of India: Ayurveda and Siddha / Kenneth G. Zysk -- Unani medicine / Hakima Amri, Mones S. Abu-Asab -- Yoga / Radheshyam Miryala ... [et al.] -- Contemporary Ayurveda / Hari M. Sharma -- Sufism and rapid healing / Howard Hall -- Indigenous knowledge systems: southern African healing / Mariana G. Hewson -- Native American healing / Richard W. Voss -- South American spiritism / Emma Bragdon -- Latin American curanderismo / Robert T. Trotter II -- Global perspectives / Gerard C. Bodeker.

9781437705775 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Alternative medicine.
Complementary Therapies.

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