Building the evidence for CAM—30 years on

Does ‘traditional’ evidence have a place in contemporary complementary and alternative medicine practice? A case for the value of such evidence

“…8 While the biomedical application of EBM may have cure or specific symptom alleviation as its goal, CAM methods are often focused on healing. [15][16][17] For example, Ayurveda is a comprehensive system of medicine that emphasises the interconnectedness of the body and mind and maintaining the innate harmony of the individual. A key argument against the use of EBM within CAM therefore relates these differences in epistemology.…”

“…Conversely, traditional CAM therapies encompass complexity and have been found to be supportive of the management of an increasing number of chronic diseases. [15][16][17] For example, Ayurveda is a comprehensive system of medicine that emphasises the interconnectedness of the body and mind and maintaining the innate harmony of the individual. Recently, correlations between biomedicine and Ayurveda have been explored.…”

The state of the integrative medicine in Latin America: The long road to include complementary, natural, and traditional practices in formal health systems

“…Today, integrative medicine has begun to show to be an important means of new resources in the management of disease and especially in the presence of chronic severe, and sometimes lifethreatening, health problems [2]. Currently worldwide different http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2014.06.010 1876-3820/© 2014 Elsevier GmbH.…”