“…In most studies, this integration is taken for granted, especially in complementary treatment of civilization diseases, such as chronic back pain or depression, and in corresponding clinical and basic research. This issue provides some paragons of this mutual integration: The German study groups report a) the benefit of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the treatment of chronic back pain [1] - a meditation method derived from Buddhism, but now frequently and effectively used allover in the West; b) the high prevalence of yoga practice (an ayurvedic method), perceived as effective for a large variety of somatic and psychological health problems in the population, not only in Germany [2]; and c) the cultivation and controlled use of traditional Chinese medicinal plants for chronic rhinosinusitis as a consequence of the increasing demand for Chinese plant therapy in Germany [3]. On the other hand, Chinese researchers such as Lee et al [4], apply a scientific research principle originally developed in the West - i.e.…”