Complementary and Alternative Medicine

In recent years, there has been an enormous increase in the publics
interest in, and demand for, alternative or complementary medical
treatments and many
community pharmacists have responded by stocking homoeopathic, herbal, and
aromatherapy products and by providing advice and guidance on complementary
therapies.This book provides a practical introduction and reference source on the products most frequently requested in community pharmacies and in hospitals. Chapters on other complementary therapies such as massage are also included for information so that pharmacists can give knowledge-based advice to the public.
For the new edition, all main areas including homeopathy, aromatherapy and herbalism are updated and two new sections added. All legal issues are updated and legal information included from USA, Australia and New Zealand. Plus, evidence based material and research has been updated and more case studies included. The book also focuses a lot more on application as well as information and is more interactive.

Contents:

Part 1: Introduction to complementary and alternative medicine

Part 2: Therapies involving use of medicines

Part 3: Traditional medicine

Part 4: Other therapies and diagnostic techniques