Determination of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Methods Used by Parents for Their 7-14-Year-Old Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Their Attitudes by Murat Bektaş, Şenay Demir, Dilek Demir Kösem

“…Parents’ mean score on the Attitude towards Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scale was found to be 29.51±3.79. …”
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A Short History of Clinical Holistic Medicine by Søren Ventegodt, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…Modern epidemiological research in quality of life, the emerging science of complementary and alternative medicine, the tradition of psychodynamic therapy, and the tradition of bodywork are merging into a new scientific way of treating patients. …”
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Gamisoyo-San Ameliorates Neuroinflammation in the Spinal Cord of hSOD1G93A Transgenic Mice by MuDan Cai, Eun Jin Yang

“…Therefore, patients with ALS often turn to complementary and alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and herbal medicine, with the hope and belief of recovery, despite the lack of definite evidence on the efficacy of these methods. …”
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Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Products for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Yang Xin Zi Xu, Shengyan Xi, Xiaoyan Qian

“…Studies found that many pregnant women turn to complementary and alternative medicine for health maintenance or symptom relief, such as herbal medicine and acupuncture from traditional Chinese medicine. …”
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A single-cell RNA sequencing dataset of peripheral blood cells in long COVID patients on herbal therapy by Karolina Hanna Prazanowska, Tae-Hun Kim, Jung Won Kang, Young-Hee Jin, Sunoh Kwon, Su Bin Lim

“…This leads to an increased role of complementary and alternative medicine in addressing this condition. …”
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Awareness of Contraindications Among Cancer Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mansour Almuqbil, Rama Abdulhamid Mohammed Alobaid, Amouna Abdulrahim Mazal Alhamad, Noor Hussam Eddin, Nora Al Yahya, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Amal F. Alshammary, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…Location influenced exercise awareness ( P = 0.064) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) awareness, with rural participants showing higher CAM knowledge ( P = 0.001). …”
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Therapeutic Implications of a Polymethoxylated Flavone, Tangeretin, in the Management of Cancer via Modulation of Different Molecular Pathways by El-Shaimaa A. Arafa, Noura T. Shurrab, Manal A. Buabeid

“…As a result, there has been increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicine with anticancer potential. …”
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Is low-value care for persistent musculoskeletal pain more common in rural than urban areas? A scoping review by Kara Harris, Alejandra Lopera-Escobar, Georgina Luscombe, Paulo Ferreira, Carlos Mesa-Castrillon

“…Hip and knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy, inappropriate pharmacotherapy and complementary and alternative medicine, were more common in rural compared to urban areas. …”
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Acupuncture as a Therapeutic Intervention for Alleviating Pain Associated with Knee Osteoarthritis in the Elderly by Ida Ayu Suptika Strisanti, Ida Ayu Anom Rastiti, Kadek Buja Harditya, I Dewa Ayu Agra Darmawati, Komang Rosa Tri Anggaraeni

“…Acupuncture is frequently used as a complementary and alternative medicine therapy to alleviate pain associated with KOA. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial by Ghasem Bordbar, Mohammad Bagher Miri, Mahmoud Omidi, Saeed Shoja, Malihe Akhavan

“…The unresponsiveness to conventional pharmacological treatments and their side effects have led patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to use complementary and alternative medicine such as herbal remedies. Beside, Zataria multiflora Boiss (ZM), Trachyspermum ammi L. …”
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Cangfudaotan Decoction Alleviates Insulin Resistance and Improves Follicular Development in Rats with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome via IGF-1-PI3K/Akt-Bax/Bcl-2 Pathway by Chenye Wang, Caifei Ding, Zhoujia Hua, Chunyue Chen, Jia Yu

“…Pharmacology is a basic option for PCOS therapy; traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as a significant part of complementary and alternative medicine, has a long history in the clinical management of PCOS. …”
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Research hotspots and trends of acupoint and pain based on PubMed: a bibliometric analysis by Zhulin Wu, Wanjun Tan, Siyi Li, Weiqing Zhang, Mingbo Lai, Weijun Luo

“…Subsequent bibliometric analyses, encompassing statistical evaluation of bibliographic data, keyword cluster analysis, and co-occurrence analysis, were conducted utilizing the Medpulse database and the Bibliometrix R-package.ResultsA total of 742 articles from 179 journals were included in the analysis, with the majority focusing on complementary and alternative medicine or comprehensive research. …”
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Research status and trends of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology in the field of acupuncture: a bibliometric analysis over the past two decades by Zhongke Wang, Lu Chen, Tianyu Jiang, Qi Zhang, Jinying Zhao, Fuchun Wang

“…Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine is the journal with the most publications, while Neuroimage is the co-cited journal with the highest citation frequency. …”
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Complementary medicine in orthopaedic and trauma surgery: a cross-sectional survey on usage and needs by Anica Kilper, Alexander Müller, Roman Huber, Niklas Reimers, Ludwig Schütz, Ann-Kathrin Lederer

“…Objectives Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is frequently used in Western countries within general medicine and internal medicine. …”
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Acupuncture mediates the “gut–testis axis” to improve asthenozoospermia by Jianheng Hao, Jianheng Hao, Huichao Xu, Boya Chang, Jia Ren, Haijun Wang, Laixi Ji, Laixi Ji

“…Acupuncture is an important modality of complementary and alternative medicine. It can improve sperm motility, but it remains unclear whether acupuncture can enhance sperm vitality by influencing the gut–testis axis.MethodsIn this study, sperm quality, testicular pathology, and serum hormone levels were assessed using a cyclophosphamide-induced mouse model. …”
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Chinese medicine for headaches in emergency department: a retrospective analysis of real-world electronic medical records by Zhenhui Mao, Shirong Wu, Yuzhen Fan, Jingbo Sun, Shaohua Lyu, Qiaozhen Su

“…Chinese medicine is a major complementary and alternative medicine in China and effective for headaches. …”
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Research hotspots and trends in the antioxidant effects of acupuncture: A bibliometric analysis from 2003 to 2024 by Zhilin Huang, Song Li, YiHao Zhou, Anhong Dai, Yi Zhang, Meifang Liu, Mengqi Le, Jing Shi

“…The journals with the most publications (39) and citations (652) are EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. Basic research is the main type of research. …”
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The efficacy and safety of Baduanjin exercise as complementary therapy for pain reduction and functional improvement in knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlle... by Ye Tian, Zi-Yuan Liu, Jia-Hao Wang, Jing-Hua Qian

“…While Baduanjin exercise, a traditional Chinese exercise therapy, is part of complementary and alternative medicine, its therapeutic value for knee osteoarthritis remains uncertain due to limited supporting evidence. …”
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Medicinal plants with neuroprotective potential in East African countries: A systematic review by Ibe Michael Usman, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Elna Owembabazi, Wusa Makena, Augustine Oviosun, Makeri Danladi, Vivian Ojiakor, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Emeka Anyanwu, Yanurkis Duranones Rosales, Mario Edgar Fernandez Diaz, Josiah Ifie, Ismahil Adekunle Adeniyi, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Victor Bassey Archibong

“…Hence, the reported plants could be explored as options in complementary and alternative medicine following a thorough examination of their active ingredient and mechanism of action.…”
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Efficacy of Ma'aljobon Aftimouni (Cuscuta Reflexa and whey) on HbA1c and blood glucose levels in patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A randomized triple-blind clinical trial by Fatemeh Mehrabi, Ali Safdari, Azam Moslemi, Mehdi Salehi, Ali Agharazi, Mohammad Reza Rezvanfar

“…Introduction and objective: Type 2 Diabetes is a common and chronic metabolic disease. Complementary and alternative medicine can provide a suitable option for demands for new treatments. …”
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