by sissi March 10, 2004
Alternatve medicine? Since when did amanita toadstools and belladonna supplements become therapeutic?
by i smell bullshit July 20, 2003
Medicines or treatments that can used separately from other treatments. In the case of PTSD, an example of an alternative treatment could be Adaptive Disclosure, where different treatments are implemented based on the type of trauma.
As the patient was strongly opposed to man made medications, we suggested the use of an alternative medicine, herbal supplements that had proven to have a similar effect.
by jefferson9999 March 20, 2017
Don't allow Big Pharma to trick you into hormone replacement therapy - cure yourself with alternative medicine instead. There's literally nothing that can't be fixed by a chiropractor.
by Aunt Tifa Lockhart September 16, 2017
The term Complementary and Alternative medicine, simply describes any medical practice or product that is not included in the western worlds definition of standard care.
The 2007 National Health Survey, which included a comprehensive survey of CAM use by americans, showed that approximately 38 percent of adults use Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM)
by loushan March 18, 2012
Stuff that is not medicine, and has no medicinal properties, but conspiracy theorists and other dumbasses insist is the REAL medicine, because the entire healthcare field is a sham, or something, and the knowledge of people from 500-1000 years ago when they didn't even have toilets is superior to modern science.
Don't listen to those Big Pharma quacks telling you to get radiation treatment for your cancer, here, drink this soup of tree bark and lemongrass, it's alternative medicine.
by q359 July 25, 2023