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  1. Although back pain is the most common reason patients use complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, little is known about the willingness of primary care back pain patients to try these therapies....

    Authors: Karen J Sherman, Daniel C Cherkin, Maureen T Connelly, Janet Erro, Jacqueline B Savetsky, Roger B Davis and David M Eisenberg

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:9

    Content type: Research article

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  2. Diarrhoea is a major health problem for children worldwide, accounting for 5–8 million deaths each year. Arque-Ajeeb (AA) is a compound formulation of Unani medicine. It is reputed for its beneficial effects in t...

    Authors: Mohd Aleem Khan, Naeem Ahmad Khan, Iqbal Ahmad Qasmi, Ghufran Ahmad and Shadab Zafar

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:8

    Content type: Research article

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  3. Previous experiments have shown that a decoction of Bauhinia forficata leaves reduces the changes in carbohydrate and protein metabolism that occur in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. In the present inv...

    Authors: Maria Teresa Pepato, Amanda Martins Baviera, Regina Célia Vendramini and Iguatemy Lourenço Brunetti

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:7

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Controlled clinical trials produced contradictory results with respect to a specific analgesic effect of acupuncture. There is a lack of large multi-centre acupuncture trials. The German Acupuncture Trial repr...

    Authors: Konrad Streitberger, Steffen Witte, Ulrich Mansmann, Christine Knauer, Jürgen Krämer, Hanns-Peter Scharf and Norbert Victor

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:6

    Content type: Study protocol

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  5. Practitioners of the alternative medical practice 'external Qigong' generally claim the ability to emit or direct "healing energy" to treat patients. We investigated the ability of experienced Qigong practitio...

    Authors: Garret Yount, Jerry Solfvin, Dan Moore, Marilyn Schlitz, Melissa Reading, Ken Aldape and Yifang Qian

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:5

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Using a rat model we have found that the bioflavonoid silymarin (SY) ameliorates some of the negative consequences of in utero exposure to ethanol (EtOH). In the current study our aim was to determine if spati...

    Authors: Steven Neese, Linda La Grange, Elisharose Trujillo and David Romero

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:4

    Content type: Research article

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  7. The purpose of this study was to determine, among the Indian community of Chatsworth, South Africa, the prevalence and utilisation patterns of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), attitudes associated...

    Authors: Vimal Singh, Deshandra M Raidoo and Catherine S Harries

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:3

    Content type: Research article

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  8. Despite the substantive literature from survey research that has accumulated on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the United States and elsewhere, very little research has been done to assess con...

    Authors: Carol M Baldwin, Kendall Kroesen, William M Trochim and Iris R Bell

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:2

    Content type: Research article

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  9. Researchers are finding limitations of currently available disease-focused questionnaire tools for outcome studies in complementary and alternative medicine/integrative medicine (CAM/IM).

    Authors: Iris R Bell, Victoria Cunningham, Opher Caspi, Paula Meek and Lynn Ferro

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:1

    Content type: Research article

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  10. The use of CAM is at an all time high. There is very little research that compares the use of CAM in elders by ethnicity in rural settings. The purpose of the study was to determine if there was a difference b...

    Authors: Norma Cuellar, Teresa Aycock, Bridgett Cahill and Julie Ford

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:8

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Arsenic in groundwater and its accumulation in plants and animals have assumed a menacing proportion in a large part of West Bengal, India and adjoining areas of Bangladesh. Because of the tremendous magnitude...

    Authors: P Mallick, J Chakrabarti Mallick, B Guha and AR Khuda-Bukhsh

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:7

    Content type: Research article

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  12. Spices are considered as sexual invigorators in the Unani System of Medicine. In order to explore the sexual function improving effect of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg) and Syzygium aromaticum (L) Merr. & Per...

    Authors: Tajuddin, Shamshad Ahmad, Abdul Latif and Iqbal Ahmad Qasmi

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:6

    Content type: Research article

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  13. The bark of Terminalia arjuna L. (Combretaceae) is used in Ayurveda since ancient times for the treatment of cardiac disorders. Previous laboratory investigations have demonstrated the use of the bark in cardi...

    Authors: Srinivas Nammi, Rambabu Gudavalli, Behara S Ravindra Babu, Durga S Lodagala and Krishna M Boini

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:5

    Content type: Research article

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  14. The leaf juice or water decoction of Catharanthus roseus L. (Apocyanaceae) is used as a folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes all over the world. In the present investigation, the leaf juice of C. roseus ha...

    Authors: Srinivas Nammi, Murthy K Boini, Srinivas D Lodagala and Ravindra Babu S Behara

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:4

    Content type: Research article

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  15. The optimal retrieval of a literature search in biomedicine depends on the appropriate use of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), descriptors and keywords among authors and indexers. We hypothesized that authors,...

    Authors: Linda S Murphy, Sibylle Reinsch, Wadie I Najm, Vivian M Dickerson, Michael A Seffinger, Alan Adams and Shiraz I Mishra

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:3

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate preparations are widely used as food supplements against osteoarthritis, but critics are skeptical about their efficacy, because of the lack of convincing clinical trials an...

    Authors: Wim J van Blitterswijk, Jos CM van de Nes and Paul IJM Wuisman

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:2

    Content type: Case report

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  17. Many health care professionals use spinal palpatory exams as a primary and well-accepted part of the evaluation of spinal pathology. However, few studies have explored the validity of spinal palpatory exams. T...

    Authors: Wadie I Najm, Michael A Seffinger, Shiraz I Mishra, Vivian M Dickerson, Alan Adams, Sibylle Reinsch, Linda S Murphy and Arnold F Goodman

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:1

    Content type: Research article

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  18. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, accounting for 13-27% of cases. Kohl-Chikni Dawa (KCD) is reputed for its beneficial effects in the treatment of premature cataracts. However, its efficacy ...

    Authors: Tariq Akram Siddiqui, Shadab Zafar, Nishat Iqbal, Ayasha Nadeem, Zehra Zaidi and Shareef Haider Alavi

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:13

    Content type: Research article

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  19. Animal studies investigating the beneficial effects of Puerariae radix on cardiovascular disease have suggested this plant possesses anti-diabetic and lipid lowering properties. However, the exact mechanism by...

    Authors: Jeong-Sook Lee, John Mamo, Nerissa Ho and Sebely Pal

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:12

    Content type: Research article

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  20. We sought to assess whether GFS, a proprietary preparation of Tasmanian Undaria pinnatifida, has effects on healing or re-emergence of Herpetic infections, and additionally, to assess effects of GFS in vitro. Und...

    Authors: Russell Cooper, Charles Dragar, Kate Elliot, JH Fitton, John Godwin and Ken Thompson

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:11

    Content type: Research article

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  21. Using a rat model we have found that the bioflavonoid silymarin (SY) ameliorates some of the negative consequences of in utero exposure to ethanol (EtOH). In the current study our aim was to determine if later...

    Authors: Nicol Moreland, Linda La Grange and Rebecca Montoya

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:10

    Content type: Research article

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  22. There is not enough evidence to support the efficacy of massage for muscle fatigue despite wide utilization of the modality in various clinical settings. This study investigated the influence of massage applic...

    Authors: Tim Hideaki Tanaka, Gerry Leisman, Hidetoshi Mori and Kazushi Nishijo

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:9

    Content type: Research article

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  23. This study sought to describe the pattern of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use among a group of patients with advanced breast cancer, to examine the main reasons for their CAM use, to identify patie...

    Authors: Joannie Shen, Ronald Andersen, Paul S Albert, Neil Wenger, John Glaspy, Melissa Cole and Paul Shekelle

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:8

    Content type: Research article

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  26. Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) affects two-thirds of pregnant women to varying degrees and over the years many modalities have been used to try to alleviate this often debilitating condition. There...

    Authors: Taras Hollyer, Heather Boon, Alexia Georgousis, Michael Smith and Adrienne Einarson

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:5

    Content type: Research article

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  27. Crude extracts of Chelidonium majus, and also purified compounds derived from crude extracts of this plant, have been reported to exhibit anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-microbial properties bo...

    Authors: Surjyo Jyoti Biswas and Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:4

    Content type: Research article

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  28. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA), diclofenac and their combination in symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

    Authors: Chaichan Sangdee, Supanimit Teekachunhatean, Kanit Sananpanich, Nantawit Sugandhavesa, Siripong Chiewchantanakit, Suwalee Pojchamarnwiputh and Subhachai Jayasvasti

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:3

    Content type: Research article

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  29. As part of a study aimed at developing new pharmaceutical products from natural resources, the purpose of this research was twofold: (1) to fractionate crude extracts from the bark of Mahonia aquifolium and (2) t...

    Authors: Marta Čerňáková, Daniela Košt'álová, Viktor Kettmann, Miriam Plodová, Jaroslav Tóth and Ján Dřímal

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:2

    Content type: Research article

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  30. Fermented milk products have been shown to affect serum cholesterol concentrations in humans. Kefir, a fermented milk product, has been traditionally consumed for its potential health benefits but has to date ...

    Authors: Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Edward R Farnworth, Tony Savard, Denise Chabot, Akier Mafu and Peter JH Jones

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:1

    Content type: Research article

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  31. While a number of reviews of homeopathic clinical trials have been done, all have used methods dependent on allopathic diagnostic classifications foreign to homeopathic practice. In addition, no review has use...

    Authors: Wayne B Jonas, Rachel L Anderson, Cindy C Crawford and John S Lyons

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:12

    Content type: Research article

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  33. Ethnomedicines are used by hunters for themselves and their hunting dogs in Trinidad. Plants are used for snakebites, scorpion stings, for injuries and mange of dogs and to facilitate hunting success.

    Authors: Cheryl Lans, Tisha Harper, Karla Georges and Elmo Bridgewater

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:10

    Content type: Research article

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  34. Cadmium poisoning in the environment has assumed an alarming problem in recent years. Effective antimutagenic agents which can reverse or combat cadmium induced genotoxicity in mice have not yet been reported....

    Authors: Swapna S Datta, Palash P Mallick and Anisur AR Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:9

    Content type: Research article

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  36. Fibromyalgia engulfs patients in a downward, reinforcing cycle of unrestorative sleep, chronic pain, fatigue, inactivity, and depression. In this study we tested whether a mostly raw vegetarian diet would sign...

    Authors: Michael S Donaldson, Neal Speight and Stephen Loomis

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:7

    Content type: Research article

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  38. Complementary therapies are widespread but controversial. We aim to provide a comprehensive collection and a summary of systematic reviews of clinical trials in three major complementary therapies (acupuncture...

    Authors: Klaus Linde, Gerben ter Riet, Maria Hondras, Andrew Vickers, Reinhard Saller and Dieter Melchart

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:5

    Content type: Research article

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  39. Complementary therapies are widespread but controversial. We aim to provide a comprehensive collection and a summary of systematic reviews of clinical trials in three major complementary therapies (acupuncture...

    Authors: Klaus Linde, Maria Hondras, Andrew Vickers, Gerben ter Riet and Dieter Melchart

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:4

    Content type: Research article

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  40. Complementary therapies are widespread but controversial. We aim to provide a comprehensive collection and a summary of systematic reviews of clinical trials in three major complementary therapies (acupuncture...

    Authors: Klaus Linde, Andrew Vickers, Maria Hondras, Gerben ter Riet, Johannes Thormählen, Brian Berman and Dieter Melchart

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:3

    Content type: Research article

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  41. To investigate topical honey in superficial burns and wounds though a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

    Authors: Owen A Moore, Lesley A Smith, Fiona Campbell, Kate Seers, Henry J McQuay and R Andrew Moore

    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:2

    Content type: Research article

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