unconventional medicine
Non-mainstream medical practices
Medical practices outside mainstream Western medicine—acupuncture, herbal remedies, chiropractic, homeopathy, and the like.
The term is neutral compared to alternatives: alternative medicine implies replacement of conventional care, while complementary medicine suggests use alongside it.
Unconventional medicine encompasses both approaches without judgment about their relationship to standard treatment.
- alternative therapyTreatment outside mainstream medicine
- holistic healingTreatment of whole self
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
- MeditationPractice of focused awareness
- HerbalismPlant-based healing practice
herbal remedy · Yoga · essential oils · massage · tincture · oils · Qigong · balm · Mindfulness · compress · rub · leaf · roots · salve · crystal healing · laying on hands · faith healing · teas
unconventional medicineevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
standard of care · biomedicine · clinical medicine · Big Pharma
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