Whole medical system

Whole medical system

A Whole medical system in Complementary medicine refers to a type of complementary medicine that incorporates a complete system of theory and practice that have evolved independently from or parallel to allopathic (conventional) medicine [ [http://www.webmd.com/balance/understanding-alternative-medecine What's a whole medical system] ]

ystems

Systems include:
*Homeopathy
*Naturopathy
*Traditional Chinese Medicine
*Ayurveda
*Kanpo
*Tibetan medicine

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