Complementary

Alternative
Medicine

NIEL LANA, RPH

Agenda

DEFINITION OF CAM

DIFFERENT COMPLEMENTARY
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

HERBAL AND DRUG

SUPPLEMENT

SUMMARY

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 What is medicine?

The science and practice of caring for a patient,

managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention,
treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and
promoting their health.

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 Introduction

•Complementary medicine is used in addition

to standard treatments.

•Alternative medicine is used instead

of standard treatments.

Complementary alternative
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Medicine
Kinds of medicine

Traditional medicine

Derived from plants or animals.

Modern medicines

Are made by scientists in laboratories and are based

on substances found in nature.
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 Traditional Medicines

Medicinal plant Function

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis)
Indian Pennywort (Centella
asiatica )
Cat’s Whiskers (Orthosiphon
aristatus)
Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
To treat skin wounds.
To treat depression and for
longevity.
To treat gout, diabetes and
rheumatism.
To treat coughs, colds and
bronchitis.

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 Medicinal Animals

Medicinal animal Function

To treat Japanese encephalitis
Sea cucumber and hole in the heart.

To treat skin diseases and

Leeches
infections.
To treat lockjaw and
Centipede
convulsions.
Ant To treat hepatitis B.

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10 DOH approved Medicinal Plants
• Akapulko (Cassia alata)
• "bayabas-bayabasan" and
"ringworm bush”
• Used to treat ringworms
and skin fungal infection.

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• Ampalaya
• (Momordica charantia)
• "bitter gourd" or "bitter
melon“

• Treatment of diabetes
(diabetes mellitus), for
the non-insulin dependent
patients.

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10 DOH approved Medicinal Plants
• Bawang (Garlic)
• (Allium sativum)

• reduces cholesterol in the

blood and hence, helps
control blood pressure.

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• Bayabas (Guava)
• (Psidium guajava)

• It is primarily used as
an antiseptic, to disinfect
wounds. Also, it can be
used as a mouth wash to
treat tooth decay and
gum infection.

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• Lagundi

• (Vitex negundo)

• It's main use is for the

relief
of coughs and asthma.

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• Niyog-niyogan
• (Quisqualis indica)
• "Chinese honey suckle"

• It is effective in the elimination of

intestinal worms, particularly the
Ascaris and Trichina.

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• Sambong
• (Blumea balsamifera)
• Blumea camphora

• A diuretic that helps in the

excretion of urinary
stones. It can also be
used as an edema.

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• Tsaang Gubat
• (Ehretia microphylla Lam.)

• Treatment intestinal motility and

also used as a mouth wash since the
leaves of this shrub has high fluoride
content.

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The Pharmacist's Role in Evaluating Complementary,
Alternative Medicine

• Pharmacists have a professional responsibility to acknowledge and

seek out information about patients' CAM use.

• Pharmacists need to increase their knowledge base about CAM so they

have a basic understanding of what various products do and what their
risks are.

• Pharmacists can and must help patients use CAM appropriately and
safely.

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The Pharmacist's Role in Evaluating
Complementary, Alternative Medicine
• Pharmacists should have knowledge of when patients who use CAM
experience adverse drug events, and report them appropriately.

• Pharmacists need to educate patients about CAM and its potential

benefits and risks.

• Pharmacists approach to CAM needs to be collaborative in nature, and

they need to work with health care professionals.

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Different Complimentary and Alternative
Medicines (CAM)
• Acupuncture.
• Tai chi, yoga, and other mind-body therapies.
• Vitamins, herbs, and other nutritional therapies.

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Complementary Health Approaches

• Nutritional (e.g., special diets, dietary supplements, herbs, and

probiotics)
• Psychological (e.g., mindfulness)
• Physical (e.g., massage, spinal manipulation)
• Combinations such as psychological and physical (e.g., yoga, tai chi,
acupuncture, dance or art therapies) or psychological and nutritional
(e.g., mindful eating)

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Nutritional Approaches

• These approaches include a variety of products, such as herbs (also

known as botanicals), vitamins and minerals, and probiotics. They
are widely marketed, readily available to consumers, and often sold as
dietary supplements.

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Psychological and Physical Approaches

• Complementary physical and/or psychological approaches include

tai chi, yoga, acupuncture, massage therapy, spinal manipulation
, art therapy, music therapy, dance, mindfulness-based stress
reduction, and many others.

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Reasons why patients use of Compliment
Alternative Medicine
• Patients want a natural remedy.

• Patients have concerns about the side-effects of the medication.

• Their symptoms aren’t fully controlled by conventional medicine.

• Persistent pain.

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