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Plant extract used to prevent or heal illness |
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) |
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Diverse set of therapies and alternative are considered to be outside mainstream healthcare |
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Nondrug substance regulated by DSHEA |
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Dietary supplement and nonprescription drug consumer protection act |
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2007, requires companies marketing herbal and dietary supplements to include contact info for consumers to report adverse effects, the FDA must be notified within fifteen days w/ these repports |
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Dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 |
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Primary law regulating herb and dietary supplements in the US |
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Soft stemmed plant used for healing or seasoning |
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Nondietary supplement used to enhance a wide variety of body functions |
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Give examples of Alternative health care systems |
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Naturopathy, Homeopathy, chiropractic, Native American medicine - sweat lodges, medicine wheel, Chinese- acupuncture or herbs |
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Give examples of Biologic-based thereapies. |
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Herbal therapies, nutritional supplements, special diets |
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Give examples of Manual healing. |
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Massage, pressure-point therapies, Hand-mediated biofield therapies |
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Give examples of Mind-body interventions. |
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Yoga, meditation, hypnotherapy, guided imagery, biofeedback, movement-oriented therapies such as music, dance. |
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