Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Alternative and complementary medicine refers to a broad set of healthcare practices and products that fall outside conventional, mainstream medicine. The term covers approaches such as herbal and botanical remedies, acupuncture, massage and other bodywork, mind–body practices including yoga and relaxation technique…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 70× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Alternative and complementary medicine refers to a broad set of healthcare practices and products that fall outside conventional, mainstream medicine. The term covers approaches such as herbal and botanical remedies, acupuncture, massage and other bodywork, mind–body practices including yoga and relaxation techniques, and dietary modification. When used alongside conventional care these methods are described as complementary; when used in place of it they are termed alternative. Practices vary widely in their evidence base, and many remain the subject of ongoing investigation into their safety, mechanisms, and effectiveness. The peer-reviewed research gathered here reflects several established strands of this field. A review of medicinal plants and their traditional uses surveys the long history and contemporary interest in plant-derived remedies, a cornerstone of herbal and traditional medicine. A separate systematic review examines gluten- and casein-free dietary treatment in autism spectrum disorders, illustrating the study of dietary interventions used as complementary approaches. Together these open-access articles address botanical, dietary, and other non-conventional therapeutic practices, situating alternative and complementary medicine within a framework of scientific scrutiny. This page collects research relevant to the study and evaluation of complementary and alternative healthcare modalities.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Medicinal Plants and their Traditional Uses

Keskin CumaliCorresponding author
Mardin Artuklu University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health, 47100 Mardin, Turkey.
Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 47 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-18-2423

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 70 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Alternative and Complementary Medicine, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Alternative Medicine and Mind Body Practices.

Journal editorial board
Akiko Tokinobu · Japan Ulrike Halsband · Germany Bruno Bordoni · Italy

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.