ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Research on traditional medicine: what has been done, the difficulties, and possible solutions.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multi-level association rule mining and network pharmacology to identify the polypharmacological effects of herbal materials and compounds in traditional medicine.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2025Article
- Traditional Remedies for Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Scoping Review of Mind-Body and Herbal Interventions.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Pharmacological potential of (L.) P. Royen (Sapodilla): a narrative review.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2024Review
- When a Traditional Medicine Customer Becomes a Plastic Surgery Patient.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Herb-Induced Liver Injury-A Challenging Diagnosis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Comparing Smartphone Apps for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine in China: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- To Explore the Mechanism and Equivalent Molecular Group of Radix Astragali and Semen Lepidii in Treating Heart Failure Based on Network Pharmacology.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Use of traditional medicine for dental care by different ethnic groups in New Zealand.BMC oral health · 2020Article
- Attitude of Saudi medical students towards complementary and alternative medicine.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Abstract
Traditional medicine (TM) is being used more frequently all over the world. However most often these are choices made by the patient. Integrating TM into mainstream health care would require research to understand the efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action of TM systems. This paper describes research done on TM and difficulties encountered in researching TM, especially when an attempt is made to conform to the model for conventional medicine. The research articles were PubMed searched and categorized as experimental, quasiexperimental, reviews, descriptive, historical, interviews, case histories, and abstract not available. The last part of the report provides suggestions to make research on TM more acceptable and useful, with the ultimate goal of integrating TM into mainstream healthcare with sufficient knowledge about the efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action of TM systems.
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