Essentials of complementary and alternative medicine / editors, Wayne B. Jonas, Jeffrey S. Levin ; associate editors, Brian Berman [and others].

Philadelphia : Williams & Wilkins, [1999], ©1999.

xxi, 605 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The history of complementary and alternative medicine-- Ch. 2. The physician and complementary and alternative medicine-- Ch. 3. Ethics at the interface of conventional and complementary medicine-- Ch. 4. Evaluating complementary and alternative medicine: the balance of rigor and relevance-- Ch. 5. How to practice evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine-- Ch. 6. The safety of herbal products-- Ch. 7. The safety of nonherbal complementary products-- Ch. 8. The safety of homeopathy-- Ch. 9. Adverse effects of acupuncture-- Ch. 10. Adverse effects of spinal manipulation-- Ch. 11. Ayurvedic medicine-- Ch. 12. Traditional Chinese medicine-- Ch. 13. Native American medicine-- Ch. 14. Tibetan medicine-- Ch. 15. Chiropractic medicine-- Ch. 16. Osteopathy-- Ch. 17. Naturopathic medicine-- Ch. 18. Holistic nursing-- Ch. 19. Medical acupuncture-- Ch. 20. Phytomedicine-- Ch. 21. Spiritual healing-- Ch. 22. Massage therapy-- Ch. 23. Qigong-- Ch. 24. Biofeedback therapy-- Ch. 25. Hypnotherapy-- Ch. 26. Behavioral medicine-- Ch. 27. Orthomolecular medicine and megavitamin therapy-- Ch. 28. Homeopathy-- Ch. 29. Nutritional biotherapy-- Ch. 30. Meditation and mindfulness.