Juniper Publishers Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative Healthcare

The purpose of this review article is to advance an alternative approach to chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD) using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Review articles were identified using keywords alternative, complementary, and natural; along with lower respiratory tract disease. Data bases queried included CINAHAL, PubMed, Cochrane library, and Medline Plus. The search criteria was limited to articles published starting in 2012 up to current 2016 publications.  According to the National Institute of Health, complementary and alternative medicine includes a number of diverse therapies, procedures, and treatments, as well as health systems; which are distinct from conventional methods used by medical doctors, nurses, and allied health personnel. These modalities run the gamut from low-technology to highly sophisticated technologies predicated on natural, non-pharmacologic approaches to patient care. Low technology therapies include hands on proc...

Lipophilic Composition from the Husks of Xanthoceras sorbifolia and Their Antitumor and Antioxidant Activities by Chun yan Yang in Juniper Publishers in Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative Healthcare Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge . (XS) is a valuable oilseed crop in North China, and dimethyl phthalate (DMP) present in the husks of XS is also widely used in the insecticides, cosmetics, perfumes, and agricultural detergents. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antitumor and antioxidant activities of the chloroform fraction (XSC) and DMP from the husks of XS. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis led to the identification of DMP as the major constituent of XSC (84.18%). Subsequently, XSC was subjected to the silica-gel chromatography to yield DMP. https://juniperpublishers.com/jcmah/JCMAH.MS.ID.555557.php For more Open access journals please click on Juniper Publishers :    https://juniperpublishers.com/...

Feldenkrais-CoreIntegration Method in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Pilot Study by Susanna Maddali-Bongi in Juniper Publishers in Journal of Complementary Medicine &Alternative Healthcare It is widely accepted that rehabilitation combined with pharmacological approach could improve pain, spinal mobility and functional status in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Feldenkrais-Core Integration (FCI) method is a mind body therapy based on low impact exercises focusing on better body organization, postural re-education and balance improvement. https://juniperpublishers.com/jcmah/JCMAH.MS.ID.555556.php For more Open access journals please click on JuniperPublishers :  https://juniperpublishers.com/      For more articles please click on Journal of Complementary Medicine &Alternative Healthcare :  https://juniperpublishers.com/jcmah/index.php