Abstract
<i>eCAM</i>: Retaining an International Perspective
Highlights
ECAM seemed to have arrived at the right time, 2004, when there was a growing need for populations to understand the biological basis of health and to take charge
The emergence of the new biomedicine began to monopolize the world and in many instances replaced the prevailing healing powers and concoctions of ancient cultures. Knowing these constraints hopefully reasoned formulations and fast-forward, eCAM began with an international flourish and continues to this day
Complementary medicine is a formal method of health care in most ß The Author(s) 2010
Summary
ECAM seemed to have arrived at the right time, 2004, when there was a growing need for populations to understand the biological basis of health and to take charge. They have assisted the WHO to publish a dictionary-type book entitled ‘WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region’. There are 3106 terms from basic theories, diagnostics, diseases and therapeutics, which include acupuncture and moxibustion and even the English wording of 153 titles which are considered the most important traditional medical classics published in these four countries.
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