Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine最新文献

{"title":"Bioresonance, a study of pseudo-scientific language.","authors":"E Ernst","doi":"10.1159/000079446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000079446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clarity of language is an essential element for effective communication. Using the example of bioresonance therapy, this article demonstrates how pseudo-scientific language can be used to cloud important issues. This can be seen as an attempt to present nonsense as science. Because this misleads patients and can thus endanger their health, we should find ways of minimizing this problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 3","pages":"171-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000079446","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24611378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Problems of randomized studies in complementary medicine demonstrated in a study on mistletoe treatment of patients with breast cancer].","authors":"I Gerhard,&nbsp;U Abel,&nbsp;A Loewe-Mesch,&nbsp;S Huppmann,&nbsp;J J Kuehn","doi":"10.1159/000079444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000079444","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prospective randomized studies on mistletoe therapy repeatedly demonstrated that there is a basic problem in the matter of enrolling the appropriate number of patients within a reasonable amount of time. Most studies have to face this problem. However, recent experience suggests that this problem is more pronounced in the case of mistletoe treatment of cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Possibility of recruitment and randomization of breast cancer patients for a mistletoe study.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>During a period of 28 months every patient was registered who was admitted to the Gynecological Hospital of the University of Heidelberg because of suspected cancer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 1,922 patients who were operated on for breast tumor, 521 first met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 154 out of these 521 patients agreed to take part in the study. After availability of the final results on tumor staging and the therapy plan for conventional treatment, 80 out of the 154 women had to be excluded from the study. From the remaining 74 patients (48%), however, only 29 (39%) would have agreed to take part in a randomized mistletoe study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This confirms our suspicion that the difficulties of enrollment and randomization in the case of mistletoe studies exceed those of studies conducted in conventional oncology. The reasons for this dramatic effect and the possibility of alternative study designs are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 3","pages":"150-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000079444","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24611460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Against naive empiricism and power in disguise--political and philosophical ruminations].","authors":"H Walach","doi":"10.1159/000078227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078227","url":null,"abstract":"Viele medizinische Wissenschaftler, auch solche, die sich der Komplementärmedizin widmen, gehen von etwa folgendem Weltund Wissenschaftsbild aus: Es gibt eine Wirklichkeit, die sich irgendwie «draussen» befindet. Durch unsere Sinnesorgane haben wir mehr oder weniger zuverlässige Kenntnis über diese Wirklichkeit. Was die Wissenschaft von der Alltagswelterfahrung unterscheidet, ist die Tatsache, dass sie ihre Möglichkeiten der Erfahrung dieser Aussenwelt stärker absichert. Zum einen durch kollektiven Konsens, zum anderen durch Erkenntnismethoden. Diese Methoden sind ein bisschen wie kollektive Sinnesorgane. Was einmal festgestellt ist, das ist so. Sind die Fidschi-Inseln einmal entdeckt und kartographiert, dann bleiben sie auf der Landkarte. Weiss man einmal, an welchen Positionen sich die Planeten befinden und welchen Gesetzmässigkeiten ihre Umlaufbahnen gehorchen, dann kann man ihre Bewegungen berechnen und ihre zukünftigen Positionen voraussagen. Tatsache ist, wie Wittgenstein erkannte, alles, was der Fall ist, und das kann man fest-stellen. Dann weiss man es. Zu dieser Fest-stellung verwendet die Wissenschaft ihre Methoden. Und was einmal festgestellt ist, ist der Fall und gehört zu unserem Wissen. Es ist ein einfaches Folgegesetz, dass sich unser Wissen somit laufend erhöht, mindestens potenziell, auch wenn nicht jede einzelne Person über alles Wissen verfügt, so doch die Wissenschaftlergemeinschaft oder die Menschheit als Ganzes. Wissen ist also überdies kumulativ. Deshalb wissen wir, dass z.B. bestimmte Arzneimittel wirksam sind, nämlich diejenigen, für die der Wirksamkeitsnachweis erbracht wird, bei anderen Methoden wissen wir es nicht genau, nämlich weil sie nicht gut genug untersucht sind, und bei wieder anderen wissen wir, dass sie unwirksam sind, weil sie nämlich ihre Wirksamkeit nicht unter eindeutigen Beweis stellen konnten. Deshalb kann man auch bestimmte Heilmethoden und Arzneimittel unter Berufung auf mangelnde wissenschaftliche Belege aus der öffentlichen Erstattungsfähigkeit ausgrenzen, andere nicht. Alles unter Berufung auf Wissenschaftlichkeit, denn was könnten sonst die Kriterien sein? Deswegen wurde etwa vom Bundesausschuss für Ärzte und Krankenkasse der Akupunktur der Beweis ihrer Wirksamkeit abgesprochen, die sie nun in den grossen Erprobungsverfahren in randomisierten, Plazebo-kontrollierten Studien unter Beweis stellen muss. Deswegen werden jetzt die meisten naturheilkundlichen Medikamente bis auf wenige Ausnahmen von der Positivliste gestrichen. Deswegen halten die meisten Vertreter der akademischen Medizin und ärztliche Standesvertreter viele Verfahren der Komplementärmedizin für unwirksam. Sie unterstellen bei solchen Bewertungen in den meisten Fällen ein Wissenschaftsund Weltbild, das ich oben kurz skizziert habe und das ich «naiv-empiristisch» nennen will. «Naiv» deswegen, weil es in den seltensten Fällen wirklich begründet und reflektiert ist, sondern sich an einen vermeintlichen Allgemeinkonsens anlehnt, und «empir","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"72-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078227","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24514903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Are patients of Asian medicine active consumers?].","authors":"R Frank,&nbsp;G Stollberg","doi":"10.1159/000078229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078229","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The hypothesis that heterodox patients are active consumers.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>What are the decisional criteria that lead patients to Asian medicine? Do they want to be involved in therapeutic decision-making? Are they well informed about diverse therapeutic options?</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semistructured interviews with 26 patients using Ayurveda or acupuncture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Active consumerism among the patients is limited to processes before the beginning of the treatment. They collect little information about the concepts of Asian medicine. They also tend to welcome a rather paternalistic therapeutic relationship in which medical decision-making is centered around the physician.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As only two of the 26 interviewed patients conform to the notion of active consumerism, we argue that the majority of patients engages in practices of passive consumerism.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"83-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078229","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24514905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Tolerability of Icelandic moss lozenges in upper respiratory tract diseases - multicentric drug monitoring study with 3,143 children].","authors":"M Hecker,&nbsp;A Völp","doi":"10.1159/000078228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Icelandic moss is a medical herb with therapeutic efficacy in inflammatory airway diseases. Although preparations based on the extract of this lichen have been marketed since the 19th century, their tolerability has not yet been investigated systematically.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>The tolerability of Isla-Moos and Isla-Mint lozenges and the changes of clinical symptoms during treatment were investigated in a post-marketing surveillance study performed in 300 predominantly pediatric practices in Germany. The preparations contained 80 and 100 mg, respectively, of an aqueous Icelandic moss extract. 3,143 children between 4 and 12 years of age who suffered from upper respiratory tract diseases received Isla-Moos (n = 1,848) or Isla-Mint (n = 1,295) over a period of 1-2 weeks; 61% of the children received 4-6 lozenges per day. Tolerability was evaluated by assessing adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Treatment success was assessed globally by the investigators and the patients' parents. The parents were also asked to rate their children's symptoms before and after treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the period of observation, 73 adverse events, most of which were related to the basic disease, were reported in 57 children (1.8%). In 6 children (0.2%) and 7 events (2x itching, 2x nausea, 1x abdominal pain, 1x heartburn, 1x burning in the mouth) a causal relationship with Icelandic moss extract could not be excluded, so that they were evaluated as ADRs. All ADRs subsided spontaneously during the period of observation. The incidence of ADRs was 1 event in 3,008 (95% confidence interval: 1,504-7,019) treatment days. As regards clinical symptoms, 39% of the children were fully recovered and another 55% were improved by the end of the period of observation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>During treatment of 4- to 12-year-old children with Isla-Moos and Isla-Mint lozenges only isolated, trivial, and transient adverse drug reactions were observed. The results thus confirm the good tolerability of both drugs and support a favorable risk-benefit assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"76-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078228","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24514904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Osteopathic versus orthopedic treatments for chronic epicondylopathia humeri radialis: a randomized controlled trial].","authors":"S Geldschläger","doi":"10.1159/000078230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Epicondylopathia humeri radialis is mainly caused by an overload of the extensor muscles of the hand, the afflicted side is generally the dominant hand. There is a multitude of treatment methods, none of them, however, can guarantee success.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Can an osteopathic treatment of the chronic Epicondylopathia humeri radialis reduce the pain more effectively than an orthopedic treatment?</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Randomized controlled clinical study.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>53 patients were randomly distributed among examination and control group. They were treated for 8 weeks. The osteopathic treatment was done exclusively manually, with parietal, visceral, and craniosacral techniques, individually chosen for each patient. The orthopedic treatment was performed with chiropractic techniques, antiphlogistics, and mostly with injections of cortison. Four common tests were used, all 4 valuing pain and development of power: pressure pain test, Thomsen test, middlefinger extension test, and test for strength. Additionally a questionnaire about the attendant circumstances of the chronic Epicondylopathia humeri radialis was raised.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Subjective pain sensation reduced from 50% to 33% (p < 0.01) in the intervention group and from 48% to 32% (p = 0.03) in the orthopedic group. A reduction of pain as well as an increase of power could be measured. The difference between the two treatment methods, however, was not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this study it was possible to successfully treat the chronic Epicondylopathia humeri radialis with an osteopathic approach. A significant difference to an orthopedic treatment could not be proved.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"93-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078230","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24514906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research into complementary medicine: some future challenges.","authors":"Edzard Ernst","doi":"10.1159/000078233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078233","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"109-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078233","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24552879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diagnoses and treatment in homeopathic medical practice.","authors":"C Becker-Witt,&nbsp;R Lüdtke,&nbsp;T E R Weisshuhn,&nbsp;S N Willich","doi":"10.1159/000078231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078231","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite increasing interest in complementary medicine worldwide, there has been no systematic large-scale documentation of medical homeopathic care.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We therefore conducted a prospective cohort study aimed at characterizing patients seeking homeopathic care and their treatment.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>From September 1997 to June 1999, patients of all age groups who were visiting a homeopathic care center for the first time were included consecutively in the study and followed up for 24 months. Diagnostic procedures and prescriptions were documented using specific case report forms.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Diagnoses (ICD-9), medical history, consultations, and prescriptions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 3,981 patients were included in the study, 2,851 adults (29% men, mean age 42.5 +/- 13.1 years; 71% women, 39.9 +/- 12.4 years) and 1,130 children (52% boys, 6.5 +/- 3.9 years; 48% girls, 7.0 +/- 4.3 years). Almost all patients suffered from chronic conditions for 10.3 +/- 9.8 (adults) and 4.3 +/- 3.7 years (children). The most frequent diagnoses were allergic rhinitis in adult males, headache in adult females, and atopic dermatitis in children (both genders). The typical homeopathic initial consultations took 117 +/- 43 minutes for adults and 86 +/- 36 minutes for children, not varying much between primary diagnoses. In the observed 2 years the patients had on average 8.6 +/- 9.3 (adults) and 8.9 +/- 9.6 (children) consultations, approximately 50% each by telephone and face-to-face. Physicians most often prescribed the classical 'great' remedies (like sepia, sulfur, natrium mur., lycopodium), but in total, nearly 600 different homeopathic remedies were used.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study provides a wealth of data on the medical practice of classical homeopathy. In terms of treatment, polychrests are used frequently, although it should be noted that a large proportion of patients received 'small remedies' instead. Most patients are treated for chronic diseases. The present results will, in concert with follow-up outcome analysis, aid in determining the effectiveness of medical homeopathic practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"98-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078231","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24514907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Fennel tea: risk assessment of the phytogenic monosubstance estragole in comparison to the natural multicomponent mixture].","authors":"F Iten,&nbsp;R Saller","doi":"10.1159/000078232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078232","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For centuries, fennel fruits have been used as traditional herbal medicine in Europe and China. For the treatment of infants and sucklings suffering from dyspeptic disorders, fennel tea is the drug of first choice. Its administration as a carminativum is practiced in infant care in private homes and in maternity clinics as well where it is highly appreciated for its mild flavor and good tolerance. The long standing positive experience is astonishingly contrasted by a recent statement of the German 'Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin' (BgVV, May 11, 2001), where consumers are advised to reduce their intake of foods containing estragole and methyleugenol, e.g. tarragon, basil, anis, star anis, jamaica pepper, nutmeg, lemon grass as well as bitter and sweet fennel fruits for reasons of health. These warnings are based on experiments with rats and mice where estragole, a natural ingredient of fennel fruits, proved to be carcinogenic. Meanwhile, criticism arose amongst experts concerning the interpretation of these studies. The crucial points of criticism concern the transfer of data obtained in animal models to the human situation as well as the high doses of the applied monosubstance, which do not at all represent the amounts humans are exposed to as consumers of estragole-containing foods and phytopharmaceuticals. Furthermore, studies on estragole metabolism revealed at least quantitative differences between the estragole metabolism of mice and men. In addition, it has been shown that an agent when administered in its isolated form may have significantly different effects and side effects than the same agent applied as a constituent in naturally occurring multicomponent mixtures. Thus, a multicomponent mixture such as fennel tea contains various antioxidants known to be protective against cancer. These differences were not considered in the risk assessment. A well done risk assessment should be based on appropriate data collected in humans. Considering the long traditional use of fennel tea and the total lack of epidemiological and clinical studies indicating a well founded cancerogenic potential, the probability of a serious risk connected with the consumption of fennel tea seems to be negligibly small.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 2","pages":"104-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000078232","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24514908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Smoking cessation with ear acupuncture. Descriptive study on patients after a smoking cessation treatment with ear acupuncture].","authors":"B Ausfeld-Hafter,&nbsp;F Marti,&nbsp;S Hoffmann","doi":"10.1159/000077190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000077190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In complementary medicine literature studies on long-term observation of one of its methods are rare.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study is an evaluation of the smoking behavior of patients treated with ear acupuncture for smoking cessation. Additionally we investigated factors that favor or impede smoking cessation.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>249 patients who had undergone ear acupuncture for smoking cessation between 1985 and 1998 in a practice in Aarau (Switzerland) were asked before the first treatment to fill in a form regarding their smoking behavior and retrospectively in autumn 1998 a questionnaire regarding the success of therapy. Ear acupuncture treatment consisted of 2 consultations at an interval of 10 days. The responder rate was 53.8% (134 questionnaires were returned). Finally the data of 126 persons could be evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Kaplan Meier analysis of the abstinence time yielded a one-year success rate of 41.1%. Men gave up smoking more easily than women. Start of smoking as well as start of treatment between the age of 20 and 40 years were favorable conditions for smoking cessation. People who had smoked 20 cigarettes or more per day before treatment profited the best. For people who smoked as a way of passing the time or because of tediousness it was easier to stop smoking than for people smoking because of nervousness. People living in a non-smoker household were able to stop smoking significantly easier than persons living in a smoker household.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>With a one-year success rate of 41.1% ear acupuncture is a competitive alternative to orthodox medicine withdrawal methods. Acupuncture treatment can be applied and adapted individually, furthermore it is economical and without side effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":80278,"journal":{"name":"Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"8-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000077190","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24428976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}