Complementary and Alternative Medicine Flashcards

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What is the concept of CAM remedies?

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The concept is they are meant to be safer than orthodox (normal) medicines as they have less unwanted side effects, and they are better for the environment.
(Lecture 5 Part 1, Slide 5)

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What is the Holistic medicine approach?

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It is a form of therapy that treats the whole person, not just specific disease symptoms, and it is emphasized by many CAM practitioners.
(Lecture 5 Part 1, Slide 6)

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What is traditional medicine?

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knowledge, skills and practises based on theories, beliefs and experiments indigenous to different cultures, used to maintain health, prevent, diagnose, improve or treat physical and mental illnesses - WHO
(Lecture 5 Part 1, Slide 11)

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What does TCM stand for?

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Traditional Chinese Medicine
(Lecture 5 Part 2, Slide 2)

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What do TCM practitioners believe?

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The world together with its life forms are made up of opposites - this is often represented by the “Yin Yang” symbol.
(Lecture 5, Part 2, Slide 3)

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What do Practitioners of Indian Ayurvedic Medicine believe?

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That disease is an imbalance to the body.
(Lecture 5, Part 2, Slide 5)

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How can traditional medicine be abused?

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Some ritual medicines can be considered Class A drugs and can be bought and taken.
Some criminals can give people temporarily incapacitating drugs through food, drinks, cigarettes, etc. to rob people.
(Lecture 5, Part 2, Slides 7 and 14)

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What is herbal medicine?

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A form of treatment using plant remedies that is based on traditional medicine and tends to be associated with a “holistic” view
(Lecture 6, Part 1, Slide 3)

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What must a Modern Herbalist have to practise in the UK?

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a 4 or 5 year recognised training course in Herbalism or Phytotherapy.
(Lecture 6, Part 1, Slide 9)

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What should a trained herbalist tell a patient?

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They should tell the patient to tell their GP that they are taking herbal products / under consultation with a herbalist.
They can and should refer the patient to a GP if they require orthodox treatment.
(Lecture 6, Part 1, Slide 10)

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How are herbal medicines regulated?

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Herbal medicines are regulated by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society under THMRS (Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme)
(Lecture 6, Part 1, Slide 15)

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Who makes the decision on whether a herbal medicine is a medicine, a food or cosmetic?

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
(Lecture 6, Part 1, Slide 16)

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What does a Traditional Herbal Registration (THR) marking on a product mean?

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That the herbal product has been assessed against quality standards.
(Lecture 6, Part 1, Slide 17)

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What is Homeopathy?

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The administration of ultra-dilute medicines according to methods specified in various homeopathic pharmacopeia.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 2)

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What is a pharmacopeia?

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A legally binding collection prepared by a national or regional authority detailing standard and quality specifications.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 2)

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What are Homeopathy medicines made from?

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Mostly from plants but also may be from mineral, animals or even synthetic material
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 3)

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What is the idea behind Homeopathy?

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Treating “like with like” i.e. stimulate healing responses to diseases by administering substances that mimic the symptoms of those diseases in healthy people.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slides 4 and 5)

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Why are Homeopathy medicines usually diluted?

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So that a few or no molecules of the starting material remain in the product.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 7)

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What is succussion in Homeopathy medicine?

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Vigorous shaking by striking or imparting force on a hard yet elastic surface.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 11)

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Why is succussion done between dilutions in Homeopathic medicines?

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It is believed that the process activates the “vital energy” of the diluted substance.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 11)

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What is aromatherapy?

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The use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in massage and other treatments
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 15)

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How are oils produced?

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Produced by plants in special secretory cells.
Most are then vapour or steam distilled in special copper or steam stills while some oils are extracted by enfleurage or solvent extraction.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 18)

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What must methods or harvesting and producing plant medicines do according to law?

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They must not degrade the natural environment and keep it diverse, healthy and thriving.
Production should be sustainable.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 21)

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What must cultivation of plant species do according to law?

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Improve soil fertility and parameters of environmental health.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 21)

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What is defoliation?

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To remove leaves from a tree prematurely or to remove bark.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 22)

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What can frequent defoliation of a tree result in?

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The tree not recovering to it’s original canopy value.
(Lecture 6, Part 2, Slide 22)