Integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine into Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Traditional and complementary medicine regains popularity not only in developing countries but also in developed countries. Modern medicine often fails to cure and just tries to alleviate the symptoms. The patient feels better as long as the effect of the drug continues but his/her symptoms reappear after the elimination of the drug. In this way, instead of healing the patients, we turn them into life-time drug dependent. Traditional and complementary medicine, being turned scientifically into evidence-based medicine, will change the medical philosophy and treatment such as individualized and holistic approach. Complementary interventions are used together with conventional treatments, whereas alternative interventions are used instead of conventional medicine