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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Iratxe Puebla
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in interventions and resources that complement or replace conventional therapies, with a specific emphasis on research that explores the biological mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy, safety, costs, patterns of use and/or implementation.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ISSN 1472-6882) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :59
Extracts of Emblica officinalis fruits induce apoptosis of mature osteoclasts by interfering with the activity of the transcription factor NF-kB without altering osteoclastogenesis, and could provide an alternative therapeutic approach for the treatment of bone loss disorders.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :58
A new database of traditional Chinese medicine integrates knowledge of herbal remedies with modern genetic and biochemical analysis to clarify understanding of these treatments and point to future areas of study.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :46
A third of patients suffering from functional bowel disorders use complementary and alternative therapies such as ginger, massage therapy or yoga at an average yearly cost of $200, although use is not associated with their level of satisfaction with conventional care.
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Research article
The oil-dispersion bath in Anthroposophic Medicine - an integrative review Arndt Bussing, Dirk Cysarz, Friedrich Edelhauser, Gudrun Bornhoft, Peter F Matthiessen, Thomas Ostermann BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :61 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to inhibit growth of human and mouse tumoral cells
Claudia P Uruena, Claudia Cifuentes, Diana M Castaneda, Amparo D Arango, Punit Kaur, Alexzander A Asea, Susana Fiorentino BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :60 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Induction of apoptosis of human primary osteoclasts treated with extracts from the medicinal plant Emblica officinalis Letizia Penolazzi, Ilaria Lampronti, Monica Borgatti, Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan, Margherita Zennaro, Roberta Piva, Roberto Gambari BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :59 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Database
TCMGeneDIT: a database for associated traditional Chinese medicine, gene and disease information using text mining Yu-Ching Fang, Hsuan-Cheng Huang, Hsin-Hsi Chen, Hsueh-Fen Juan BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :58 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Syzygium jambolanum treatment improves survival in lethal sepsis induced in miceM BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :57 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Echinacea purpurea and osteopathic manipulative treatment in children with recurrent otitis media: a randomized controlled trialRichard A Wahl, Michael B Aldous, Katherine A Worden, Kathryn L Grant BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :56 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Neuroprotective efficacy and therapeutic window of curcuma oil: in rat embolic stroke model Preeti Dohare, Puja Garg, Uma sharma, NR Jagannathan, Madhur Ray BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :55 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Antioxidant activities and phenolic contents of the methanol extracts of the stems of Acokanthera oppositifolia and Adenia gummifera Adeolu A Adedapo, Florence O Jimoh, Anthony J Afolayan, Patrick J Masika BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :54 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Antibacterial and antioxidant properties of the methanol extracts of the leaves and stems of Calpurnia aurea Adeolu A Adedapo, Florence O Jimoh, Srinivas Koduru, Anthony J Afolayan, Patrick J Masika BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :53 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Patient satisfaction and side effects in primary care: An observational study comparing homeopathy and conventional medicine Florica Marian, Kerstin Joost, Krishan D Saini, Klaus von Ammon, Andr BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8 :52 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Possible immunotherapeutic potentiation with D-Fraction in
prostate cancer cells
Paul Pyo, Brandon Louie, Srinivas Rajamahanty, Muhammad Choudhury, Sensuke Konno Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2008, 1 :25 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Study Protocol: effects of acupuncture on hot flushes in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women - a multicenter randomized clinical trial Kun-Hyung Kim, Kyung-Won Kang, Hee-Jung Jung, Ji-Eun Park, So-Young Jung, Jun-Yong Choi, Sun-Mi Choi Trials 2008, 9 :70 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Ethnobotany in the Nepal Himalaya Ripu Kunwar, Rainer W Bussmann Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2008, 4 :24 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Editorial
Chinese Medicine (CM) matters Chun Un, Lorita Cheang, Jerry Lei, Siu-wai Leung, Hin Wing Yeung Chinese Medicine 2008, 3 :16 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis and some other medicinal plants commonly used in South-East Asia Lai Wah Chan, Emily L C Cheah, Constance L L Saw, Wanyu Weng, Paul W S Heng Chinese Medicine 2008, 3 :15 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Herbal remedy clinical trials in the media: a comparison with the coverage of conventional pharmaceuticals Tania Bubela, Heather Boon, Timothy Caulfield BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :35 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Effects of tender point acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) - a pragmatic trial Kazunori Itoh, Hideki Ochi, Hiroshi Kitakoji Chinese Medicine 2008, 3 :14 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Living knowledge of the healing plants: Ethno-phytotherapy in the Chepang communities from the Mid-Hills of Nepal Arun Rijal Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2008, 4 :23 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Rehabilitation program for traumatic chronic cervical pain associated with unsteadiness: a single case study. Danik Lafond, Annick Champagne, Rosalie Cadieux, Martin Descarreaux Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2008, 16 :15 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Through the rear view mirror: a content evaluation of the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy for the years 2005-2008 Ian D Coulter, Raheleh Khorsan Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2008, 16 :14 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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