All alternative medicine synonyms
al·ter·na·tive med·i·cine
A a noun alternative medicine
- complementary medicine — the treatment, alleviation, or prevention of disease by such techniques as osteopathy, homeopathy, aromatherapy, and acupuncture, allied with attention to such factors as diet and emotional stability, which can affect a person's wellbeing
- folk medicine — health practices arising from superstition, cultural traditions, or empirical use of native remedies, especially food substances.
- faith healing — healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing.
- holistic medicine — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.