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|+Possible reasons for being called alternative | |+Possible reasons for being called alternative | ||
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!conventional medicine | !conventional medicine | ||
!alternative medicine | !alternative medicine | ||
!respective term | !respective term | ||
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|scientific | |scientific | ||
|not scientific, pseudoscientific | |not scientific, pseudoscientific | ||
|pseudoscientific medicine | |pseudoscientific medicine | ||
|- | |- | ||
| + | |Distribution | ||
|orthodox, mainstream | |orthodox, mainstream | ||
| − | |practiced by | + | |practiced by minorities |
|unorthodox medicine | |unorthodox medicine | ||
|- | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
|academic (tought on universities) | |academic (tought on universities) | ||
|known by common people or staff without academic education | |known by common people or staff without academic education | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| + | |Practiced by | ||
| + | |doctors | ||
| + | |Mostly non doctors: healers, common people, naturopaths | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Quality, safety | ||
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|quackery | |quackery | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| + | |Cultural origin | ||
|based on western culture | |based on western culture | ||
|based on different cultures | |based on different cultures | ||
|traditional medicine | |traditional medicine | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Reductionism, materialism | |Reductionism, materialism | ||
|Acceptance of i.e. life forces, spirit or soul | |Acceptance of i.e. life forces, spirit or soul | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 1 October 2021
Alternative medicine is medicine that stands in different kinds of polarities to conventional medicine. The following table contains aspects because of which medical systems may be called alternative.
| conventional medicine | alternative medicine | respective term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| scientific | not scientific, pseudoscientific | pseudoscientific medicine | |
| Distribution | orthodox, mainstream | practiced by minorities | unorthodox medicine |
| academic (tought on universities) | known by common people or staff without academic education | ||
| Practiced by | doctors | Mostly non doctors: healers, common people, naturopaths | |
| Quality, safety | quackery | ||
| Cultural origin | based on western culture | based on different cultures | traditional medicine |
| Reductionism, materialism | Acceptance of i.e. life forces, spirit or soul |