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| − | '''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. | + | '''Alternative medicine''' is [[medicine]] that stands in different kinds of [[Wikipedia:Polarity|polarities]] to [[conventional medicine]]. The following table contains aspects because of which medical systems may be called alternative. |
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Revision as of 22:29, 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.
| Aspect | conventional medicine | alternative medicine | respective term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science | scientific | not scientific, pseudoscientific | pseudoscientific medicine |
| Distribution | orthodox, mainstream | practiced by minorities | unorthodox medicine |
| Where is it being tought? | 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 |
| Paradigmata | Reductionism, materialism | Acceptance of i.e. life forces, spirit or soul |