Synonyms for alternative medicine
al·ter·na·tive medicine

Princeton's WordNet

1. alternative medicinenoun

   the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture

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1. Dan Larhammer:

   The most important risk is that people and patients rely on unproven methods and refrain from using evidence-based methods, patients lose time and money by relying on useless methods that can, at best, provide placebo response which is usually transient. Some alternative medicine methods, including TCM, involve side effects, especially herbal extracts.

2. Amit Ray:

   In reality, Allopathic medicine should be called as alternative medicine and Ayurveda as the main line medicine. As Ayurveda is more mature, holistic, time tested, fewer side effects, and older than the allopathy.