Search Strategy Used to Create the Complementary Medicine Subset on PubMed
- This strategy was created using terms from the Alternative Medicine branch of MeSH, as well as additional terms and names of MEDLINE journals provided by The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. It is provided to facilitate searching for subjects in the area of complementary and alternative medicine. This subset can also be used in a search as cam [sb].
Example: osteoarthritis AND cam [sb]
Strategy last modified February 2012.
"Acupuncture & Electro-therapeutics Research" [ta] OR
Acupuncture in Medicine [ta] OR
Advances in Mind-Body Medicine [ta] OR
African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines [ta] OR
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine [ta] OR
Alternative Medicine Review [ta] OR
American Journal of Acupuncture [ta] OR
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine [ta] OR
The Australian Journal of Holistic Nursing [ta] OR
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine [ta] OR
British Homeopathic Journal [ta] OR
Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine [ta] OR
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice [ta] OR
Complementary Therapies in Medicine [ta] OR
Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery [ta] OR
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine eCAM [ta] OR
"Explore (NY)" [ta] OR
Fitoterapia [ta] OR
Forschende Komplementarmedizin [ta] OR
Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde [ta] OR
Homeopathy [ta] OR
Integrative Cancer Therapies [ta] OR
Integrative Medicine [ta] OR
International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms [ta] OR
International Journal of Yoga Therapy[ta] OR
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine [ta] OR
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies [ta] OR
Journal of Ethnopharmacology [ta] OR
Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy [ta] OR
Journal of Holistic Nursing [ta] OR
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics [ta] OR
Journal of Medicinal Food [ta] OR
Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy [ta] OR
Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology [ta] OR
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine [ta] OR
Journal of Natural Medicines [ta] OR
Natural product communications [ta] OR
Phytomedicine [ta] OR
Phytotherapy Research [ta] OR
Planta Medica [ta] OR
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu [ta] OR
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu [ta] OR
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi [ta] OR
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi [ta] OR
Zhong xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao [ta] OR
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi [ta] OR
alternative medicine [tw] OR integrative medicine [tw] OR alternative therapies [tw] OR
complementary medicine [tw] OR complementary therapy [tw] OR
complementary therapies [mh]OR complementary therapies [tw] OR
orthomolecular therapy [mh] OR orthomolecular OR
((megadosage [ti] OR megadose [ti] OR megadose therapy [ti] OR
megadoses [ti] OR megadosing [ti] OR megadosis [ti] OR
high dosage [ti] OR high dosages [ti] OR high dose [ti] OR
"large dosage" OR "large dose" OR "large dosed" OR
"large doses" OR adjuvant [ti] OR
unorthodox [ti] OR unconventional [ti] OR supplement [ti] OR
supplementation [ti] OR high daily intake [tw])
AND
(vitamins [mh] OR vitamins [tw] OR vitamin [tw] OR
vegetables [mh] OR
minerals [mh] OR minerals [tw] OR
androstenedione OR andro [tw] OR
arachidonic acid [tw] OR
ascorbic acid [tw] OR vitamin c [tw] OR
biotin [tw] OR
boron [tw] OR
bromelain [tw] OR bromelains [tw] OR
calcium [tw] OR
carotene [tw] OR carotenes [tw] OR carotenoids [mh] OR
choline [tw] OR
chromium [tw] OR
colloidal silver OR
conjugated linoleic acid OR
copper [tw] OR
docosahexaenoic acid [tw] OR dha [tw] OR
folic acid [tw] OR
inositol [tw] OR
iodine [tw] OR
iron [tw] OR
l-arginine [tw] OR
magnesium [tw] OR
manganese [tw] OR
molybdenum [tw] OR
niacin [tw] OR niacinamide [tw] OR
phosphatidyl choline [tw] OR lecithin [tw] OR
potassium [tw] OR
pyridoxine [tw] OR
riboflavin [tw] OR
retinoid [tw] OR retinoids [tw] OR retinoic [tw] OR retinal [tw] OR
selenium [tw] OR
silicon [tw] OR
thiamine [tw] OR
tocopherol [tw] OR tocopherols [tw] OR
vanadium [tw] OR
vitamin a [tw] OR
vitamin d [tw] OR
vitamin e [tw] OR
vitamin k [tw] OR
zinc [tw] OR
phytomedicine OR
micronutrient [tw] OR micronutrients))
OR
(antioxidants AND dietary supplements) OR
(diseases category [mh] AND dietary supplements) OR
(dietary fats AND unsaturated fatty acids) OR
(diseases category [mh] AND omega-3 fatty acids)
OR
((adjuvant [ti] OR complementary [ti] OR
unorthodox [ti] OR unconventional [ti] OR supplement [ti] OR
supplements [ti] OR supplementation [ti])
AND
(co-enzyme Q10 OR ubiquinone OR
carnitine [majr] OR carnitine [ti] OR
glutamine [majr] OR glutamine [ti] OR
phenylalanine [majr] OR phenylalanine [ti] OR
glucosamine sulfate [majr] OR glucosamine sulfate [ti] OR
chondroitin sulfates [majr] OR chondroitin sulfate [ti] OR
(chondroitin OR glucosamine AND joint diseases) OR
lipoic acid [ti] OR
"medium chain" triglycerides OR
phosphatidylserine [majr] OR phosphatidylserine [ti] OR
melatonin [majr] OR melatonin [ti] OR "melatonin treatment" OR
dhea [tw] OR
taurine [majr] OR taurine [ti] OR
lysine [majr] OR lysine [ti] OR
tyrosine [majr] OR tyrosine [ti] OR
gamma-oryzanol [tw] OR
fatty acids [majr] OR fatty acids [ti] OR
amino acids [majr] OR amino acids [ti] OR
s-adenosylmethionine [majr] OR s-adenosylmethionine [ti]))
OR
(selenium vitamin e select) OR
"mind body" OR mind-body therapies [mh] OR mindfulness-based stress reduction OR
yoga OR ayurveda OR medicine, ayurvedic OR ayurvedic OR
ayur veda OR ayur vedic OR siddha [tw] OR guggal [tw] OR guggul [tw] OR
"balint group" OR "balint group work" OR "balint groups" OR
cyberbiology OR
(eye movement [tw] AND desensitization [tw] OR emdr) OR
bach e [ps] OR
flower remedies OR (bach [tw] AND flower) OR
heliotherapy OR
cayce [tw] OR
sophrology OR
wit and humor as topic [mh] OR laughter therapy OR
("past life" AND therapy) OR
meditation OR
kundalini OR
(mental OR guided OR visualization OR rehersal AND imagery) OR
hypnosis OR hypnotherapy OR
simonton [tw] OR
biofeedback OR
neurofeedback OR
self-help groups [mh] OR support groups [tw] OR
(group psychotherapy AND cancer) OR
autogenic training OR
transpersonal psychology OR
relaxation therapy [tw] OR relaxation techniques [tw] OR
("progressive relaxation" AND (pain OR anxiety)) OR
psychoneuroimmunology OR
psychosomatic medicine [tw] OR
aversion therapy OR
art therapy [tw] OR
music therapy [tw] OR
dance therapy [tw] OR
drama therapy [tw] OR dramatherapy OR psychodrama
journaling OR
animal assisted therapy[tw] OR (pet therapy [tw] AND animals [tw]) OR
feng shui OR
syntonics OR
religion and medicine [tw] OR
mental healing [tw] OR
spiritual healing [tw] OR
alternative healer* OR
faith heal* OR
special healer* OR
shamanism OR shaman [tw] OR
santeria OR
witchcraft OR voodoo OR
magic [mh] OR
prayer* [tw] OR praying [tw] OR
spirituality OR
psychospiritual OR
holistic nursing [tw] OR
pastoral care [tw] OR
alcoholics anonymous OR
kirlian [tw] OR
ear candle* OR
native american traditional medicine OR korean traditional medicine OR
chinese traditional medicine OR chinese medicine [tiab] OR oriental traditional medicine OR
east asian traditional medicine OR kampo medicine OR tibetan traditional medicine OR
qi [mh] OR ch'i [tw] OR yin-yang [mh] OR acupuncture therapy OR acupuncture analgesia OR
acupuncture points OR acupressure OR acupuncture OR electroacupuncture OR
auriculoacupuncture OR auriculotherapy OR "dry needling" OR
trigger point injection* OR transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation OR
acumoxa OR
fu zheng [tw] OR
huangdi neijing OR
moxibustion OR
qi gong [tw] OR qigong OR
tai chi [tw] OR
aikido [tw] OR
medicine, traditional OR traditional medicine [tw] OR
primitive medicine [tw] OR folk medicine [tw] OR folklore OR folk [tw] OR traditional indigenous OR
home remedies [tw] OR home remedy [tw] OR
traditional healer* OR
unani OR
tibbi [tw] OR tibb [tw] OR
traditional african medicine OR
curanderismo OR
tibetan medicine OR
kampo OR
((aboriginal OR aborigines) AND (medicinal OR medicine)) OR
arabic medicine [tw] OR
la'au OR
yoruba OR
homeopathy OR homeopath* [tw] OR homoeopath* [tw] OR materia medica OR homeopathic formularies OR
homeopathic pharmacopoeias OR environmental medicine [tw] OR
restricted environmental stimulation therapy OR radiesthesia OR
naturopathy OR naturopath* [tw] OR
anthroposophy OR eclecticism OR
holistic health [tw] OR ((wholistic OR holistic) AND (health [tw] OR medicine [tw] OR nursing)) OR
kneipp [tw] OR kneipp S [ps] OR ((bowen [tw] AND family) AND (therapy [tw] OR systems OR technique)) OR
bowenian phytotherapy OR chinese herb* OR herbal drugs [tw] OR
herbal medicine OR medicinal plants OR chinese herb nephropathy OR plant extracts estrogen-like OR
plant extracts/tu OR (plant extracts/pharmacology AND humans [mh]) OR
botanicals OR (botanical AND (supplementary OR supplemental OR medicine [tw] OR medicinal [tw] OR
remedy [tw] OR remedies [tw] OR therapy OR therapeutic use OR management [tw] OR
treatment [tw] OR antineoplastic* OR preparation [tw] OR preparations [tw])) OR
herbal OR herbals OR herbalism OR antineoplastic agents, phytogenic OR phytoestrogen* OR
pharmacognosy OR
artichoke extract OR (bitter orange [tw] AND oil [tw]) OR black cohosh OR
(bromelain [ti] OR (bromelain AND pineapple [tw]) AND (therapy OR therapeutic OR treatment)) OR
bromelain/tu [mh:noexp] OR (anti-inflammatory OR antiinflammatory AND bromelain) OR
(flax [majr] AND (tumors OR cancer/pc OR cancer/dh OR plant extracts)) OR
ginkgo biloba OR bilobalides OR ginkgolides OR (cannabis [tw] OR marijuana [tw] OR marihuana [tw] AND medical) OR cannabis/tu OR
(therapeutic use OR antiinflammatory OR oral administration AND ellagic acid) OR
hypericum OR (st AND john AND wort) OR garlic OR (allicin AND sulfinic acids/tu [majr]) OR
ginseng [tw] OR panax OR astragalus plant [majr] OR
golden seal OR goldenseal OR
glyconutrient* OR
pomegranate [tw] OR
(honey [mh] AND therapy) OR
(resveratrol AND (therapy OR therapeutic)) OR
(extract OR extracts AND (butterbur OR butter bur OR grape seed [tw])) OR
guarana OR
(human growth hormone AND aging [majr]) OR
5-Hydroxytryptophan/tu [majr:noexp] OR
(alpha-lipoic acid AND therapeutic use [sh:noexp]) OR
acai [tw] OR
ba wei di huang wan OR
bear-bile OR
berberine OR
borage oil OR
arnica OR
cetyl myristoleate OR
"citrus pectin" OR
(cinnamon [tw] AND (antioxidants [mh] OR oils)) OR
(clove AND (oils OR extract* OR infusion)) OR
cordyceps OR
(chamomile OR cranberry AND (plant extracts OR diseases category [mh])) OR
echinacea OR
flax seed [tw] OR
saw palmetto OR
"urtica dioica" OR
kava OR
hawthorn [tw] OR
"horse chestnut seed" OR
witch hazel OR
bilberry OR
ginger [tw] OR
aloe vera OR
capsicum OR
feverfew OR
(green AND tea [mh] OR green tea [ti]) OR
tea tree oil OR
(root[tw] OR roots [tw] AND licorice) OR
yohimbe OR
rhodiola OR
valerian OR
heliotrope [tw] OR
bee pollen OR
myrrh OR
cat's claw OR uncaria tomentosa[tw] OR
evening primrose OR
dong quai OR
fenugreek OR
(lavender AND (oil OR oils OR odors)) OR
maitake OR grifola frondosa OR
marshmallow OR
pine bark extract OR
(hoodia AND appetite) OR
psyllium OR
stanol therapy OR
tumeric OR turmeric OR curcumin OR
mistletoe OR iscador OR
mahonia aquifolium OR
(oleum AND menthae AND piperitae) OR
thunder god vine OR
peppermint oil OR
milk thistle OR "silybum marianum" OR silymarin OR silybin OR
ma huang OR
(mushroom* AND (medicinal OR therapy OR antifungal OR antineoplastic)) OR
purple sweet potato anthocyanin OR
ephedra OR
padma [tw] OR
hoxsey [tw] OR
essiac [tw] OR
kombucha OR
(pau OR palo AND arco) OR (avellanedae OR impetiginosa AND tabebuia) OR
pc-spes OR
(treatment OR therapy AND pumpkin seed*) OR
pygeum OR
(diet OR dietary AND rice bran [tw]) OR
red yeast rice OR
sam-e OR
tinospora OR
phyllanthus OR
nutriceutical* OR nutraceutical* OR
diet fads OR
(probiotics OR prebiotics OR synbiotics AND therapy) OR
(macrobiotic AND diet) OR
pritikin [tw] OR
mcdougall [tw] OR
gerson [tw] OR
(kelley [tw] AND diet therapy) OR
(proteolytic enzymes [tw] AND (diet therapy OR oral administration) AND cancer) OR
(wigmore [tw] AND diet) OR
livingston-wheeler OR
(atkins [tw] AND diet) OR
(low-carb OR low-carbohydrate AND diet) OR
((omega-3 OR fish oil OR (n3 OR n-3 AND (oil OR oils OR PUFA OR fatty acid OR fatty acids))) AND (diet OR dietary OR supplement* [tw])) OR
(diamond [tw] AND diet) OR
ketogenic diet* OR
((fasting [majr] OR fasting [ti]) AND diet therapy [sh]) OR
high fiber [tw] OR high fibre [tw] OR
macrobiotic diet OR
mediterranean diet OR
paleolithic diet OR
asian diet [tw] OR
(food OR foods [tw] OR diet OR dietary AND cultural) OR
(fruit [tw] OR fruits OR plant [tw] OR
plants AND juice AND (prevention OR therapy)) OR
(ornish [tw] AND diet) OR
vegetarian diet OR vegetarianism OR vegan OR vegans OR
veganism OR
wssf OR water-soluble soybean fiber OR
phytosterols OR phytosterol [tw] OR
((soy OR soybeans OR soybean [tw] OR soybean proteins) AND (prevention OR therapy)) OR
isoflavones OR isoflavone [tw] OR ipriflavone OR genistein OR
(anti-oxidant OR anti-oxidants OR antioxidant OR antioxidants [tw] OR consumption OR treatment OR therapy OR prevention OR therapeutic AND
(flavonoid [tw] OR flavonoids OR bioflavinoid* OR bioflavonoid*)) OR
(antioxidants AND blueberr*) OR
(health food OR functional food* AND therapy) OR
(functional food [tw] AND antioxidants) OR
coley toxins OR
714-x OR mth-68 OR
antineoplastons OR
(creatine AND huntington disease AND (therapy OR therapeutic)) OR
(shark [tw] AND cartilage) OR
(powdered AND cartilage AND wound) OR
(therapeutic OR prevention OR therapy AND shiitake) OR
(stevia AND sweetner) OR stevia [ti] OR
edetic acid OR edta [tw] OR ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [tw] OR
(intravenous AND ozone AND therapy [tw]) OR ozonotherapy OR ozone/tu [majr:noexp] OR "ozone therapy" OR
oxymedicine OR hyperoxigenation therapy OR
(hydrogen peroxide AND (intravenous OR infusions) AND (dosage OR therapy OR therapeutic use)) OR
((hyperbaric oxygen therapy [ti] OR
hyperbaric oxygenation[majr]) NOT (wounds OR
wound healing OR decompression sickness OR diving)) OR
immunoaugmentative OR
revici [tw] OR
cell therapy [tw] OR
organotherapy OR
tissue therapy [mh] OR tissue therapy [tw] OR
(t tn [tw] AND vaccinat*) OR
(enemas OR enema AND coffee) OR
dibella [tw] OR
greek cancer cure OR
(hydrazine sulfate AND (therapy OR antineoplastic agents AND cancer) OR
krebiozen [tw] OR
laetrile OR
urine therapy [tw] OR
(livingston [tw] AND therapy [tw]) OR
(maggot [tw] AND therapy [tw]) OR
(cancer OR neoplasms AND pannon) OR
reishi [tw] OR
staphage lysate OR
cellasene OR
(chacon [tw] AND cancer) OR
chelation therapy OR
(noni juice OR morinda citrifolia AND (antineoplastic agents OR cancer OR analgesic OR antihelminthic)) OR
chitosan weight loss OR
(treatment [ti] OR therapy [ti] AND insulin [ti] AND potentiation [ti])) OR
(thymus extract OR pancreatic extract AND therapeutic use) OR
apitherapy OR apitherap* OR
neural therapy [tw] OR prolotherapy OR neuraltherapy OR
electrodiagnostics OR
iridolog* OR iridodiagnosis OR
(mora [tw] AND therapy) OR
bioresonance OR
expressive writing [tw] OR
(maruyama [tw] AND vaccine) OR
neuroacoustic [tw] OR
revici OR
naprapathy OR
spinal manipulation OR
chiropractic [mh] OR chiropractic [tw] OR
massage OR
osteopathic medicine [tw] OR (manipulative OR manipulation AND osteopathic) OR
(tui [tw] AND na [tw]) OR tuina OR
shiatsu [tw] OR
reflexology [tw] OR reflexotherapy OR
rolfing [tw] OR
applied kinesiology OR
energy polarity healing OR
pranic healing OR
(body centered [tw] OR body oriented [tw] AND psychotherapy) OR
(approach OR psychophysical OR bodywork OR body AND trager [tw]) OR
(alexander [tw] AND technique) OR
feldenkrais OR
applied kinesiology OR
pilates OR
post isometric contract OR
hold relax [tw] OR
(amma [tw] AND therapy) OR
(conductive AND education [tw]) OR
((craniosacral OR cranio-sacral) AND (therapy OR treatment)) OR
effleurage OR
myofascial release OR gravity inversion [tw] OR
hellerwork OR
hippotherapy OR hydrotherapy OR balneotherapy OR balneology OR
ammotherapy OR sand bath* OR
finnish baths OR
mud pack* OR mud therapy OR mud bath* OR
thalassotherapy OR climatotherapy OR speleotherapy OR
(jin [tw] AND shin [tw]) OR
(hawaiian AND lomi) OR
manual lymphatic drainage OR
manual lymph drainage OR
(meridian AND therapy [tw]) OR
mesotherapy OR
myotherapy OR
neurocranial restructuring OR
neuromuscular integrated action OR
reichian OR
petrissage OR
watsu OR
colour therapy [tw] OR color therapy [MeSH Terms] OR color therapy [tw] OR
aromatherapy OR
heat therapy [tw] OR
electrotherap* OR
holotropic OR
(saline [tw] AND nasal irrigation) OR
alternate nostril breathing OR unilateral forced nostril breathing OR
biofield OR
healing art [tw] OR
therapeutic touch [tw] OR healing touch [tw] OR caring touch [tw] OR
reiki OR
(natural [ti] AND healing [ti]) OR
huna [tw] OR
external qi healing OR
psychic healing OR (psychic AND surgery [tw]) OR
sensory deprivation [tw] OR
(polarity AND therapy [tw]) OR
chronotherapy OR
vitalism OR
bioelectromagnetic* [tw] OR biomagnets OR
bioelectromagnetism OR magnetics/tu [mh:noexp] OR
electromagnetics/tu [mh:noexp] OR
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation OR
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation OR
trigger-point-therapy OR
myofascial trigger point pain electrotherapy OR
bobath OR
electrostimulation OR
blue light treatment [tw] OR
holographic repatterning OR
((ultrasound [tw] OR radiofrequenc*) AND induced hyperthermia [mh:noexp]) OR
thermochemoradiotherapy OR
(magnet [ti] OR electromagnetic [ti] AND therapy [ti]) OR
infrasound therapy OR
(therapy OR treatment AND millimeter wave*) OR
ion generated [tw] OR ion generating [tw] OR ion generator [tw] OR
nccam
