Unconventional Western System

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Unconventional Western System Definition

NIH: Subcategory of alternative medical systems in CAM. This sub-category deals with alternative medical systems developed in the West that are not dealt with elsewhere. This includes systems such as homeopathy, Anthroposophically- extended Medicine, Environmental Medicine, Functional Medicine, Radionics, Cayce-based therapies, etc. Included are: Homeopathy, Environmental Medicine, Functional Medicine, Anthroposophically-extended medicine, Radionics, Radiesthesia, Psionic medicine, Cayce-based systems.