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Traditional and complementary medicine

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Practices such as homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal remedies and cupping are widely used in many parts of the world. The World Health Organization has a strategy for the field, and in Turkey these practices have been regulated since 2014. Clinical studies of their effects have produced differing results.

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Key methodological problems in evaluating these practices are designing adequate placebo controls (e.g. sham acupuncture), blinding, standardising individualised treatments and publication bias. Some practices, such as plant-derived drugs like artemisinin, have entered mainstream pharmacology.

Claims

The World Health Organization has published a strategy aiming to integrate the safe and effective use of traditional and complementary medicine into health systems.^[1]
In Turkey, traditional and complementary medicine practices are regulated by a regulation that entered into force in 2014.^[2]

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Homeopathy Acupuncture

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Sources

ReportWorld Health Organization (2013). WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014–2023. WHO, Genevawho.int archive
ReportT.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı (2014). Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları Yönetmeliği. Resmî Gazete, 27 Ekim 2014, Sayı 29158

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APA

Athena contributors. (2026). Traditional and complementary medicine. Athena: The tree of human knowledge. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://latifkedi.github.io/athena/en/d/tamamlayici-tip/

BibTeX

@misc{athena_tamamlayici_tip,
  title        = {Traditional and complementary medicine},
  author       = {{Athena contributors}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://latifkedi.github.io/athena/en/d/tamamlayici-tip/}},
  note         = {Athena: The tree of human knowledge. Accessed: 2026-11-01}
}

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