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Integrative medicine is not just a catchy title for what was formerly known as holistic healthcare. It is a title that embodies the professional organization of integrative healthcare providers through an association that teaches, educates, and informs about integrative models of health. The professional AIHM organization was established to help professionals incorporate integrative healthcare into their health practice.
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NAMA's mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the practice of Ayurveda. They endorse and regulate teaching colleges through out the United States for best practices and accreditation for Ayurvedic professional education and clinical training.
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IHPC envisions a world with no barriers to health. According to their mission, "We plan to eliminate barriers to health through health creation, collaboration, patient-centered care, inclusivity, empowerment, respect, transparency, integrity, mindfulness, and fairness."
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Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health has just published, 'Moving Beyond Medications: Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management and Well-Being' , a one-page pocket guide to educate practicing clinicians on integrative pain management. A collaboration between ACIH, ACIMH, AIHM and IHPC.
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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and integrative health approaches. We are 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Peer-Reviewed Academic Research and Integrative Healthcare
Dr. Nancy Sudak, Unifying the Voices of Integrative Practice: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566478/
Boon, H., Verhoef, M., O'Hara, D., & Findlay, B. (2004), From parallel practice to integrative health care: a conceptual framework: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6963-4-15
John Weeks (2015), The Joint Commission Moves Integrative Approach Ahead of Pharmaceuticals for Pain Management:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566474/
Powerful Plant Research
Herbal medicine for depression, anxiety, and insomnia: A review of psychopharmacology and clinical evidence (2011)
http://www.europeanneuropsychopharmacology.com/article/S0924-977X(11)00071-X/pdf
Effects of berberine on diabetes induced by alloxan and a high-fat/high cholesterol diet in rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Volume 108, Issue 1, 3 November 2006, Pages 109-115
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874106002248
Variations in the Types and Amounts of Bacteria in Echinacea Plants May Influence the Herb’s Effects on Infectious Disease, NCCIH
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/echinacea-bacteria
Latest Findings From CREST-E Trial Don’t Support Using the Dietary Supplement Creatine To Treat Huntington’s Disease, NCCIH
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/crest-e-huntington
Adaptogenic activity of Withania somnifera: an experimental study using a rat model of chronic stress, Department of Pharmacology, Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, Calcutta University
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c4d0/7a59cc06f4931cb30c6c82e040a752843fee.pdf
Rhodiola rosea for physical and mental fatigue a systematic review, BioMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541197/
Antimycobacterial polyynes of Devil's Club (Opoplanax horridus), a North American Native Medicinal Plant
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/np970182j
Hydrophobic constituents and their potential anticancer activities from Devil's Club (Opoplanax horridus), Journal of Ethnopharmacology
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/np970182j
http://www.europeanneuropsychopharmacology.com/article/S0924-977X(11)00071-X/pdf
Effects of berberine on diabetes induced by alloxan and a high-fat/high cholesterol diet in rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Volume 108, Issue 1, 3 November 2006, Pages 109-115
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874106002248
Variations in the Types and Amounts of Bacteria in Echinacea Plants May Influence the Herb’s Effects on Infectious Disease, NCCIH
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/echinacea-bacteria
Latest Findings From CREST-E Trial Don’t Support Using the Dietary Supplement Creatine To Treat Huntington’s Disease, NCCIH
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/crest-e-huntington
Adaptogenic activity of Withania somnifera: an experimental study using a rat model of chronic stress, Department of Pharmacology, Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, Calcutta University
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c4d0/7a59cc06f4931cb30c6c82e040a752843fee.pdf
Rhodiola rosea for physical and mental fatigue a systematic review, BioMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541197/
Antimycobacterial polyynes of Devil's Club (Opoplanax horridus), a North American Native Medicinal Plant
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/np970182j
Hydrophobic constituents and their potential anticancer activities from Devil's Club (Opoplanax horridus), Journal of Ethnopharmacology
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/np970182j
Research on Pain Management
Needles and Coffee May Not Mix; Even a Low Dose of Caffeine Blocks Acupuncture’s Pain Relief in Mice
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/needles-coffee
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Shown To Be Cost Effective for Chronic Low-Back Pain
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/behavioral-therapy-cost-effective
NCCIH Researchers Describe Specialized Neurons That Play a Unique Role in Mechanical Pain
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/specialized-neurons
Yoga Similar to Physical Therapy in Helping Low-Back Pain in a Diverse Urban Population
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/yoga-low-back-pain
How the Body and Brain Achieve Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief via Acupuncture
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/carpal
Veterans Are in Pain, According to Analysis of National Health Survey
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/veterans_pain
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/needles-coffee
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Shown To Be Cost Effective for Chronic Low-Back Pain
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/behavioral-therapy-cost-effective
NCCIH Researchers Describe Specialized Neurons That Play a Unique Role in Mechanical Pain
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/specialized-neurons
Yoga Similar to Physical Therapy in Helping Low-Back Pain in a Diverse Urban Population
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/yoga-low-back-pain
How the Body and Brain Achieve Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief via Acupuncture
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/carpal
Veterans Are in Pain, According to Analysis of National Health Survey
https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/veterans_pain
Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies
Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies, Edited by Lakshmi Chandra Mishra
https://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Ayurvedic-Therapies-Lakshmi-Mishra/dp/084931366X
Bridging Ayurveda with evidence-based scientific approaches in medicine
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230501/
Ayurvedic research and methodology: Present status and future strategies.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833362
Insights on personalized medicine from Ayurveda.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23098697
Scientific basis for the use of Indian ayurvedic medicinal plants in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders: ashwagandha.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20528765
Triethylene glycol, an active component of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) leaves, is responsible for sleep induction.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28207892
Effects of Ashwagandha (roots of Withania somnifera) on neurodegenerative diseases.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882401
Research study on the benefits of Panchakarma:
https://www.ayurvedichealing.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PK-Research-Chopra.pdf
Adaptogenic activity of Withania somnifera: an experimental study using a rat model of chronic stress, Department of Pharmacology, Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, Calcutta University
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c4d0/7a59cc06f4931cb30c6c82e040a752843fee.pdf
https://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Ayurvedic-Therapies-Lakshmi-Mishra/dp/084931366X
Bridging Ayurveda with evidence-based scientific approaches in medicine
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230501/
Ayurvedic research and methodology: Present status and future strategies.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833362
Insights on personalized medicine from Ayurveda.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23098697
Scientific basis for the use of Indian ayurvedic medicinal plants in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders: ashwagandha.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20528765
Triethylene glycol, an active component of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) leaves, is responsible for sleep induction.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28207892
Effects of Ashwagandha (roots of Withania somnifera) on neurodegenerative diseases.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882401
Research study on the benefits of Panchakarma:
https://www.ayurvedichealing.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/PK-Research-Chopra.pdf
Adaptogenic activity of Withania somnifera: an experimental study using a rat model of chronic stress, Department of Pharmacology, Post-Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, Calcutta University
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c4d0/7a59cc06f4931cb30c6c82e040a752843fee.pdf
