Table of Contents

• PPT Slide
• What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
• CAM Therapies Patients May Ask About:
• The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the U.S.
• Use of Alternative Medicine by Patients in a Rural Family Practice Clinic2
• Why is Alternative Medicine So Appealing?1
• Regulation of CAM
• The Lack of Communication
• Alternative Medicine and Physicians
• PPT Slide
• Alternative Medicine Web Resources
• More Web Sites Recommended by Torin Finver, M.D.
• Surgery and Herbal Supplementation
• PPT Slide
• Echinacea Purpurea

• Interactions, Adverse Effects and Contraindications of Echinacea
• Ginko Biloba
• PPT Slide
• Hawthorn Extract
• Black Cohosh
• Saw Palmetto, Sabal serrulatum
• Contraindications, Adverse Effects, and Interactions of Saw Palmetto
• Glucosamine and Chondroitin
• Other Important Supplements
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oil
• Alternative Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
• PPT Slide
• In Conclusion:
• References