complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

      The Journal of Research & education in Indian Medicine (JREIM) is a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal. JREIM has been established and launched in 1982 by a group of dedicated academicians and researchers of Ayurveda and allied disciplines under the dynamic leadership of Padamshree Prof. K. N. Udupa, the than Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India).         

          JREIM was aimed  to aid the dissemination of important researches and theoretical works in different areas of common interest to the educators, researchers, specialized and general therapists of Indian Medicine, which includes Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Sidhha, Homeopathy (AYUSH), Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), Integrative Medicine, and other Traditional / Alternative / Oriental Systems of Medicine in general and Clinical research, researches on Medicinal Plants / Herbs, Spices and Pharmaceutical Sciences in particular.

          The inaugural issue (Jan.-March 1982) of JREIM was released by Dr. Sombhong Kutranon, Regional Director, W.H.O. during International conference on Role of Practitioners of Indian Medicines in Primary Health Care at Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 20-22 February 1982.

 
Aims' and Scope

The Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Sidhha, Homeopathy (AYUSH), CAM, Integrative Medicine, and other Traditional / Alternative / Oriental Systems of Medicine in general and Clinical research, researches on Medicinal Plants / Herbs, Spices and Pharmaceutical Sciences in particular).

What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?

Complementary and alternative medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional allopathic medicine.