Track 1.  Traditional Medicine for Covid-19

Coronavirus is infectious disease which is mainly caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS CoV-2) and mainly belongs to the family coronavirus. Traditional medicines are mainly used as preventive and therapeutic agents who are recommended for administration to patients and are frequently used by people in the communities. But World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet concluded that any of the traditional medicine for the treatment of Covid-19.

• Covid-19 naturopathic treatment
• Herbal drugs to treat Covid-19
• Plants used in treatment of Covid-19

Track 2.  Traditional Medicine Today: Clinical and Research Issues

Medicinal plants are used for the prevention and treatment of diseases which ranges from popular and traditional medicines for the use of standardized herbal extracts is known as traditional medicine. Most of the traditional medicines are extracted from the natural products like herbs which varies in their chemical composition depends on the several factors and varies from people to people.

• Ethnobotany
• Ethnomedicine
• Medical Anthropology
• Five Phases theory
• Tongue and pulse
• Cupping
• Mythical origins

Track 3.  Ayurveda and Unani Medicines

Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with many of the historical roots which are present in the Indian subcontinent. The main theory and practices of the Ayurveda is pseudoscientific therapies which mainly includes meditation, yoga, massage, medicines, special diets, laxatives, special oils, and enemas. Unani medicine is one of the traditional system of healing and maintaining of health which was mostly observed in South Asia. Unani medicine is also called as Arabic medicine e or Islamic medicine.

• Yoga Therapy
• Mudras in Yoga
• Chakras in Yoga
• Yoga for the Nervous System
• Yoga for Pregnancy & Aging
• Yoga for Wellness & Addiction Recovery
• Balneotherapy
• Brazilian
• Bush medicine
• Cambodian

Track 4.  Homeopathy and Allopathy

Homeopathy is a treatment which is mainly based on the use of highly diluted substances which are claimed by the practitioners will cause the body to heal itself. Homeopathy medicines are also called as remedies. Allopathy is a health system in which the medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals who are licensed to practice and treat diseases and symptoms. Allopathy is also known as allopathic medicine.

• Electrohomeopathy
• Homeoprophylaxis
• Homeopathic Vaccines
• Preparation and Treatment
• Proving of Homeopathic Medicines

Track 5.  Mind Therapy

Mind therapy is a healing technique which will enhance the mind’s interactions with bodily function, to induce relaxation. Mind therapy is mainly used to help in controlling the pain, stress, anxiety, and depression. Some of the mind therapies which includes hypnosis, yoga, meditation, guided imagery and tai chi.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
• Exposure Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Mentalization-based Therapy

Track 6.  Acupuncture and Naturopathy

Acupuncture is one of the form of alternative medicine and also plays a key role in Traditional Chinese Medicine where small sized needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is mainly used to relieve the discomfort which is associated with a many varieties of diseases and conditions which include postoperative nausea, chemotherapy-induced and vomiting. Naturopathy is one of the form of alternative medicine which employs an array of pseudoscientific practices which are branded as natural, non-invasive or promoting self-healing.

• Auricular Acupuncture
• Electro Acupuncture
• Acupressure
• Magnets and Acupuncture
• Moxibustion and Acupuncture
• Hydrotherapy
• Manipulative therapy

Track 7. Chiropractic Medicine

Chiropractic medicine is a pseudoscientific complementary and also an alternative medicine which is concerned with the treatment and diagnosis of mechanical disorders of musculoskeletal system especially the spine. Chiropractic medicine is mainly used as a pain relief alternative for joints, bones, muscles and some of the connective tissues such as ligaments, tendons and cartilage.

• Spinal Manipulation
• Thompson Drop Chiropractic Technique
• Gonstead Chiropractic Technique
• Activator

Track 8. Herbal and Chinese Medicine

The branch of science which deals with the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants which are one of the basis of traditional medicine is known as herbal medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is one of the branch of traditional medicine in china which is mainly based on the Compendium of Materia Medica and Huangdi Neijing. This Chinese medicine includes in many forms like cupping therapy, gua sha, acupuncture, bonesetter.

• Anthroposophic medicine
• Apitherapy
• Applied kinesiology
• Aromatherapy
• Auriculotherapy
• Moxibustion
• Folk Medicine
• Origin - Yin, and Yang
• Eight principles of diagnosis
• Chinese Herbal Therapy

Track 9.  Holistic Medicine

Holistic medicine is one of the forms of healing which considers the whole person’s mind, sprit, body, and emotions in the quest for optimal health and wellness. Holistic medicine is also called as alternative medicine or integrative medicine or complementary medicine or natural medicine or unconventional medicine or unorthodox medicine.

• Reflexology
• Aromatherapy
• Homeopathy
• Naturopathy

 

Track 10.  Osteopathic and Sports Medicine

Osteopathic medicine is also one of the types of alternative medicine which emphasizes the physical manipulation of the body muscle tissue and bones. Osteopathic medicine is a whole person approach which treats the entire person rather than just symptoms. The branch of medicine which deals with the physical fitness, prevention and treatment of injuries which are related to sports and exercises is known as sports medicine.

• Orthopedic nurse
• Kinesiotherapist
• Physical therapist
• Sports psychologist
• Sports medicine nurse
•  Physiatrist

Track 11.  Body Movement Therapies and Massage

Body movement therapy is one of the therapy which uses movement to help a person to deal with a disability, illness, or life challenges that keep them from functioning fully. The main aim of the body movement therapy is to enhance the persons cognitive, mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. Massage is a technique which is used in the manipulation of the body soft tissues which was completely applied with figers, hands, elbows, forearms, knees, or with a device.

• Hot stone massage
• Aromatherapy massage
• Deep tissue massage
• Sports massage
• Trigger point massage
• Reflexology
• Shiatsu massage

Track 12.  Yoga and Meditation

A group of mental, physical, and spiritual practices or disciplines which are originated in ancient India is known as yoga. Yoga is a spiritual discipline which is mostly based on an extremely subtle science which mainly focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. Meditation is one of the practices where an individual uses some of the techniques like focusing on a particular object or mindfulness, thought or activity to train attention and awareness, achieve  emotionally calm and stable state and mentally clear.

• Vinyasa Yoga
• Hatha Yoga
• Ashtanga Yoga
• Power Yoga
• Restorative Yoga
• Movement meditation
• Mantra meditation
• Transcendental meditation
• Mindfulness meditation
• Spiritual meditation

Track 13. Nutrition and Diet Supplements

Nutrition is a physiological and biochemical process by which the microorganisms uses the food to support their life. The nutrition process mainly includes absorption, assimilation, ingestion, catabolism, biosynthesis and excretion. The manufactured product which intended to supplement one’s diet by taking pills, capsules, powder or liquid and tablets is known as diet supplements.

• Autotrophic nutrition
• Heterotrophic nutrition
• Holozoic nutrition
• Saprobiontic nutrition
• Parasitic nutrition

Track 14. Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

The branch of science which deals with the study of plants or other natural source as a possible source of drugs is known as pharmacognosy. It mainly studies the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs and drug substances which are taken from natural sources. The branch of science which deals with the study of the phytochemicals which are chemicals derived from the plants is known as phytochemistry.

• Medical ethnobotany
• Ethnopharmacology
• Zoopharmacognosy
• Marine pharmacognosy
• Alkaloids
• Glycosides
• Polyphenols
• Terpenes

Track 15. Neutraceuticals and Herbal Cosmetics                  

A neutraceutical is an alternative for pharmaceuticals which claims physiological benefits. Neutraceuticals  are any food or food supplements that offer medical or health benefits beyond the purpose of nutrition and also helps in avoiding the reoccurring disease and in the process of cure. The cosmetics which are formulated by using different ingredients to form the base in which one or more herbal ingredients are used to cure various skin ailments is known as herbal cosmetics. 

• Dietary Fibre
• Probiotics
• Prebiotics
• Polyunsaturated fatty acids
• Antioxidant vitamins
• Phytopharmaceuticals
• Biofertilizer ingredients
• Botanical extract
• Natural cosmetics
• Agro products

Track 16. Herbal Market and Therapies

Herbal therapies mainly use medically active substances which are harvested from plants. These herbal therapies are made from any part of the plant but are most commonly made from roots, leaves, seeds and flowers. Depending on the type of herb, they can be taken in the form of liquid or pill form which are inhaled or applies on the skin. 

• Allium sativum
• Blumea balsamifera
• Cassia alata
• Clinopodium douglasii
• Ehretia microphylla
• Momordica charantia

Track 17. Evolvement of Complementary Medicine

Complementary medicines are evolved through history and became formalized from primitive practices although many are developed during the 19^th century as alternatives to someone’s harmful practices of the times such as purgation and blood lettings. 

• Alternative medical systems
• Mind-body interventions
• Biologically based treatments
• Manipulative and body-based methods
• Energy therapies

Track  18.  Challenges and Future Directions of Traditional Medicine

Animal and Mineral primarily based medicines, Non secular treatments, manual strategies and exercises, carried out singularly or in aggregate to deal with, diagnose and save you ailments or keep well-being. inside the ultimate decade conventional medicinal drug has come to be very famous in Cameroon, partly due to the long unsustainable economic scenario in the united states. The excessive fee of drugs and boom in drug resistance to common diseases like Malaria, Microorganism infections and different sexually transmitted sicknesses has prompted the healing method to alternative conventional medicine as an alternative for concerted search for new chemical entities (NCE).

• Ayurvedic medicine
• Homeopathy
• Kampo medicine
• Naturopathy
• Acupuncture
• Chiropractic medicine
• Herbal medicine