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Yes - the system needs to open up and give credence to responsible treatment from alternative health and conventional providers through insurance coverage. very true. most are effective though both conventional and alternative. — jesus christ Many things fall under alternative medicine. Some of them are safe and effective, others less so. Similar is with conventional medicine - some treatments are highly reliable, other treatments turn out to be bad after being practiced for a while and researched a bit better.

Conventional and alternative medicine have common origin which is few thousand years old. Some mainstream medicine use same plant sources which are used in alternative herbal treatments. [1][2]Is alternative medicine safe and effective?