Alternative medical systems

Ayurveda • Chiropractic • Herbalism • Homeopathy • Naturopathic medicine • Osteopathy • Traditional Chinese medicine • Traditional medicine
NCCAM classifications
Whole medical systems • Mind-body interventions • Biologically based therapies • Manipulative therapy • Energy therapies
See also
Alternative medicine • Glossary of alternative medicine • List of people in alternative medicine
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Biologically based therapies, is the precise name of a NCCAM classification, for alternative treatments that use substances found in nature, such as:

• botanicals
• animal-derived extracts
• vitamins
• minerals
• fatty acids
• amino acids
• proteins
• prebiotics and probiotics
• whole diets
• functional foods.