Preface

This Edited Volume is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, concerning the developments within the "Alternative Medicine - Update" field of study. The book includes scholarly contributions by various authors and edited by a group of experts pertinent to alternative medicine. Each contribution comes as a separate chapter complete in itself but directly related to the book's topics and objectives.

The book is divided in 8 sections: "Pain", "Immunity", "COVID19", "Nanomedicine", "Cancer", "Homeopathy", "Diabetes" and "Medicinal Plants".

The section "Pain" includes a chapter dealing with the topic: *Alternative Treatments for Pain through Dhikr, Hijamah and Herbal Medicine as Integrative Medicine*. The section "Immunity" includes *Immunomodulator in Traditional Healthcare System*. The section "COVID19" includes *Some Igbo Indigenous Plants with Anti-COVID-19 Properties*. The section "Nanomedicine" includes *Nanomedicines: Nano based Drug Delivery Systems Challenges and Opportunities*. The section "Cancer" includes *Prevalence, Symptomatology and Herbal Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome*. The section "Homeopathy" includes *Alternative Medicine: A Recent Overview, Thermodynamic Aspects of Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Yoga, Homeopathy, and Apitherapy under the Vibrational Point of View, Natural Compounds in the Modulation of the Intestinal Microbiota: Implications in Human Physiology and Pathology* and *Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Preventive, Rehabilitative and Restorative Medicine*. The section "Diabetes" includes *Antidiabetic Activities of Terminalia Species in Nigeria, Some Folk Antidiabetic Medicinal Herb of Himachal Pradesh* and *Red Wine and Yacon as a Source of Bioactive Compounds with Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Potential*.

Chapters *Collection, Storage and Market of Medicinal Plants: A Case in Peru, Case Study of Bacterial Decontamination of an Aromatic and Medicinal Plant: Decontamination of Thymus Satureioides by Gamma Radiationat Low Doses and Impact on Hygienic and Physicochemical Quality, Plant-Based Drugs as an Adjuvant to Cancer Chemotherapy, Impact of Shodhana on Semecarpus anacardium Nuts and Safety of Herbal Medicines in*  Children are included in the last section of this book, "Medicinal Plants".

The target audience comprises scholars and specialists in the field.

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Section 1

Pain

## **Chapter 1**
