1st Edition

Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Education, Practice and Research Volume 4: Disease Focused Efficacy and Safety Profiles: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Renal, Arthritis and Neurology Disorders

Edited By Yaser Al-Worafi Copyright 2025
714 Pages
by CRC Press

714 Pages
by CRC Press

Six volumes combine to make up the Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine: Education, Practice and Research , which describes the education, practice, and research-related issues of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine; and its efficacy and safety in treating diseases and health conditions. Further, the volumes review integrative medicine worldwide to... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Concepts

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Section 1. Cardiovascular Disorders

Chapter 2. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Hypertension

Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Attiya Amir, Zubia Abid, Farhan Younis, Urwa Ayaz, Muhammad Hammad Butt, Yusra Habib Khan, Shahid Shah, Muhammad Salman, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 3. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Hyperlipidemia

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi and Fahad Alshahrani

 Chapter 4. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Angina and Myocardial Infections

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 5. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Heart Failure

Ghulam Abbas, Shahid Shah, Saniya Anwar, Ammara Saleem, Muhammad Irfan, Hafeez Ullah Khan, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Amjad Khan, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 6. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Arrhythmias

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi and Fahad Alshahrani

 Chapter 7. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Thrombosis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 8. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Stroke

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

Section 2. Endocrine Disorders

Chapter 9. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Prediabetes

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 10. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Diabetes Mellitus type 1

Shahid Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Saniya Anwar, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Ayesha Aslam, Safirah Maheen, Yusra Habib Khan, Muhammad Salman, Waqar Saddique, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 11. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Diabetes Mellitus type 2

Shahid Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Aqsa Sajjad, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Ammara Saleem, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, and Yusra Habib Khan

 Chapter 12. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Thyroid disorders

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Section 3. Respiratory Disorders

Chapter 13. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Asthma

Tehseen Riaz, Tooba Mehboob, Naila Tabassum, Muhammad Nadeem Alvi, Muhammad Hammad Butt, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Amjad Khan, Muhammad Salman, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 14. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)

Hafsa Kanwal, Amjad Khan, Saima Mushtaq, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Muhammad Imran Asad, Gul Majid Khan, Muhammad Zaman, Shahid Shah, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 15. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Rhinitis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 16. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Cystic Fibrosis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

Section 4. Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter 17. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Constipation

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 18. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Diarrhea

Shahid Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Arzoo Asghar, Malik Saadullah, Muhammad Ajmal Shah, Muhammad Hanif, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Muhammad Salman, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 19. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Peptic Ulcer

Shahid Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Aqsa Sajjad, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Musaddique Hussain, Akhtar Rasul, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Waqar Saddique, and Tahir Mehmood Khan

 Chapter 20. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 21. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Nausea & Vomiting

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 22. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 23. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Liver diseases

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 24. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Pancreatitis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Section 5. Renal Disorders

Chapter 25. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy): Chronic kidney diseases

Muhammad Salman, Muhammad Nouman Tahir, Muhammad Tanveer Khan, Muhammad Nasir Hayat Malik, Zia Ul Mustafa, Naureen Shehzadi, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Hammad Butt, Yusra Habib Khan, and Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi

Chapter 26. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Safety): Acute kidney diseases

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 27. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Safety): Renal failure 

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Section 6. Arthritis Disorders

Chapter 28. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Gout and Hyperuricemia

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 29. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Osteoporosis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 30. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Rheumatoid Arthritis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 31. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Osteoarthritis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Issa Saad Al-Moraya, Mayudh Saleh Mohsen Alnefaie, Sultan N. Alotaibi, and Hussein Abdullah Alqahtani

 Chapter 32. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Connective Tissue Disorders

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Issa Saad Al-Moraya, Mayudh Saleh Mohsen Alnefaie, Sultan N. Alotaibi, and Hussein Abdullah Alqahtani

Section 7. Neurological Disorders

Chapter 33. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Epilepsy

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Issa Saad Al-Moraya, Mayudh Saleh Mohsen Alnefaie, Sultan N. Alotaibi, and Hussein Abdullah Alqahtani

 Chapter 34. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Headaches

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Issa Saad Al-Moraya, Mayudh Saleh Mohsen Alnefaie, Sultan N. Alotaibi, and Hussein Abdullah Alqahtani

 Chapter 35. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Pain

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 36. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Parkinson disease

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 37. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Multiple Sclerosis

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

 Chapter 38. Evidence-based Complementary, Alternative and Integrated Medicine & (Efficacy and Safety): Alzheimer’s Disease

Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi

Biography

Prof. Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, UAE (Previously known as Ajman University). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) from Sana’a University, Yemen, and obtained a Master's and PhD in Clinical Pharmacy from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. Prof. Yaser has many postgraduate program certificates including Training to Teach in Medicine 2023 from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University; Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching from The Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT). Prof. Yaser is a fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, UK. He has over 20 years of experience in education, practice, and research in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia. He has held various academic and professional positions including Deputy Dean for Medical Sciences College; PharmD program director, Head of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice department; Head of Teaching & Learning committee, Head of Training committee, head of curriculum committee, and other committees. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, book chapters, and edited more than 30 books and 1500 book chapters by Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, USA. Prof.Yaser has supervised/co-supervised PhD (3, one finished), Master's (27, 20 Finished), PharmD (33-finished), and B-Pharm (More than 120, 100 Finished) students. He is a reviewer for eight recognized international peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Yaser taught, prepared, designed, and wrote many pharmacy programs for many universities including the Master of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice program; PharmD program and BPharm program; internship/clerkships for Master, PharmD, and BPharm programs; more than 30 courses related to Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, Social Pharmacy and Patients' Care.