Abstract:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine has been a part of every culture before modern
medicine became available. Despite the American culture of modern medicine and the
advancements towards medical technology, complementary and alternative medicine is left in the
dust more often than not. Rarely do people in North America consider an alternative route to
cure a disease today. The analysis of many medical journals as well as personal experience and
emersion into the South East Asian culture will be referenced throughout this paper. Not only is
complementary and alternative medicine underestimated, but the American culture of modern
medicine is developing without referring to what it originated from.