1.2 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Philippines

Who is the Author of Republic Act No. 8423?

Juan Flavier

Acticle I of the RA 8423 shall be known as?

Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA) of 1997

TRUE OR FALSE

RA 8423 is responsible for the creation of PITAHC.

TRUE

What term refers to the sum total of knowledge, skills and practices on health care, other than those embodied in biomedicine?

Traditional and Alternative Health Care

What term refers to the sum of total knowledge, skills, and practice on health care, not necessarily explicable in the context of the modern, scientific, philosophical framework to help people maintain and improve their health?

Traditional Medicine

What term refers to the discipline of medical care advocating therapy with remedies that produce effects?

Biomedicine

Which of the following is not a term for Biomedicine?

(1) Allopathy

(2) Western Medicine

(3) Orthodox Medicine

(4) Cosmopolitan Medicine

NOTA

What do you call the other forms of non-allopathic, occasionally non-indigenous or imported healing methods that is not necessarily practiced for centuries nor handed down?

Alternative Health Care Modalities

What term refers to foods that grow spontaneously in nature?

Natural Product

What term refers to any and all operations involved in the preparation such as preparation, repacking, finishing, etc.?

Manufacture

What term refers to relatively old, highly respected people with a profound knowledge of traditional remedies?

Traditional Healers

What term refers to the legal basis by which the indigenous communities exercise their rights to have access to, protect, control over their cultural knowledge and product?

Intellectual Property Rights (IPP)

What is the meaning of PITAHC?

Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care

When was PITAHC created?

December 7, 1997

PITAHC envisions itself as an agency that will improve?

"People's health through traditional and alternative health care"

What practice makes use of traditional Chinese Medical Theory and its unique methods for diagnosis and treatments?

Acupuncture

TRUE OR FALSE

Acupuncture is a combination of treatment techniques that are not limited to the insertion of acupuncture needles through the skin and the use of other biophysical methods.

TRUE

When was the NCC for Acupuncture accepted, reviewed, approved, and issued certificates to practitioners, training centers and clinics?

2008

As of February 2020, there are (1) Certified Acupuncturists, (2) clinics, and (3) training centers.

(1) 1,107

(2) 40

(3) 13

To qualify as practitioners, the applicants must:

(1) Present an original copy of certificates of completion with the number of hours for basic health skills training

(2) Portfolio assessment or diploma and transcript of record issued by the country of origin.

What practice refers to diagnosing, treating, and preventing disorders of the neuro-muscoskeletal system and their effects on one's health?

Chiropractic

Chiropractors mainly adjusts what organ?

Spine

Chiropathy mainly aims to?

Correct alignment problems, ease pain, and support the body's natural healing ability.

According to PITAHC, professionals that may train as chiropractors include?

Medical Doctors and Educators from CHED

What practice refers to the art and science of ancient Filipino Healing Traditions that are grounded on the concept of balance among the physical elements along with mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person?

Hilot

As of December 2020, there are (1) Certified Hilot Practitioners.

(1) 17

To become an exceptionally gifted manghihilot, he/she must:

(1) Recognition through the recommendation/sponsorship of a PITAHC-recognized Hilot Organization

(2) Actively Practicing Hilot and have consistently exhibited exceptional healing abilities.

Who developed homeopathy and when was it?

Samuel Christian Friedrich Hahnemann in 1797

Homeopathy came from the Greek words and what is their meaning?

Homios (Similar)

Pathos (suffering/sickness)

The fundamental law that Homeopathy is based on what law?

Law of Similars or similia similibus curentur in latin

As of December 2020, there are (1) Certified Homeopathy/Homotoxicology Practitioners.

(1) 40

What practice is a distinct method of healing that follows a philosophical perspective, which recognizes the inherent ability of all living beings to self-regulate and self-heal?

Naturopathy

As of December 2020, there are (1) Certified Naturopathic Practitioners

(1) 152