Traditional and Complementary Medicines: Are they Ethical for Humans, Animals and the Environment? (eBook)
IX, 105 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-05300-0 (ISBN)
This book provides a systematic analysis of the ethical implications of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM), focusing on pragmatic solutions. The author uses a bioethical methodology called the 'Ethical Matrix,' to consider the impact of T&CM use for animals and the environment as well as for humans.
A systematic search of the literature reveals that most published ethical concerns are related to the safety of T&CM use for humans. However, application of the Ethical Matrix demonstrates that the ethical implications for T&CM use are much broader. In this book, the author analyses the most serious implications, including adverse events related to homeopathy, the use of animals in T&CM products, and the impact of herbal medicine on the environment. Comparisons with the ethical implications of conventional biomedicine help readers to contextualise debate, and highlight aspects that may be unique to T&CM.
Globally, many high-level health policy makers promote T&CM as an accessible and affordable healthcare option. However, their use is considered by some to be a waste of resources, unscientific, and unethical. Offering a frank analysis of this largely ignored field of healthcare ethics, this book is both timely and essential. It helps patients, policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and students gain the knowledge they need to make more informed decisions.
ForwardEthical issues in traditional and complementary medicines – The need for a calm assessmentReferencesChapter 1. Defining traditional and complementary medicineAbstract1.1 What’s in a name?1.2 The differences between T&CMs and conventional medicine1.3 A pragmatic approach1.4 The T&CM family1.5 A global perspective1.6 T&CM usage1.7 T&CM benefits1.8 T&CM controversyReferencesChapter 2: Defining healthAbstract2.1 Setting aims and objectives in health care2.2 The World Health Organization’s definition of health2.3 What does health look like?2.4 Towards a new definition of health2.5 The implications of the new, Huber et al. definition of healthReferencesChapter 3: An ethical matrix for traditional and complementary medicineAbstract3.1 The ethical matrix3.2 The conceptual basis of the ethical matrix3.3 The ethical matrix in this analysis3.4 The next stepsReferencesChapter 4: Ethical challenges for humans using traditional and complementary medicinesAbstract4.1 Adverse effects in medicine4.2 Safety in the conventional healthcare system4.3 Safety in T&CM4.4 Adverse drug reactions and herbal medicine4.5 Addressing the ethical challenges4.6 Adverse events and homeopathy4.7 Addressing the challengesReferencesChapter 5: Ethical challenges for animals from traditional and complementary medicineAbstract5.1 Animals in the ethical matrix5.2 The use of animals in conventional medicine5.3 Animals, T&CM and wellbeing5.4 Animal ethics5.5 Ethical analysis: The use of animals in T&CM products5.6 Recommendations for the use of animals in T&CM productsReferencesChapter 6: Ethical challenges for the environment from traditional and complementary medicineAbstract6.1 Humans and the environment6.2 Analysing the environmental impacts of Western herbal medicine6.4 Future-proofing T&CMReferencesEthical challenges for humansEthical challenges for the environmentEthical challenges for animalsConclusionReferences
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.11.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy |
| Zusatzinfo | IX, 105 p. 4 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | alternative health • Animal welfare • complementary and alternative medicine • Conventional Healthcare System • Environmental sustainability • Ethical Challenges medicine • Ethical Matrix • Healthcare Ethics • pharmacovigilance • Traditional medicine |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-05300-8 / 3030053008 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-05300-0 / 9783030053000 |
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