National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

What Is IBS? IBS is a chronic disorder that affects the large intestine and causes symptoms such as ...

If you have an allergy, your immune system reacts to something that doesn’t bother most other people. People ...

What’s the Bottom Line? What do we know about the effectiveness of complementary health approaches for low-back pain? ...

Common Names: aloe Latin Names: Aloe vera, Aloe africana, Aloe arborescens, Aloe barbadensis Background Aloe is a cactus-like plant that grows in hot, ...

In a 2014 study on the potential medicinal uses for Lavender, it was stated that lavender traditionally has ...

The use of turmeric dates back nearly 4,000 years to the Vedic culture in India, where it was ...

Researchers have explored many complementary health approaches for preventing or slowing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there is ...

Antioxidants are man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage. Diets high ...

Some health and wellness issues are unique to women, and others are more common in women than men. ...

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects people of all ages. It causes episodes of wheezing, coughing, ...

Background Green, black, and oolong teas all come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, but are prepared using different methods. ...

What Are Glucosamine and Chondroitin? Glucosamine and chondroitin are structural components of cartilage, the tissue that cushions the ...

Background Flaxseed has had a variety of health and industrial uses. Hippocrates wrote about flaxseed being a laxative; ...

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of your body. Your body needs cholesterol ...

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or fear about an event or situation. It’s normal for people ...

We’ve all seen the words “complementary,” “alternative,” and “integrative,” but what do they really mean? This fact sheet ...

Garlic is the edible bulb from a plant in the lily family. It was traditionally used for health ...

Native to parts of Asia, such as China, Japan, and India, ginger has a leafy stem and yellowish-green ...

Melatonin is a hormone that your brain produces in response to darkness. It helps with the timing of ...