What alternative medicine has been proven to be the most effective?

Question by Mister Gutsy on "Alternative Medicine":

I understand different types of alternative medicine are used to treat different ailments. But in general what type of alternative medicine is the most effective at treating what it purports to cure? For your answer can you give an example of the type of ailment and what it is exactly that the alternative medicine does to cure it so I have a better understanding?

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Answer by Gary Y
"BETHESDA, Md. — Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $ 2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost none of them do. Echinacea for colds. Ginkgo biloba for memory. Glucosamine and chondroitin for arthritis. Black cohosh for menopausal hot flashes. Saw palmetto for prostate problems. Shark cartilage for cancer. All proved no better than dummy pills in big studies funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The lone exception: ginger capsules may help chemotherapy nausea." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31190909/#.Tsm47rLhdtM ------- EDIT: @playground love - SJW has not been "proven" effective. From the NCCAM: "Studies suggest that St. John's wort is of minimal benefit in treating major depression. A study cofunded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) found that St. John's wort was no more effective than placebo in treating major depression of moderate severity. There is some scientific evidence that St. John's wort is useful for milder forms of depression." Also: http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/07/st-johns-wort-perfect-antidepressant-if.html However, it may well be the "alternative medicine has been proven to be the most effective", as asked. Naturopathy may be evidence based, but that does not mean the evidence is any good. Numerous naturopaths all over the world offer homeopathy.

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