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the supposed therapeutic power of “electricity” in botanical problems.
extracts.
Enderlein biological remedies: Are homeopathic and
Electromagnetic therapy: Is based on the belief that an isopathic remedies developed from fungal cultures by
imbalance of the electromagnetic frequencies or fields of Guenther Enderlein, a German bacteriologist and zoologist.
energy can cause illness. Electromagnetic therapy is applied
to the body to correct these imbalances. There are various Endocrine: A system of glands that controls and releases
electrical devices available to treat a variety of symptoms. hormones that modulate tissue development, sleep, mood,
These include low-voltage electricity, magnetic fields, reproduction, tissue and sexual function, rate of growth and
radio waves, or other types of electromagnetic energy. development, and other such functions.
Electromagnetic therapy is also called bioelectricity,
magnetobiology, magnetic field therapy, and magnetic Energetic therapy: Includes therapies such as hatha
healing. Standard or conventional medicine makes some yoga, Qi gong, Tai chi, therapeutic touch, polarity therapy,
radionics, and other techniques in which the body plays an
use of electromagnetic energy. Examples include: 1. “Jump active rather than a passive part.
starting” the heart after cardiac arrest; 2. Using electrical
currents to increase bone growth; and 3. Transcutaneous Energy field work: Practitioners of this range of therapies
electrical nerve stimulators (TENS), which are used to treat look for weaknesses in the person’s energy field in and
some types of pain. around the body and seek to restore its proper circulation
and balance. Energy channeled through the practitioner is
Electropathy: Is a specialised system of therapeutics directed to strengthen the natural defenses of the body and
which involves the use of various forms of electric currents
for medicinal purposes. help the person’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
state. Sessions mayor may not involve the physical laying-
Electrotherapy: The use of electrical energy as a form of on of hands.
therapeutic treatment, quite often for muscle stimulation. Energy healing therapy: A technique that involves
Electrotherapy can also help with joint movement and pain channeling healing energy through the hands of a
management.
practitioner into the client’s body to restore a normal energy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & balance and, therefore, health. Energy healing therapy has
Reprocessing): An advanced, rapid therapy approach for been used to treat a wide variety of ailments and health
stress-related symptoms, traumatic memories, and to shift problems, and it is often used with other alternative and
core beliefs. With bi-lateral stimulation of both sides of the conventional medical treatments.
brain, EMDR allows the brain to reprocess the experience
and go for a healthy resolution. The eye movements Energy medicine: Uses acupuncture, therapeutic touch and
process the unconscious material like what is happening in other techniques to heal the body though its own natural
REM or dream sleep and unlock the nervous system which energies.
allows re-integration of positive information and outcome. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP): Is a non-
Your own brain with this technology does the healing and invasive technique used to increase the flow of oxygen-rich
you are in control. blood to the heart and thereby reduce the hearts workload.
The technique uses pressure cuffs- which are placed on the
Emetic: Produces vomiting.
legs and gently inflated in sequence- to compress the blood
Emmenagogue: Agent that regulates and induces normal vessels in the legs and force the blood back to the heart.
menstruation.
Environmental medicine: A multidisciplinary field
Emollient: Softens and soothes the skin. involving medicine, environmental science, chemistry
and others. The scope of this field involves studying the
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): Uses elements of interactions between environment and human health, and
Cognitive Therapy and Exposure Therapy, and combines the role of the environment in causing or mediating disease.
them with Acupressure, in the form of fingertip tapping on
12 acupuncture points. Over 20 clinical trials published Enzyme potentiated desensitization: Uses extremely
in peer-reviewed medical and psychology journals have small doses of allergens to desensitize people from their
demonstrated that EFT is effective for phobias, anxiety, allergies. This technique has been found effective in
depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain, and other treatment of inhalant, food, and chemical sensitivities, as

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