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Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM)
VOLUME IV

Table 1: The main practices and the subgroup practices

No. Main practice Practice
1 Traditional Malay Medicine Malay Herbs
Malay cupping
Malay massage
2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Chinese Herbs
Tuina
Chinese cupping
Qi gong
3 Traditional Indian Medicine Ayurveda
Siddha
Unani
Yoga & Naturopathy
4 Homeopathy
5 Islamic Medical Practice
6 Complementary Therapy Divided into 4 main subgroups
 Mind-body medicine therapy
o Hypnotherapy
o Psychotherapy
 Biological based therapy
o Aromatherapy
o Nutritional Therapy
 Manipulative therapy
o Chiropractic
o Osteopathy
o Complementary group of
massages*
o Reflexology
 Energy Medicine
o Reiki
o Aura Metaphysic
o Colour Vibration Therapy
*Complementary group of massages consists of Thai massage, Swedish massage,
Balinese/Javanese
massage, Shiatsu massage, and aromatherapy massage.

In order to foster the appropriate regulation and integration of T&CM practice into the
national healthcare system, current information on several factors are required. A value

of the current prevalence will provide information on the extent of T&CM usage and the

type of practices being used. It is also important to know the reasons for using T&CM by

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