Integrative Medicine (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) for the Lungs.

■ ■ Complementary health approaches such as Ayurveda (ancient medicine from India), Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and traditional Native American healers Overall, data from research studies is limited on the use of complementary therapies that have helped people with lung conditions, and is largely limited to those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or asthma. Also, many of the studies are small, not conducted in the U.S., or similar enough to be able to be compared from study to study. This limits their widespread use to those with lung diseases. The following are some of the therapies for which limited data suggest that some benefit exists: