Originally Posted by
Xune 
If it worked, they wouldn't call it alternative, they'd just call it medicine.
See your Doctor and run your questions by her.
Actually most of what is called "alternative" predates "modern" medicine by thousands of years. Acupuncture has been in use for 3-5,000 years and the human race would not even exist without herbal medicine. Most pharmaceutical meds are based on/in plant medicines.
Take care.