The allopathic practitioner ignores energy-related phenomena and basically treats symptoms. Native American medicine, on the other hand, typically examines purported energy patterns, e.g., energy pathways in the body, energy-evoking herbs, energetic relationships between the clients and their natural environment.
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Available upon request at the Alaska Medical Library, located on the second floor of UAA/APU Consortium Library. Ask for accession no. 101989.