Eustachi Axel, Melchart Dieter
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2017 Jun;142(12):882-888. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-121882. Epub 2017 Jun 21.
The basis of any complementary therapy should be the recommendation of a healthy lifestyle (diet, nutrition, exercise, stress-reduction), and appropriate self-help techniques (e. g. thermotherapy, herbal OTC-products) aimed at releasing the patients' most debilitating symptoms. For therapy-resistant or strong symptoms, more invasive interventions or medical treatments with an acceptable evidence base can be used (e. g. acupuncture for cancer pain, herbal prescriptions). The effects of any complementary intervention should be controlled for a period of six weeks after its administration. Patients should be advised not to use products or methods with possibly harmful side effects or negative interactions with conventional medications.
任何补充疗法的基础都应该是推荐健康的生活方式（饮食、营养、运动、减压），以及采用适当的自助技巧（如热疗法、非处方草药产品），以缓解患者最使人衰弱的症状。对于治疗抵抗或严重症状，可以采用有可接受证据基础的更具侵入性的干预措施或药物治疗（如针灸治疗癌症疼痛、草药处方）。任何补充干预措施的效果在实施后应控制观察六周。应建议患者不要使用可能有有害副作用或与传统药物有负面相互作用的产品或方法。
