| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Mobile devices and smart gadgets in medical sciences |
| Editors | Sajid Umair |
| Place of Publication | Hershey, US |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 22-38 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781799825227 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781799825210, 1799825213 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Despite the extraordinary progression in modern medicines, alternative medicine has always been practiced. Alternative medicine or complementary medicine is a term referring to any practice that aims to achieve healing effects using pseudoscience or without biological explanation. The major drawback of alternative medicine is that these medicines are not scientifically tested as claimed by different studies. Nevertheless, according to the World Health Organization, more than 70% of the population of developing countries prefer alternative medicine systems. In this work, a review of ten most popular Android based smartphone applications that belongs to two most popular alternative medicines systems i.e. Homeopathy and Ayurveda are presented. The apps are selected based on the number of reviews, user rating, and the number of downloads provided by Google's play store. From the reviews of users, it was noted that most of the users are satisfied with the selected smartphone app. Based on this fact, it can be implicitly concluded that these medical systems can effectively solve user health-related issues.