Natural Medicines and Pharmaceutical Research July 27-27, 2020 Toronto, Canada

Scientific Sessions and Tracks:

Track 1: Homeopathy

Homeopathy is an alternative medical practice in which extremely dilute amounts of certain natural substances are used to treat various ailments. It is practiced since a hundred of years and advancing day by day.

Track 2: Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is the study of the botany and use of medicinal plants. These are widely practiced and used as supplements for improving health life.

Track 3: Arabic Medicine or Unani

Unani medicine was practiced in Mughal India, South Asia and Central Asia in terms of Perso-Arabic traditional medicine. The term “Yunani” is derived from the Greek word based on the teachings of Greek physicians. Unani medicine depends on diagnosis of the disease. During the diagnosis, the signs, symptoms, laboratory features and mizaj (temperament) are need to be followed. Frequently used Unani medicine is for the weight loss and diabetic treatment which are the major problems faced by people.

Track 4: Indigenous or Tribal Medicine

These medicines cure illness or affliction utilized by certain flavors, vegetables, and homemade items. Home cures do have the therapeutic properties that help to treat and cure the infection or disease. This therapeutic learning is passed from generations to generations.

The different traditional medicines are as follows:

• Traditional African Medicine

• Traditional Mexican Medicine

• Traditional Korean Medicine

Track 5: Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the traditional medical system of India and it is based on the fact that disease results from an imbalance in body’s life force (prana). It aims to restore balance within the body. It helps in natural healing and diagnosis.

Track 6: Yoga Therapy

This type of therapy uses yoga postures, breathing exercises, meditation, and guided imagery to improve mental and physical health. It focusses on the integration of mind, body, and spirit. It helps in encouraging the integration of mind, body and spirit.

Yoga therapy can be classified into:

• Kripalu Yoga Therapy

• Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

• Anusara Yoga Therapy

• Kundalini Therapy

• Tantra Therapy

• Structural Yoga therapy

• Integrative Yoga Therapy

Track 7: Acupuncture

It is a form of treatment involving the insertion of thin needles through a person's skin at specific points on the body, with various depths. It is used for anguish mitigation, musculoskeletal issues, including low back desolation, bear immovability, and knee torment. These are the different styles and types of acupuncture.

• Body Acupuncture

• Auricular Acupuncture

• Electro Acupuncture

• Acupressure

• Magnets and Acupuncture

• Heat Treatments and Acupuncture

• Moxibustion and Acupuncture

• Cupping and Acupuncture

Track 8: Chiropractic Technique

Chiropractic is an alternative medicine that deals with the diagnosis of mechanical disorder of Spinal cord which belongs to musculoskeletal system of our body.

Gonstead chiropractic technique is one of the major chiropractic techniques used for the spinal cord adjustment. It mainly includes massage and manipulation which helps in the adjustment of spine and related tissues. Chiropractic manipulation is not effective for medical condition with the exception of treatment for lower back pain. Chiropractic Activation method is an instrument assisted treatment method used for the treatment of back pain, neck pain and headaches.

Track 9: Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathy emphasizes prevention and the self-healing process through the use of natural remedies. It includes diagnostics and therapeutic modalities, diagnostic testing, intravenous and injection therapy. 

Track 10: Alternative Medicine

These are the medicines that are utilized rather than standard ones. Standard medicines depend on the aftereffects of research and are utilized with acknowledgement. Researches have been improved for the elective drugs. Elective drug may incorporate uncommon weight control plans, mega dose nutrients, home grown arrangements, exceptional teas, and magnet treatment. For instance, an exceptional eating routine might be utilized rather than anticancer medications as a treatment for disease.

Track 11: Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine directs to remodel the body’s balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of rule and principle, which can obstruct qi and cause illness. Ancient Chinese medicine is still regular use in China.

Track 12: Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry are related to the remedial plants. Pharmacognosy is the branch of knowledge which is concerned with the medicinal drug properties in plants.

Phytochemistry deals with the secondary metabolic compounds in plants and the biosynthesis of these compunds to defend from external injuries.

Track 13: Integrative Medicine

Integrative medication is a healing oriented therapy that facilitates people with cancer, persistent pain, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia. This therapy improves the quality of life by reducing exhaustion, anxiety and pain and focuses on quick healing of the mind, body, spirit.

Track 14: Plant Products and Crude Drugs

Crude drugs are unmodified natural preparations of plants, fungi, animals, bacteria, or minerals that are used for the prevention or treatment of a disorder. They are derived from plants and may contain one or more active ingredients. Plant crude drugs have numerous classes of active components, like primary metabolites—proteins, carbohydrates and fats—and secondary metabolites—alkaloids, glycosides and among others. 

Track 15: Aromatic Medicine and Message Therapy

It is another form of complementary and alternative medicine. It helps in improving physiological and psychological wellbeing of an individual. There are different types of message therapy which help in integration of body and mind.

Track 16: Ethno Pharmacology

Ethnopharmacology is the study of different medicinal plants products and it focuses on the use of traditional medicine in local communities and commercial applications. This is based on the combination of chemical, biological, and pharmacological sciences which are useful for discovery of drug. This branch deals with the pharmacological and clinical studies of chemically profiled extracts, and studies on the quality and composition of several other issues like biological screening and naturally derived products research.

Track 17: Advantages and disadvantages of Natural Medicines

There is this growing trend toward the specialization in medicine and it has led to advancements on treatment. It draws emphasis on whole-body care and thus deals with personal attention. The focus is also towards the prevention.

 In response to the increasing demands, the funding for research studies is growing whereas evidence is limited, which has left many questions unanswered. In some instances, when the product does not contain artificial substances, supplements and herbs, it still potentially interacts with prescription and some of these natural products have side effects of their own.

Track 18: Drug design and development

It involves a wide range of branches of study and disciplines including biology, chemistry and pharmacology. Drug design involves the design of such molecules that are similar to the bio molecular target site in shape and charge in order to bind to it. This process of bringing a new pharmaceutical drug through the process of drug discovery is called drug development.

Track 19: Pharmaceutical Development

Pharmaceutical Development explores the research in the design, development, manufacture and evaluation of traditional drugs and drug delivery system. The newly formed drugs are beneficial in quick treatment of diseases.

Track 20: Advanced Pharmaceutical Techniques

Pharmaceutical analytical techniques deal with the different processes to identify or quantify a substance. The components of a pharmaceutical solution are used in the formulation of pharmaceutical products. This is advancing day by day.

The size of global  natural medicines market  is expected to generate a revenue of USD 210.81 billion by 2026, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of 17.07% during the forecast period.

Factors like the increasing adoption and usage of natural supplements/wellness medicine is coupled with government initiatives to promote adoption of the therapy and it is expected to create revenue generation avenues.

Complementary and alternative forms of therapy are used in the treatment of chronic ailments, long-term pain and other diseases. These are also used for additional vitamins and other dietary supplements for regular diet. With the considerable increase in the costs of conventional medicine and inclination towards body health and wellness, the market is likely to get a boost over the forecast period.

Approximately two third population of most of the developed and developing countries has reported using one or the other form of natural medicines. Certain countries are moving towards legalization of some alternative medicine and therapies backed with approved clinical data.

Further key findings from the report suggest:

• The market is driven by high adoption of herbal dietary supplements and other wellness therapies like yoga, acupuncture and message therapies.

• Europe and Asia Pacific in combination are anticipated to hold a major market share in terms of revenue over the forecast period.

• Developing regions such as Latin America and Middle East Africa are set to witness considerable growth in demand over the forecast period driven by high cost of natural medicines and lack of their availability in certain countries

• Some of the key players and wellness institutes active in the natural medicine market are Columbia Nutritional Inc.; Herb Pharm; Herbal Hills; Helio USA Inc.; Deepure Plus; Nordic Naturals; Pure encapsulations, Inc.; and other wellness institutes like Iyengar Yoga Institute; John Schumacher’s Unity Woods Yoga Center; Yoga Tree; The Healing Company; and Quantum Touch Inc.

​Grand View Research has segmented the global natural medicine market on the basis of intervention, distribution method, and region:

Natural Medicine Intervention Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2014 - 2026)

• Botanicals

• Ayurveda

• Naturopathy

• Homeopathy

• Acupuncture

• Mind, Body, and Yoga

• Yoga

• Meditation

• Energy Healing

• Chakra Healing

• Hypnotherapy

• Magnetic Intervention

Natural Medicines Distribution Method Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2014 - 2026)

• Direct Contact

• E-training

• Distance Correspondence

Natural Medicines Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2014 - 2026)

• North America

• U.S.

• Canada

• Europe

• Austria

• Belgium

• Denmark

• France

• Germany

• Ireland

• Netherlands

• Norway

• Spain

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• U.K.

• Asia Pacific

• Australia

• China

• Hong Kong

• India

• Japan

• New Zealand

• Singapore

• Latin America

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Argentina

• MEA

• Israel

• South Africa

• UAE