Table 1.

Treatments^a which demonstrably generate more good than harm.

Treatment	Condition	Cost	Conventional options
Acupuncture	Nausea/vomiting	Cbc	Pme
	Osteoarthritis	Cbc	Pme
African plum (Pygeum africanum)	Benign prostatic hyperplasia	Moderate	Pse
Aromatherapy/massage	Cancer palliation	Cbc	Pse
Co-enzyme Q10	Hypertension	Low	Pme
Ginkgo biloba	Alzheimer's disease	Low	Pme
	Peripheral arterial disease	Low	Pme
Guar gum	Diabetes	Low	Pme
	Hypercholesterolaemia	Low	Pme
Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)	Congestive heart failure	Low	Pse
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)	Chronic venous insufficiency	Low	Pse
Hypnosis	Labour pain	Moderate	Pme
Massage	Anxiety	Cbc	Pme
Melatonin	Insomnia	Low	Pme
Music therapy	Anxiety	Low	Pme
Padma 28b	Peripheral arterial disease	Moderate	Pme
Phytodolorb	Osteoarthritis	Moderate	Pme
	Rheumatoid arthritis	Moderate	Pme
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)	Menopause	Moderate	Pme
Relaxation	Anxiety	Low	Pme
	Insomnia	Low	Pme
S-Adenosylmethionine	Osteoarthritis	Low	Pme
Saw palmetto (Sereona repens)	Benign prostatic hyperplasia	Moderate	Pse
Soy	Hypercholesterolaemia	Moderate	Pme
St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)	Depression	Moderate	Pse

^aexcludes diet, vitamins, biofeedback, and preventative interventions. Cbc = can be considerable. Pme = probably more effective. Pse = probably similarly effective.

^bpropriety preparation of several herbs. Included are the treatments which are rated as being backed up by a maximum weight of evidence demonstrating effectiveness for the condition in question.⁵