Natural herbs have been the source of medicinal cures long before recorded history. Over time, people have narrowed down the plants with the desired medicinal properties. Scientists have found that over the same region and even all over the whole world people use similar species of plants for similar medicinal purposes.

The use of medicinal herbs for maintaining health also extends to other areas. Many human cultures across the world have also been utilizing natural ingredients for cosmetic and physical fitness maintenance regimens. The use of herbs for cosmetic certainly predates the use of chemicals. Many cultures around the world adopt their knowledge of medicinal herbs, combined with a mix of cultural beliefs and symbolism, into some of the earliest forms of beauty care.

Herbal medicine works mainly because they contain some chemical ingredients that interact favourably with the human body or immune systems to combat disease. It was only through the advancements of modern scientific method and the disciplines of chemistry and biology did people began to understand what make herbal remedies work. As modern sciences developed, scientists began to study the chemical compositions of traditional herbal medicines. This study, together with modern knowledge of human biology, led to the development of modern pharmaceuticals.

In today’s world of high tech Western medicine, natural medicines have begun a comeback in recent years. In beauty care, the use of herbs and natural, organic substances are also making a huge comeback.

Industry Insights

The global alternative & complementary medicine market was expensed at USD 40.32 billion in 2015. Owing to the increasing backing by the masses, increased mode of traditional therapeutic methods has a capacity for extensive growth in the coming decade. It was predicted that more than 60% of the global population uses some or the other form of traditional medicine as of 2015. Alternative medicine comprises the application of traditional methods of medication such as the usage of herbs and other mind and body repairing techniques that are mostly based on faith and belief. However, most of these techniques have no regulatory approval or clinical evidential backing. Many of the governments and regulatory societies have put up efforts in finding clinical support for the incorporation of alternative therapies to help improve the market and treatment methods

Intervention Insights

Botanicals history for the largest share of revenue generated in 2015 owing to the caste that a large base of population in developed countries use herbal/non-herbal dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals and other digestive supplements. Various technological advancements are being combined with the traditional medications like acupuncture and magnetic interventions.

Government drives like the AYUSH ministry by India and Canada’s efforts to legalize the alternative medicinal medications are likely to break through the market. Botanical that incorporates Ayurveda had Naturopathy, find compelling demand as dietary supplements and natural products for the treatment of skin diseases and chronic pain. Growth in medical tourism is expected to encourage the usage of complementary & alternative treatments over the forecast period.

Distribution Method Insights

The key component of alternative medicine lies in the delivery of treatment to the individual. Most of alternative & complementary therapies are delivered through direct contact, like in the cases of acupuncture, naturopathy, energy healing and others. This incorporates the application of particular naturopathic therapy on the individual.

Direct contact delivery accounted for the major contribution of market revenue and amounted to over 70% of value. However, this is likely to slightly diminish due to the integration of distant technologies and remote therapy delivering which eliminate the need for physical presence of the customer significantly increasing the reach of the individual therapy provider.

E-training is another significant method of treating patients with alternative medicine and works by different technological mediums like telephonic medication, video therapy and instructional documentation etc. Nowadays, various governments are offering distance courses to improve the exposure of the practitioners to the alternative medicine therapies in an attempt to promote alternative medical tourism.

Visa

Any foreign national who is not a citizen of Canada or does not have visa exemption or Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) agreement may apply for a visa to enter the country. The Canadian Government issues the following two types of visas to foreign nationals:

Temporary Canada Visa
Permanent Canada Visa

Temporary Canada Visa: The temporary Canada visas allow the person to stay in Canada for a specific period of time. This time is usually up to 6 months. However, the temporary visa can be single entry or multiple entry visas.

Single entry visa allows the person to only enter Canada once, stay for 6 months and then return to their home country. A multiple entry visa allows the person to enter Canada multiple times until their visa expires and stay temporarily. The list of temporary Tourist Visa is:

1. Tourist Visa: Tourist visa allows the holder to enter Canada for the purposes of tourism in the country.

2. Super Visa: It allows parents or grandparents of Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents to visit their children or grandchildren for an extended stay.

3. Diplomatic and Official Visa: It gives permission to officials and diplomats from foreign countries to enter Canada for official duties and purposes.

4. Courtesy Visa: It is given to all those people who do not qualify for a Diplomatic and Official Visa but are considered of importance due to their ranks and positions

5. Facilitation Visa: They are given to Canadian citizens with dual nationalities who do not have a Canadian passport but have a passport of another nationality.

6. Business Visa: It is given to those who are traveling to Canada with business purposes as individuals or as a group of business people.

7. Giving Birth Purpose visa: It is given to people who fulfill all the criteria to stay temporarily in Canada and who are pregnant and want to give birth in the country. Giving birth in Canada makes the baby automatically a Canadian citizen.

8. Organ Donors Visa: It is given to a person who is traveling to Canada with the purpose of donating an organ to a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.

9. Student Visa: It is given to those who have an admission from a Canadian university to complete their studies. If you are going to Canada to study for less than 6 months, then you can only get a general visa, but for more than 6 months of studies, you will need a Student Visa.

10. Temporary Foreign Workers: These are given to those people who have a job offer in Canada and will work for up to 6 months. To get this visa, the person must present a valid job offer letter from an employer and qualify for a temporary visa.

11. Temporary Resident Permit: This permit is for people who need to go to Canada for different purposes but are otherwise not admissible for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV).

Permanent Canada Visa: The permanent Canada visas are visas which allow the holder to permanently settle in the country. These are otherwise known as immigrant visas and can be of different types, as follows.

1. Federal Skilled Trades Programme (FSTP): This visa is given to people who are qualified tradespeople in occupations such as Carpenters, Aircraft Mechanics, Crane Operators, Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanics, Electricians, Machinists, Ironworkers, Welders, Plumbers, etc.

2. Federal Skilled Workers Programme (FSWP): This visa is given to people who have professions which are required in Canada. You must check what kind of occupations Canada needs at the point you are planning to apply and obtain the necessary points.

3. Provincial Nomination Programme (PNP): This visa is given to semi or low-skilled workers who can contribute to the Canadian economy through their work. The workers are placed in different provinces of Canada where the demand for their work is higher.

4.Quebec Selected Skilled Worker Programme: If you have one of the occupations which are required in the Canadian province of Quebec and you are fluent in French, then you can apply for this visa which will allow you to move and work permanently there.

5. Family Sponsorship Programme: This visa allows the spouses and dependent children of Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents to immigrate to Canada permanently.

6. Live-in Caregiver Programme: This visa is given to caregivers who are qualified to take care for the elderly, disabled people or children and live in a private home in Canada.

7. Canadian Experience Class: This type of immigrant visa is given to those who have a temporary student visa or a temporary workers visa and want to switch to a permanent resident status.

8. Business Immigrant Visa: It contains three subtypes:

Immigrant Investor Programme: The Immigrant Investor Program is for people who will make investments in the Canadian economy

 Entrepreneur Programme: The Entrepreneur Program is for people who will be individually involved in contributing to the economy.

Self-Employees Persons Programme: The Self-employed Persons Program is for people who have skills in business, athletics, culture, or farming and can start their own businesses

How to apply:

Step-1: Read complete information on the visa/permit requirements on the Canada website and download the appropriate application forms and checklist relevant to the purpose of your visit. Please refer to the “VISA TYPES” page to obtain details on visas/permits.

Step-2: Pay visa fees as per instructions in the Canadian Visa Office website.

Step-3: Book your slot for the Visa Interview and attend the Canadian Embassy with all the documents on that particular date

Step-4:  Fill out the application form and other relevant documents electronically and print. Forms (including the barcoded sheets) are to be printed on a white, bond quality, non-glossy paper, using a laser printer. If you are unable to provide all the supporting documents as mentioned, you are required to fill out and sign the waiver form and attach it with your application form. Failure to provide a completed and signed waiver form may result in additional delays or refusal of your application for a visa, permit or travel document.

Step-5: Visit your local Canada Visa Application Centre (CVAC), on the given date. Make sure you bring your passport, photographs, completed forms and all supporting documents as per checklist and IRCC fee instrument and payment instructions. Applicable service charges will be levied. Please ensure you bring an accepted method of payment.

Step-6: Pay the service charges, hand your complete application and obtain a receipt. This receipt contains your unique tracking number. Which you will need to track the progress of your application online.

To know the list of documents to be submitted for the visa process. Please follow the link: https://d2cax41o7ahm5l.cloudfront.net/cs/pdfs/entrepreneurship-summit-2019-37623-documents-needed55312.pdf

Track 1: History and Evolution of Complementary Medicine

Complementary medicine is an expansive term concentrated on malady control needs of wellbeing frameworks, practices and Alternative Medical Systems their related hypotheses like organic based treatments which once in a while consolidate powers with routine biomedical treatments to treat sickness. Reciprocal option prescription treatment procedures are thought to be outside of the predominant wellbeing arrangement of a specific culture or culture.

• Oriental medicine
• Healing Plants 

Track 2: Complementary Medicine Today

What is Complementary Medicine? Complementary Medicine Today is "a diverse group of treatments, ranging from symptomatic interventions to be used in conjunction with traditional therapies, meditation to other treatments to be used other than the surgeries and chemotherapy techniques. Complementary medicine courses take up the challenge to overcome ill health and different conventional therapies.

Complementary medicine is a healing resource that encompasses all health systems, practices and its theories and beliefs that are not intrinsic to the health system of particular society.

Track 3: Alternative Medicine & Treatment Method

Correlative and option medication is otherwise called CAM. Correlative and option solution tries to forestall and treat diverse conditions with the accompanying systems: Healing touch Energy Herbal drugs Many Complementary and option medication treatments have been around for a considerable length of time. Be that as it may, do they truly work..?

There is research to demonstrate that some Complementary and option pharmaceutical methods can help with issues like agony and sickness. However, different treatments don't have enough therapeutic proof to choose in the event that they are viable.

Track 4:  Complementary Medicine and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing rapidly. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies 65–80% of the world's health care services as Alternative Medicine ‘Therefore, from the viewpoint of the population ratio, more people use CAM than modern western medicine. Complementary Medicine Today is "a diverse group of treatments, ranging from symptomatic interventions to be used in conjunction with traditional therapies, meditation to other treatments to be used other than the surgeries and chemotherapy techniques. Complementary medicine courses take up the challenge to overcome ill health and different conventional therapies.

Although much attention has been focused on CAM not only from physicians but also basic medical researchers, scientific evidence for most CAM is still sparse. Emergence of CAM as a new current of medicine depends on whether or not precise scientific evidence can be accumulated.

Track 5: Homeopathic Medicine

Homeopathic arrangements are referred to as homeopathics or cures. A homeopathic repertory is a list of ailment side effects that rundowns arrangements related with particular manifestations. Homeopathy utilizes creature, plant, mineral, and manufactured substances in its arrangements, for the most part alluding to them utilizing Latin or fake Latin names. Homeopathic solution is a restorative theory and practice in light of the body can recuperate itself. Homeopathy was established in the late 1700s in Germany and has been broadly honed all through Europe.

Track 6: Yoga Therapy

Yoga has been originated in ancient India explaining the group of physical, mental and spiritual practices. There is a broad variety of Yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Among them most well-known types of yoga are Hatha yoga and Raja yoga.

Yoga offers a multitude of mental and physical benefits. In the modern era of yoga, advances in technology and accessibility of information allow researchers to test and prove these benefits that have been discussed for generations.

• Raja Yoga
• Classical yoga
• Ashtanga yoga
• Hatha yoga
• Yogacara and Vajrayana

Track 7: Herbal Medicine

What is Herbal Medicine? Herbalism is the main track of medical system which uses plant extracts as the important components. These can be either eaten or applied to skin in purpose of many medical treatments. Modern medicine recognizes herbalism as a form of alternative medicine, as the practice of herbalism is not strictly based scientific method evidence which is gathered.

There are many types of herbal medicines used in this modern period. The list of herbal medicine depends on the type of plant and the method used for the modification of herbal medicine. An evidence-tested pharmaceutical drug uses many plant derived compounds in modern medicine. Herbs and medicines which are derived from natural sources are used in Phytotherapy and Phytochemistry for testing the modern standard effectiveness. Herbal medicine includes fungal and bee products including minerals and shells. Funding agencies have been supporting Herbal medicine with its funds through NIH, FDA and other funding organizations.

Track 8: Arabic & Unani Medicine

Unani or Yunani medicine is the term practiced in Mughal India and as Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia in terms of Perso-Arabic traditional medicine. The term Yunani is derived from the Greek word Arabic Yunani based on the teachings of Greek physicians, Galen and Hippocrates.The main aspect in management of disease using Unani medicine depends upon the diagnosis of the disease. During the diagnosis there are some important clinical features which has to be followed i.e., signs, symptoms, laboratory features and mizaj (temperament). Frequently used Unani medicine is for the weight loss and diabetic treatment which are the major problems faced by people. Hamdard Unani Medicine is useful in treatment of Sexually Transmitted diseases.

Track 9: Physical therapy

Physical therapy (PT), mostly known as Physiotherapy, is a primary care specialty in western medicine that, by using mechanical force and movements [Bio-mechanics or Kinesiology], Manual therapy, exercise therapy, electrotherapy and various physical therapies who practice evidence based treatments, remediates impairments and promotes mobility, function, and quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis, and physical intervention. It is performed by physical therapists (known as physiotherapists in many countries).

Track 10: Massage therapy

A pressure applied on a body with particular action is Massage therapy. These are the techniques commonly applied using fingers, hands, forearm, knees, elbows, feet or even with a device. Bodywork and Aquatic massage is performed with recipients floating or submersed in a warm-water therapy pool. Styles used in massage therapy range from smooth, long strokes to percussive, short strokes. Few massage therapists use lotions and oils for massage where most massage therapists have their clients unclothe for a massage, where some do not. A massage can last anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours. A therapist customizes the massage, depending on the condition of the person, age, or any special needs or goals the person has.

Track 11: Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a kind of choice pharmaceutical in which thin needles are installed into the body. It is a key portion of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Needle treatment is the expansion in the skin of thin needles. It is ordinarily used for anguish mitigation. The bigger piece of people who seek out needle treatment do accordingly for musculoskeletal issues, including low back desolation, bear immovability, and knee torment.

• Japanese Style Acupuncture
• Korean Acupuncture
• Korean Hand Acupuncture
• Auricular Acupuncture
• Veterinary Acupuncture
• Medical Acupuncture

Track 12: Indigenous or Tribal Medicine

A home cure is a treatment to cure an illness or affliction that utilizes certain flavors, vegetables, or other normal things. Home cures could possibly have therapeutic properties that treat or cure the infection or disease being referred to, as they are commonly passed along by laypeople. The therapeutic learning is passed from era to era basically through oral conventions. The framework has a tendency to be interesting to every tribe.

• Traditional African Medicine
• Traditional Mexican Medicine
• Traditional Korean Medicine

Track 13: Unani Medicine

Unani established writing comprises of thousands of books. As indicated by Unani pharmaceutical, administration of any infection relies on the determination of illness As an option type of medication, Unani has discovered support in India where prominent items like Egg Oil and Almond Oil are generally utilized for hair mind. Unani specialists can rehearse as qualified specialists in India, as the legislature endorses their practice. Unani solution has similitudes to Ayurveda. Both depend on hypothesis of the nearness of the components.

• Herbs used in Unani Medicine
• Basic Principles of Unani Medicine
• Herbs and Healing

Track 14: Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the traditional medical system of India which has been originated 4000 year ago. It is based on the theory that disease results from an imbalance of the body’s life force (prana). It aims to restore balance within the body.

Ayurvedic medicine is mainly used for hair loss and skin care treatments. The balance of prana is determined by equilibrium of the 3 Ayurvedic body types (doshas): vata, pitta, and kapha. Use of Ayurvedic herbal combinations to relieve symptoms in patients with RA has been studied. RA is treated based on the efficacy of Ayurvedic herbal combinations by identified 2005 systematic review of randomized controlled trails.Use of Ayurvedic practices to treat diabetes is being studied.After determining the balance of doshas, Ayurvedic practitioners design a treatment specifically tailored to each patientMain aim of Ayurveda is to restore balance within the body and also with nature using diet, herbs, meditation, massage, yoga and therapeutic detoxification. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the dietary supplements, but the regulations for dietary supplements differ and less strict than those given for prescription.

Track 15: Chiropractic Technique

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

Development of osteopathic and chiropractic medicine in North America gained popularity of Chiropractic technique in late 19^th century. Gonstead chiropractic technique is the major chiropractic technique used on the theme of spinal adjustment treatment “on hands”.The main part of Chiropractic technique is the massage and manipulation which helps in the adjustment of spine and related tissues. Chiropractic manipulation is not effective for any medical condition according to the scientific evidence, with the exception of treatment for lower back pain. Cervical spine has been debated particularly with the safety of manipulation. Adverse results, including death in the Chiropractic treatment are rare. Chiropractors may use exercise and other treatments as advice. Chiropractic Activation method is an instrument assisted treatment method used by chiropractors for treatment of back pain, neck pain and headaches.

Track 16: Naturopathic Medicine

What is Naturopathy? Naturopathy is a distinct system of primary health care that emphasizes prevention and the self-healing process through the use of natural remedies. The principles of Naturopathy were first used by the Hippocratic School of Medicine in about 400 B.C. Naturopathy includes diagnostics and therapeutic modalities which include diagnostic testing, intervenous and injection therapy. One can find a Naturopath in nutritional and family consultancy and also in beauty clinics. A Naturopath usually practices in a freelance environment to put up their work in hospitals, spas, research, and health care and also in media. Funding agencies has been supporting Naturopathic medicine with its funds through NIH, FDA and other funding organizations.