Inflammation occurs in response to various cellular stresses including infection, irradiation, chemical, or physical injury. It helps us counteract infection, clear out necrotic cells, remove damaging chemicals, and initiate tissue repair. Keeping a delicate balance of inflammation responses by eliminating harmful stimuli, while still maintaining self-tolerance to avoid host diseases, is critical for the body's health. Insufficient or chronic inflammation could lead to progressive destruction of the organism. Many diseases have been demonstrated to associate with acute or chronic inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, depression, Kawasaki disease, and even cancer.

However, treatment options for inflammatory diseases have been limited to anti-inflammatory medications (e.g., acetaminophen), or steroid hormones. Meanwhile, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) provides natural and effective protection for those who suffer from inflammatory diseases.

In this Special Issue, we invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles based on in vitro tests and animal studies as well as human studies focusing on complementary and alternative therapies for controlling inflammatory diseases.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Studies on the use of any method of CAM for treating inflammatory diseases
• Studies investigating the mechanisms involved in the application of CAM for inflammatory diseases
• Novel methodologies and technologies with potential applications for inflammatory diseases
• Reviews and meta-analysis on CAM for the treatment of inflammatory diseases