Reiki
Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikipedia
This source is used as context evidence across 1 linked claim and 2 related evidence hubs. Its citation record is marked verified; that verifies the source trail, not the truth of any linked claim.
Summary
Overview of Mikao Usui's 20th-century practice, the spread of Reiki in the West, and the Cochrane / NIH summaries finding no evidence above placebo.
How this source is used on the map
Useful neutral entry point that surfaces both the practice and the negative controlled-trial picture.
Citation record
- Authors
- Wikipedia contributors
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Wikipedia
- Source type
- Secondary summary
- Map role
- context
- Credibility level
- secondary
- Citation status
- Verified
- DOI
- Not recorded
- PubMed
- Not recorded
- Not recorded
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