The CADUCEUS, which was the emblem of Hermes, is the most ancient of symbols, portraying a wand around which two serpents are threaded in opposite directions. Symbolically, the serpent has a dual aspect both beneficent and maleficent, presented in opposition and equilibrium. Their conflict may symbolise the inner struggle between opposing forces of the physical or ethical order, which undermine a person's health or moral stability. Thus the Romans for example, regarded the caduceus as an emblem of strength in moral stability and good behaviour while the Greeks placed a pair of wings on the serpents to acquire its full meaning transcending its origins.

Chosen by ICIM is the seal with its golden wand, enwreathed with laurels to reconcile the precarious balance between main-stream medicine and integrative medicine. Differences appear but need not be necessarily polarised between scientific research and ancient alchemy. Contrastingly, the International Council of Integrative Medicine adopts this powerful symbol representing the complexity of the infinite potential for human mind, body and spirit development for wellbeing. Encompassing the Caduceus, the laurel wreath may be discerned as still remaining open at the eleventh hour. The seal embraces latitude and longitude significant of distinguished scholarship with membership from the four corners of the earth.