Contemporary Challenges in Ayurveda: an Ancient Medical Technology
Abstract
Ayurveda is an indigenous traditional medical technology of India that remained as a dormant medical system for the past few thousand years. Recently, mainstream medical system has probed into this Ancient Technique to demystify the mechanism of operation and examine its scientific validity. There are a number of issues that one comes across in such a venture which are addressed in this review. However, a paradigm model using a modern framework is suggested to be the best approach due to the nature of its axiomatic construct compared to its modern counterpart. This review addresses the shortcomings and advantages of the development of Ayurveda along with contemporary mainstream medical science.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14259%2Fav.v1i1.158
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