An interesting article from the point of current status, and reforms needed in the course and perspectives of education and research in Ayurveda by
The paper attempts to critically engage with the idea of integrative
medicine as a marker of pharmaceuticalization of Ayurveda in the recent
decades. It examines what it means to say ‘integrative’ medicine using
the metaphor of language from philosophy of science. Drawing upon
fieldwork with Ayurveda practitioners, the paper also discusses the
ramifications of integrative medicine in the current scenario in which
there is no organizational parity between Ayurveda and biomedicine. The
paper calls for a focus on Ayurveda for public health rather than the
global health market.
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