and safe medicines. About 80% of world’s populations are still dependent on traditional medicines. Herbal medicines are still dependent on traditional medicines. The Indian system of medicine‚ Ayurveda is gaining greater attention these days. The disease preventive and health promotive approach of Ayurveda is now gaining increasing
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RESEARCH ESSAY Topic –ayurvedic medicine Vs allopathic medicine ANCIENT VS MODERN MEDICINE Ayurvedic medicine is one of the most ancient systems of medicine that people are using from decades. The word ayurvedic is derived from Sanskrit word “ayurveda”. It is made up of two words that are “Ayus” and “Veda”. The former means life and latter means knowledge and the combination of both together forms “knowledge of life”. Ayurvedic medicine is made with the help of plant parts such as leaves‚ roots
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rooted societal acceptance to it. 2. Medicinal Plants form the major resource base of our indigenous health care traditions. Ayurveda‚ Unani‚ Sidha and Homeopathy System of medicines offer health care solutions to a large segment of our population including those living in remote and interior areas. 3. Our reach and acceptability of AYUSH System (Department of Ayurveda‚ Yoga and‚ Naturopathy‚ Unani‚ Sidha and Homeopathy) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare‚ both nationally as well as globally
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2) personal care 3) animal care and all of these products were based on the ancient Himalayan practice of Ayurveda that were well known worldwide. Herbs include crude plant materials such as leaves‚ flowers‚ fruits‚ seeds‚ stems and woods etc. It was estimated that one third of Americas use herbal products with herbal medicine. The Himalaya Drug Company has taken support from the Ayurveda expertise with modern medical research methodology. Malaysia had over 2000 plant species that possessed medical
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Historical Perspective of Ethics of care Anupam Srivastava There is vague and indescribable meaning is attached with the word care‚ which is interchangeably used for caring‚ compassion‚ humanitarianism‚ altruism‚ beneficence‚ or philanthropy. “For where there is love of man (philanthropia)’‚ reads a famous passage in the pseudo-Hippocratic treatise Precepts (Precepts‚ 6)‚”there is also love of the art (philotechnia)[1]. The term “philanthropia’‚ means literally ‘Love of Mankind‚ original
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Shahnaz Hussain - A Successful Indian Woman Entrepreneur Abstract : The case discusses the growth of the Shahnaz Husain Group‚ one of the largest producers of ayurvedic and herbal products in the world. It begins with a personal profile of Shahnaz Husain and her idea of producing and marketing ayurvedic products as a substitute for chemical cosmetics‚ which‚ she believes‚ do more harm than good. It then traces the growth of her brand from a niche product in the Indian market to a brand retailed
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aphrodisiac‚ to remedy general weakness and exhaustion‚ as well as for its stress-relieving qualities.1 In Ayurveda‚ certain herbal formulas are considered to be rejuvenating. These formulas are called Rasáyana tonics‚ and they are typically taken over long periods of time to regenerate both brain and body tissue.2 In rare cases an herb is so potent and has so many health benefits that Ayurveda considers it to be a Rasáyana therapy on its own.3 Ashwagandha is one such herb. Modern medical research
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The Himalaya Drug Company was founded in 1930 by Mr. M. Manal with a clear vision to bring Ayurveda to society in a contemporary form and to unravel the mystery behind the 5‚000 year old system of medicine. The brand‚ the company analysed‚ is targeted at the modern Indian consumer who is willing to pay a premium for good medicine‚ and for those who believe in ayurveda .This is a good example of effective concept development. The current Himalaya logo is a visual definition of the brand. The leaf
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system now popularly called Siddha medicine. The Siddha system is entirely in the Tamil language. It contains roughly 300‚000 verses covering diverse aspects of medicine. This work includes herbal‚ mineral and metallic compositions used as medicine. Ayurveda is in Sanskrit‚ but Sanskrit was not generally used as a mother tongue and hence its medines are mostly taken from Siddha and other local traditions.[60]
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coriander‚ mint‚ indigo‚ and other herbs for medicine and the Old Testament also mentions herb use and cultivation‚ including mandrake‚ vetch‚ caraway‚ wheat‚ barley‚ and rye. In India‚ Ayurveda medicine has used many herbs such as turmeric possibly as early as 1900 BC.[18] Many other herbs and minerals used in Ayurveda were later described by ancient Indian herbalists such as Charaka and Sushruta during the 1st millennium BC. The Sushruta Samhita attributed to Sushruta in the 6th century BC describes
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