BACKGROUND Ayurveda has its historical roots in India, but has also been internationalised, partly via migration and partly through an increased interest in alternative medicine in the West, where studies point toward increased use. However, there is to date scarce knowledge about the use and experiences of ayurveda in Sweden. METHODS We have conducted a case study of a center for ayurvedic h...

The concept of immunology in Ayurveda is discussed in this article.

RESERPINE, an alkaloid ofthe plant rauwolfia, has gained an established place in the treatment of hypertension and also as a tranquillizing agent in states of tension and anxiety. The presence ofrauwolfia in Western medicine is new, and as far as the treatment ofhypertension is concerned, it was largely the published observations of Rustom Jal Vakil in the British Heart jrournal (Vakil, I949) t...