History of medicine goes back practically to the existence of human being. The current accepted Modern Medicine or allopathy has gradually developed over the years of scientific and observational efforts of scientists-however, the basis of its development remains in the roots of traditional medicine and therapies. Plants are the most exclusive source of drugs for the majority of World's populat...

Anthroposophy is a school of thought or esoteric philosophy that goes back to Rudolf Steiner. Steiner wanted to expand the human mind through imagination, inspiration, and intuition. His own insights originated mainly from the “Akasha-Chronicle.” This is the “nontransitory history that is not perceptible to the senses,” which apparently only Steiner could access. Steiner applied his concepts in...

Herbal drugs constitute a major share of all the officially recognised systems of health in India viz. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and Naturopathy, except Allopathy. More than 70% of India's 1.1 billion population still use these non-allopathic systems of medicine. Currently, there is no separate category of herbal drugs or dietary supplements, as per the Indian Drugs Act. However...

Columbia Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: 2015; 2 (2); April-June, Pages-16-21 ABSTRACT: Herbal drugs constitute a major share of all the officially recognised systems of health in India viz. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and Naturopathy, except Allopathy. More than 70% of India’s 1.1 billion population still use these non-allopathic systems of medicine. There has been an increas...

AYUSH, an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homeopathy represents the alternative systems of medicine recognized by the Government of India. Understanding the patterns of utilization of AYUSH care has been important for various reasons including an increased focus on its mainstreaming and integration with biomedicine-based health care system. Based on a n...

This article. a continuation of earlier two articles. sheds light on the physicians who lived in Hyderabad during Nizam IV. V & V/' It contains the biographies of physicians of Unani, Allopathy and of other systems of medicine. Among the physicians. described in this article some are authors of medical books and some are foreign doctors who came to Hyderabad as residency surgeons. Dr. Mohammed ...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 397 VOLUME 42APRIL 17, 2005 only the tip of the iceberg and a large number of other steroid babies go undetected. Guidelines for dispensing over the counter steroids in developing countries are lacking(1). The irrational prescriptions of steroids as treatment for common cold both by practitioners of allopathy and alternative systems of medicine are increasing. Kshirsagar, et a...

Ayurveda an ancient Indian system of medicine claims to have remedy for disorders likes’ jaundice and liver cirrhosis, which is inadequate with present allopathy. The present study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of some herbal extracts mixture (HEM) against ethanol induced liver damage in experimental animal models. An attempt is made to prepare formulation with herbal extracts tha...

BACKGROUND Homoeopathy is widely used, but specific effects of homoeopathic remedies seem implausible. Bias in the conduct and reporting of trials is a possible explanation for positive findings of trials of both homoeopathy and conventional medicine. We analysed trials of homoeopathy and conventional medicine and estimated treatment effects in trials least likely to be affected by bias. METH...