Unique features of Ayurveda dietetics

Tachaparamban, Naushad Ali

doi:10.1186/1878-5085-5-s1-a165

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“…Ayurveda has personalized approach involving constitutional assessment, which can guide primary prevention, diagnosis and therapeutics. Ayurveda also offers detailed guidance about food, nutrition and diet as per the individual constitution or Prakriti as well as seasons [ 5 ]. The scientific value of basic principles of Ayurveda like Prakriti is being studied in context to biology and genomics [ 6 ].…”

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Bridging Ayurveda with evidence-based scientific approaches in medicine

Patwardhan

2014

EPMA Journal

135

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This article reviews contemporary approaches for bridging Ayurveda with evidence-based medicine. In doing so, the author presents a pragmatic assessment of quality, methodology and extent of scientific research in Ayurvedic medicine. The article discusses the meaning of evidence and indicates the need to adopt epistemologically sensitive methods and rigorous experimentation using modern science. The author critically analyzes the status of Ayurvedic medicine based on personal observations, peer interactions and published research. This review article concludes that traditional knowledge systems like Ayurveda and modern scientific evidence-based medicine should be integrated. The author advocates that Ayurvedic researchers should develop strategic collaborations with innovative initiatives like ‘Horizon 2020’ involving predictive, preventive and personalized medicine (PPPM).

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