title: Philosophy of medicine according to Ayurveda.
abstract: The modern, western system of medicine researches only a small group of people, it is understood that over half of the population of the world has no share in it. In India the overwhelming majority of people receive medical service from traditional practitioners, who treat their patients according to the principles of Ayurveda. Also in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal a vast majority of the masses has been looking up to Ayurveda in its pure form or some of its variations in some form or other, for relief of various ailments. This is how Ayurveda has come to attract the attention of WHO.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic / Q000266:history*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*