This groundbreaking work calls for the overhaul of traditional Ayurveda and its transformation into a progressive evidence-based practice. This book begins by looking back at the research of the last three centuries Indian medicinal plants and Ayurveda in a twenty-first-century context. The first part of this book explores the limitations of contemporary Ayurvedic pharmacognosy and pharmacology discussing the challenges the practice faces from research and clinical trials. It makes a compelling argument for the necessity of change. The second part of the book defines and elaborates upon a new scientific path taking the reader from identification of the herb through all stages of drug development. An essential tool for herbal drug development this text is designed for knowledgeable students practitioners and scholars of Ayurveda pharmacy and herbal medicine. |Evidence-based Ayurveda Defining a New Scientific Path | Health & Social Care
