Trigunas are composed of the Pancha Mahabhuta. One or the other Gunas is dominant singularly or in combination in man. There can never be a state when one or the other Pancha Mahabhutas and consequently the Trigunas are absent totally. All are essential to sustain life. Though Triguna is studied, understood and applied in Ayurveda, the present authors have studied how the Trigunas are present i...

A total of 150 delegates representing 19 countries attended the IRSA which was held on 14 and 15 of September 2014. A major outcome of IRSA 2014 has been the establishment of an IRSA Research Network of individuals and institutions across the globe to promote, initiate and coordinate research activities in line with the White Paper for Ayurveda Research, which is being finalized for publication...

In India, Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani (ASU) systems of medicine are considered to be the oldest system of medicines. They prescribe drugs of herbal, mineral, metallic and animal origin for the treatment of many diseases. Being time tested systems of medicine and majority of the drugs used by them are of herbal origin these systems are considered to be safe. The use of ASU medicines continues to ...

Research in Ayurveda for lead structures has continued to be an area of major scientific interest with investigators engaged in drug development. The exhaustive information available in Ayurvedic literature provides a drug researcher the opportunity to start with a well tested and safe botanical material. However, an inappropriate interpretation of Ayurvedic texts can lead to research in a wron...

Ayurveda is not exploited to the maximum extent in the islands. In order to provide a basic data for establishing Ayurvedic and allied pharmaceutical based industries, information of on fortyfour drugs available in the islands are provided in this first paper of the series.

Several diseases of polyuric nature were described in Ayurveda. Collectively called Prameha, this group includes an entity called Madhumeha which is the equivalent of diabetes mellitus. The medical history of the two diseases is described in the article.

In this concluding part of the study, the author explains the pathological investigation of urine and faeces. Also he throws some light on the fundamentals of Pharmacy relevant to pharmacology of Ayurveda.

The global crisis in health care is deepening. For the majority, affordable quality health care seems like a distant dream. Healthcare systems need to understand the complex interplay of biology, behavior, socioeconomic and environmental factors that shape health. These factors cannot be considered in isolation from each other. Planning effective treatment of disease requires addressing them al...

The paper attempts to critically engage with the idea of integrative medicine as a marker of pharmaceuticalization of Ayurveda in the recent decades. It examines what it means to say 'integrative' medicine using the metaphor of language from philosophy of science. Drawing upon fieldwork with Ayurveda practitioners, the paper also discusses the ramifications of integrative medicine in the curren...