Making Ayurveda a Dependable Health-care System in India – Challenges and Potential Solutions

Abstract

ABSTRACT The subject of mainstreaming Ayurveda has recently come to light in an effort to make the age-long traditional system of medicine as one of the most dependable, respectable, and responsible systems of medicine in India. To improve the health-care delivery scenario of India, mainstreaming of Ayurveda either in standalone or integrative way through scientific and rational approaches way is very much important. Variety of government strategies has been applied to achieve the goal but due to unclear policy and disparities in approach, the mainstreaming of Ayurveda is yet to reach the desired target. This article is an attempt to highlight the importance of Ayurveda in the present era in India with the challenges and potential solutions. The information regarding this article has been collected from various indexed and nonindexed journals along with information from relevant government websites. Proper utilization of the services of Ayurvedic physicians in the government sector, supply of adequate standard Ayurvedic drugs, evidence-based research, and proper skill development training of Ayurvedic physicians to cope up with the recent development in the medical field will not only help in mainstreaming of Ayurveda but will also boast up the health scenario of present India.