Development of Ayurveda – Tradition to trend
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Ayurvedic system of medicine and its role in healthcare
India has a rich heritage of traditional system of medicine. Ayurveda is the traditional Indian system of medicine which is meant not only for curing the diseases but also for prevention of the occurrence of illnesses. Ayurveda provides a plethora of information on ethnic folklore practices and traditional aspects of therapeutically important medicines. Ayurveda is getting global acceptance primarily due to its holistic therapeutic practice, extensive profound conceptual basis and survival of
Mythological and Vedic history
The genesis of Ayurveda is ancient, coupled with the pursuit of good health which is as old as human existence, fighting to live and adapt to nature. It evolved with the development of human civilization, hence emerged as a comprehensive system of healthcare. The important events of the history of Ayurveda are summarized in Fig. 3. Indian philosophy articulates health as the prerequisite for attaining materialistic, spiritual and social improvement of the human being. Brahma (Hindu mythological
Quality evaluation of Ayurvedic drug
Quality control and standardization of raw materials and Ayurvedic drugs are the major criteria for their acceptability in modern medicine. These ensure the consumer's right to get pure, safe, potent and effective medication. The bioactive extract should be standardized on the basis of active principle or major compound(s) with chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. The next important step is to make a stable Ayurvedic product with maximum shelf-life (Mukherjee, 2005). However there are
Evidence based Ayurvedic drug development
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sense objects is the threefold cause of both psychic and somatic disorders].
Ayurveda focuses on disease prevention and optimizing vitality as much as on removing an illness. It is a holistic approach to health that includes balance of the three biological factors known as tridosha (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) together with aspects
Challenges in development of Ayurvedic formulation
Development of suitable dosage forms of Ayurvedic or herbal drugs is still a challenging task. Some primary constraints for developing an appropriate delivery system are limited solubility and permeability of herbal drugs through biological membranes. Therefore, it produces little therapeutic efficacy and bioavailability. Research is now being concurrently conducted on basic as well as applied fields of herbal medicines, and this has created the need for studies in the delivery system of herbal
Conclusion
Ayurvedic drug is mentioned in the ancient text of traditional Indian system of medicine that could be more explored and validated in association with the modern scientific technologies. Therapeutic efficacy of Ayurvedic medicine may be enhanced to high quality which can be achieved by evaluation of identity, purity, safety, stability, physical and biological properties. Chemo-profiling, standardization and biological study are very essential for the quality evaluation as well as to maintain
Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgement
The authors are thankful to the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi, for financial support through Tata Innovation Fellowship (D.O. No. BT/HRD/35/01/04/2014).
We would like to dedicate this article in memory of beloved Prof. P. K. Debnath, who as an Ayurvedic expert guided us in different aspects of our work; unfortunately, he passed away on April 25, 2015.
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