A brief introduction to Ayurvedic system of medicine and some of its problems

Today the medical world is posed with co mpl ex challenges . Thus time demands an integrated and pluralistic approach towards hea lthcare to cope effect ively with thi s situation. There has been a grow ing interest in Ayurveda in the pas t few years. To initiate fruitful dia logues bet ween Ayurveda and modern science, an in-depth understanding of both the systems becomes an essent ial prerequi site. Such an exercise should emerge from a standpoint accepting that there are different worldviews existing in the world , Ayurveda being one among them. Thi s may sound quite contrary to the common belief that the science is only one as expressed in modern scientific