Evidence-Based Practice in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Pe
This book investigates the ways in which the evidence base is influencing complementary and alternative medicine in general and Ayurveda and allied health practices in particular. The latter have traditionally been prevalent in Asia and are now increasing
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Sanjeev Rastogi Editor
Francesco Chiappelli • Manisha Harish Ramchandani • Ram Harsh Singh Co-Editors
Evidence-Based Practice in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Perspectives, Protocols, Problems, and Potential in Ayurveda
Editor Assoc. Prof. Sanjeev Rastogi PG Department of Kaya Chikitsa State Ayurvedic College Lucknow University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India [email protected] Co-Editors Prof. Francesco Chiappelli Division of Oral Biology and Medicine UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, CA USA [email protected]
Dr. Manisha Harish Ramchandani Division of Oral Biology and Medicine UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, CA USA [email protected] Prof. Ram Harsh Singh Department of Kaya Chikitsa Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi India [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-24564-0 e-ISBN 978-3-642-24565-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-24565-7 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2012930010 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword I
After visiting the Central Institute of Research in Indigenous Systems of Medicine at Jamnagar on November 2, 1955, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had observed—“a fascinating inquiry is going on in this research institute and it may well lead to very fruitful results. The only right approach has to be one of science, that is, of experiment, trial and error. In whatever type of medicine we may deal with, we cannot profit by its study unless we apply the method of science. Nothing should be taken for granted. Everything should be tested and proved and then it becomes a part of scientific medicine—old and new.” In other words, Pandit Nehru was championing the cause of (scientific) evidence based medicine. In the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Oration that I delivered at the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata on October 16, 20
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