Translational Ayurveda
Translational Ayurveda is the implementation of translational medicine ideas taking into account Ayuraveda’s unique health care principles and their application in patient care. This book addresses various domains of Ayurveda, discussing its fu
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Translational Ayurveda
Sanjeev Rastogi Editor
Translational Ayurveda
Editor Sanjeev Rastogi Department of Kaya Chikitsa State Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Lucknow University Lucknow India
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Foreword
Translational medicine, translational science and now translational Ayurveda sound novel and innovative, but their practice is far from new. The Ayurvedic pioneers of the nineteenth century in Bengal and Kerala, for example, were faced with the problem of supplying ready-made, traditional formulations of proven quality to large numbers of patients who had no means to make them at home; nor did the physicians have the facilities and staff to produce them. The highly successful initiative to produce and supply traditional drugs to thousands of patients on the lines of drugs in modern medicine was the brainchild of Ayurvedic pioneers who faced no little opposition from their orthodox peers. Their initiative was a huge success which opened a new chapter in Ayurvedic pharmacy. In accomplishing this unprecedented feat, the pioneers adhered strictly to the directions in ancient texts but, at the same time, adopted whatever they felt was necessary and appropriate in the industrial production of modern drugs. Authentication of batches of raw materials, fixation of processing protocol, quality control and marketing found resonance in the manufacture of Ayurvedic formulations for the first time. The novel approach combined the resourc
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