If not backed by right forces, it's quite a challenge to make Integrative Medicine, a popular practice in India.
- Review and excerpts from few opinions on Integrative Medicine. By Roopa Lakshmi (h.c), Founder & MD, WELLBEEING, Integrated Health Centre, Bangalore If the main stream medicine and doctors practicing conventional system of medicine accept and embrace the best of AYUSH practices , Integrative Medicine can set new standards and can start gaining global stand. Good research back up, pharmaceutical company support with quality herbal / Ayurveda products, innovative approach and evidence based model and government’s support, the synergy of all these can boost Integrative Medicine benefits to many unresolved management of NCDs. Indian traditional medical systems like Ayurveda, Naturopathy, etc. is not as popular as the Chinese Traditional Medicine which is accepted in many countries. The two critical inputs made this possible for Chinese medicine to become popular– first, an aggressive national & international campaigns and investments to promote and popularize Chin