Scientific basis of Indian systems of medicine

Dr. A. V. Balasubramanian

The question of "scientific" examination and assessment of traditional medicine has been with us for well over a century. There have been extensive debates and scholarly discussions but for the purpose of this article, we will just focus on the following:

*Are there any general criteria based on which we can call a knowledge system as being scientific and if so can traditional medicine be called scientific based on these criteria? Continue Reading >>