Research in Ayurveda needed? A Samhita based debate
Abstract
Today, the most talked about topic in Ayurveda system of medicine is the Research and its need, scope and utility. There is a lot of scope of research in Ayurveda including the fundamental, literary, clinical and the therapeutics. Keeping the Ayurveda fundamentals intact, it is mandatory and obligatory to pursue scientific research in this probably the oldest system of medicine. In spite of these many advantages the scholars of Ayurveda even today face this dichotomy of Yes or No when it comes to scope of research in Ayurveda. There are still scholars who opine that Ayurveda is a complete science and no addition to this is possible. The ground for their arguments are textual references available in Ayurveda Samhitas. Therefore, a debate is narrated in written form, analyzing the direct and indirect references available in Samhitas is presented.
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