Abstract

Dr. Sushil Kumar Jangid* and Dr. Megha Dixit

ABSTRACT

Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) has given considerable importance to Ayurveda in its activities related to traditional medicine. The Alma Ata in 1978 with the slogan-“Health for all” emphasized the role of traditional & alternative medicine in developed as well as developing nations. Ayurveda- “The Traditional Medicine of India”, not only believes in curing the disease merely but aims at curing the diseased. Along with the cure it emphasizes the importance of maintaining the health of the healthy as a primary goal. The unique principles of the science have already attracted people globally by the virtue of its qualitative strength, rejection of universal formulas of cure and implementation of tailored treatments varying along with the individual. Demand for herbal products worldwide has increased at an annual rate of 8% during the period of 1994–2001, and according to WHO forecast, the global herbal market would be worth $5 trillion by the year 2050. The data clearly states the international potential of Ayurveda, which is undergoing a phase of resurgence and revival “in the world”. Objective: To evaluate the problems in the Global acceptance of Ayurveda. Method: The available provisions for the development and acceptance of Ayurveda globally were studied and looked for, for the flaws in the policies or their implementations and other hindrances in the recognition of Ayurveda as evidence based medicine for its global acceptance. Results & Conclusion: Lacunae in the regulation of herbal medicines, standardization of the drugs at raw and processed stages, pharmacovigilance of drugs, safety & efficacy studies of Ayurvedic drugs etc. stand in the way of implementation of the policies in their true spirits. The parameters mentioned in Ayurvedic system of medicine are majorly qualitative and they lose their beauty in the process of objectivization for the acceptance in present age.