Origins of Ayurveda

From time immemorial,
plants have been used as medicines around the world and plant-based
medicines have been the mainstay of traditional societies in dealing
with health problems. The global search for alternative strategies for
health care has been driven by a growing dissatisfaction with the
inadequacy of modern medicines in certain disease areas, notably in
chronic conditions such as arthritis and asthma, and with their
distressing iatrogenic effects.

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