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UNITED STATES, November 22, 2004: Ayurveda’s vast library of medicinal plants, its technology, as well as its holistic approach are attracting an increasing number of Americans in search of a more “natural” health system and dissatisfied with current health care and its costs. Part of the commercial scene is driven by the likes of popular American icon Deepak Chopra, while the fusion of Ayurveda with other holistic health practices is encouraged by those following the classical Yoga tradition, says this article. In recent years, the depth of interest in Ayurveda can be gauged from the fact that the National Institutes of Health, one of the major funding sources for medical research in America, has begun funding studies relating to Ayurveda. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine established in 1998 is the primary conduit in this process. In March 2002 the White House endorsed a program to support research in Ayurveda through its Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.



A recent survey by the American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine showed that more than 1,000 health care providers in America have received some training in this medical system. An estimated 250 American MD’s have received additional training in Ayurveda therapies. And in the opinion of many holistic health authorities, Ayurveda is poised to become the most prominent new alternative treatment in the 21st century. Some of the new American practitioners of the ancient science are interested in combining Ayurvedic methods of observation, diagnosis, and treatment with their own disciplines. The American physicians are fascinated by an important aspect of Ayurvedic diagnosis, the examination of the pulse, technically known as Nadi Vigyana. Specialized Ayurvedic practitioners are able to diagnose clinical and even sub-clinical conditions through palpation of the radial pulse alone. Some practitioners have reached such a high level of expertise that they are able to diagnose pre-clinical imbalances anywhere in the body at very early stages of development when mild forms of intervention alone are able to correct the problem. The expertise of such practitioners in accurately diagnosing a host of modern medical disease categories (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, neoplastic disease, musculoskeletal syndromes and asthma) as well as more subtle syndromes has been observed and verified by modern medical practitioners. For the full article, click on “source” above.

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