TY - BOOK AU - Suresh Kumar,D. TI - Ayurveda in The New Millennium: Emerging Roles and Future Challenges SN - 9781000204889 AV - R605 U1 - 615.5/38 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Medicine, Ayurvedic KW - Herbs KW - Therapeutic use KW - HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications KW - bisacsh KW - MEDICAL / Alternative Medicine KW - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany N2 - Ayurveda or "the sacred knowledge of longevity" has been practiced in India and many Asian countries since time immemorial. Interest in Ayurveda started growing all over the world in the late 1970s, following the Alma Ata Declaration adopted by the W.H.O. in 1978. Ayurveda in the New Millennium: Emerging Roles and Future Challenges attempts to survey the progress made in this field and to formulate a course of action to take Ayurveda through the new millennium. It also identifies the many stumbling blocks that need to be removed if Ayurveda is to cater to the needs of a wider audience. Features: Newer insights into the history of Ayurveda Regulatory aspects of the manufacture of ayurvedic medicines Industrial production of traditional ayurvedic medicines Quality control The scientific rationale of single herb therapy Biological effects of ayurvedic formulations Optimization of ancient wisdom and newer knowledge Conservation of threatened herbs Nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals from Ayurveda Critical view of Ayurveda in the West Direction for the Ayurveda renaissance Ayurveda in the New Millennium: Emerging Roles and Future Challenges describes the strength of Ayurveda and how to usher in the Ayurveda renaissance. This book will be of interest to proponents of Ayurveda and all branches of traditional and alternative medicine. Experts from the fields of medicine, pharmacology, new drug discovery and food technology will also find it useful UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429298936 UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -