A Concise History of Science in India c8.s8.t4.6

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It is an intriguing problem of which no easy or immediate solution seems to be at hand. Nevertheless, the fact remains that Āyurvedic system is still a living one and is likely to retain its popularity among the masses and even a section of the educated classes, save for such diseases as malaria, typhoid, kala-azar, smallpox, cholera, plague, etc., for which successful specific remedies have been discovered in modern days. It is but fit and proper, therefore, that the State should take adequate steps to ensure a good training in the purely Āyurvedic system for those who seek it. The government should provide adequate resources for the improvement of teaching on purely Āyurvedic syllabus, make proper arrangements for preparation of all sorts of Āyurvedic medicines and experiment in Āyurvedic laboratories under eminent Āyurvedic physicians, and provide for proper training in all the departments of *Āyurveda* for students having proficiency in Sanskrit, by sanctioning proper emoluments and salary for the staff, etc. Perhaps the problem of an integrated medical system, referred to above, would be easier to solve if highly efficient Āyurvedic colleges grow side by side with the existing medical colleges.