The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c4.11

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During these arguments from both the sides, at least the difficulty of the problem comes to the surface. It is a social problem because the existence of Ayurvedic medicine, being actually practised in Indian society, is a fact, the health and life of a part of this society depend on it and on the manner in which it is practised. Now this problem can only be resolved by a clear determination of what is Ayurvedic medicine and what it can become.