http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/27 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:28 GMT 2026-04-14T19:30:28Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/273 Title: Ayurveda management of pulmonary mycosis: an integrative approach: a case report Authors: Shankar, Prasan; Vijay, Bhavya; Pendse, Narendra; Rahman, Mahima; Nampoothiri, Vasudevan Abstract: Pulmonary mycosis is a fungal infection of the lung. Antifungal treatments are used in conventional treatments; however, incomplete response and toxicity are major challenges of antifungal therapies. In Ayurveda, pulmonary mycosis is diagnosed and treated based on principles of respiratory disorders (referred to as Shvaas Roga) with promising outcomes. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/273 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/272 Title: Breaking silos: can the emerging field of Ayurvedic biology contribute to the advancement of Indian health science Authors: Shankar, Darshan; Singh, Gurmeet; Shankar, Prasan; Devkumar, Poornima; Megha; Vijay, Bhavya; Vishnuprasad, Chethala N.; Godbole, Ashwini; Kukkupuni, Subrahmanya Kumar Abstract: This article describes the evolution of an emerging cross-cultural field of research called Ayurvedic biology. Ayurveda and biology both carry equivalent etymological meaning; the study of ‘changes’ in life processes. The difference lies in the systemic perspective of Ayurveda versus the molecular and mechanistic perspectives in biology. The field of Ayurvedic-Biology seeks to systematically explore the convergence of biological phenomena of health and wellness, derived from different cultural viewpoints. With illustrations of research from genomics, regenerative biology, drug discovery, food sciences and disease classification methods, this article indicates the potential of Ayurvedic biology for the advancement of health sciences. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/272 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/271 Title: Ayurvedic Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study Authors: Purushotham, Archana; Shankar, Prasan Abstract: The safety profiles of classical Ayurveda and conservative western biomedicine in AIS are similar. This is the first ever report of stand-alone Ayurvedic therapy in AIS. Our results support the conduct of a randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy of Ayurvedic treatment of AIS. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/271 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/270 Title: Ayurvedic college education, reifying biomedicine and the need for reflexivity Authors: Shankar, Prasan; Bode, Maarten Abstract: The paper analyses the experiences with government sanctioned Ayurvedic college education of 14 young Ayurvedic doctors working at the Integrative Health Centre in Bangalore, India. Unfamiliarity with Ayurvedic logic and Indian natural philosophies, lack of clinical training and the mixing-up of Ayurvedic and biomedical notions are their main complaints. The 14 young Ayurvedic doctors also missed a convincing perspective on how to integrate Ayurvedic logic, modern scientific knowledge and biomedical diagnostics. Ayurvedic state sanctioned education seems to be caught between Ayurveda’s natural philosophy of health and the techno-science of biomedicine. The Ayurvedic doctors under scrutiny face the danger of becoming ‘half-baked products’ when they do not learn to reflect on the tension between Indian traditional knowledge and biomedical learning. The paper argues that the logic of modern science and biomedicine’s claim to value-free knowledge captivates Ayurvedic education and research. This hinders Ayurveda’s development as a vibrant alterity to biomedicine. What is needed is a critical social science perspective on the construction of medical knowledge and India’s hierarchical medical landscape. Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/270 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z