Rastogi S., Chiappelli F., Ramchandani M.H., Singh R.H. (eds.) Evidence-Based Practice in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Springer, 2012. — 255 p. — ISBN 978-3-642-24564-0.This book investigates the ways in which the evidence base is influencing complementary and alternative medicine in general and Ayurveda and allied health practices in particular. The latter have traditionally been prevalent in Asia and are now increasingly attracting interest worldwide. The book is divided into four sections, the first of which examines issues related to acquisition and evaluation of the evidence base. Evidence-based approaches to Ayurvedic diagnosis and therapy are then examined, with a special focus on management of cardiovascular and rheumatological diseases, dental care, and rejuvenating treatments. The final section explores further the challenges of applying evidence-based practice in contemporary and alternative medicine and Ayurveda with a focus upon the issues requiring urgent attention in ongoing decade. The same involves encompassing areas such as Ayurvedic pharmaceutics, practice, education and research within an evidence-based perspective.Evidence-Based and Comparative Effectiveness Analysis
Fundamentals: Evidence-Based Practice in Complementary and Alternative Medicine—Perspectives, Protocols, Problems, and Potentials
Evidence-Based Medicine and Ayurveda
Transforming Ayurveda: Stepping into the Realm of Evidence-Based Practice
Diet and Nutrition Concepts in Ayurveda: Gleaming into Opportunities for Evidence-Based Applications in Health Care
Clinical Evidence in the Tradition of Ayurveda
Evidence-Based Traditional Persian Medicine
Substantiating Ayurvedic Theory and Practice Toward Evidence-Base
Prakriti Analysis in Ayurveda: Envisaging the Need of Better Diagnostic Tools
Panchakarma: Ayurvedic Detoxification and Allied Therapies—Is There Any Evidence?
Gut and Joint Interconnections: A Reappraisal to Ayurvedic Understanding of Joint Diseases
Ayurvedic Approach to Cardiovascular Diseases: Delineating the Literary and Clinical Evidences
Rasayana Therapy and Rejuvenation
Translational Effectiveness in Ayurvedic Medicine: Implications for Oral Biology and Medicine
Towards Future Perspectives of Evidence-Based Ayurveda
Safety Aspects of Ayurvedic Drugs
Toward Evidence-Based Practice of Ayurveda: Extrapolating the Challenges in the Current Decade