Unlike allopathic medicines, Ayurvedic products are not clinically tested before they are introduced in the market. This raises doubts about their effectiveness

A recent Supreme Court verdict has prohibited the government from banning Ayurvedic drugs, unless recommended by experts

Marked quality differences were found in the samples of products manufactured at the NBRI laboratory and those bought from the market

THE success of patenting the curative attributes of turmeric has prompted the Indian government to set up an institute to catalogue the medicinal application of plants described in old Indian

A US-based Malaysian scientist says the country's tropical forests have many medicinal plants that may be a main source of income for Malaysia. According to Robert K Lee, a professor at the

a new technique has been developed to kill the dengue causing Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. Rays emitting from dried marigold flowers dipped in 100 per cent alcohol and ground into a fine paste

While Indians rant and rave against biopiracy, Brahmi, innovatively packaged, becomes a household name in the US. In India, manufacturers lose out on potential customers because of lack of imagination