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ArticleJournal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine

Ayurveda: (W)here is the evidence.

D B Anantha Narayana, Sharanbasappa Durg

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Article in Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

D B Anantha NarayanaAyurvidye Trust, 1101/927, 1 F Main, 2nd Stage, Girinagar, Bangalore 560085, India. Electronic address: drandba50@gmail.com.
Sharanbasappa DurgH. No. 19-5-244/15, Ganachari Layout, Near Lumbini Nagar, Naubad, Bidar 585402, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is common to hear a general statement that Ayurveda lacks scientific evidence. By scientific evidence, it is commonly referred to results of human clinical trials undertaken adoring those applied to pharmaceuticals, involving randomized controlled trials (RCT), either a placebo or active controlled. This paper explores the actual situation related to practice of Ayurveda, use of medicines, application of therapies, and the individual dravyas (ingredients). It gives few examples and availability of large body of scientific data in this area. The study, however, does not discuss the reasons and problems of conducting RCTs.

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AyurvedaAyurvedic medicineEvidence

Identifiers

PMID32951967
PMCPMC8185965

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