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VOL. 11, ISSUE 2 (2026)
Ethical and legal issues in the integration of Ayurveda with modern medicine in India
Authors
Dr. Lalit Kumar Trivedi
Abstract
India's healthcare landscape occupies a
singular position in the world, straddling two epistemological traditions that
are separated by centuries of divergent development yet increasingly forced
into coexistence within a single administrative and clinical system. Ayurveda,
one of the world's oldest continuous medical systems, and biomedicine, the
globalised scientific framework dominant since the nineteenth century, are
today being formally integrated through national policy mechanisms in ways that
raise profound ethical and legal questions. This paper examines those questions
by mapping four overlapping domains of concern: the regulatory architecture
governing dual practice, informed consent as an ethical obligation, the
politics of intellectual property over traditional formulations, and the
contested terrain of research and evidence standards. Drawing on statutory
instruments, scholarly commentary, and documented case studies, the analysis
argues that integration conducted without rigorous ethical scaffolding risks
subordinating patient welfare to institutional ambition. Genuine pluralism in
healthcare requires not merely administrative convenience but a principled
legal framework that respects the distinctiveness of each tradition while
holding both to enforceable standards of safety and transparency.s
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Pages:20-23
How to cite this article:
Dr. Lalit Kumar Trivedi "Ethical and legal issues in the integration of Ayurveda with modern medicine in India". International Journal of Advanced Research and Development, Vol 11, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 20-23
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