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In India and Sri Lanka, individuals have the option of using either Ayurveda or conventional medication. A study was done in which more than 700 “pseudo-patients” were sent to both types of practitioners in Sri Lanka [1]. It was observed that the majority of patients sent to both types of medical care providers received Western medications.
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Krishna, I.R. (2003). Ayurveda — The Ancient Scientific Medicine with Natural Healing. In: Cherniack, E.P., Cherniack, N. (eds) Alternative Medicine for the Elderly. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05185-6_16
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