Asian Indian Medical Practices

Ayurvedic Medicine: In Depth | NCCIH

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The ancient Indian medical system, also known as Ayurveda, is based on ancient writings that rely on a “natural” and holistic approach to physical and mental health. …

Asian Indian - Culture Care Connection

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Asian Indians in the U.S. have a high prevalence and risk of coronary artery disease—three times as high as the general U.S. population. Type 2 diabetes is common in this …

Traditional Asian Health Beliefs & Healing Practices

https://www.dimensionsofculture.com/2010/10/traditional-asian-health-beliefs-healing-practices/

History of medicine - Traditional medicine …

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The Indian materia medica was extensive and consisted mainly of vegetable drugs, all of which were from indigenous plants. Charaka knew 500 medicinal plants, and Sushruta …

Asian Indian Culture: Influences and Implications for …

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Treatment and medicine mixes fluidly with religion in Indian culture. India has a variety of medical systems, of which Western medicine is only one. The medical heritage of …

Health care practices of the foreign born Asian Indians in …

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In conclusion, positive self-reported health perception and compliance with routine health examinations of the surveyed foreign born Asian Indians was reported along with an …

OVERVIEW OF INDIAN HEALING TRADITIONS - NCBS

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Indian Medicine During Pre-colonial and Colonial Periods. As mentioned previously in this introduction, over centuries Indian indigenous medical systems were renowned for …

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian medical practice - Nikkei Asia

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Among India's many claims to fame is the ancient medical science known as Ayurveda (from the Sanskrit words ayur, or life, and veda, science). This is a healing method that …

Figure 18. Percentage of all active physicians by race/ethnicity, 2018

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Figure 18 shows the percentage of active physicians by race/ethnicity. Among active physicians, 56.2% identified as White, 17.1% identified as Asian, 5.8% identified as Hispanic, and 5.0% identified as Black or African American. Note that the race for 13.7% of active physicians is Unknown, making that the largest subgroup after White and Asian.

Hindu beliefs affecting health care - Queensland Health

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The classification of foods as hot or cold is unrelated to temperature. Hot foods are generally those foods which are salty, sour or high in animal protein, while cold foods are generally …