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Breaking silos: can the emerging field of Ayurvedic biology contribute to the advancement of Indian health science


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1 Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Tech-nology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
2 Centre for Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
3 University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Jarakbande Kaval, Bengaluru 560 064, India
 

This article describes the evolution of an emerging cross-cultural field of research called Ayurvedic biology. Ayurveda and biology both carry equivalent etymological meaning; the study of ‘changes’ in life processes. The difference lies in the systemic perspective of Ayurveda versus the molecular and mechanistic perspectives in biology. The field of Ayurvedic-Biology seeks to systematically explore the convergence of biological phenomena of health and wellness, derived from different cultural viewpoints. With illustrations of research from genomics, regenerative biology, drug discovery, food sciences and disease classification methods, this article indicates the potential of Ayurvedic biology for the advancement of health sciences

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Ayurvedic biology, Ayu-genomics, drug design, food science, health and wellness, regenerative biology.
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Authors

Bhavya Vijay
Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Tech-nology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Gurmeet Singh
Centre for Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Chethala N. Vishnuprasad
Centre for Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Ashwini Godbole
Centre for Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Subrahmanya Kumar Kukkupuni
Centre for Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Megha
Centre for Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Prasan Shankar
Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Tech-nology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Poornima Devkumar
Centre for Clinical Research and Education, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Tech-nology, Bengaluru 560 064, India
Darshan Shankar
University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Jarakbande Kaval, Bengaluru 560 064, India

Abstract


This article describes the evolution of an emerging cross-cultural field of research called Ayurvedic biology. Ayurveda and biology both carry equivalent etymological meaning; the study of ‘changes’ in life processes. The difference lies in the systemic perspective of Ayurveda versus the molecular and mechanistic perspectives in biology. The field of Ayurvedic-Biology seeks to systematically explore the convergence of biological phenomena of health and wellness, derived from different cultural viewpoints. With illustrations of research from genomics, regenerative biology, drug discovery, food sciences and disease classification methods, this article indicates the potential of Ayurvedic biology for the advancement of health sciences

Keywords


Ayurvedic biology, Ayu-genomics, drug design, food science, health and wellness, regenerative biology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv122%2Fi3%2F251-257