Health Consciousness and Popularity of Indian Systems of Medicines

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), moreover known as chronic diseases, majorly tend to be of distant period and they mainly because of a blend of physiological, genetic, behavioural and environmental issues. The foremost categories of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as stroke and heart attacks), respiratory diseases (such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD)), diabetes and cancers. NCDs are more critical issues developing countries like India as NCDs impact around 60% of all deaths in India. Furthermore, NCDs kill 41 million people each year, which is equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally occurred. There are four more prominent NCDs, including cardiovascular disease, COPD, diabetes and cancer, are interconnected by few ordinary preventable risk factors associated to lifestyle which includes smoking, tobacco use, excessive alcoholism, little physical activity, noticeable rise in consumption of energy-rich foods, intensified amount of psychosocial stress, etc., supporting hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia. Traditional medicine system of India having the perception of personalized therapy (Prakriti - based medicine) in Ayurveda has the capability to provide solutions to these current challenging health issues like drug withdrawals, adverse drug reactions, economic inequalities and prolonged illness management to mention a few. The well-known three Indian systems of medicine (ISM), namely Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani, integrated with allopathic and homoeopathic systems of medicine will ensure health for all people across the India and, extended to, globe. It is now recognised that the methodology of Western medicine system, allopathic, is outstanding in management of the acute medical conditions however Ayurveda has effectively established a capability to treat chronic illnesses which are unable to cure by allopath. Management of disease by Ayurveda can establish the foundation for a new, enhanced approach to public health, comprising health advancement as well as inexpensive primary care functions, particularly for chronic and communicable. ISM is not simply a treatment however it is consider as a way of life. The ISM is implemented in ancient times. It is the conclusion of Indian thought of medicine which signifies an approach of healthy living valued with an extended and exclusive traditional antiquity. Several health situations that are prevalent and significantly on the intensification in India can be attended by the amalgamation of ISM with modern medicine. The principle aim behind such amalgamation is predominantly to fetch the attention on prevention rather than treatment. WHO in its World Health Assembly put forth an Action Plan of Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. As a WHO member, India similarly is dedicated to executing the same and fascinating the essential actions and plan to encounter the goals. To knock the abilities of our indigenous systems of medicine and other popular systems of medicine it is essential to measure the awareness amongst society and create attempts to promote ISM concerning prevent various communicable and NCDs.