The Impact of Patents in Ayurveda Influences Consumers in Kerala

Ayurvedic medicines are being popular day by day because these medicines used in the treatment of all kind of diseases. Now-a-days people give preference to the Ayurvedic medicines as most of the Allopathic medicines have side effects. Simultaneously manufactures are trying to take patents in various category products. In Ayurveda, the Indian system of medicine, there is a belief that, through ayurvedic protocol any spurious substance can be changed into valuable medicines. Ayurveda is getting its due recognition as a rationale system of medicine worldwide despite the fact that medical and scientific fraternity of the globe has very strong opposite regarding safety and efficacy of Ayurvedic medicines. In the light of these references, all stakeholders of Ayurveda in general and scholars of Ayurveda (read therapeutics and pharmaceutics both) in particular must be acquainted with the basics of IPR, patent and its possible proposition in progress of traditional knowledge of Ayurveda with innovative approach.