Traditional Medical System (TMS) for Sustainable Healthcare in India

Traditional medicine has a long history. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that traditional medicine (TM) is a vital part of the global health care system. As per WHO recommendation, TM should be a part of health and wellness and promote safe and effective use. It can be done by proper regulation, research and integrate products, practitioners and practice into TM health systems. This can be assigned that the sum total of the knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health, as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illnesses. The terms complementary/alternative/nonconventional medicine are used interchangeably with traditional medicine in some countries (Anon 2004).