Scarcity of Herbal Medicines: End of Ayurvedic Medical Care for Poor Indians

With non availability of cow dung, Indian forests also have been destroyed, and with the destruction of forests, many Ayurvedic herbal medicines also have become either extinct or scarce.

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Health of 120 000 000 women in India in peril!

The female population in the villages of India in the reproductive age group is 15 crores. They need utmost care at the time of giving birth to a child and immediately thereafter.

For centuries, experienced midwives used to supervise and provide necessary care as per the principles of Ayurveda to women in village’s time of childbirth. Two basic aids for such a system of care were a massage of oil, and fomentation on fire lit with dung cakes.

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