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Indian Vaidyas speak on Pandemic - 1

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  Two hours online conference from India June 26th 2021.  It was a transformative experience for me to listen to these 3 physicians and Ayurvedic experts.   Here is my short summary.I have recorded it but am only compiling this from notes and memory. Refinements to come later. Moderator. Dr. Unnikrishan First Speaker: Dr F. Rammanohar BAMS MD - advisory board to AYUSH for government of India. When the pandemic hit early 2020 the Prime Minister of Prime Minister of India met with the AYUSH committee (AYUSH -encompasses Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Traditional natural medicines) telling them that their responses needed to be science based.   Therefore this set a tone for interdisciplinary collaboration. Many steps were taken to avoid unsubstantiated claims and there was a strong presence of Traditional Medicine and COVID in the media. These herbs were backed up by science and evidence based research: Ashwagandha, Gugguli and Pippili, Licorice Ayur 64 - combination of 4 he...