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New York: Lack of scientific evidence in the system of Ayurvedic medicine makes it difficult for the institution to be practised in the US, given the strong malpractice law in the country, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has said.
When a medicine is prescribed, the practitioner has to have some back up studies for his decision especially in view of strong malpractice law in the United States, AAPI President Dr Hemantkumar Patel said in New York.
"You just cannot go by anecdotal evidence," he added.
That is what happens in the allopathic system where the practitioner has studies to back up his decision to prescribe a particular drug to a patient. Unless the same could be done for Ayurvedic system, the practitioners could be slapped with malpractice suits if a case goes wrong, Patel explained.
No such studies are available in the Ayurvedic system, Patel said, stressing that this is the reason it cannot be practiced in the US, its effectiveness notwithstanding. |
