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Patanjali-Led Ethnopharmacology Conference Ends With Call to Scientifically Validate Traditional Medicine

Speakers urged evidence-based studies to translate Ayurvedic knowledge into modern drug discovery pipelines.

Overview

  • The two-day “Plants to Patients 4: Ethnopharmacology Beyond Times” meeting in Haridwar concluded on Feb. 25 under Patanjali Research Foundation and Patanjali University.
  • International participants included Domenico Vittorio Delfino, Louis-Félix Nothias, Rudolf Bauer, Anne Marie Schoni-Pordon and other clinicians and researchers.
  • Swami Ramdev said future healthcare should join research-driven medical science with Vedic traditions through rigorous validation.
  • Acharya Balkrishna highlighted the global practice of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other systems, urging scientific study to build preventive, affordable care.
  • Patanjali leaders said they aim to position the organisation as a global centre for evidence-based Indian medicine, with Dr. Anurag Varshney outlining a synergistic model to support future drug discovery.