“Blind Prescriptions, Broken Ethics: How Overuse of Ayurvedic Medicines Is Undermining a Timeless Science”
By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India When Healing Loses Its Direction What happens when a healer begins to prescribe without clarity—like a hunter firing blindly into a forest? In many modern Ayurvedic practices, this metaphor is becoming an uncomfortable reality. Patients are often given multiple medicines, especially patent formulations, without a clear understanding of their pharmacology or necessity. This is not just a clinica
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When Letting Go Saves a Life: Why Referring a Patient Is the Highest Form of Prescription
By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India The Courage to Say “This Is Beyond Me What if the most powerful medicine a doctor can prescribe is not a drug, a therapy, or a procedure—but humility? In an era of rapid specialization, complex diseases, and rising patient expectations, no single physician can know or do everything. Yet, across medical systems, patient harm often arises not from lack of knowledge, but from delayed referral drive
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