Editorial - Connoting the Relevance of Traditional Systems of Medicine in Modern Era

Traditional systems of medicine (TSM) are native to individual countries which have developed based on the cultural background of the local populace. The scienti?c wisdom of various TSM has been passed down from generation to generation among which some are with documented evidences and some without [1]. TSM has a vast history of managing health care needs of the people which dates backs to time immemorial and thus commands them to consider it as the backbone of modern civilization. The principles of TSM are predominantly experience based which are the result of various trial & error undergone since ages. The existence and applicability of these principles till today in spite of medical pluralism indeed suggests that no single system of medicine is suf?cient to cure all the ailments of the mankind completely.