Ayurveda research: Emerging trends and mapping to sustainable development goals

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100809
• Publication Date: 2023-10-11T15:56:29Z
• Authors: Prema Nedungadi; Sushma Naranappa ...; Rammanohar Puthiy...; Vinith Kumar Nair; Christian Kessler; Raghu Raman
• Keywords: Integrative Medicine; Medical Research

Ayurveda is India's prominent traditional medical system. The World Health Organization has stated the need for more evidence and data from conventional medicine methods to inform policymakers, regulatory bodies, healthcare stakeholders, public about its safe, effective, equitable use. This study aims provide a comprehensive analysis of emerging trends in research, mapping research UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) examining impact COVID-19. Using bibliometric methods, researchers analyzed total 11,773 publications between 1993 2022 understand temporal evolution publications, open-access patterns author collaboration, top-performing countries, co-citation networks. keyword co-occurrence identifies networks concentrated studies on themes relating four clusters, Alternative Traditional Medicine, Bioactive Compounds Biological Activities, Analytical Techniques Herbal Standardization, Medicines Immunomodulation, reflecting diverse areas within Ayurveda. last cluster included related SARS-CoV-2 virus, suggesting herbal approaches immune modulation context most SDG among these was Good Well-being (SDG 3), emphasizing potential natural products promoting holistic health combating antibiotic resistance.