Revitalising local health traditions

The allure of Ayurveda and biomedicines has waned over time, resulting in a lose-lose situation.

The coexistence of diverse forms of biomedicine and local health traditions makes the Nepali medical landscape unique. Nepali medical pluralism combines traditional systems of medicine, such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Unani, and Sowa-Rigpa, and local health traditions, such as home remedies and folk healing with biomedicines, including