Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik on Thursday inuagrated the first Indo-US workshop on traditional medicines here which aims to encourage bilateral dialogues on the subject. The two-day workshop will see the participants share with one another current traditional medicine therapies and practices for cancer in US and India. AYUSH stands for Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy. They will review available evidence for AYUSH products and interventions which could reduce pain/morbidity from cancer treatments and improve the quality of life. Globalisation of AYUSH is one of the major policy thrusts of our government. The constructive collaboration between
