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Whole genome expression and biochemical correlates of extreme constitutional types defined in Ayurveda.
Journal of translational medicine - 9 Sept 2008
Prasher Bhavana, Negi Sapna, Aggarwal Shilpi, Mandal Amit K, Sethi Tav P, Deshmukh Shailaja R, Purohit Sudha G, Sengupta Shantanu, Khanna Sangeeta, Mohammad Farhan, Garg Gaurav, Brahmachari Samir K, Mukerji Mitali
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BACKGROUND: Ayurveda is an ancient system of personalized medicine documented and practiced in India since 1500 B.C. According to this system an individual's basic constitution to a large extent determines predisposition and prognosis to diseases as well as therapy and life-style regime. Ayurveda describes seven broad constitution types (Prakritis) each with a varying degree of predisposition to different...
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