The problem here, though, is not of science, it is of perception. Ayurveda is seen by many as little different from Homeopathy. This is most unfortunate and smacks of Western aping which any primate should be ashamed of. To be sure, there are beliefs in Ayurveda that don’t stand the test of modern scientific scrutiny, but it is sacrilege to lampoon what does. Let us remember that till the time Quinine was made poppable by Henry Wellcome, Malaria was cured by the bark from where this wonder molecule was isolated in the first place. What was once the world’s largest selling anti-cancer drug, Taxol, is an isolate of the Yew tree. From Aspirin to Artemisinin to Azadirachtin, some of the most important drugs ever to have been formulated for human use are derived from plants. Modern-day fixation with wanting to know the precise effecter molecule does not mean the bark or the fern, or indeed the Sanjeevini booti is at fault. Nature was never meant to grow single drug molecules, to be harvested and sold across the counter. These molecules exist amongst hundred others, in roots, barks, leaves, seeds, and since time immemorial they have been crushed, mixed with milk, and taken as effective treatment. The world is only now discovering the incredible immunotherapeutic potential of Haldi.