Table 2 The status of various medical systems in India.
From: Developing the medicinal plants sector in northern India: challenges and opportunities
Characteristics | Medical Systems | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Ayurveda | Siddha | Unani | Tibetan | Homeopathy |
Medicinal plants known | 2000 | 1121 | 751 | 337 | 482 |
Licensed pharmacies | 8533 | 384 | 462 | - | 613 |
Hospitals | 753 | 276 | 74 | - | 223 |
Dispensaries | 15193 | 444 | 1193 | - | 5634 |
Registered practitioners | 438721 | 17560 | 43578 | - | 217460 |
Under graduate college | 219 | 6 | 37 | - | 178 |
Post graduate college | 57 | 3 | 8 | - | 31 |