A 2017 essay described that in India, ayurveda is inadequately equipped to manage many modern diseases, owing to insufficient research and development.[1] The essay argued that clinical trials in ayurveda should focus on areas outside the scope of modern medicine.[1]
Also, while there is a short history of clinical research on ayurvedic treatments, there is no existing systematic review available which identifies all the studies and interprets them as a whole.[2]
Educational organizations which teach Ayurveda require training if they are to design clinical trials on ayurvedic treatments.[3]
^Kessler, CS; Pinders, L; Michalsen, A; Cramer, H (February 2015). "Ayurvedic interventions for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Rheumatology International. 35 (2): 211–32. doi:10.1007/s00296-014-3095-y. PMID25062981. S2CID4504888.
^Cramer, Holger; Lauche, Romy; Langhorst, Jost; Dobos, Gustav (March 2015). "Are Indian yoga trials more likely to be positive than those from other countries? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials". Contemporary Clinical Trials. 41: 269–272. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2015.02.005. PMID25705015.