Massage chairs and natural hair growth supplements. Ointment for scorpion bites that smells like garlic. A product called Kan Killer that promises to eliminate cancer without chemotherapy — all for about $65 a bottle.
Though the alternative medicine system has endured on the subcontinent for centuries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is promoting a resurgence.
There’s a fortune at stake. Modi's call for the wider adoption of traditional medicine globally is a key part of his plan to grow India’s economy. But this is carving a deep rift in the medical community. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3uOJb3w
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