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Ayurvedic Medicine Chest

As a preventative measure against illness Ayurvedic medicine promotes hygiene, exercise, herbal preparations, and yoga. To cure ailments, it relies on herbal medicines, physiotherapy, and specific dietary practices. Ayurvedic medicine is still a widely used form of health care in India, where it is taught in numerous colleges. It has gained more recent acknowledgement in the West as a form of alternative medicine.

This medicine chest has many individual drawer components that would have been used for the storage of herbs and resins. It is estimated to be more than 100 years old.