Briefly describe the state of Indian system of medicine in India.

Indian system of medicine (ISM) : It includes six systems-Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Naturopathy and Homeopathy (AYUSH). At present there are 3,004 ISM hospitals 23,028 dispensaries andas many as 6,11,431 registered practitioners in India. There are 439 colleges of ISM in the country out of which 96 colleges have post graduate departments ISM has huge potential and can solve a large part of our health care problem because it is safe and inexpensive.