Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Traditional healthcare systems such as Ayurveda and Unani are in great demand again for treating chronic health problems.
Statement II: Herbal products are relatively free from side effects.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Statement I: Traditional healthcare systems such as Ayurveda and Unani are in great demand again for treating chronic health problems. — True. These systems were ignored when western treatment came, but are now in great demand again.
Statement II: Herbal products are relatively free from side effects. — True. Herbal products are also environment friendly, as they need no large-scale industrial and chemical processing.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.5 Strategies for Sustainable Development … With the sudden onslaught of the western system of treatment, we ignored our traditional systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Tibetan and folk systems. These healthcare systems are in great demand again for treating chronic health problems. Now a days every cosmetic produce — hair oil, toothpaste, body lotion, face cream and what not — is herbal in composition. Not only are these products environment friendly, they are relatively free from side effects and do not involve large-scale industrial and chemical processing.” |