Traditional Medicinal Knowledge

• Traditional Medicinal Knowledge (TMK) refers to codified Indian Systems of Medicine — Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Homoeopathy (AYUSH) — protected via documentation (TKDL) and promoted via the Ministry of Ayush and WHO partnerships.
• UPSC relevance: intersects IPR, biodiversity, GS-II health, GS-III S&T, soft power diplomacy, and the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre, Jamnagar.