India, Dec. 26 -- The Indian Medical Association has opposed the Andhra Pradesh government's order allowing trained Ayurvedic doctors to independently undertake select operations.

Reacting to the order, Dr Dilip P Bhanushali, President of IMA, told news agency ANI that the association has been opposing this 'Mixopathy' for the last decade. He further clarified that while the association respects Ayurveda or Homoeopathy, they have their own science.

"We want Ayurveda to be promoted in its original and pure form," Dr Bhanushali said, questioning why it should be mixed with modern medicine.

The Andhra government's order allows trained Ayurvedic doctors to perform certain surgeries, including treatments for contagious diseases, stitching w...