Why It Matters
Traditional knowledge disappears when it isn't written down.
Across India and the world, an extraordinary body of medical knowledge is held in the minds of practitioners, in unpublished manuscripts, in regional languages, and in the lived experiences of patients who have used traditional treatments for generations. Much of it has never been digitised, cross-referenced, or made accessible to the people who need it.
Adi Vaidya is an attempt to change that — and we cannot do it alone. The platform grows richer with every practitioner who reviews a page, every researcher who points us to a primary source, and every patient who shares what they have learned.
How to Contribute
There is a place for you here.
Practitioners
If you are a practitioner in Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy, or Siddha — we want your clinical experience. Review our treatment pages, flag inaccuracies, or contribute case observations.
Reach out to contribute →Researchers & Academics
Suggest primary sources, point out where our summaries underrepresent the evidence, or contribute structured content from published studies and traditional texts.
Share your research →Patients & Communities
Your lived experience with traditional treatments is a legitimate and undervalued source of knowledge. Share your journey — what worked, what didn't, and what you wish you had known.
Join the community →Developers & Designers
Adi Vaidya is an open knowledge project. If you want to help build the platform — features, accessibility, data pipelines, or design — we welcome collaboration.
Get in touch →Contribution Guidelines
How we keep the knowledge honest.
Accuracy over completeness
We would rather publish less and be correct than publish more and mislead. Every contribution is reviewed before it appears.
Source everything
Claims about traditional systems must be grounded in classical texts, peer-reviewed studies, or clearly attributed practitioner experience.
No promotional content
We do not accept sponsored content, affiliate content, or contributions designed to promote a product, brand, or specific practitioner.
Respect all five systems equally
Contributors should not advocate for one system over another. Our role is to present each tradition honestly and let readers decide.
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Ready to contribute?
Write to us and tell us who you are and how you would like to contribute. We respond to every message.