Table 1.
Citations and patent data for Indian and Chinese medicine (as on September 10, 2005)
| Database | Key words: TIM | Citations/patents | Key words: TCM | Citations/patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed | Ayurvedic medicine | 1045 | Chinese medicine | 10 278 |
| TIM | 361 | TCM | 6847 | |
| Science Direct | Ayurvedic medicine | 87 | Chinese medicine | 990 |
| TIM | 77 | TCM | 612 | |
| Google scholar | Ayurvedic medicine | 4220 | Chinese medicine | 476 000 |
| TIM | 32 900 | TCM | 68 300 | |
| US patent granted | Ayurvedic medicine/TIM | 3 | Chinese medicine/TCM | 195 |
| US patent filed | Ayurvedic medicine/TIM | 26 | Chinese medicine/TCM | 259 |