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ABSTRACT
In the pre-historic Harrapan culture of India, before and after 2000 BCE, there was a system of medicine with professional healers, sanitation and hygiene. The people of Indus-Saraswati Valley Civilization, even from the early Harappan periods (3300 BCE), had knowledge of medicine and dentistry. There is evidence that teeth having been drilled, dating back 7,000 BCE. India has a rich heritage of medical and health sciences in the Vedic period, due to a separate medicinal branch of medical science “Ayurveda.”
