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Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Ayurveda360 Academic Press.

Received: 2026-05

Accepted: 2026-06

Published: 2026-06

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Author Contributions: Dr. Alfiya Riyaj Shaikh: Conceptualization, literature review, investigation, evidence synthesis, methodology, writing – original draft preparation, writing – review and editing, and final approval.

Competing Interests: The author(s) declare no financial or non-financial competing interests.

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Acknowledgements: background:#f8fafc; border-left:5px solid #065f46; border-radius:8px; padding:18px 22px; margin:24px 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color:#334155; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75; font-style:italic;"> “I express my sincere gratitude to my institution, teachers, colleagues, and all the classical scholars and modern researchers whose guidance, academic support, and scholarly contributions helped in the preparation and publication of this chapter.