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Not ignored. EBM can be expensive or simply unavailable.

Aryuveda/Unani and Homeopathic Medicine is often the only form of "medicine" available for those in very poor areas.

Govt clinics and dispensaries might be overloaded and private healthcare is too expensive, so if you're a substinence farmer in eastern Uttar Pradesh or Bihar (let alone poorer areas across India), traditional medicines or homeopathic medicine is your only affordable choice.

Oftentimes the medicine provided is basically just steroids (they can make you feel better in the short term)