Amchis are traditional Tibetan Buddhist healers who help their patients achieve health through the use of various natural medicines along with suggestions for changes in lifestyle and diet. Though many amchis work in rural areas, even this traditional practice is not immune to the effects of globalization. Identify how globalization has affected amchi medicinal practices.

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Positive Effect on Amchi Medicine
The Indian government strongly favors traditional ethnomedicine over Western biological medicine.
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Amchi medicine has become popular around the world.
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Conditions in Kashmir have made the practice of amchi medicine more difficult.
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Amchi medicine is based on achieving bodily and spiritual balance between the individual and the surrounding universe.
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Negative Effect on Amchi Medicine

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Western pharmaceutical companies have started to exploit traditional medicinal knowledge for profit.
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Globalization has led to the loss of traditional medicinal knowledge as younger generations are less interested in becoming amchis.
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Amchi medicine is becoming commercialized, with some practitioners focusing more on making money rather than helping patients.
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Increased access to technology has made it easier for people to self-diagnose and self-medicate, decreasing the reliance on amchi healers.