Ethics in the medical practice of Allopathy has been a subject of innumerable debates, seminars and conferences. But the ethical issues at the interface and overlap of Allopathy and Ayurveda have received scant attention so far. India is the world leader in pluralism of medicine, with more than half-a-dozen officially recognised systems of medicine. Hence, the ethical, legal, socioeconomic and technical problems raised in such a milieu of 'mixopathy' are significant challenges to patients, physicians and the community.