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DEPARTMENT OF AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY,
UNANI, SIDDHA AND
HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH),,
MINISTRY OF HEALTH & F.W.,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
WELCOMES
THE DELEGATES OF CIS
COUNTRIES
Schedule of Presentation
i)
Status
of - Shri
Bala
Prasad,
Traditional Systems
Director, Department of
of Medicine in India
AYUSH
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Life-Style Disorders - Dr.
G.S.
Lavekar,
and Ayurveda
Director, CCRAS
iii) Standardization
- Shri Ranjit Puranik,
and Quality Control
C.E.O.,
of
Ayurveda
Dhootpapeshwar Ltd.
Medicines
iv) Unani System of
Medicine in India
Dr.
Mohd.
Khalid
Siddiqui,
Director,
CCRUM
TRADITIONAL INDIAN
HEALTH KNOWLEDGE
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Rich bio-diversity.
12 agro-climatic zones (out of total 16 the
world over).
Wide range of medicinal plant species
(about 8000).
Long history of use of medicinal plants
and health practices (right from prehistoric period).
Codified, organized, documented and
officially recognized health systems (e.g.
Ayurveda, Unani)
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED
SYSTEMS
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Ayurveda – DOMINANT & OLDEST
Yoga – THE OLDEST REFERENCE IN VEDIC
LTD.
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Naturopathy
Unani
Siddha
Homeopathy
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
IN INDIA –Thrust Areas
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Improvement and upgradation of standards of
education in ISM&H;
Standardisation of drugs;
Ensuring sustained availability of raw
materials, i.e., medicinal plants, metals,
minerals and materials of animal origin etc.;
Research and Development;
Participation of ISM&H in the National Health
Care Delivery System, National Health and
Family Welfare Programmes;
Information, Education and Communication
ORGANISATIONAL SET UP
(Central Level)
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Central Department under Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare.
Central Research Councils – four research councils,
viz. Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and
Shiddha (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in
Unani (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in
Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Central Council for
Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN),
Central Regulatory Bodies.
National Institutes – One for each system
National Medicinal Plant Board.
Central Pharmacopoeia Laboratories.
ORGANISATIONAL SET UP
(State level)
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AYUSH Department or Ministry.
State Directorates
State Boards/Councils for registration of
practitioners.
State Licensing/Drug Control Authorities.
State colleges/institutions.
State Pharmacies
State Drug Testing Laboratories.
State Medicinal Plant Boards
RECOGNISED COURSES OF STUDY
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Bachelor Degree course
:- 5 and ½ year.
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Postgraduate degree course
:- 3 years
M.D.; M.S.(Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani)
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Doctorate (Ph.D.) course :-
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Short & midterm courses :- 3 months - 2 years.
2-5 years.
INFRASTRUCTURE
(a) No. of practitioners of AYUSH
(b) Teaching Institutions
(c) Admission Capacity
U.G. Colleges(452)
P.G. Colleges (99)
(d) Drug Manufacturing Units
(e) Hospitals
(f) Hospital beds
(g)Dispensaries
6,95,024
461*
24,860
2,101
9,257
1355
52296
22671
(*includes 6 P.G. colleges imparting only P.G.
education & 10 colleges of Yoga & Naturopathy)
SYSTEM-WISE INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEM
COLLEGES
U.G.
P. G.
AYURVEDA
219
57
432625
7772
UNANI
39
08
42,833
401
SIDDHA
06
03
17,550
437
HOMOEOPATHY
178
31
201484
647
YOGA
&NATURO
PATHY
10
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532
452
99
695024
Total
REGISTERED
PRACTITIONEERS
MANUFACT
URING
UNITS
9257
NATIONAL INSTITUTES SET UP BY
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore
National Institute of Homoeopathy, Calcutta
National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New
Delhi
National Institute of Siddha, Chennai
Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi
Institute of Post-graduate teaching & Research,
Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar
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RESEARCH COUNCILS..
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The Research Councils are engaged in the
following areas of Health Care Research and
Development:
Clinical Research
Drug Research including standardization
Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
Tribal health Research
Literary Research
Family Welfare Research
PHARMACOPOEIA COMMITTEES FOR
INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE &
HOMOEOPATHY
 Pharmacopoeia
Committees notified
by Central Government for laying
down Pharmacopoeial Standards
- Ayurveda
Pharmacopoeia
Committee
- Siddha Pharmacopoeia Committee
- Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee
- Homoeopathic
Pharmacopoeia
Committee
APEX LEVEL PHARMACOPOEIAL TESTING
FACILITIES
Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine
(For evolving Pharmacopoeial standards of Ayurveda, Siddha
and Unani drugs)
Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory
(For evolving Pharmacopoeial Standards for Homoeopathic
drugs
These Laboratories are also Appellate Laboratories
for Drug Testing and Quality Control)
21 State Laboratories have been upgraded
Private laboratories are being recognised as Public Test
Laboratories
Good Manufacturing Practices are being implemented .
STRENGTH OF AYURVEDA
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Science of Holistic Health caring Body, Mind
and Soul.
Preventive, Promotive & Curative aspects
Source of Ayurvedic Medicine is Natural.
Panchakarma – Body cleansing therapy,
eliminating accumulated toxic metabolites.
Rasayana – Immuno modulator, adoptogenic,
cognitive, memory enhancer etc.
Minimal invasive parasurgical measures like
Ksharsootra – an ambulatory treatment in
Fistula in ano; Leech therapy – Bio apparatus
KSHARASUTRA
Important Reseach Achievments
of CCRAS
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777 oil for psoriasis
Standardisation of Ksharsutra
20 patents obtained and 11 filed
Treatment of Rhemotoid arthiritis
Standardisation of Panchkarma
Development of anti malaria drugs
Management of diabetes, cancer,
hypertension thruogh Ayurveda
Important Reseach Achievments
of CCRUM
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Treatment of Vitiligo
Treatment of Eczema
Treatment of Sinusitis
Filariasis
Management of hypertension
Herbal tea
Database of medicinal plants
RECENT INITIATIVE
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Traditional Knowledge Digital Library – to ensure
patent is not taken by others
Golden Triangle Project – to validate classical
drugs and develop new drugs with modern
scientific parameter
Improvement of educational standards
Strict compliance of Good Manufacturing
Practices
Emphasis on Development of Pharmacopoeial
standards and drug testing facilities
Traditional Knowledge Digital
Library[TKDL] I
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s 60,000 formulations described in Ayurvedic & Unani
texts. The library is available in English, Hindi,
Spanish, French, German and Japanese languages in
international patent compatible format, which is easily
accessible for patent examination. The objective is to
prevent bio-piracy and grant of wrong patents based
on Indian Traditional Knowledge.
TKDLs for Siddha & Yoga taken up.
Folk medicine is being revitalized, validated,
documented and published.
The objective is to prevent patent claims on
traditional medical knowledge available in public
domain.
NATIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS
BOARD
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Government has setup a Medicinal Plants Board
under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of
Health & Family Welfare on 24th Nov. 2000 to coordinate all activities relating to conservation,
cultivation, marketing and augmenting supply of
medicinal plants both for domestic consumption
and export of medicinal plants.
32 States/UTs have set up state level Medicinal
Plants Board. Other states are in the process of
setting up of Medicinal Plants Board
72000 Acres have been brought under cultivation
of medicinal plants to supply quality raw material
for Ayurvedic products.
POSSIBILITIES OF
INTERNATIONAL
CO-OPERATION
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Survey & Documentation of traditionally
used medicinal plants, remedies and
practices.
Exchange of experts and strategies on
pharmaceutical technology, databasing &
digitization, pharmacopoeias, formularies,
regulatory
mechanism
and
standardization
&
quality
control
measures.
Import and export of raw materials &
finished TM products as per mutual
agreement
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Training programmes on agro-technology,
manufacturing technology, quality control
& standardization, R&D and collaborative
scientific validation studies on TM.
To organise bilateral and multilateral
programmes on themes of common
interest for development of TM.
Formulation of common strategy for
protection of TM against misappropriation
and international market authorization of
Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products.
Conclusion
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Time has come to co-operate with
each other. Hopefully this
conference will help us to develop
and grow together in the field of TM
to serve our people better.