Traditional Indian Health Knowledge

Schedule of Presentationi)           

Status of Traditional Systems of Medicine in India

- Shri Bala Prasad, Director, Department of AYUSH

ii)        

Life-Style Disorders and Ayurveda

- Dr. G.S. Lavekar, Director, CCRAS

iii)     

Standardization and Quality Control of Ayurveda Medicines

- Shri Ranjit Puranik, C.E.O., Dhootpapeshwar Ltd.

iv)     

Unani System of Medicine in India

  Dr. Mohd. Khalid Siddiqui, Director, CCRUM

TRADITIONAL INDIAN HEALTH KNOWLEDGE

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 pre-historic period).

Codified, organized, documented and officially recognized health systems (e.g. Ayurveda, Unani)

OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED SYSTEMS

Ayurveda – DOMINANT & OLDEST

Yoga – THE OLDEST REFERENCE IN VEDIC LTD.

Naturopathy Unani Siddha Homeopathy

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN INDIA –Thrust Areas

1. Improvement and upgradation of standards of education in ISM&H;

2. Standardisation of drugs;3. Ensuring sustained availability of raw materials, i.e.,

medicinal plants, metals, minerals and materials of animal origin etc.;

4. Research and Development;5. Participation of ISM&H in the National Health Care

Delivery System, National Health and Family Welfare Programmes;

6. Information, Education and Communication

ORGANISATIONAL SET UP(Central Level)

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)

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

Bachelor Degree course :- 5 and ½ year. Postgraduate degree course :- 3 years M.D.; M.S.(Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani)

Doctorate (Ph.D.) course :- 2-5 years. Short & midterm courses :- 3 months - 2 years.

(a) No. of practitioners of AYUSH 6,95,024(b) Teaching Institutions 461*(c) Admission Capacity U.G. Colleges(452) 24,860 P.G. Colleges (99) 2,101(d) Drug Manufacturing Units 9,257 (e) Hospitals 1355(f) Hospital beds 52296

(g)Dispensaries 22671  

(*includes 6 P.G. colleges imparting only P.G. education & 10 colleges of Yoga & Naturopathy)

INFRASTRUCTURE

SYSTEM COLLEGES

U.G. P. G.

REGISTERED

PRACTIT-IONEERS

MANUFACTURING UNITS

AYURVEDA 219 57 432625 7772

UNANI 39 08 42,833 401

SIDDHA 06 03 17,550 437

HOMOEO-PATHY

YOGA &NATURO

PATHY

178 31

10 -

201484 647

-

Total

452 99 695024 9257

532

SYSTEM-WISE INFRASTRUCTURE

NATIONAL INSTITUTES SET UP BYTHE 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

RESEARCH COUNCILS..

The Research Councils are engaged in the following areas of Health Care Research and Development:

1. Clinical Research

2. Drug Research including standardization

3. Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants

4. Tribal health Research

5. Literary Research

6. 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 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

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

Treatment of Vitiligo Treatment of Eczema Treatment of Sinusitis Filariasis Management of hypertension Herbal tea Database of medicinal plants

RECENT INITIATIVE

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

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

Government has setup a Medicinal Plants Board under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare on 24th Nov. 2000 to co-ordinate 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

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

Contd….. 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

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.