Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy

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The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) is a part of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the Government of India.[1][2]

In collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), AYUSH set up a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in 2001, to prevent grant of "bed"patents on traditional knowledge and biopiracy, further the digital library is being developed on codified traditional knowledge on Indian systems of medicines such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha And Yoga. As an important measures nearly 805,000 Ayurvedic formulations, 98,700 Unani formulations, and 9,970 Sidha formulations have been transcribed in patent application format in five languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.[3]

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History[edit]

Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H) was created in March,1995 and re-named as Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in November, 2003 with a view to providing focused attention to development of Education & Research in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy systems. The Department continued to lay emphasis on upgradation of AYUSH educational standards, quality control and standardization of drugs, improving the availability of medicinal plant material, research and development and awareness generation about the efficacy of the systems domestically and internationally.[4]

Bodies under AYUSH[edit]

Bodies under the control of the Department of AYUSH are:

Objectives[edit]

1.To upgrade the educational standards in the Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy colleges in the country. 2.To strengthen existing research institutions and ensure a time-bound research programme on identified diseases for which these systems have an effective treatment. 3.To draw up schemes for promotion, cultivation and regeneration of medicinal plants used in these systems. 4.To evolve Pharmacopoeial standards for Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy drugs.

Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H) was created in March,1995 and re-named as Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in November, 2003 with a view to providing focused attention to development of Education & Research in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy systems. The Department continued to lay emphasis on upgradation of AYUSH educational standards, quality control and standardization of drugs, improving the availability of medicinal plant material, research and development and awareness generation about the efficacy of the systems domestically and internationally. Objectives: 1.To upgrade the educational standards in the Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy colleges in the country. 2.To strengthen existing research institutions and ensure a time-bound research programme on identified diseases for which these systems have an effective treatment. 3.To draw up schemes for promotion, cultivation and regeneration of medicinal plants used in these systems. 3.To evolve Pharmacopoeial standards for Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy drugs.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AYUSH". Government of India. website. 
  2. ^ Ayush is also a common Hindu given name, derived from Sanskrit, meaning "Long-life".
  3. ^ "Know Instances of Patenting on the UES of Medicinal Plants in India". PIB, Ministry of Environment and Forests. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010. 
  4. ^ http://www.indianmedicine.nic.in/printcont.asp?lid=19
  5. ^ Research councils AYUSH.
  6. ^ National Institutes AYUSH
  7. ^ http://www.indianmedicine.nic.in/printcont.asp?lid=19

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