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Government of IndiaMinistry of Health and Family Welfare

Department of AYUSH

www.indianmedicine.nic.in

A PRESENTATION BY

SECRETARY

Department of AYUSHMinistry of Health Family Welfare

New Delhi

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AYURVEDA

YOGA & NATUROPATHY

UNANI

SIDDHA

HOMOEOPATHY

DEPARTMENT OF AYUSH

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�Established in 1995 as ISM

�Renamed AYUSH in 2003.

Department of AYUSH

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Department of AYUSH

National Medicinal Plant

Board

Research Councils, Laboratories, National Institutes,

CCIM / CCH

State AYUSH Directorates

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� Aim - prevention of diseases & promotion of health

� Mainly based on herbal formulations, minerals and metals also used.

� Time tested safe and efficacious

� Charak Samhita and Sushrut Samhita written around1000 years B.C.

� “Sushruta” the father of surgery

Ayurveda

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• Practiced in southern parts of India as

well as South Eastern Countries.

• Similarity with Ayurveda

• Herbo-mineral formulations

• Time tested

Siddha

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Unani

• Originated in Greece and accepted in India

since 13th century

• Similarity with Ayurveda

• Mainly Herbal formulations

• Time tested

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Yoga

• Yoga - as old as civilization

• The first archaeological evidence of Yoga found in stone seals excavated from the Indus Valley Civilization (3000 B.C).

• Aim - to promote Health, Harmony and

• Happiness

• Drug less therapy

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Naturopathy

• Drug less, Non – invasive system of

therapy

• Natural materials used

• Based on theory of Vitality, Toxicemia,

Self-heating capacity of the body and

Principles of Healthy living.

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Status of ISM in India

• Education and practice of ASU&H regulated by autonomous Regulatory Authorities.

• Manufacture for sale of ASU&H drugs regulated by Indian Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945.

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) enforced in 2003.

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• Teaching Institutions 485 289

• Students Admission Capacity 25,000 32815

• No. of Regd. Practitioners. 6,00,000 725190

• Drug Manufacturing Units 9,000 9000 (Aprox.)

• Hospitals 3,192 11289

• Hospital beds in Govt. sector 60,237 494510

• Dispensaries 21,376 Data not available

Source – Annual Report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

ISM Vs Modern Medicine

Infrastructure

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Research

Collaborative Research

with foreign Institutes

� CRISM

� University of Middlesex

�St. Petersberg - CCRAS

•Intra Mural Research

•Extra Mural Research

•GTP – genomics based

research transdisciplinary

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Areas of strength of Ayurvedic Medicine

where recent research has yielded leads

� Antistress and Neuro Active Drugs

� Immunomodulators and Adaptogens

� Antiarthritic Drugs

� Life Style Diseases

� Anti Diabetics

� Panchakarma and Ksharsutra Treatment

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ISM Trade profile

• World market of herbal medicine- $ 80 Billion

• By 2050 herbal market is expected to reach US $

5 trillion. (Report of task force Deptt. of commerce Dec

08).

• India’s export : $31.48 million (2007-08) EXIM Bank data

• The US herbal medicine consumption - $ 17

billion in the year 2000. (CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 93, NO. 10, 25 November 1356 MBER 2007)

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Components of Ayurveda and Unani Medicines

• Herbal : 90-95 %

• Minerals : 1-2 %

• Metals : 1-2 %

• Animal Products : 1-2 %

• Marine Products : 1-2 %

These are used in single and multiple ingredients

formulations

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Drug Development and

Manufacturing

• Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 regulates

manufacture of ASU medicines

• Pharmacopoeia Committees set up to

lay down Pharmacopoeial standards.

• Implementation of GMP

Interface with bilateral &

Multilateral forums

WHO IRCH

AYUSH

informati

on on

IRCH

website

Other

Countries

• India- EU

Dialogue

• SAARC

• BIMSTEC

•ASEAN

• IBSA

• Russia

• China

APTMNE

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Launching

of India’s

web-portal

a.Implementation of

WHO Country

Cooperation strategy

(2006-2011) by AYUSH

Research Councils

b.Placement of AYUSH

Consultants in WHO

offices.

a.Developing WHO

collaborating centres for

AYUSH

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MoUs

1. China

2 International Trade Center, Geneva

Malaysia, UAE, EU, ASEAN, SAARC,

Chile, Hungary, Iran, Latvia and Armenia

MoUs Signed

MoUs Proposed

Countries / Organisation

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AYUSH in Public Health

• Integrate and mainstream ISM in health care delivery system.

• Co-locate ISM facilities with those of Modern Medicine hospital - choice of treatment to the patient.

• Over 4000 ISM practitioners posted at /PHCs / CHCs/ DHs.

• Drug kit expanded to include Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs having proven efficacy.

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AYUSH in Public Health contd..

• Public Health Campaigns on:

� Ksharsutra for Anorectal disorder

� Quality Assurance for ASU drugs

� Geriatric Care through Ayurveda

� Mother and Child Care through Homoeopathy

� Ayurveda for management of Anaemia in women

� Unani for Skin Disorders

� Yoga for Mental Health

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National Medicinal Plant Board

– Coordinate the development of medicinal plants sector.

– Conservation & Cultivation, Quality Control of medicinal plants.

– Prioritized 32 medicinal plants for large-scale cultivation.

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Issues

Education Research

� Upscale

trans-

disciplinary

research

� Linkages

with modern

Science

institutions

Trade

• Inda-EU

Dialogue on

THMPD

• Free Trade

Agreement

with

neighbouring

countries

Drug Quality

�GMP

�WHO, EU GMP

� PPP e.g. with

QCI

� Sensitise

industry

�Consumer

awareness

�Quality

Certification

�Upgradation of

standards

�Accreditation

abroad

Mainstreaming

• 4000 AYUSH

Doctors

posted in

PHCs/ CHCs/

DHs

• Co-location

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• Accreditation of AYUSH education & practice

abroad

• Developing collaborative research projects with

foreign institutes

• Addressing tariff /non-tariff barriers

• Harmonization of pharmacopoeial standards.

• Scientific understanding of Heavy metals.

Issues

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Issues contd..

• Publication of research studies in reputed

journals

• Classical ASU medicines to be excluded from the requirement of geno-toxicity data.

• Quality and Safety should be based on the holistic effect.

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TKDL

• Prevent Misappropriation of Indian Traditional

Knowledge– Break Format & Language barriers

• For International Patent Offices only

• Multilingual (French, German, Japanese, English

& Spanish)

• Conditions for Grant of Patents

– Prior Art

– Novelty

– Non Obviousness

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TKDL current status

Transcriptions

� Ayurveda : 81,000

� Unani : 1,09,000

� Siddha : 12,000

� TKDL Yoga initiated

TKDL can safeguard 2,01,200 medicinal formulations

like Neem and turmeric in Ayurveda ,Unani and Siddha

which are present in 30 million A4 size pages, at

International Level.

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Problem -Misappropriation of Indian Medicinal

Knowledge at International Patent Offices

• India successfully fought the invalidation of patents on wound healing property of Turmeric at USPTO & antifungal property of Neem at EPO

• Invalidation of turmeric patent took 3 years and Neem patent took 10 years

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• Access Agreement with EPO concluded.

• Access of TKDL to EPO examiners would have direct impact on at least 48 pipe line TK based patent applications at EPO (Would not be granted)

• Negotiations are under way with USPTO for access - at least 40 TK based patent applications (Would not be granted)

Status of Negotiations with EPO &

USPTO

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AYUSH

Univ. of MS

(NCNPR)

CRISM

CSIR (IIIM)

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To facilitate scientific validation and

dissemination of information on Indian

systems of medicines [ISM] through

collaborative research.

CRISM - Mission

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� To undertake research and developmental on potentials of the

traditional systems and latest scientific advances for promotion and

scientific acceptance of Indian systems of medicine and the products

thereof

� To encourage and facilitate cooperation for research activities

between the Indian and US academic and industrial institutions

� To facilitate dialogue between scientific community and

regulatory bodies of the two countries

� To provide and promote authentic information about the

strengths of Indian systems of medicine - demystify misconceptions

Goals

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THANK YOU