Lok Sabha Question No. 1655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Efficacy of Traditional Medicines for Curing Cancer
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1655 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH MARCH, 2017

## EFFICACY OF TRADITIO NAL MEDICINES FOR CU RING CANCER

## 1655. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken to collate and filter the claims about curing cancer from t traditional  systems  of  medicine  and to  promote  science  validated  traditional  techniques  for curing of cancer;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken or intends to take initiatives to subject Indian t systems of medicine to rigorous scientific trials, in order to establish their efficacy with the standard modern medical therapies; and
- (d) if s o, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) & (b): Ministry of AYUSH has set - up five autonomous Research Councils, namely, Central Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  Central  Council  for  Research  i Homoeopahty  (CCRH),  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM),  Central Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  and Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  as  apex  bodies  for  formulation,  coordination,  development  and promotion of research activities in traditional medicine systems for various diseases i Cancer.  CCRAS  evaluates  the  claims  r eceived  under  a  programme  namely  'Local  Health Traditions'  from  different  claimants.  The  claims  received  are  screened  at  different  levels  viz. internal  Screening  Committee,  Scientific  Advisory  Board  (SAB)  etc.  and  attain  miss information if any through a structured claim format. Based on the scientific merit, the suit claims  as  recommended  by  SAB  are  taken  up  for  Scientific  validation  viz  Standardizati safety & Clinical Trials. This procedure is also applicable to the claims related to cance

- (c) & (d): Initiatives in this regard are taken by the aforesaid Councils with details, as -

CCRAS :  The  Council  has  considered  a  claim  from  a  claimant  and  developed  a  drug  name Carctol,  for  which  standardization,  safety  have  been  completed  and  clin ical  trials  have  been initiated in collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.

CCRUM: Council has initiated a collaborative study with Institute of Cytology and Prev Oncology (ICPO), Noida (ICMR) to validate the efficacy of Unani pharmacopoeia l drugs in the prevention of Cancer of cervix.

CCRH: Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  has  initiated  pre - clinical research studies as homoeopathy drugs in collaboration with Bose Institute, Kolkata to e side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients.

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