Lok Sabha Question No. 4171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Promotion of Research Clinical Trials
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, B.V. NAYAK, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH AUGUST , 2017

## PROMOTION OF RESEARC H CLINICAL TRIALS

## 4171. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote research/clinical trials of AYUSH medicines i the country, if so, the details thereof along with guidelines formulated in this regard;
- (b) the details of the institutions involved in clinical trials and research in AY USH medicines particularly in Ayurveda, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study/clinical trial to check the authenti various  types  of  Bhasm  for  Ayurvedic  treatment  for  various  ailments  and  if  so,  the thereof; and
- (d)  the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  clinical  trials  of  A medicines in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):    Yes . The Government has set up five Autonomous Research Councils namely, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central  Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  and  Central  Council  for  Research Homoeopathy (CCRH) to promote research/clinical trials of AYUSH medicines in the country Resear ch Activities are carried out by these Councils through a network of 83 Institutes details as at Annexure - I .
- (c)  &  (d) : CCRAS  has  conducted  safety/toxicity  study  to  ensure  safety  of  14  importan Ayurvedic  formulations  including  bhasmas and  rasa  kalpas  used  in  Ayurveda  for  various diseases. The study revealed safety of the preparations and the results were published in of a book entitled 'Evidence based safety of Ayurvedic Medicines', annexed as Annexure - II .

## Annexure-I

## Details of the number of Institutes/Centres, State/UT/Wise under Central Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH

| Name of State      | Ayurveda   | Yoga & Naturopathy   | Unani   | Siddha   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|--------------------|------------|----------------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh     | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 2             | 4       |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Assam              | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Bihar              | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Chhattisgarh       | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Delhi              | 1          | 1                    | 3       | 1        | -             | 6       |
| Goa                | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Gujrat             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Haryana            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Jammu and Kashmir  | 2          | -                    | 1       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Jharkhand          | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 1       |
| Karnataka          | 2          | -                    | 1       | 1        | -             | 3       |
| Kerala             | 2          | -                    | 1       | 1        | 1             | 5       |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 1          | -                    | 2       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Maharashtra        | 3          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 5       |
| Manipur            | -          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Meghalaya          | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Mizoram            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Telangana          | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Tripura            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 1       |
| Nagaland           | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Orissa             | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Punjab             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Rajasthan          | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Sikkim             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Tamil Nadu         | 2          | -                    | 1       | 3        | 2             | 8       |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 2          | -                    | 6       | -        | 2             | 10      |
| Uttrakhand         | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| West Bengal        | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 2             | 4       |
| Name of the UT     | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Andman and Nicobar | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Chandigarh         | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Daman & Dei        | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Lakshadweep        | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Puducherry         | -          | -                    | -       | 1        | 1             | 2       |
| Total              | 30         | 1                    | 23      | 7        | 22            | 83      |

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## EVIDENCE BASED SAFETY OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINES

## Ministry of AYUSH Government of India New Delhi www.indianmedicine.nic.in

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## CONTENTS

| Foreword                                      |                        | iii - iv     |
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
| Preface                                       |                        | v- x         |
| Prologue                                      |                        | xi - xii     |
| Procedure adopted for preparing the documents |                        | xiii - xiv   |
| Contents                                      |                        | xv           |
| Abbreviations                                 |                        | xvii - xviii |
| Chapter 1                                     | Rasamanikya            | 1- 22        |
| Chapter 2                                     | Naga Bhasma            | 23- 45       |
| Chapter 3                                     | Hridyarnava Rasa       | 46- 63       |
| Chapter 4                                     | Swarna Bhasma          | 64- 93       |
| Chapter 5                                     | Tamra Bhasma           | 94- 112      |
| Chapter 6                                     | Trivanga Bhasma        | 113- 126     |
| Chapter 7                                     | Makaradhwaja           | 127- 142     |
| Chapter 8                                     | Rasa Sindoora          | 143- 158     |
| Chapter 9                                     | Arogya vardhini Vati   | 159- 177     |
| Chapter 10                                    | Mahalaxmi Vilasa Rasa  | 178- 194     |
| Chapter 11                                    | VasantaKusumakara Rasa | 195- 210     |
| Chapter 12                                    | Yograja Guggulu        | 211- 225     |
| Chapter 13                                    | Mahayogaraja Guggulu   | 226- 245     |
| Chapter 14                                    | Kasisa Bhasma          | 246- 263     |
| References                                    |                        | 264- 265     |
| List of Institutes in safety/toxicity studies | participated           | 266          |
| Glossary                                      |                        | 267- 271     |

## Annexure - II