Lok Sabha Question No. 4246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Traditional and Herbal Medicinal Formulations
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4246 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## TRADITIONAL AND HERB AL MEDICINAL FORMULA TIONS

## 4246. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether AYUSH is collaborating with ICMR in scientific validation of traditional and he medicinal formulations for various diseases;
- (b) if so, the details of any projects taken up by the Government under such collaboratio results achieved/ outcome thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurveda  Sciences  and Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicines  are  also  jointly  collaborating  with  ICMR  on  j formulations relating to treatment of dengue and TB; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the outcome of such collaboration?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes.
- (b):   Research Councils, namely, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research i Siddha (CCRS) and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) under Ministry of AYUSH  are  collaborating  with  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR) in  scientific validation of traditional and herbal medicinal formu ations for various diseases as under: -

## CCRAS

- i. Pilot study with techn ical support of ICMR at two district of Himachal Pradesh to asses the feasibility on introducing Ayurveda at primary health care (PHC) level.
- ii. Clinical research projects in collaboration with ICMR for validation of Ayurvedic cod drug (Ayush PJ7) for den gue and  Ayurveda coded drug (Ayush GMH) for Non alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- iii. The  collaborative research  proposals  related  to  m aternal  and  child  health  have  been formulated and submitted to ICMR.

## CCRUM

- ii. 'Effect  of  Co - administration  of  Unani  Pharmacopoeial  formulation  Qurs - e- Taba heer Sartani  &  Arq -e- Hara  Bhara  on  the  pharmacokinetics  of  CAT - 1  in  drug  sensitive Pulmonary  Tuberculosis  and  DOTS  plus  in  mult i  drug  resistant  tuberculosis  patients' with National  Institute  for  Research  in  Tuberculosis ( NIRT ) ,  Chennai  and  RRIUM, Chennai.
- i. 'A clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Marham - e- Dakhliyoon in case of Qurooh- e- Raham  (Cervical  Erosions/  Lesions  including  CIM - 1  and  CIN 2  stage'  with National  Institute  of  Cancer  Prevention  And  Research ( NICPR ) ,  Noida  and Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine ( RRIUM ) , Aligarh.

## CCRS

Multi - centric open randomized parallel phase -I B clinical trial to compare the efficacy of Siddha poly herbal decoction (NVK) with that of standard treatment protocol for reducing virus load a fever in adult dengue fever patients.

## CCRH

- i. Preparation  of  Nosode  from  Escheirchia  coli  and  Vibrio  cholera:  their  precli effectiveness and safety evaluation.
- ii. Clinical  trial  on prevention  of  disability  in  persons  affected  with  Leprosy  throug Homoeopathy.
- iii. Development of Dengue Nosode.

Outcomes are evaluated after the completion of the projects.

- (c):      No.

- (d):     Does not arise.

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