Lok Sabha Question No. 783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Research Activities in Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN AYURVEDA

## 783. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

- (a) the details of the study and research activities in Ayurveda including literary and study, clinical and therapeutic research and d rug development research during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether toxicity has been reported in Ayurvedic products which lead to health problem epilepsy, encephalopathy, sensory neural deafness, etc. among the users and if so, the details thereof along with preventive measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c)  the  details  and  status  of  research  and  development  activities  in  Ayurveda  and medicines conducted/being conducted in Karnataka?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) : The Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India has setup Central Council for Research i n Ayurvedic  Sciences  for  undertaking  coordinating  formulating,  developing  and  promoti research on scientific lines in Ayurveda. The details of the research activities carried Council during the past three years and current year is at Annexure

In addition, Institute National Institute of Traditional Medicine (NITM) ,Belagavi under Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  is  involved  in  conducting  study  entitl 'Evaluation  of  add - on  efficacy  &  safety  of  an  ayurvedic formulation  AYUSH  PJ - 7  in  the management of dengue fever & prevention of its complications - a double blind clinical study', which is on Ayurvedic formulation

ICMR has also funded 05 extramural projects in Ayurveda.

Contd……..

- (b) : No toxicity has been reported in the studies.

(c) : CCRAS is carrying out research activities in Karnataka through its two regional ins i.e. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders (RARIMD), Bengaluru a Advanced Centre f or Ayurveda in Mental Health & Neurosciences (ACAMH&NS), Bengaluru. The Council has completed Research in 23 projects & Research in 13 projects is ongoing. details are as indicated below:

| SI No.   | Name of the Institutes   |   Research Projects completed |   Ongoing Research Projects |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| i.       | RARIMD                   |                            23 |                          13 |
| ii.      | ACAMHNS                  |                            32 |                          04 |

In addition, the following research activities on Ayurveda/ herbal medicines are in p in NITM, Belagavi:

- Evaluation of anti - inflammatory and analgesic activities of Plumbago zeylanica L. root paste in osteoarthritis of knee joints
- Evaluation of add - on efficacy & safety of an ayurvedic formulation AYUSH PJ - 7 in the management of dengue fever & prevention of its complications -a double blind clinical study
- Cocoa against adverse effects of Doxorubicin
- Preclinical  toxicological  and  pharmacological  evaluation  of  selected  traditional medicines
- Micro propagation of Curcuma pseudomontana and Iphigenia stellata : Endangered medicinal plants from Western Ghats

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## Research Activities of Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi during the last three years and current year

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Research project    | No. of Project/ Study            | Year      |
|-----------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------|
|         1 | Intra Mural Clinical Research   | (IMR)09 - completed 19 - ongoing | 2015 - 16 |
|         2 | Collaborative Clinical Research | 01 - completed 03 - ongoing      | 2015 - 16 |
|         3 | Medicinal Plant Research        | 03 - completed 16 - ongoing      | 2015 - 16 |
|         4 | Drug Standardization            | 01 - completed 10 - ongoing      | 2015 - 16 |
|         5 | Pharmacological Research        | 05 - completed 10 - ongoing      | 2015 - 16 |
|         6 | Literary Research               | 03 - completed 06 - ongoing      | 2015 - 16 |
|         7 | Intra Mural Clinical Research   | (IMR)10 - completed 17 - ongoing | 2016 - 17 |
|         8 | Collaborative Clinical Research | 04 - ongoing                     |           |
|         9 | Medicinal Plant Research        | 05 - completed 12 - ongoing      |           |
|        10 | Drug Standardization            | 03 - completed 07 - ongoing      |           |
|        11 | Pharmacological Research        | 01 - completed 14 - ongoing      |           |
|        12 | Literary Research               | 03 - completed 07 - ongoing      |           |
|        13 | Intra Mural Clinical Research   | (IMR)10 - completed 20 - ongoing | 2017 - 18 |
|        14 | Collaborative Clinical Research | 05 - ongoing                     |           |
|        15 | Medicinal Plant Research        | 13 - completed 08 - ongoing      |           |
|        16 | Drug Standardization            | 03 - completed 04 - ongoing      |           |
|        17 | Pharmacological Research        | 10 - completed 07 - ongoing      |           |
|        18 | Literary Research               | 05 - completed 05 - ongoing      |           |
|        19 | Intra Mural Clinical Research   | (IMR)04 - completed 27 - ongoing | 2018 -19  |
|        20 | Collaborative Clinical Research | 02 - completed 05 - ongoing      |           |
|        21 | Medicinal Plant Research        | 24 - ongoing                     |           |
|        22 | Drug Standardization            | 01 - completed 07 - ongoing      |           |
|        23 | Pharmacological Research        | 01 - completed 10 - ongoing      |           |
|        24 | Literary Research               | 08 - ongoing                     |           |