Lok Sabha Question No. 3287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Discovery of New Drugs under AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

(AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3287 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## DISCOVERY OF NEW DRU GS UNDER AYUSH

## 3287. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHR1 SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether policy measures to provide resources are being taken by the union Government promote the discovery of new drugs under AYUSH systems of medicines; and
- (b) if so, 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):   Yes.   The details are as under:
- (i)  There  are fourResearch  Councils  under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  namely,  Central Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  Cent ral  Council  for  Research  in Unani Medicines (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) and Central Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  with  the  mandate  to  undertake  research towards discovery of new drugs under AYUSH systems of medicine.
- (ii) Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathic  drugs  are  regulated  through  the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, which is a Central Act uniformly applicable throughout country. Rules 85 - A to 85 -I and Rules 151 to 159 of the Drugs and Cosmetics R ules, 1945 provide the regulatory provisions for grant of licenses to manufacture Homoeopathic Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs and promote their safety and quality respectively. standards of Homoeopathic medicines to be complied with are prescribe d in Schedule II of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs in Rule 168 o Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.

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(iii) There  are  two  appellate  Laboratories,  namely,  Pharmacopoeial  Laboratory  fo IndianMedicine (PLIM) and Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeial Laboratory (HPL) set up by the  Central  Government  in  Ghaziabad,  Uttar  Pradesh,  which  are  functioning  as  stand setting cum drug - testing laboratories for Indian Medicines and Homoeopathy respectively. (iv)  M inistry  of  AYUSH  has  also  published  Good  Clinical  practice  guidelines  fo conducting clinical trial for new Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani (ASU) drugs.

(v)  The  Council  for  Scientific  Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  also  have  their  in - house programmes to develop herbal products based on AYUSH knowledge.

(vi) The National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) also supports Research and Development projects on various aspect of medicinal plants like Survey -cum - docum ntation of medicinal plants and associated tra ditional knowledge on medicinal plants; standardization of Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACPs); development of Agro - techniques, development of phytochemical reference standards, monographs; laying down standards quality, safety and effica cy, and quality assurance.

The  other  departments/organizations  of  Government  of  India  viz.  Botanical  Survey India (BSI), Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Department of Scie & Technology (DST), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council for Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  also  supports  Research  and  Development  activities  on  vari aspects of Medicinal Plants.

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