Lok Sabha Question No. 3268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Unani Pharmacopoeia
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## UNANI PHARMACOPOEIA

## 3268. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  Unani  pharmacopoeia  formulation  for  which  validation  studies  have completed;
- (b)  the  details  of  Unani  pharmacopoeia formulations  for  which  validations  studies  are  under progress; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the volume of research in Unani syst medicine in order to develop safe and cost effective treatment for various deadly diseases

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

- (a): Validation study of 25 Unani formulations have been completed in 15 diseases. These Sharbat e Faulad, Majoon e Ushba,  Arq e Murakkab Musaffi khoon,  Habb e Papita,  Jawarish Amla,  Habbe Rasuat,  Habb - e- Muqil,  Majoon e Muqil,  Marham e Saeeda Chob Neem Wala, Safoof e Mughalliz Mani,  Majoon Arad Khurma,  Habb e Ikseer,  Majoon Suranjan,  Safoof Suranjan, Raughan e Suranjan,  Safoof e Zaheer,  Majoon Nisyan,  Raughan e Suranjan,  Habb Suranjan,  Habb - e-Shifa,  Kushta Khubs ul Hadeed,  Habb e Marwareed,  Dawaul Misk Motadil Sada,  Jawarish Kamooni,  Arq Badyan,  Sharbat Zufa Murakkab and  Raughan Ikseer.
- (b): Studies on 51 Unani Pharmacopoeia formulations on 27 diseases are in progress.
- (c): Unani was a part of Central Council for Research in Indian Medicine and Homoeopath (CCRIMH) established by the Government in the year 1969. Separately,  Central Co uncil for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) was established in 1979 to increase volume of researc in Unani System of Medicine.

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Infrastructure development and research facilities have been upgraded at Central In of  Unani  Medicine,  L ucknow,  Regional  Research  Institute  of  Unani  Medicine  (RRIUM), Bhadrak and Patna. Construction of additional blocks and Animal house at Central Institute Unani medicine, Hyderabad and additional floor at RRIUM, Chennai taken up. Laboratories at CRIUM, Hyderabad; RRIUM, Srinagar and Chennai were upgraded with latest equipments.

Council  is  doing  Multi - centric  randomized  controlled  trials  (RCTs)  in  diseases  of national health priorities such as; Diabetes mellitus type - II,  E sential hypertension,  Infective hepatitis and Vitiligo. Eight intramural research projects were started. Council has sig with ICMR for collaborative research. Studies on pulmonary tuberculosis with National Ins of Research on Tuberculosis (NIRT), Che nnai and on cervical erosion with Institute for Cytology and Preventive Oncology (ICPO), Noida are in progress.

The Council has been able to developed safe and effective Unani treatments for dis such as; Vitiligo, Eczema, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid arthrit is, Bronchial asthma, Sinusitis, Duodenal ulcer, Malaria, Filariasis etc.

Patents for eight drugs have been awarded to the Council. Validation of the effic two Unani regimenal therapies viz., Cupping and Leaching were also initiated.

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