Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy

The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) is a part of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the Government of India.^[1][2]

In collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), AYUSH set up a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in 2001, to prevent grant of "bed"patents on traditional knowledge and biopiracy, further the digital library is being developed on codified traditional knowledge on Indian systems of medicines such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha And Yoga. As an important measures nearly 8,05,000 Ayurvedic formulations, 98,700 Unani formulations, and 9,970 Sidha formulations have been transcribed in patent application format in five languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.^[3]

History

The department was established in March 1995 as the Department of Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy (ISM&H).The department is charged with upholding educational standards in the Indian Systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy colleges, strengthening research, promoting the cultivation of medicinal plants used, and working on Pharmacopoeia standards.

Department of Ayush zone-II has conducted compounder training camp in ELURU from January 17 to Jaunuary 31. In the Training Camp They have exhibited herbal plants given valuable information

Bodies under AYUSH

Bodies under the control of the Department of AYUSH are:

• Research councils ^[4]
  • Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
  • Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
  • Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
  • Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN)
• National Institutes (Education in Indian Medicine)^[5]:
  • National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur (NIA)
  • National Institute of Siddha, Chennai (NIS)
  • National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata (NIH)
  • National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune (NIN)
  • National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore (NIUM)
  • Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar, Gujarat (IPGTR)
  • Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi (RAV)
  • Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi (MDNIY)
• Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), Mohan, Uttaranchal (a public sector undertaking)
• Professional councils
  • Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH)
  • Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
• Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian System of Medicine
• Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL)

References

1. ^ "AYUSH". Government of India. website. http://india.gov.in/sectors/health_family/ayush.php. 
2. ^ Ayush is also a common Hindu given name, derived from Sanskrit, meaning "Long-life".
3. ^ "Know Instances of Patenting on the UES of Medicinal Plants in India". PIB, Ministry of Environment and Forests. May 6, 2010. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=61511. Retrieved 21 May 2010. 
4. ^ Research councils AYUSH.
5. ^ National Institutes AYUSH

External links

• Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), Official website
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Official website
• The First Ayurveda Hospital accreditted by NABH is the AyurVAID Hospital, Domlur, Bangalore