Aiming to make a comprehensive report on the current status of the Indian Systems of Medicine (Ayurveda, Unani & Siddha) with special reference to selected aspects of research, education, drugs, healthcare, medicinal plants and folk medicine, the Union health ministry has begun a project titled "Status of Indian Medicine and Folk Healing in India" with special reference to benefits that the systems have given to the public.
According to sources, the project will be undertaken by Shailaja Chandra, former Secretary, Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and former Chief Secretary, Government of Delhi. The project will be executed with the collaboration and support of the Research Councils of Ayush namely CCRAS & CCRUM.
The focus of the Report is expected to reflect the current status as well as gaps that need to be filled with the aim of improving public awareness and access to identified health benefits that each system offers. The project will undertake studies in order to give a comprehensive report on the current status of the Indian Systems of Medicine (Ayurveda, Unani & Siddha) with special reference to selected aspects of research, education, drugs, health care, medicinal plants and folk medicine.
The Report will combine a study of available documentation, as well as interaction/interviews with eminent experts and important stakeholders. It is expected to provide a preparatory framework for the formulation of the 12th Five-Year Plan proposals.
The health ministry's initiative in this regard is significant as Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani medicine have been increasingly creating an interest within the country and abroad. Consumers are broadly aware of the benefits of relying on the ASU treatment regimens, medications and applications. But asked about the range of products that are easily accessible and are in comparatively higher demand, few people can give any response other than referring to a handful of products like Chawanprash, Liv 52 or Triphala and similar names.
Except for a handful of industries like Himalaya, Dabur, Baidyanath, Hamdard and Zandu, even the names of the manufacturers are not identifiable to most people. The safety and efficacy of the medicines is little known as many products do not match the level of scrutiny that is increasingly demanded for medicine to be accepted as efficacious, having minimal side effects which too are known and declared.
Health Ministry states that this study will focus on all these issues.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Santhigram Panchakarma Centre in Middlesex, UK
New Delhi based Santhigram Group of Compani- es announced launching its specialized Ayurvedic Panchakarma Centre at 60 King Street, Southall, Middlesex in UK.
The Centre was inaugurated by Member of British Parliament Virendra Sharma. Gopinathan Nair, Chairman & Managing Director of the Group who has brought authentic ayurvedic therapies to both UK and United States has unfolded the plan of the company in setting up a series of such centres in various parts of UK in the coming years. Gregory Pius, Managing Director of Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic Centre UK Ltd. who is heading the UK venture has reassured the company’s endeavour in promoting authentic and genuine ayurvedic therapies in its UK Centres and announced the company’s plan of launching two more centres in UK, at Hayes and Liverpool in the next two months.
Santhigram is the provider of ISO 9001:2000 certified Ayurvedic Therapies in India for more than 10 years and is in the mission of spreading this unique Ayurvedic Therapies across the world. It has been providing consultancy services for AyurvedicCentres in Western World for the last 5 years and has successfully launched two of its own Centres in the United States, one in New York and another in New Jersey.
Like its Milton Keynes Centre, Southall Centre is also manned by well qualified and experienced Ayurvedic Consultants and AyurvedicPanchakarma therapists and has all the facilities to provide this traditional therapy with all the sanctity of this ancient science. The authentic therapy provided by the centre using genuine herbal oils and other ayurvedic products not only has the rejuvenative and preventive value but will also help to treat certain chronic ailments like backache, spondylitis, frozen shoulder, arthritis, joint pains, migraine, sinusitis, stress, depression, insomnia, obesity etc. without any side effects Gregory Pius said.
The Centre was inaugurated by Member of British Parliament Virendra Sharma. Gopinathan Nair, Chairman & Managing Director of the Group who has brought authentic ayurvedic therapies to both UK and United States has unfolded the plan of the company in setting up a series of such centres in various parts of UK in the coming years. Gregory Pius, Managing Director of Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic Centre UK Ltd. who is heading the UK venture has reassured the company’s endeavour in promoting authentic and genuine ayurvedic therapies in its UK Centres and announced the company’s plan of launching two more centres in UK, at Hayes and Liverpool in the next two months.
Santhigram is the provider of ISO 9001:2000 certified Ayurvedic Therapies in India for more than 10 years and is in the mission of spreading this unique Ayurvedic Therapies across the world. It has been providing consultancy services for AyurvedicCentres in Western World for the last 5 years and has successfully launched two of its own Centres in the United States, one in New York and another in New Jersey.
Like its Milton Keynes Centre, Southall Centre is also manned by well qualified and experienced Ayurvedic Consultants and AyurvedicPanchakarma therapists and has all the facilities to provide this traditional therapy with all the sanctity of this ancient science. The authentic therapy provided by the centre using genuine herbal oils and other ayurvedic products not only has the rejuvenative and preventive value but will also help to treat certain chronic ailments like backache, spondylitis, frozen shoulder, arthritis, joint pains, migraine, sinusitis, stress, depression, insomnia, obesity etc. without any side effects Gregory Pius said.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Sri Lankan Govt. to Venture Ayurveda in Europe, Australia
Sri Lankan Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Tissa Karaliyadde emphasized the need of utilizing the currently available resources at the optimum level in order to advance the indigenous medicine system in Sri Lanka.
Speaking at the launching of findings of Ayurvedic studies, Minister Karaliyadde said that his Ministry has explored the possibility of establishing authentic Traditional Sri Lankan Health Promoting Centers of excellence in Australia and to promote Sri Lankan medical practices in several European countries.
Mr. Karaliyadde asserted that the Government is taking all possible steps to uplift the local Ayurvedic industry and expand its service to other nations through several promotional activities.
The launching ceremony was held at the Bandaranayake Memorial Ayurvedic Research Institute in Navinna.
Borella Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Ayurveda Research Institute, Ayurveda Drugs Corporation, Ruhunu University and Central Provincial Council in collaboration engaged in the research activity and the Department of Ayurveda has spent Rs. 3 million for this project.
The research were based on the topics of diabetes, male infertility and dermatological disorders. The researchers also have discovered several treatment methods for diseases and also stress the necessity of cultivating rare varieties of herbs to cater to the growing demand.
Speaking at the launching of findings of Ayurvedic studies, Minister Karaliyadde said that his Ministry has explored the possibility of establishing authentic Traditional Sri Lankan Health Promoting Centers of excellence in Australia and to promote Sri Lankan medical practices in several European countries.
Mr. Karaliyadde asserted that the Government is taking all possible steps to uplift the local Ayurvedic industry and expand its service to other nations through several promotional activities.
The launching ceremony was held at the Bandaranayake Memorial Ayurvedic Research Institute in Navinna.
Borella Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Ayurveda Research Institute, Ayurveda Drugs Corporation, Ruhunu University and Central Provincial Council in collaboration engaged in the research activity and the Department of Ayurveda has spent Rs. 3 million for this project.
The research were based on the topics of diabetes, male infertility and dermatological disorders. The researchers also have discovered several treatment methods for diseases and also stress the necessity of cultivating rare varieties of herbs to cater to the growing demand.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Current Status & Infrastructure of Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a time tested health care system developed over a period of time (since 500 BC) in Indian sub-continent with continuous use by the community. It is well organized, codified and amply documented and almost parallel to allopathic system in terms of institutional and health care network in India. Ayurveda though popular in all the states of the country, but it is comparatively more prevalent and acceptable in Kerala, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan,Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh,Uttaranchal and Orissa. The distinguished feature of Ayurveda is its holistic nature. It considers a human being in totality and takes into consideration his relationship with the environment. The unmatched heritage of this system is a treasure house of knowledge for both preventive and curative health care. The positive features of Ayurveda inter alia include diversity and flexibility of remedies; natural origin of healthcare & therapeutic modalities, large scale accessibility & affordability; broad acceptance by a section of the general public; a comparatively low cost; a low level of technological input and growing economic value. The system provides not only comprehensive treatment strategy for common as well as chronic ailments, but also aims at enabling the body to fight the disease effectively while promoting positive health. Due to such attributes, the system has great potential to serve as a provider of holistic & comprehensive healthcare that the larger sections of population in India and foreign countries need.
Of late the importance of Ayurveda has been realized owing to its natural origin and negligible toxicity of medicines, which happens to be quite in contrast to western medical system that makes use of chemical drugs. In post-independence India, there has been phenomenal growth of Ayurveda and as a result, a huge infrastructure of healthcare is available in public, private and voluntary sectors. However, in many parts of the country Ayurveda in various forms is still the only kind of healthcare available within the financial and physical reach of the people. Ayurveda sector in India in spite of having a lot of diversity in many aspects still enjoys significant public and government patronage. The system is officially recognized and enjoys policy support for growth and development on its own genius.
Globalization and international cooperation & collaboration
The Government of India has been striving for promotion and propagation of Indian Systems of Medicine abroad. The efforts have got added momentum after the establishment of a separate Department of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homeopathy in 1995. Ayurveda has been recognized as an official system of healthcare in Hungary. Collaborative efforts for recognition of Ayurveda in Russia were initiated with Russian Government under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Department has taken cognizance of the likely impact of European Union Directives for regulation of traditional herbal medicinal products on international recognition and trade of Ayurveda. A claim has been forestalled with EU Commission and UK Government to segregate Ayurveda from herbal medicine and consider it an independent system of healthcare that possesses codified & organized knowledge. Similar dialogues are going on with South Africa and other countries for acceptance of Ayurveda to enable registration of doctors for practice and products for trade.
In the field of Ayurveda education & research, Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar (Gujarat) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration with institutions in Japan, Australia, The Netherlands, Argentina, Italy, and USA. A faculty of Ayurveda is contemplated to be set up in Nelson Mandela School of Medicine. Students and professionals from Japan, Russia, the Netherlands, France, Canada, USA, Poland, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Ukraine and Sri Lanka are studying in introductory and degree courses of Ayurveda at Gujarat Ayurveda University. Discussions are in process for deputing Ayurveda experts for short-term courses to USA and Hungary. One of the universities of West Indies has also requested deputation of Ayurveda Professor from India for two years. Department of Science & Technology had concluded an MOU in March 2002 to establish Russian Centre for Ayurvedic Research (RICAR) in Moscow, aiming inter-alia at pursuing research and development studies on Ayurveda.
In view of the foregoing, it is amply clear that India, by virtue of having long history and strong base of Ayurveda has an edge and the system is poised to get globalized for the benefit of humanity suffering largely from diseases resulted due to erratic lifestyle & stressful living conditions. The health promotive, disease preventive, rehabilitative and recuperative roles of Ayurveda coupled with its holistic approach are the driving force that has taken the world by storm. As a result, global community is looking towards Ayurveda for solutions to the emerging health problems, which are otherwise not manageable with concurrent medical approach. Now the time is to harness the benefits of Ayurveda with its rational, affordable, evidence based and discriminate use.
Of late the importance of Ayurveda has been realized owing to its natural origin and negligible toxicity of medicines, which happens to be quite in contrast to western medical system that makes use of chemical drugs. In post-independence India, there has been phenomenal growth of Ayurveda and as a result, a huge infrastructure of healthcare is available in public, private and voluntary sectors. However, in many parts of the country Ayurveda in various forms is still the only kind of healthcare available within the financial and physical reach of the people. Ayurveda sector in India in spite of having a lot of diversity in many aspects still enjoys significant public and government patronage. The system is officially recognized and enjoys policy support for growth and development on its own genius.
Globalization and international cooperation & collaboration
The Government of India has been striving for promotion and propagation of Indian Systems of Medicine abroad. The efforts have got added momentum after the establishment of a separate Department of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homeopathy in 1995. Ayurveda has been recognized as an official system of healthcare in Hungary. Collaborative efforts for recognition of Ayurveda in Russia were initiated with Russian Government under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Department has taken cognizance of the likely impact of European Union Directives for regulation of traditional herbal medicinal products on international recognition and trade of Ayurveda. A claim has been forestalled with EU Commission and UK Government to segregate Ayurveda from herbal medicine and consider it an independent system of healthcare that possesses codified & organized knowledge. Similar dialogues are going on with South Africa and other countries for acceptance of Ayurveda to enable registration of doctors for practice and products for trade.
In the field of Ayurveda education & research, Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar (Gujarat) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration with institutions in Japan, Australia, The Netherlands, Argentina, Italy, and USA. A faculty of Ayurveda is contemplated to be set up in Nelson Mandela School of Medicine. Students and professionals from Japan, Russia, the Netherlands, France, Canada, USA, Poland, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Ukraine and Sri Lanka are studying in introductory and degree courses of Ayurveda at Gujarat Ayurveda University. Discussions are in process for deputing Ayurveda experts for short-term courses to USA and Hungary. One of the universities of West Indies has also requested deputation of Ayurveda Professor from India for two years. Department of Science & Technology had concluded an MOU in March 2002 to establish Russian Centre for Ayurvedic Research (RICAR) in Moscow, aiming inter-alia at pursuing research and development studies on Ayurveda.
In view of the foregoing, it is amply clear that India, by virtue of having long history and strong base of Ayurveda has an edge and the system is poised to get globalized for the benefit of humanity suffering largely from diseases resulted due to erratic lifestyle & stressful living conditions. The health promotive, disease preventive, rehabilitative and recuperative roles of Ayurveda coupled with its holistic approach are the driving force that has taken the world by storm. As a result, global community is looking towards Ayurveda for solutions to the emerging health problems, which are otherwise not manageable with concurrent medical approach. Now the time is to harness the benefits of Ayurveda with its rational, affordable, evidence based and discriminate use.
Monday, July 19, 2010
About Ayurveda
The Science of Life: Ayurveda and its relation to Indian philosophy is derived from the Vedas, the divine Hindu books of Knowledge. The aim of Ayurveda is not only healing of the sick, but the prevention of illness and the prevention of life, and in that way it comprises a noble system of living that makes Ayurveda the most complete system of medicine and healthcare we know today.
The Eight Branches: There are eight branches of Ayurveda, which are practically integrated on every level. They include detailed treaties on:
· Surgery
· Medicine
· Gynecology
· Pediatrics
· Toxicology
· Otorhinolaryngology (ears, nose and throat)
· Rejuvenation
· Virilification therapy
Prevention is better than Cure: The aim of Ayurveda is not only healing the sick, but the prevention of illness and prevention of life. The Ayurvedic theory of creation discusses factors that are interlinked, including:
· The body
· The mind
· The soul or the consciousness
· The panchmahabhutas (The five elements)
These factors are complementary to each other, and are equally important in every person.
The five elements: The five elements, or panchamahabutas, compose everything in the universe, and they are:
· Space
· Air
· Fire
· Water
· Earth
It is important to recognize that these elements are not the same as the physical elements that we know by these terms.
The Vedas: Although it was meant to have been divinely revealed many thousands of years ago, it was sometimes between 1500 and 1200 BCE that the Rig Veda was actually written down. It is the oldest religious scripture in the world. Three other collections – the Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda- were added later. These were all composed over a period of several centuries and collected in their present from during the first millennium BCE.
The principles of Ayurveda: In Ayurvedic philosophy, everything in the universe is composed of five elements, the panchamahabhutas. These combine into three doshas (the tridoshas) or bioenergetic forces that govern our health and determine our prakruti, or physical constitution. The three gunas – or psychic forces – determine our mental and spiritual health. Ayurveda is a holistic system of healthcare that teaches us to balance these energies in order to achieves optimum health and well being, and to preserve life.
Ayurveda Today: In the world today there is strife, conflict, anger, and the outbreak of previously unknown diseases like BSE and AIDS. There is a complete decline in morality, too. But there is also greater spiritual awareness in the west and the east among the more sensitive and universally oriented individuals, and in this climate, Ayurveda is making a strong comeback, not only in India, but all over the western world.
An Ayurvedic Lifestyle: The traditional ayurvedic texts provide clear instruction for day to day living in the “dincharya”, or daily routine. They also suggest ways in which we should adapt to the various seasons in the “riyucharya”, or seasonal routine. If we adhere to the rules of healthy living, our doshas will become and remain balanced, and we will maintain optimum health and well being, and have a long, healthy life.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Main Causes of Liver Damage
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store. We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."
Because:
Evening at 9 - 11pm: is the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.
Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.
Morning 7 - 9am: absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all.
Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store. We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."
Because:
Evening at 9 - 11pm: is the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.
Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.
Morning 7 - 9am: absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all.
Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.
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