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Proposed National Research Institute for Ayurveda in Kerala must be designed for researches in integrative therapies: CCIM member
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Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai
March 31 , 2017
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The proposed National Research Institute for Ayurveda (NRIA), a project
being planned by the government of Kerala, should be designed in such a
way that it should facilitate for studies and researches in integrative
therapies, opined Dr Ram Mohan, ayurvedic expert and member from Kerala
to the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM).
Pointing out
the failure to scientifically authenticate the efficacy of Indian
traditional medicines to western world due to lack of technical
expertise, he said scientific evaluation of herbal and natural drugs is
necessary in the modern world. For this, the research institute, that is
going to be set up in Kerala, can solve the burning issue of clinical
trials of all alternative medicines.
He said the government is
planning to build the research institute in an area of around 300 acres
and it will have an ayurvedic hospital and museum attached to it.
“The
institute is being planned with a vision to promote multi-disciplinary
and multi- dimensional research with a vision to integrate Ayurveda
practices and products in the preventive, promotional and curative
levels of health services. It will facilitate research and studies in
cooperation with institutions of global standards in the field of basic
science, developing medicines, treatment and prevention of diseases.
There will also be a knowledge centre, museum, separate facility for
Kerala-style treatment and a state-of the-art herbal garden”, he added.
Referring
to the advantages of a national level research institute, Dr Ram said
herbal medicines like turmeric, asafoetida, fenugreek, bitter gourd,
garlic, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, etc are used as medicines in ayurvedic
preparations and also they are part of our diet. But through research
they can be incorporated into medicines in the name of neutraceuticals
to effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. These
are now being used widely in other countries.
Several areas of
ayurvedic treatments need researches and studies. The process of
‘panchasudhdhi’ (Five fold cleansing therapy) helps in improving health
and in reducing the biological age. This is now popular by the name
‘wellness therapy’. Though many studies have been made on this, more
research is needed on a wider perspective.
He said China was able
to show the world by proving the effectiveness of their treatment
procedures through scientific researches and studies. According to
statistics, almost 75% of the people in the US and in Canada use many
Chinese treatments like acupuncture.
The design of the Ayurveda
research centre in Kerala will be made by experts from institutions of
national repute like Central Council of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
(CCRAS), New Delhi, Benares Hindu University, Gujarat Ayurveda
University, Rajiv Gandhi Biotechnology Research Institute, Tropical
Botanical Research Institute, S D M Research Institute, Bengaluru and S R
M University in Chennai.
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