Milestones in the Development of Ayurveda

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Some Milestones in the Development of Ayurveda

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Divine origin of Ayurveda from Lord Brahma - Dates

back to origin of human race

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Mention of various references on Health, Diseases

and Medicinal Plants in Rig-veda and Atharv-veda -5000 BC

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Origin of Attreya and Dhanwantari School

of Ayurveda -1000 BC

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Documentation of Charaka Samhita - 600 BC

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Documentation of Sushruta Samhita - 500 BC

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Advent of Muslim Rulers and start of the Decline of

Ayurveda -1100-1800

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Resurrection of Ayurvedic system of Medicine under the

rule of Peshwas.-1800 AD

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Classes in Ayurvedic medicine opened in Government Sanskrit

College, Calcutta -1827

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Discontinuation of classes in Government Sanskrit

College by British -1833

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Dr. Komar Commission (one-man commission) to make

investigation in indigenous system of medicine - 1917

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Indian National Congress Convention at Nagpur recommended acceptance of Ayurvedic system of

medicine as India's

National Health Care System -1920

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Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia

College in Delhi-1921

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Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya established Ayurveda

college in B. H.U., Varanasi

-1927

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Enforcement of Drugs and Cosmetics Act for Ayurvedic/Siddha/Unani

medicines -1940

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Bhora Committee or Health Survey and Development

Committee recognised past services of indigenous medicines but failed to

recommend for its further development.-1943

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Chopra Committee recommended systems of old and

modern systems of medicines to evolve a common system of medicine -1946

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Pharmaceutical Enquiry Committee headed by Dr.

Bhatia, for intensive research in indigenous drugs of Ayurveda -1953

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Recommendation of Dave Committee for uniform

standards of Ayurveda education - 1955

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Establishment of Institute

of Post-Graduate Training and Research

in Gujarat Ayurvedic

University, Jamnagar,

Gujarat -1956-57

·

Udupa Committee set up. It recommended that there is

a need for integrated system of medicine and a training course in Siddha and

Ayurveda - 1958

·

Establishment of Post Graduate Institute of Ayurveda

at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh -1963-64

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Amendment of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 for

Indian systems of medicines/drugs - 1964

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Establishment of Central Board of Siddha and Ayurvedic

Education - 1964-65

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Setting up of an apex Research Body for Indian

medicine & Homoeopathy, 'Central Council for Research in Indian Medicine

and Homoeopathy (CCRIMH)' -1969

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Establishment of Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian

medicine, Ghaziabad,

U.P.-1970

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Constitution of Central Council of Indian Medicine

(CCIM) under IMCC Act- 1970 for regulation of education and practice -1971

·

Establishment of National Institute of Ayurveda,

Jaipur, Rajasthan - 1972-73

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Publication of Part-I of Ayurvedic formulary

containing 444 preparations - 1976

·

Establishment of Central Council of Research in

Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS) -1978

·

Passing of Amended Drugs and Cosmetics Act

regulating import/export of Indian Systems of Medicine -1982

·

Setting up of Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical

Corporation Ltd. in Mohan, Almora Distt., Uttaranchal.-1983

·

Silver Jubilee function of Jawaharlal Nehru

Ayurvedic Medicinal

Plants Garden

and Harbarium, Pune. Inaugurated by Shri R. Venkataraman, Vice-president of India .-1986

·

Second World Conference on Yoga & Ayurveda held

at Banaras Hindu

University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh -1986

·

Foundation stone of Jawaharlal Nehru Anusandhan

Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, New Delhi by Hon'ble Vice President of India,

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma -1988

·

Establishment of National Academy

of Ayurveda (Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth) -1989

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Creation of separate Department of Indian Systems of

Medicine & Homoeopathy in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of

India -1995

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Introduction of Extra mural Research Programme for

accredited organizations with central assistance- 1996

·

Implementation of Central Scheme in 33 organizations

for development of agro-techniques of important medicinal plants -1997

·

Maiden participation of Ayurveda along with other

systems in India International Trade Fair -1998

·

Implementation of Central Scheme in 32 laboratories

for developing pharmacopoeial standards of Medicinal Plants/ ISM Formualations

-1998

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Establishment of specialty clinic of Ayurveda in Central Govt.

Hospital (Safdarjung

Hospital) New Delhi -1998

·

Implementation of IEC( Information, Education &

Communication) Scheme for NGOs for propagation and popularization of Ayurveda

& other systems -1998-1999

·

Participation in Mystique India ( Exhibition cum fair on

Indian Traditions) -1997 to 1999

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Introduction of Vanaspati Van Scheme for large scale

cultivation of Medicinal Plants -1999

·

Inauguration of Ayurveda conference at New York, USA

by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee -2000

·

Gazette Notification for constitution of Medicinal

Plant Board under the Deptt. of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy -

2000

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Publication of 2nd volume of Ayurvedic

Pharmacopoeia - 2000

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Introduction 7 of Ayurvedic Medicines in RCH

Programme - 2000

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Constitution of Advisory group for research in

Ayurveda - 2000

·

Policy Decision on mainstreaming of Ayurveda in RCH

programme as per National Population Policy - 2000

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Implementation of Central Scheme of assistance for

strengthening of State Drug Testing Laborites and Pharmacies - 2000-2001

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Publication of 3rd volume of Ayurvedic

Pharmacopoeia - 2001

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Publication of English edition of 2nd

volume of Ayurvedic Formulary of India - 2001

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Maiden participation of ISM tableau on Republic Day

- 2001

·

Exhibition and presentation of Ayurveda during World

Health Assembly, Geneva

- 2001

·

Presentation on evidence based support by Dept. of

ISM & H before House of Lords, U.K. against Sir Walton Committee's

Report on status and nomenclature of Ayurveda among Complementary and

Alternative systems of Medicine - 2001

·

Participation of Dept. in "Made in India" exhibition organized by CII in South Africa

-2001

Source:

Department of Ayurveda, Govt of India

Best Regards Mohammad BashaarFrom: Anand Chaudhary <ayurasabhaishja@...>Subject: Safety and Efficacy of Ayurvedic Formulationsnetrum Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 2:22 PM

Hello All Members

First I would like to thanks Dr Vijay Thawani for all needful he is doing on Netrum in general and on this issue in particular.

Why Ayurvedic Medicines are under scanner today?

Whom contribution is it?

What is needed to proceed in either direction?

How a policy may be framed which make person accountable for the cases of Ayurvedic formulations in larger interest of ailing humanity?

Whether Drugs & Cosmetics Acts 1940 and Rules 1945 is effective to achieve goals pertaining to global acceptance of Ayurvedic Formulation as drug not as food supplement.

Whether recently (2004) notified EU Directives and MLX s are enough sufficient and with justification to nature of Ayurvedic System of Medicine to regulate these medicines in European Union.

How much NICCAM a subsidiary of NIH USA is fair enough in regulations of these medicines?

WHO as leader of Health policy how much contributing for the re establishment of TM /CAM in broader sense and for Ayurveda in specific way.

And in the end I would like to invite every one to think deeply that how much and in what way contemporary science may be involved for validation of safety and efficacy of Ayurvedic Medicines.

Please provide input of your vision so that we may share and potentiate our views in this regard.-- Anand ChaudharyAssociate ProfessorDeptt of Rasa Shastra(Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics)

Faculty of AyuvedaInstitute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu UniversityVARANASI 221005Cell 945207448098898638660542-2366900( R)