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AYUSH Ministry & CSIR Sign MoU For R&D in Traditional Medicines
AYUSH Ministry & CSIR Sign MoU For R&D in Traditional Medicines: Details, Aim, Significance
The Ministry of AYUSH and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in research and education in areas of traditional systems of medicine and its integration with modern science.
The MoU was aimed to bring both Ministry of Ayush and CSIR under an umbrella understanding for pursuing focused R&D efforts in the domain. Under the MoU, Both organizations shall jointly endeavor to pursue R&D including:-
Fundamental research.
AYUSH specific diagnostic tools; linking microbiome, gene expression, and Prakriti; multi-ingredient herbal formulations, including their standardization.
Exploring modern scientific methods for integration with traditional Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM).
Linking disease signatures.
Furthering the collaboration in preserving and protecting traditional knowledge related to the Indian systems of healthcare, through the existing TKDL platform.
Development of international standardized terminologies (disease-morbidity codes) in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani (ASU), Database on Medicinal plants, Foods, etc.
The MoU will significantly help in the growth of the Indian contributions to the traditional medicines sector, not only nationally but internationally as well.
The MoU also includes the pursuit of Data mining & analytics and Artificial Intelligence to enable and facilitate concepts such as “Traditional knowledge inspired drug discovery and development” and “Food as Medicine”.
