Perceptions of Ayurvedic physicians on Nadi Pariksha in traditional Indian medicine – A pan India study and quantitative analysis

Traditional Indian medicine in China: The status quo of recognition, development and research

Characteristics and comparative study of medicinal materials between China and India based on data mining from literatures

Revival, modernization and integration of Indian traditional herbal medicine in clinical practice: Importance, challenges and future

Objective To Analyze the development tendency and major influential factors of the resource and service of traditional medicine (TM) by contrasting the statistical data between China and India.Methods The research data came from the governmental statistical date of traditional medicine.The main statistical indicators included:number of TM hospitals,number of beds in TM institutions,number of health personnel of TM,number of visits and inpatients of TM institutions.A contrastive analysis was given based on these data over the period of 2008-2012.Results In 2012,the number of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital per ten million populations was 25.1,the number of Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM) hospital per ten million populations was 25.9; the number of beds in TCM institutions per ten thousand populations was 4.5,the number of beds in TIM institutions per ten thousand populations was 0.5; the number of TCM physicians and physician assistants per ten thousand populations was 2.6,the number of TIM physicians and physician assistants per ten thousand populations was 5.9.In 2012,the numbers of visits and inpatients of governmental public TCM hospitals were 426.671 million and 16.882 million; the numbers of visits and inpatients of governmental public TIM hospitals were 73.445 million and 0.947 million.Conclusion There was no significant difference in the number of TM hospitals per ten million populations between China and India.China had obviously advantages in the number of beds in TM institutions,number of visits and inpatients of TM institution.India had obviously advantages in the number of TM health personnel. Key words: Traditional Chinese medicine; Traditional Indian medicine; Medical resource and service

Toward the integration and advancement of herbal medicine: a focus on traditional Indian medicine Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty Institute of Pharmacy, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, Assam, IndiaAbstract: Indian traditional codified medicinal systems and folk medicine are a vast lexicon of herbal formulations and medicinal plants. In last few decades, the popularity of herbal medicine/products has increased worldwide, not only as part of conventional treatment strategies but also for health care management, and thus the opportunity to promote Indian traditional medicine is increasing globally. Recently people from several developed and developing countries have been attracted toward traditional Indian herbal medicines. A large number of modern medicines are derived from the plants used in Ayurveda and other traditional medicinal systems. Ayurveda and other traditional herbal medicines are capable of addressing some modern unmet medical needs, and can provide the basis for developing potential medicines. Lack of drug standardization, information, quality control, and strict monitoring are the primary lacunae in the promotion of traditional Indian herbal products. In recent years several regulatory and promotional approaches have been undertaken to overcome such problems. Quality control, rigorous research to establish the effectiveness and safety, and credible clinical trials of the herbal products are required. Thus the careful and scientific integration of Indian traditional herbal medicine into evidence-based clinical management of diseases is essential to provide better health care facilities to people.Keywords: traditional medicine, herbal drug, India, Ayurveda

Traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda) are the most established forms of ethnic medicine in Asia. Ascomycetous genera Cordyceps and Xylaria are commonly used in traditional Chinese, Tibetan and Indian medicines. Nine species of Xylaria including X. nigripes were found in termite mounds of O. formosanus in Taiwan. Xylaria nigripies is a rich source of amino acids and the most exciting amino acid in this medical mushroom is gamma-aminobutyric acid. Xylaria polymorpha is common and widespread near the base of rotting stumps. Xylaria polymorpha contains about 6 per cent mannitol, a sugar used as a diuretic agent. Xylarinic acids were purified from the fruit bodies of X. polymorpha collected from Gwangneung Forest in Gyeonggi province of Korea.

Traditional medicine in India has a rich historical background with recognized systems such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy (Ayush). The Government of India has made significant efforts to promote these systems globally, with a focus on Yoga and Ayurveda. The establishment of the WHO Global Center for Traditional Medicine in India reflects the country’s growing leadership in this sector. Strengthened by scientific evidence on safety and efficacy, India has developed a robust regulatory framework covering education, research, and product development in Ayush systems. However, regulating traditional medicine in the 21st century remains challenging, as approximately 88% of countries use traditional and complementary medicine. This review highlights India’s initiatives in education, research, and regulatory mechanisms that support the advancement and global acceptance of Ayush systems.

Is There Room for Paradox in CAM?

Applicability of our computer programs PASS and PharmaExpert to prediction of biological activity spectra of rather complex and structurally diverse phytocomponents of medicinal plants, both separately and in combinations has been evaluated. The web-resource on phytochemicals of 50 medicinal plants used in Ayurveda was created for the study of hidden therapeutic potential of Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM) (http://ayurveda.pharmaexpert.ru). It contains information on 50 medicinal plants, their using in TIM and their pharmacology activities, also as 1906 phytocomponents. PASS training set was updated by addition of information about 946 natural compounds; then the training procedure and validation were performed, to estimate the quality of PASS prediction. It was shown that the difference between the average accuracy of prediction obtained in leave-5%-out cross-validation (94,467%) and in leave-one-out cross-validation (94,605%) is very small. These results showed high predictive ability of the program. Results of biological activity spectra prediction for all phytocomponents included in our database are in good correspondence with the experimental data. Additional kinds of biological activity predicted with high probability provide the information about most promising directions of further studies. The analysis of prediction results of sets of phytocomponents in each of 50 medicinal plants was made by PharmaExpert software. Based on this analysis, we found that the combination of phytocomponents from Passiflora incarnata may exhibit nootropic, anticonvulsant and antidepressant effects. Experiments carried out in mice models confirmed the predicted effects of Passiflora incarnata extracts.

Traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM): aconstitutional-based concept and comparison

Traditional and complementary medicine system in Malaysia is composed of traditional Malay medicine (TMM),traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),traditional Indian medicine(TIM),homeopathy and other complementary medicine.Traditional and Complementary Medicine Division is the official body responsible for T/CM administration.Malaysia concentrates on 4 main areas of traditional and complementary medicine i.e.product,practices,training and research.The government of Malaysia is devoted to facilitate the integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine into the Malaysian Healthcare system in recent years. Key words: Traditional medicine; Complementary and alternative medicine; Malaysia

We made comparisons between traditional Indian medicine and traditional Chinese medicine from several treatrnent methods of the two medicines,etc. Key words: Traditional Indian medicine; Traditional Chinese medicine

Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a fast-growing epidemic affecting people globally. Furthermore, multiple complications and comorbidities are associated with T2DM. Lifestyle modifications along with pharmacotherapy and patient education are the mainstay of therapy for patients afflicted with T2DM. Western medications are frequently associated with severe adverse drug reactions and high costs of treatment. Herbal medications have long been used in the treatment and prevention of T2DM in both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and traditional Indian medicine (TIM). This review examines in vivo, in vitro, and clinical evidence supporting the use of various herbs used in TCM and TIM. The problems, challenges, and opportunities for the incorporation of herbal frequently used in TCM and TIM into Western therapy are presented and discussed.

Traditional medicine in India

Technology plays a very important key role in various diagnosis processes. For example, capturing the patient information, maintaining the electronic health records for further diagnostic references, improving the clinical diagnosis process, and reducing diagnostic errors when technology is applied in the right ways with proper knowledge of technology. In this proposed work, the design of the integrated analysis process of Ayur’veda and Western method of diagnosis by using the current technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques are discussed. This integration process ensures that technologies simplify the timely and accurate diagnosis process. Integration of the Ayurveda and Evidence-based western medicines has become very much necessary and important in today’s situation. But, during this process, one should not disturb the basic principles of both Indian Traditional Medicine and Evidence-based medicine. During integration, the best of best diagnosis approaches in both the fields are chosen with disease management, disease prevention, and protection which create a healthy society by developing healthcare with less expensive and less toxic. The amalgamation approach will be more effective than concentrating on just one diagnostic method.