AGNI Initiative

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About AGNI Initiative

Aim: To provide a platform for Ayurveda practitioners to report their innovative practices & and experiences in various disease conditions along with promoting the culture of evidence-based practice among Ayurveda Practitioners.
Objectives of the Initiative
- To promote the culture of reporting evidence-based practice among Ayurveda Practitioners.
- To document the reported successful therapeutic regimens for various disease conditions involving Single drug/ Formulation/ Procedures for the purpose of education and academics.
- To identify the interested Ayurveda practitioners for collaboration in the creation of a database through applications and capacity building through training in research methods and good clinical practices.
- To undertake research for mainstreaming pragmatic practices through scientific validation and evidence-based appraisal

Key facts about Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences

It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.
It is an apex body in India for undertaking, coordinating, formulating, developing and promoting research on scientific lines in Ayurvedic Sciences.
The research activities of the Council include Medicinal Plant Research (Medico-Ethno Botanical Survey, Pharmacognosy and Tissue Culture), Drug Standardization, Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research, Literary Research & Documentation and Tribal Health Care Research Programme.
Headquarter: New Delhi

Q1) What is Pharmacology?

It is the scientific study of the effects of drugs and chemicals on living organisms where a drug can be broadly defined as any chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which affects a biological system.

Source: ‘AGNI’ Initiative to Promote Innovations by Ayurveda Practitioners