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
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