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AMMOI recommends setting up of research facilities to ascertain efficacy of Indian traditional medicines
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Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai
January 30 , 2015
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Recommending some high-flying ideas to develop the Indian system of
medicines (ayush streams) with a comparative preference to Ayurveda, the
Organisation of Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers of India (AMMOI) has
prepared an action plan to be submitted to the newly formed central
Ayush Ministry.
AMMOI’s action plan is in the form of a
scientific document which heralds the need for modern scientific
researches to establish the efficacy of Indian medicines (Ayurveda,
Siddha, Unani, Yoga and Naturopathy) and also to understand the
mechanisms involved in the healing processes of the traditional drugs.
It says that emphasise should be given on prevention and promotion of
positive health through effective lifestyle programmes of Ayush.
However, all the treatments under Ayush systems should be brought under
insurance coverage.
According to Dr D Ramanathan, general
secretary of the organisation, the recommended strategies presented in
the document have been developed as a result of an analytical study of
the ayush sector in the national level, coupled with expert opinions. He
stressed the need for considering the report in the backdrop of the
effectiveness shown by the centuries old herbal medicines and also due
to the manifold increase in various epidemic and lifestyle diseases.
One
of the major recommendations highlighted in the action plan is for
adoption of preventive measures. The organisation opines that at least
30 per cent of the total health budget should be set aside for holistic
programmes specified in the Ayush system for prevention of diseases. The
report does not favour for building sky-scraper hospitals, spending
huge money for expensive medicines, training specialists and super
specialists.etc, but it favours for setting up a sub-committee to
discuss and evolve methods of prevention by imbibing ideas from modern
and traditional medical community.
The experts in the
organisation view that more importance is needed in educating the
younger generation about Ayush systems. The curriculum at the school and
college levels should contain separate health sciences with emphasise
on traditional healing systems of the country. For employed people,
special wellness leave and reimbursement for wellness to take yoga
therapy, meditation, detoxification (body service) once in a year by
naturopathy and Ayush panchakarma should be provided.
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