Rs.9.2 bn to promote Indian systems of medicine
By IANSFriday, November 20, 2009
NEW DELHI - The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medicine - in the country, Minister of State for Health S. Gandhiselvan told parliament Friday.
“Steps have been taken for standardisation of drugs, production and quality control of raw material (medicinal plants), production of quality assurance of drugs, raising the standards of research and education and spreading awareness,” he said in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
The minister said the government has also taken the initiative to increase India’s share in the global market for herbal medicines.
|
November 21, 2009: 11:31 pm
Indian civilisation is very well established so maybe we should be looking not just to the west for cures but maybe merging information from the Indian and indeed all cultures to maybe find cures which may prevent us from or reduce the desire to smoke |
Daniel Gosling