CCRUM_Newsletter_July_October_2009

Volume 30 • Numbers 4 & 5 July – October 2009

ISSN 0974 1666

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the national campaign on intervention of

Unani Medicine in skin diseases, geriatric care and reproductive and child health in the presence of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah at the inauguration of the four-day health fair Arogya 2009 at Srinagar on

30 September. The launching took place at the pavilion of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) at the

Arogya 2009.

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah inaugurating the exhibition pavilions at the Arogya2009 – a comprehensive health fair on AYUSH systems – at Srinagar on 30 September,while Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui, Director General, Central Council for Research inUnani Medicine (CCRUM) (extreme left) and others look on smilingly.

Government of J&K; and Federation ofIndian Chambers of Commerce andIndustry (FICCI).

An active participant of the Arogya, theCCRUM has conducted extensive studieson skin diseases such as Vitiligo, Eczemaand Psoriasis etc. and skin care, geriatricdiseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson'sdiseases, Chronic constipation, Diabetes

mellitus, Hypertension etc., andreproductive and child health conditionslike Anaemia, Menorrhagia, Leucorrheaetc. The national campaign on UnaniMedicine aims to highlight strengths ofUnani Medicine and the research outputsof the CCRUM at national level.

Union Minister for Health & FamilyWelfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad and

Commissioner & Secretary (Health),Government of J&K; and Mr. B. Anand,Joint Secretary to Government of India,Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,Department of AYUSH.

In his inaugural address, Mr. GhulamNabi Azad said that Government of Indiawould be setting up a Unani college inKashmir. The state government should

CCRUM's participation in Arogya 2009 at Srinagar

National campaign on Unani Medicine launched

The Arogya – acomprehensive healthfair on Ayurveda, Yoga &Naturopathy, Unani,Siddha and Homoeo-pathy (AYUSH) aimed tohighlight the strengthsof AYUSH medicinesand research anddevelopmental effortsand future trends in thissector. The fair was jointlyorganized by theDepartment of AYUSH,Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare,Government of India,Directorate of IndianSystems of Medicine,

Jammu & Kashmir ChiefMinister Mr. OmarAbdullah inaugurated theArogya 2009 on 30September. Otherdignitaries who gracedthe occasion included Mr.Tara Chand, Deputy ChiefMinister, J&K; Mr. ShamLal Sharma, Minister forHealth, Government ofJ&K; Mr. R.S. Chib,Minister for Sports andMedical Education,Government of J&K; Mr.Shariefuddin Shariq andMr. Nazir Gurezi,Members of Parliament;Mr. Atul Dhuloo,

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provide land for it. He said thatfinancial support for nursinginstitutions in AYUSH systemswould also be provided. He saidthat AYUSH doctors would beposted at each of the public healthcentres and district health centres.An Ayush centre will be set up inevery primary, district and blocklevel hospital so that the peoplecould have the choice in treatmentpatterns and processes.

Speaking about the NationalRural Health Mission (NRHM) Mr.Azad said that the CentralGovernment has approved Rs.12.55 crore for the state of J&K. Hewas also for encouragingcultivation of medicinal plants. Hepointed out that the nationalcampaigns on AYUSH themes hadbeen launched to bring thetraditional systems into themainstream national health caredelivery system.

Others who spoke on the

occasion included the J & K DeputyChief Minister Mr. Tara Chand, theHealth Minister Mr. Sham LalSharma, and the Minister forSports and Medical Education Mr.R.S. Chib.

Launching the nationalcampaign on Unani Medicine, Mr.Ghulam Nabi Azad emphasized theneed for developing scientificresearch in Unani Medicineaccording to internationalstandards and validating thestrengths of the system. He wasalso for making optimal use of thepotential of Unani Medicine as wellas other native medical systems inthe national health care delivery.

On this occasion, Mr. Azad alsoreleased, among otherpublications, the UnaniPharmacopoeia of India Part-II,Volume-I. The volume, publishedby the CCRUM, containspharmacopoeial standards for 50Unani formulations.

Both Mr. Azad and Mr. Abdullahalong with other dignitaries wentround the CCRUM pavilion andappreciated the display of theCouncil's progress in its variousresearch programmes. Theyshowed special interest in the rawdrug samples and the Council's kitmedicines displayed at thepavilion.

The four-day event wasrepresented by the Department ofAYUSH and its research Councilsnamely: Central Council forResearch in Unani Medicine(CCRUM); Central Council forResearch in Ayurveda and Siddha(CCRAS); Central Council forResearch in Homoeopathy (CCRH),Central Council for Research inYoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN);and other allied institutions viz.,National Medicinal Plants Board(NMPB); Morarji Desai NationalInstitute of Yoga (MDNIY), NationalInstitute of Siddha (NIS); National

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad delivering his inaugural address to Arogya 2009 – a comprehensivehealth fair on AYUSH systems – at Srinagar on 30 September.

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Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH),National Institute of UnaniMedicine (NIUM), National Instituteof Ayurveda (NIA), HomoeopathicPharmocopoial Laboratory (HPL),Pharmocopoial Laboratory ofIndian Medicine (PLIM), RashtriyaAyurved Vidyapeeth (RAV), IndianMedicine PharmaceuticalCorporation Ltd. (IMPCL), etc.Various manufacturers of Unaniand Ayurvedic drugs from Jammu& Kashmir and other statesincluding Chhattisgarh, Delhi,Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala,Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, etc.participated in the fair and put upstalls to display their products.

The CCRUM pavilion at the fairdisplayed the Council's researchachievements through digitalposters, publications brought outby the Council, live medicinalplants and raw drug samples usedin the preparation of Unaniformulations.

Visitors to the Council's pavilionwere provided with IEC material inEnglish, Hindi, and Urdulanguages to create awarenessabout Unani Medicine and theCCRUM's research progress amongthem. Video CDs on skin care,health promoting Unani medicinalplants and other subjects relatingto the Council's researchprogrammes were also shown.

The CCRUM pavilion also had aTemperament Assessment Unit toevaluate the temperament of thevisitors. In the fair specialty clinicswere arranged to provide freeconsultancy to the patients. Theexperts of Unani, Ayurveda and

Homoeopathy attended to 3,297patients suffering from differentailments. Long queues of patientswere seen on all the four days atthe specialty clinics. Patients wereprovided with Unani, Ayurvedaand Homoeopathy medicines freeof cost. During the programme, 18health awareness lectures byexperts of Unani, Ayurveda andHomoeopathy systems were alsodelivered.

The experts observed thatmajority of the patients attendedto during the fair had complaintsof backache and joint pain. Theexperts noted that most of thepatients suffered from discprolapsed, osteoarthritis,rheumatism and hormonaldisorders. Some of the experts wereof the view that separate projecton these disorders may be startedin the area to provide satisfactoryrelief to the suffering population.

The CCRUM pavilion was

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jammu & KashmirChief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah looking at the exhibits displayed at the Arogya 2009 –a comprehensive health fair on AYUSH systems – at Srinagar on 30 September. Frombehind them Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui, Director General, CCRUM looks on.

managed by Dr. Zaki AhmedSiddiqui, Assistant Director(Unani); Mr. Aminuddin, ResearchOfficer (Botany); Mr. HaseebAhmad, S.P.A. – all three from theCCRUM headquarters, and Dr.Naqibul Islam, Assistant Director(Unani); Dr. Y.I. Munshi, AssistantDirector (Unani); Dr. Shaista Urooj,Research Officer (Unani); Mr. TariqAhmad Butt, Research Officer(Botany), Mr. Parwez Ahmad,Research Assistant (Botany) andauxiliary staff from RRIUM,Srinagar. Dr. Syed Asad Pasha,Deputy Adviser (Unani),Department of AYUSH; Dr. AkhtarSiddiqui and Dr. MohammadMaaz, Professor and Lecturer,respectively in the Faculty ofMedicine (Unani) at JamiaHamdard, New Delhi also attendedthe Unani speciality clinic.

• MAK with inputs fromKhalid Mehmood Siddiqui,

Aminuddin and Zaki A. Siddiqui


At the conference, Dr.Shamshad Ahmad Khan presentedhis paper on the development ofquality standards for herbalproducts with reference to Majoon-e-Masihi Mumsik – A Unaniformulation, whereas Dr. Pawan K.Yadav presented his paper on theclinical efficacy of coded Unanidrugs UNIM-352, UNIM-353 incombating the symptoms andreducing the morbidity due to mildand moderate bronchial asthma.The congress had six sections inwhich 88 papers were presented.

During their visit to Bonn, Dr.Shamshad A. Khan and Dr. PawanYadav were exposed to the workpresented by the researchers ofvarious Institutes/Universities of

the world on biological andpharmacological activities ofnatural compounds. They alsoparticipated in the discussions onthe papers. They observed thatmost of the European countrieswere interested in various aspectsof medicinally used naturalproducts of various streamslike agriculture science,biology, chemistry, pharmacy,pharmacology, medicine,pharmacogonosy, etc. The mainemphasis of the congress was onmanufacturing practices andquality control of herbal medicinalproducts.

Dr. Shamshad A. Khan and Dr.Pawan K. Yadav also met Prof.Valery Makarov, General Director,

Institute of Pharmacy, St.Petersburg, Russia; Prof. AlexanderShikov, Deputy of the GeneralDirector, Institute of InternationalCommunication, Institute ofPharmacy, St. Petersburg, Russia;and the organizers of this congressregarding collaborative researchwork between the CCRUM andthe Institute of Pharmacy atLeningrad, Russia.

During their stay in Bonn andFrankfurt, they also discussed withProf. Herald G. Schweim, FoodChemist, Pharmacist, MedicalInformative, Chair 'DrugRegulatory Affairs' University ofBonn, Germany and Dr. ClausKilpert, Senior Scientist, DSMNutritional Products Ltd, Basel,Switzerland and with Prof. ValeryDadadev of Institute of Pharmacy,Russia about the scope ofcollaboration between the CCRUMand scientific institutions inGermany and Russia. They alsodistributed the Council'spublications among theparticipants of the Congress.

• MAK with inputs fromShamshad A. Khan and

Pawan K. Yadav

Council's participation inInternational Congress atBonn, Germany

T wo researchers from Central Council for Research in Unani

Medicine (CCRUM) Dr. Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Deputy Director(Chemistry) and Dr. Pawan Yadav, Assistant Director

(Pathology), both at the Council headquarters, attended the 13th

International Congress Phytopharma 2009 held at Bonn, Germanyfrom 29 to 31 July.

At the headquarters theAustralian visitors had discussionwith Dr. Mohammed KhalidSiddiqui, Director General, CCRUMon the progress of Unani Medicine

Australian visitors to CCRUM

T wo experts from Australia visited the headquarters of Central

Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM). They alsovisited the Council's Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine

(CRIUM), Hyderabad on 27 August.

in India especially the researchadvances made by the Council. TheAustralian group evinced keeninterest in Unani Medicine and itsdevelopment in India and

discussed the possibilities ofcollaboration in the field of UnaniMedicine between the twocountries. The visitors also wentround the library and the museumat the CCRUM headquarters.

At CRIUM, Hyderabad thevisitors were taken around thevarious departments of theinstitute and apprised about theCouncil's research programmesand activities of the CRIUM. • MAK


Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiquisaid that Hindi needs to bedeveloped not merely as the officiallanguage of the country but asevery Indian's language. Thereforeprogrammes to popularize Hindishould be effectively implementedand its use in interpersonalcommunication as well as officialwork should be encouraged.Likewise, well-planned andconcerted efforts should be madefor preservation and holistic

development of other Indianlanguages as they along withHindi form an important part ofIndian culture.

Dr. Siddiqui said that over thepast three decades of the CCRUM'sfunctioning use of Hindi in theofficial work at the Council hadincreased manifold. Majority of theCouncil's staff was comfortablewith the use of Hindi in their day-to-day work. Many of them haveshown ample creative talent in the

various contests organized fromtime to time by the Council andother organizations. The Councilalso encourages its employees tolearn and use Hindi in their workeven in non-Hindi belt.

Dr. Siddiqui informed that theCouncil had been publishingimportant booklets, brochures,posters and other publicitymaterial in Hindi as well as othernational and internationallanguages to carry the message ofUnani Medicine to a wideraudience. The Council also intendsto publish its research findings inHindi as well as other languages.

The chief guest for the occasionDr. K.N. Pandey, Joint Director(Rajbhasha/Official Language), AllIndia Radio, New Delhi stressed theneed for promoting use of Hindilanguage in both official work andpersonal communication. He saidHindi was the national pride andsymbol of Indianness, andtherefore the language of everyIndian.

Dr. Pandey said that well-organized efforts were neededfor effectively implementingprogrammes relating to the officiallanguage. While promoting Hindias the country's official languageit was equally important topromote literary and scientificwritings in Hindi. He was also forcreating opportunities for multi-faceted development of all theIndian languages to preservediversity of Indian culture. He said,'Let us talk of the unity of differentlanguages'.

Dr. Pandey also appreciated theCCRUM's efforts to publish its

CCRUM Hindi Fortnight Celebrations

Need for developing Hindiemphasized

T o develop Hindi as the people's language it is essential to make

it simpler and enrich its vocabulary by adopting easy andpotential expressions from other Indian languages. This was

emphasized by Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui, Director General,

Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) at the HindiFortnight Prize Distribution ceremony at the CCRUM headquarters in

New Delhi on 15 October.

Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui, Director General, Central Council for Research in UnaniMedicine (CCRUM) speaking at the Hindi Fortnight Prize Distribution ceremony at theCCRUM headquarters in New Delhi on 15 October while Mrs. Richa Banerjee, Deputy Director(Rajbhasha/Official Language), Department of AYUSH looks on. To Mrs. Banerjee's rightare Dr. Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Deputy Director (Chemistry) and Mr. Suhail MustafaAdhami, Assistant Director (Statistics), both at the CCRUM headqaurters.


literature in Hindi as well as Englishand other languages,and urgedthe Council to organizeconferences, seminars andworkshops on various aspects ofthe official language morefrequently.

Mrs. Richa Banerjee, DeputyDirector (Rajbhasha), Departmentof AYUSH, Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, Government ofIndia, who was the guest of honorfor the occasion, appreciated theCCRUM's publications in Hindi andasked the Council to redouble itsefforts in this direction.

Mrs. Banerjee said the CCRUMwas playing commendable role inpromoting the use of Hindi inofficial work at its various centres.She urged the Council to take upHindi promotional programmesmore vigorously.

Dr. K.N. Pandey and Mrs. RichaBanerjee also gave away prizes tothe winners of the Hindi contestsorganized by the Council at theheadquarters on 24 and 25

September. Mr. Mehr-e-AlamKhan, who was Coordinator of theCCRUM Hindi fortnightcelebrations, anchored theceremony.

Dr. Pandey and Mrs. Banerjeealso recited their poems on thisoccasion. A guest poet Mr SarveshShrivastava also recited his poem.From the CCRUM Mr. Mehr-e AlamKhan and few others presentedtheir poetry on this occasion.

During the Hindi fortnight, theCouncil had organized debate,essay writing, poetry, andtranslation competitions in Hindifor its staff. Besides, a Shrutlekh(dictation) competition was alsoorganized for the Class IVemployees. The competitions wereopen for the Council's employeesat the headquarters and its centresin Delhi - Regional ResearchInstitute of Unani Medicine(RRIUM), and Literary ResearchInstitute of Unani Medicine(LRIUM), and DrugStandardization Research Unit

(DSRU) and the Ghaziabad-basedDrug Standardization ResearchInstitute (DSRI).

The Hindi poetry, translationand Shrutlekh (dictation)competitions were held on 24September. The Hindi essay writingand debate competitions were heldon 25 September. The topic foressay writing was Hindi ke Prasarmein Kendriya Unani ChikitsaAnusandhan Parishad ki Bhoomika(Role of Central Council forResearch in Unani Medicine inpropagation of Hindi) and thetopic for Hindi debate was Bharatmein Hindi ka Vikas SantoshjanakRoop se Ho Raha Hai (Developmentof Hindi in India is taking placesatisfactorily).

The debate competition had Dr.Shamshad Ahmad Khan, DeputyDirector (Chemistry), Dr. PawanYadav, Assistant Director (ClinicalPathology), Mr. Mehr-e-AlamKhan, Research Officer(Publication) and Dr. ShamsulArfin, Research Officer (Chemistry)at the Council headquarters asjudges. For the poetry competitionthe judges included Dr. Zaki A.Siddiqui, Assistant Director(Unani), Mr. Mohammad Nasim,Administrative Officer and Mr.Aminuddin, Research Officer(Botany), besides Mr. Mehr-e-AlamKhan and Dr. Shamsul Arfin. Dr.Shamshad Ahmad Khan, DeputyDirector (Chemistry) adjudged theperformance of those participatingin the essay writing contest andMr. Mehr-e-Alam Khan, ResearchOfficer (Publication) adjudged theperformance of participants of theHindi Anuvad (translation) contest.

The chief guest Dr. K.N. Pandey, Joint Director (Rajbhasha/Official Language), All IndiaRadio, New Delhi giving the first prize for the Hindi poetry competition to Mrs. GayatriChawla, UDC, CCRUM headquarters at the Hindi Fortnight Prize Distribution ceremony atthe CCRUM headquarters in New Delhi on 15 October.


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At the camp the Council's teamof Unani physicians from theRRIUM, Srinagar attended to 293

Council organizes healthcamp at Srinagar

T he Council's Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine

(RRIUM), Srinagar organized a health camp at Hazratballocality in Srinagar on 21 and 22 July.

patients of different age groupsand treated them with free of costUnani kit medicines developed by

the Council. Out of the 293patients, 106 (36.17%) were malesand187 (63.83%) females, and 129patients were above the age of 60years. Also, 24 children below theage of 10 years were attended toand treated at the camp.

The Council's physicians gavespecial attention to the elderly andwomen and children. They alsoeducated the patients onprevention of disease andpromotion of health as describedin Unani Medicine.

The visitors to the health campwere also given literature on theCouncil's success stories broughtout by the Council.

Hakim Mohammad Ishaq,Deputy Director in charge of RRIUMand his colleagues at the institutegave lectures on various aspects ofUnani Medicine includingprevention of diseases and healthyliving.

The camp proved to be a successas it generated public interest inUnani Medicine as well as theactivities of the CCRUM.

The Council's team of doctorsand supporting staff from RRIUM,Srinagar, that managed thecamp, had Dr. Younis IftikharMunshi, Dr. Irfat Ara, Dr. ShaistaUrooj, Dr. Arjumand Shah – allResearch Officers (Unani); Dr.Zahoor Ahmad, Dr. Riyaz A.Pandith, both Junior ResearchFellows (Unani); Mr. Bashir AhmadTeli, Pharmacist; Mr. Lateef A. Darand Mr. Abul Hassan Baigh, bothLaboratory Technicians; and otherauxiliary staff.

• MAK with inputs fromRRIUM, Srinagar

A Unani physician at the Council's Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagarexamining a patient at the Unani health camp organized by the institute at Hazratballocality of Srinagar on 21 July.

A view of the health camp organized by the Council's Regional Research Institute of UnaniMedicine, Srinagar at Hazratbal locality of Srinagar on 22 July.


The special camp for the elderlywas arranged at the Council'sinstructions. Realizing the healthneeds of the older people, the

Council's health camp forthe elderly at Lucknow

T he Council's Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine

(CRIUM), Lucknow organized a health camp for the elderly atState Takmil-ut-Tib College (STTC) Hospital in the city on 22

July. The camp was organized to mark the 10th death anniversary of

Hakim Abdul Hameed.

At the health camp organized for the elderly by the Council's Central Research Institute ofUnani Medicine (CRIUM), Lucknow at the State Takmil-ut-Tib College (STTC) Hospital in thecity on 22 July Hakim S.M. Hassan, Research Officer (Unani), CRIUM, Lucknow presentinga bouquet to the chief guest Dr. Shoeb Qasmi, Director, Unani Medical Services, UttarPradesh. Sitting on the dais Dr. Idris Ahmed, formerly Director, CRIUM, Lucknow looks on.

Council has asked the RRIUM,Lucknow as well as other clinicalcentres of the Council to conducta special OPD for the elderly on

every Monday at STTC, Lucknow.The chief guest for the occasion

Dr. Shoeb Qasmi, Director, UnaniMedical Services, Uttar Pradesh inhis address assured fullcooperation in the implementationof the Council's programmes.

Dr. Qasmi thanked the DirectorGeneral of the Council for startinga Unit for the elderly patients atSTTC, Lucknow.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Mohammed Shamim, Officer onSpecial Duty, Directorate of UnaniMedicine, Uttar Pradesh alsoappreciated the initiative.

Dr. Idris Ahmed, formerlyDirector of CRIUM, Lucknowhighlighted the marvelous servicesof Hakim Abdul Hameed in thedevelopment of Unani pharmacyand education and in other socio-cultural spheres.

Dr. M.A. Khan, Research Officer(Unani) at the institute spoke onthe elderly's problems and theirmanagement in Unani Medicine.

Earlier, Hakim S.M. Hassan,Research Officer (Unani), CRIUM,Lucknow welcomed the guests.

• MAK with inputs fromS.M. Hassan

Unani health camps at Patna

T he Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) on

the recommendations of Department of AYUSH organized UnaniMedicine health camps in different parts of Patna city on 17

August.

Inaugurating the health campat Nawab Manzil in Guzri area ofPatna, Health Minister of Bihar Mr.Nand Kishore Yadav appreciated

the Council's initiative to providefree health care to the people ofPatna. He also lauded the activitiesof the Council's Regional Research

Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM)and the Government Tibbia Collegein the city.

At the health camps organizedat Gandhi Maidan, Kadam Kuan,Nawab Manzil and Secretariateover 3000 patients of variousdiseases were attended to andtreated with Unani medicines.

• MAK with inputs fromKhalid Mehmood Siddiqui


Council organizes healthcamps at Aligarh

A Unani physician of the Council attending to school children at a health camp organizedby the Council's Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Aligarh in the cityon 2 September.

T he Council's Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine

(RRIUM), Aligarh launched a week-long health campaign byorganizing free health camps in different localities of Aligarh

from 27 August to 2 September.

Unani physicians attending to patients at a health camp organized by the Council'sRegional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Aligarh in the city on 27 August.

At these camps the Council'sUnani physicians from RegionalResearch Institute of UnaniMedicine (RRIUM), Aligarhprovided free of cost Unanitreatment to the people in differentlocalities of Aligarh.

In all six health camps wereorganized in the localities ofShahjamal, Hamdard Nagar,Jeevangarh, Patwari Ka Nagla,Jamalpur and Shahjamal (II). Theteam of Unani physicians checkedup the patients and treated themwith Unani kit medicines developedby the Council.

During the campaign a totalof 667 patients were attended to

and treated with kit medicines. Forfurther treatment, the patientswere advised to visit the out-patient department of RRIUM,Aligarh.

Prevention of swine flu

During the health campaign,the staff of RRIUM, Aligarh alsodistributed packets of Unanimedicines for prevention of swineflu. They also distributed healthliterature produced by the Councilon preventing the disease indifferent localities of Aligarh. Thepeople were also given brochers onsuccess stories of the CCRUM.

The packets of Unani medicines,provided by the CCRUM, weregiven to 1180 people. The Unaniphysicians of the Council alsoeducated the people about swineflu and its prevention throughUnani Medicine.

• MAK with inputs fromRRIUM, Aligarh


The Congress, organized by theIndian Chapter of Association ofPathologists and Microbiologists,had over 1500 participants fromdifferent parts of the world.

The first day had deliberationscovering various areas includinggenito-urinary pathology, boneand soft tissue pathology,cytopathology and molecular andimmunohistology.

The second day sessionsdeliberated on breast pathology,gastrointestinal pathology,

endocrine and neuroendocrinepathology and molecularpathology.

The third day presentationscovered gynecology pathology,hematolymphoid pathology,neuropathology, pulmonarypathology and hepatobiliarypathology. The fourth day focusedon infectious disease pathology,dermatopathology, paediatricpathology, medical education,renal pathology andcardiovascular pathology.

CCRUM participates in SixthAsia Pacific Congress in Kerala

Researchers from the CCRUM headquarters and its Regional

Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), New Delhiattended the Sixth Asia Pacific Congress of Pathologists and

Microbiologists held at Kochi, Kerala from 20 to 23 August.

The Council's researchers whoattended the conference includedDr. Shamshad Ahmad Khan,Deputy Director (Chemistry); Dr.Khalid Mehmood Siddiqui,Assistant Director (Unani); Mr.SuhaIL Mustafa Adhami, AssistantDirector (Statistics); Dr. PradeepKumar, Assistant Director(Pathology); Dr. Pawan KumarYadav, Assistant Director (ClinicalPathology) – all from the CCRUMheadquarters; Dr. RashidullahKhan and Dr. Rahat Raza, bothAssistant Directors (Unani) atRRIUM, New Delhi. They took activepart in the deliberations, besideshaving fruitful exchanges with thefellow delegates especially onpathological and microbiologicalaspects of clinical trials.


At the CCRUM headquarters thedelegation met Dr. MohammedKhalid Siddiqui, Director General,CCRUM and his team of technicalofficers and discussed thefundamentals of Unani Medicineand the leads the CCRUM hadattained in its researchprogrammes relating to clinicalresearch, drug standardization,

Japanese delegation visitsthe CCRUM

AJapanese delegation consisting of seven medical students from

the Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo visited theheadquarters of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine

(CCRUM) in New Delhi and its Unani Treatment Centre at the city's

Dr. R.M.L. Hospital.

survey and cultivation of medicinalplants, and literary research.

The members of the delegationwere interested in knowing aboutthe herbs used in Unani Medicineand other traditional Indian healthcare systems including Ayurveda,Siddha, Yoga & Naturopathy, andHomoeopathy.

They were also keen on knowing

about the country's healthcaredelivery organization includinghospitals at various levels, medicaleducation and practice in thecountry.

The visitors were members of theFriendship Association of MedicalStudents from Japan and Chinaand had come to India to learnabout the progress India has madein its native systems of medicine –Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy,Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathgy(AYUSH). The delegation, amongother AYUSH institutions, alsovisited the Ayurvedic & UnaniTibbia College, New Delhi.



The meeting, called by Dr.Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui,Director General, CCRUM, waschaired by Prof. Hakim M.S.Usmani, an eminent Unaniphysician of Delhi and formerlyProfessor of Moalejat at A & UTibbia College, New Delhi. Otherexperts who attended the meetingincluded Hakim Jamil Ahmad,former Dean of Faculty of Medicine(Unani), Jamia Hamdard, NewDelhi; Hakim Anwar Ahmad, aNew Delhi clinician of UnaniMedicine; Hakim S. MashkoorAhmad, Jamia Hamdard, NewDelhi; and Dr. Khalid MehmoodSiddiqui, Assistant Direcrtor(Unani), CCRUM.

Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui,Director General, CCRUMwelcomed the experts and briefedabout the present status of Swineflu and steps being taken up by theGovernment. He said that thedisease was spreading sharply andthere was need to adopt preventivemeasures particularly thosedescribed in Unani system ofMedicine.

Hakim M.S. Usmani recalled theCouncil's contribution in educatingthe masses and handling cases inthe earlier epidemics of Dengue,Dropsy, Chikungunya etc. Hementioned that swine flu is not a

new ailment and that it isdescribed under ' Wabai Amraz' inUnani Medicine as 'Nazla WabaiKhinziri'. The ancient Unaniphysicians were aware of thedisease, its preventive measuresand treatment.

Hakim Usmani said that themeasures mentioned in UnaniMedicine for prevention ofcommunicable diseases should befollowed for preventing swine flu.He said that Unani medicines(Tiryaqat) like Arq-e-Kafoor, ArqKeora, Qurs Tabasheer, Habb-e-Shifa, Tukhm Hummaz, ZaherMohra, Narjeel etc. and light dietshould be advised as part ofpreventive measures.

Prof. Jamil Ahmad and HakimAnwar Ahmad also agreed withHakim Usmani stating the diseasesas Nazla wabai Khinziri anddiscussed in detail the preventionas well as treatment course.

The meeting discussedmanagement profile of Swine fluin detail and recommended thatthe Council should arrange toprovide the following preventivemedicines at the entry points of thedisease.

Formula No. 1

Berg-e-Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum),Mur (Commiphora myrrha) and

Elwa (Aloe barbadensis) in equalparts. Powder the ingredients andfill capsules of 500 mg. each.

Dose: Two capsules thrice a day.

Formula No. 2

Tukhm Khurfa Siyah (Portulacaoleracea), Gilo Khushk (Tinosporacordifolia) and Tabasheer(Bambusa bambos) in equalproportion. Powder the aboveingredients and prepare tablets of500 mg. each.

Dose: One tablet twice a day.

Formula No. 3

One part each of Zafran (Crocussativus) and Mur (Commiphoramyrrha) and two parts of Elwa(Aloe barbadensis). Powder theabove ingredients and tablets of500 mg. each may be prepared.

Dose: One tablet twice a day.

Formula No. 4

Sharbat Unnab (Zizyphussativa)

Dose: Ten ml twice a day.

Formula No. 5

Tiryaq Arba or NazlaDose: Five gm twice a day.

Formula No. 6

Decoction of Unnab, Bahidana,Sapistan and Darchini.

Formula No. 7

Mufarreh Yaquti 6 gm. twice aday. Khamira Marwareed 6 gm.twice a day.

Formula No. 8

Arq prepared from Afsanteen,Chiraita, Kasni, Nankhwah,

Unani experts meet onswine flu

A n emergency meeting of the experts of Unani Medicine was

held at the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicineheadquarters in New Delhi on 15 June to explore the

intervention of Unani Medicine in prevention and control of Swine flu

in India.


Gaozuban, Sad Koofi, Nilofar,Banafsha, Post Neem may be givenwith Sharbat Khaksi.

Following compound medicinesmay also be advised: Habb-e-Jadwar, Khamira Nazli AabTarbooz wala, Tiryaq-e-Arba,Tiryaq-e-Farooq.

Local application of RoghanBaboona, Roghan-e-Mom, RoghanKahu, Roghan Kadu.

Diet: Light diet is advisable.The following preventive

measures may also be propagatedamong general public.

Do not be panicky. Adopt

confidence building measures.Wash hands frequently. Avoidgoing to public places. Avoidcongested living. Use hygienicmask. Use preventive medicines.Avoid travel as far as possible.


The health camp wasinaugurated by Dr. Hari ParkashGarg former, Chief Medical Officer,Meerut. Speaking on the occasionDr. Garrg emphasized the need fororganizing health fairs in differentparts of the district particularly inrural areas.

Dr. Siraj Ahmad, President,Ismail Girls' Inter College, Meerutsaid that such health camps caterto the health needs of the poorpeople who can not afford costlytreatment.

At the health camp, the CRU

Council's health camp at Meerut

stall displayed the Council's andthe Unit's research activities anddistributed the Council's literaturesamong the visitors. Facilities of freemedical check-up and consultationby Unani experts were available forthe patients. Unani medicines weredistributed to all the patients freeof charge. The Unani physicians ofthe Council offered free healthcheck-up and consultation to thevisitors.

In all 507 patients wereattended to by the physicians atthe camp. The diseases from which

these patients were found to besuffering included Waja-ul-Mafasil(Rheumatoid Arthritis), ZiabetusSukarey (Diebeties Mellitus),Zeequn Nafas (Bronchial Asthma),Sailanur Raham (Leucorrhoea),Saman-e-Mufrit (Obesity), Sue-e-Hazm (Dyspepsia), Suda(Headache), Bawaseer (Piles),Fasad-e-Jild (Allergy), Faqruddum(Anaemia), Humma & Nazla waZukam (Fever, Common cold &Coryza), etc.

The CRU, Meerut had organizedthe camp with cooperation ofDrugs Laboratories, Meerut;Rashtriya Unani and AyurvedicVikas Sangh, Meerut; and DehalviRemedies, Delhi.

• MAK with inputs fromM. Tariq Khan

T he Council's Clinical Research Unit (CRU), Meerut organized a

free health camp at Ismail Girls Inter College, Meerut, UttarPradesh on 2 October to mark the birth anniversary of the

Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi.

Chemical analysis of ITA-06 atRRIUM, Srinagar

Apreliminary chemical study of a coded Unani herbal

formulation, ITA-06, carried out at the Council's RegionalResearch Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Srinagar has

revealed that the drug contains at least 64 molecules out of which 33

have been identified as beta caryophyllene, limonene, linolyl acetate,linalool, alpha thujene etc.

The coded Unani formulationthat is prepared using Lavenderofficinalis and Piper nigrum hasbeen chemically analyzed using

modern analytical tools i.e. GC,GCMS, HPTLC. The formulation isbeing used at the various clinicalcentres of the Council to treat

sinusitis quite effectively.Sometimes Lavender officinalis

is substituted with Prunellavulgaris. Therefore Prunellavulgaris was also analyzed usingHPTLC. The results show thatthough the two plants containsome identical chemical moietiesthe concentration in Prunella wasmuch less than Lavender.

The study is being conducted incollaboration with Indian Instituteof Integrative Medicine (IIIM),Srinagar. • Seema Akbar


The Research Committee wasestablished in Delhi by Masih-ul-Mulk (Messiah of the Nation)Hakim Ajmal Khan on 2 July 1926.

The chief guest for the occasionProf. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman,President, Ibn Sina Academy,Aligarh said that Hakim AjmalKhan was a versatile genius andthe most illustrious physician ofUnani Medicine of the twentiethcentury and was the first tounderscore the importance ofscientific research in UnaniMedicine.

The Research Committeestablished by the Maseehul Mulkway back in 1926 is a landmark inthe history of development ofUnani Medicine.

Prof. Rahman threw importantlight on the multifacetedpersonality of Hakim Ajmal Khanand his outstanding contributionin the development of UnaniMedicine. He said that HakimAjmal Khan was the first person inthe history of Unani Medicine tohave conceived the idea of scientificresearch in the system.

Prof. Rahman also highlightedthe Maseehul Mulk's contributionto the national freedom struggleas well as promotion of educationin the country with particularreference to M.A.O. College,Aligarh; Jamia Millia Islamia, NewDelhi; and Navadatul Ulama,Lucknow.

Prof. Tajuddin, Dean, Faculty ofUnani Medicine, welcomed thechief guest and the faculty andstudents present on the occasion.He paid rich tributes to the Masih-ul-Mulk and highlighted hiscontributions.

Prof. Anis Ahmad Ansari,Chairman, Department of Kulliyat,Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College,A.M.U., Aligarh, who was the chieforganizer of the programme,made a presentation highlightingthe vision of Hakim Ajmal Khanand the constitution and objectivesof the Research Committee, andthe consequential benefits in thedevelopment of Unani Medicine.

Prof. Ansari further said that thesetting up of the ResearchCommittee by Hakim Ajmal Khanwas responsible for initiatingchemical studies on medicinalplants and was a milestone in thedevelopment of traditionalmedicines of the world especiallyUnani and other Indian systems ofmedicine.

Prof. S.H. Afaq in his presidentialremarks appreciated theorganizers and thanked Prof.Rahman, Prof. Tajuddin and Prof.Ansari for making the eventmemorable.

• MAK with inputs fromAnis A. Ansari, Aligarh

Anniversary of ResearchCommittee for Unani Medicine

T he Faculty of Unani Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

celebrated the the 83rd anniversary of the Majlis-e-Tahqeeqat-e-llmi (Research Committee) for development of Unani Medicine

on 2 July.

Prof. Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, President, Ibn Sina Academy, Aligarh (right) speaking ata function at Faculty of Unani Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh organized on2 July to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Majlis-e-Tahqeeqat-e-llmi (Research Committee)established for development of Unani Medicine by Hakim Ajmal Khan in Delhi on that dayin 1926. To his right sitting on the dais are Prof. Anis Ahmad Ansari, Chairman, Departmentof Kulliyat, Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Prof. M.Tajuddin, Dean, Faculty of Unani Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.


Dr. A Ameer Jahan, Chairmanof the All India Medicinal HerbsCultivators, Processors,Manufacturers and ResearchIndustrial Co-operative Society,Chennai was the chief guest on theoccasion. In his keynote address Dr.Ameer Jahan said many of themedicinal plants like Withaniasomnifera Dunal. (Asgand), Vincarosea L (Sadabhar), Cassia sennaL. (Senna), Aloe vera L.(Gheekawar) etc., are in highdemand in the local as well asglobal market. He suggested thatvalue added herbal products likeAloe vera gel, powder, juice,extracts and oils of other

beneficial to the farmerscommercially. He appreciated theCCRUM's efforts towardsimplementing the programme,including adoption of village forlarge scale cultivation of medicinalplants.

The training was inauguratedby Mr. E. Sarathi, President ofPerampakkam village whohighlighted the importance andnecessity of conservation ofmedicinal plants. He encouragedthe farmers to take up cultivationof medicinal plants programme.

Mr. R. Murugeswaran, ResearchOfficer (Botany) welcomed theguests and the participants. Hespoke on cultivation activities ofimportant Unani medicinal plantssuch as Asgand (Withaniasomnifera Dunal.), Gurmarbuti(Gymnema sylvestre R.Br.),Khulanjan (Alpinia galangaWilld.), and Babchi (Psoraliacorylifolia L.) etc. He explained theexpansion activities of the Council'sprogramme on awareness trainingto farmers for cultivation and

Farmers' meet on medicinalplants in Tamil Nadu

T he Council's Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine,

Chennai organized a farmers' training on cultivation andmarketing of medicinal plants at Perampakkam village in

Kadampathur Block of Tiruvallur District in Tamil Nadu on 22 July. A

free Unani health camp was also organized on this occasion.

The chief guest Dr. A Ameer Jahan, Chairman of the All India Medicinal Herbs Cultivators,Processors, Manufacturers and Research Industrial Co-operative Society, Chennaiaddressing the farmers' meeting on medicinal plants at Perampakkam Village,Kadampathur Block, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu on 22 July.

A view of the audience at the farmers' meeting on medicinal plants at PerampakkamVillage, Kadampathur Block, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu on 22 July.

important medicinal plants shouldbe produced that would be more


marketing of the medicinal cropsby adopting a village. The farmersbelonging to Perampakkam villageshowed keen interest in thecultivation of medicinal plants. Onthe spot it was decided that anaction plan will be prepared afterconsultation with the farmers andvillage president about thecultivation area for theprogramme. He also explained theschemes and financial support ofNational Medicinal Plants Board,New Delhi for the improvement ofmedicinal plants cultivation.

Mr. V. Vekadasubramaniam,Assistant Director (Horticulture),Kadampathur Block alsoparticipated and spoke on

importance of medicinal plantscultivation. He said thatHorticulture Department provides20 percent subsidy for medicinalplants cultivation. Mr.Labakeswar, Assistant Director,Agriculture, Kadampathur Blockalso participated in theprogramme.

Dr. K. Venkatesan, ResearchAssistant (Botany) alsoparticipated in the programme,and interacted with the farmers.He presented vote of thanks on theoccasion.

About 60 farmers belonging toPerampakkam and adjacentvillages participated in thismeeting. All the participants were

A view of the free health camp organized by the Council's Regional Research Institute ofUnani Medicine, Chennai at the farmers' meeting on medicinal plants at PerampakkamVillage, Kadampathur Block, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu on 22 July.

provided with agronomical noteson five important medicinal plants.The Perampakkam village wasproposed to be adopted for thecultivation and marketingactivities of medicinal plantsprogramme.

Hakim Kabeeruddin Ahmad,Research Officer (Unani), HakimJawwadul Haq, Research Officer(Unani) participated on behalf ofDr. Gowher Sulthana, DeputyDirector, Regional ResearchInstitute of Unani Medicine,Chennai and conducted a freehealth camp at the occasion.About 120 village people sufferingfrom various ailments wereprovided free consultation andtreatment through UnaniMedicine.

The programme wascoordinated by Mr. R.Murugeswaran, Research Officer(Botany), RRIUM, Chennai alongwith other staff of the instituteincluding Hakim KabeeruddinAhmad and Hakim Jawwadul Haq,both Research Officers (Unani); Dr.K.Venkatesan Research Assistant(Botany), Mr. Mazhar Ali, FieldAttendant, Mr. MohammedHussain, Driver and Mr. S. M. Siraj,Messenger.

• Aminuddin with inputs fromR. Murugeswaran

Dr. Shaik Imam passes away

Dr. Shaik Imam, Research Officer (Botany) at the Council's Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine,Hyderabad died on 6 September. He was in the Council's service and was associated with CRIUM,Hyderabad for over two decades.

Dr. Mohammed Khalid Siddiqui, Director General, CCRUM on his own behalf and the employees ofthe Council sent condolences to the bereaved family.


Chamarajanagar is thesouthernmost district in the stateof Karnataka. It lies on the borderof Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It islocated at an altitude of about 662

Ethnobotanical survey ofChamarajnagar districtforests, Karnataka

T he Council's researchers from its Regional Research Institute

of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Chennai conducted an ethno-botanical survey of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka

during 15 April and 10 May.

m above sea level. The district issurrounded in the North byMandya and Mysore district, in theSouth by Tamil Nadu/ Nilgirisdistrict, in East by Tamil Nadu/

Salem, Coimbatore districts and inthe West by Kerala state as borderof the district. About 49 percent ofthe total area in the district iscovered by forest.

Chamarajanagar WildlifeDivision consists of five forestsranges namely ChamarajanagarRange, Yelandur Range, KolegalRange, Bylore Range and K. GudiRange. The Chamarajanagardistrict has different types of forestvegetation viz., evergreen forest,shoal forest, dry deciduous forest,and scrub jungles. Tribalcommunity 'Soligas' is settled in

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The Council's surveyors collecting folk medicinal claims from a local woman at YelandurRange, Chamarajanagar Wildlife Division, Karnataka.

different places of the district,about 52 tribal settlements arelocated in the district, particularlyB R T Hills in Bylore Range, ElanthurRange, Puninjur Range and K. GudiRange are the demarcated areasof tribal population. During thesurvey tour about 20 forest areaswere surveyed and about 930 plantspecimens belonging to 310 plantsspecies were collected andidentified for herbariumdocumentation.

The survey team also collectedUnani medicinal plants from the

study area. Some of these are;Amaltas (Cassia fistula L.),Aftimoon (Cuscuta refelxa L.),Ankol (Alangium salvifolium (L.f.)Wang, Azaraqi (Strychnosnuxomica L.), Bhangra (Eciliptaalba (L.) Hassk), Bijasar(Pterocarpus marsupium L.),Chironji (Buchanania lanzanSpreng), Gul-e-Dhawa (Anogeissuslatifolia Wall.), Dudi khurd(Euphorbia hirta L.), Gul-e-Abbas(Mirabilis jalaba L.), Gurmarbutti(Gymnema sylvestre R. Br.), Halela

The Council's surveyors gathering folk information about medicinal uses of plants from avillager at Yelandur Range, Chamarajanagar Wildlife Division, Karnataka.

(Terminalia chebula Retz.), Jamun(Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels), Mako(Solanum nigrum Linn.) Kabit(Feronia elephantum Correa),Karanjwa (Caesalpinia bonduc(L.)Roxb., Katai Khurd (Solanumxanthocarpum Schard.& Wendl.),Kanduri (Coccinia indica L.), Khar-e-Khasak (Tribulus terestries L.),Kuppi (Acalypha indica L.), Lajalu(Mimosa pudica L.), Madar(Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.),Mainphal (Randia dumetorumLam.), Marorphali (Helicters isoraHalela Terminalia chebula


L.), Nilofar (Nelumbium speciosumL.), Musli siyah (Curculigoorchioides Gaertn), Piabansa(Baraleria prionitis L.), Habb-e-Qilqil (Cardiospermumhelicacabum L.), Sagon (Tectonagrandis L.), Sambhalu (Vitexnegundo L.), Sandal safaid(Sandalum album L.), Sarphuka(Tephrosea purpurea (L.) Pers.),Talmakhana (Hygrophyllaauriculata (Sch.) Heinn.), Tarwar(Cassia auriculata L.), Tumba(Leucas aspera L.), Badhara(Gmelina arborea (L.) Mill.),Satyanasi (Argemone mexicanaL.) etc.

Forty-two folk medicinal claimswere also collected from the localinhabitants including tribal andother rural folks ofChamarajnagar district. Of thesesome of the folk medicinal uses ofplants are: Bark and leaves ofAnogeissus latifolia are used forsnake bite; root and leaves ofAmaranthus spinosus are used foreczema and as laxative; bark,

leaves and seeds of Albizza lebbeckfor diarrhea; bark and fruit ofAlangium salvifolium used asrefrigerant; fruits and leaves ofAegle marmelos for asthma; leavesand root of Achyranthes aspera formouth ulcer; bark of Acacianilotica for diarrhoea anddysentery; leaves of Abutilonindicum for cough and piles; wholeplant of Cuscuta reflexa for gastricproblems; tubers of Curculigo

orchioides for diarrhoea and skindiseases; leaves and fruits ofCardiospermum helicacabum forjoints pain; leaves of Clitoriaternatea for eye diseases in cattle;latex of Calotropis gigantea forwounds; latex of Calotropisprocera for scabies; flowers andbark of Terminalia paniculata forfever and also used as cardiactonic; leaves of Leucas aspera forpsoriasis and scabies; whole plantof Hygrophylla auriculata forjaundice; seeds and bark of Meliaazadirachta for malarial fever;roots of Mimosa pudica forjaundice, seeds of Argemonemexicana for skin diseases etc.

The survey team led by Mr. R.Murugeswaran, Research Officer(Botany), included Dr. K.Venkatesan, Research Assistant(Botany), Mr. K. LakshmiNarayanan, Field Attendant andMr. M. Sankar, Driver, all fromRRIUM, Chennai.

• Aminuddin with inputs fromR. Murugeswaran

Gul-e-Dhawa Anogeissus latifolia

Bijasar Pterocarpus marsupium


Anantapur and Nallamalaforests are situated in the Northlatitude of 13º - 41º to 16º 15º andbetween East longitudes of 76º - 47ºand 79º. The areas exploredincluded Anantapur,Dharmawaram, Putaparti, Kadiri,Bukkapatnam, Kalyandurg Gooty,Penukonde, Atmakur, Dornala,Srisailam, Sunipenta, Bairluty,Nagaluty, Pacheru, Shikaram andRolepenta. In the forests ofNalamalai range, the largest hilltribe is Chenchus, which is one of

the most primitive tribal groups ofAndhra Pradesh. They are still atthe food gathering and huntingstage of economy.

The surveyors collected some400 plants specimens belonging to100 species together with relevantfield data. Some important locallyknown medicinal plants recordedfrom the area includedNallatumma ((Linn.) Willd.); Peddamanu( Roxb.); Ooduga( (L.) Wang.);

Samudrapaala ((Burm. f.) Boj); Tiruman( (Roxb.) Wall.);Muluthota Kura (

Linn.); Nalleshwari( Linn.); Bodanta( Linn.); Chitti-kesara ( (Linn.)Gamble); Tuniki (

Roxb.); Bandaru( (L.) Jacq.);Brahmadandi (Roxb.); Nabhi (Linn.); Vajrika (Lindl.); Kavit ((Linn.) Swingle); Jivilika (

Vahl.); Palavareni(Wall.); Talmakhana (

(K. Schum.) Heine.);Korivi ( Roxb.);Chennangi (Linn.); Ippa ((Koen.) Machbride.); Kamalamu( Gaertn.);Kunkudu (Gaertn.) and Nallajeedi( Linn.).

Good number of plantsrecorded in Unani classical textswere also collected from the studyarea. Some of the importantmedicinal plants collected wereKhulanjan (Willd.); Chobchini (Linn.), Bijasar (

Roxb.); Afsanteen( L.);Samandar sokh ((Burm. f.) Boj.); Marorphali( L.); InderjauShireen ( R. Br.);Chhota Gokhru (

Linn.); Belgiri ( (L.) Correa.); Siris

Survey of Anantpur andNallamala forests inAndhra Pradesh

T he Council's researchers working at its Central Research

Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), Hyderabad conducted anethnobotanical survey of Anantapur and Nallamala forests in

Anantapur and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh during July and

August. The survey mainly aimed at collecting medicinal plantsespecially those used in Unani Medicine and recording folk medicinal

claims.

Researchers from the Council's Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM),Hyderabad interacting with the tribals in the Nallamala forests range in Andhra Pradeshduring the ethnobotanical survey of Anantapur and Nallamala forests in Anantapur andKurnool Districts of Andhra Pradesh in July.


( (Linn.) Willd.);Dhawa ( (Roxb.)Wall.); Zarawand (

Linn.); Bhilawan( L. f.);Luban ( Roxb.);Karaya-gum (Roxb.); Azaraqi (

Linn.); Indarjau Talkh(Wall.); Kabr (Linn.); Sandal Surkh (

Linn. f.); Bakayin ( Linn.); Mushkdana

( Medic.)etc.

During the survey, theresearchers also collected folk usesof 45 plant species used by thetribals for different commonailments such as body pains,rheumatism, arthritis, jaundice,leucorrhea, malaria and skindiseases. Some of these plants usedas folk medicines are Dhamni( Vahl.) stem barkis used for dysentery; Tanakku( (L.)Alston.) stem bark paste is applied

for bone fracture; Talisha( (Burm. f.) Merr.)leaf juice is given orally to treatjaundice; Jamti-ki-bel (

(L.) Diels.) Leaf juice isapplied on eczema till cure; Chikti( Jacq.) leafpaste is applied on scabies andeczema; Billydu (

DC.) powdered leaf isgiven orally for joints pain andrheumatism; Bara-sem (

(Jacq.) DC.) leaf juice is

given for abdominal pain; JangliMethi ((Retz.) Merr.) Leaves are given fordysentery and diarrhoea; Rangoonki bel ( Linn.)seeds are used for helminthiasis;Gul-Dhawa ((L.) Kurz.) Flowers are used inmenorrhagia; Nagphana (

(Ker-Gawl) Haw.) paste ofstem bark is applied on snake-bite;Akola ( (L.f.)Wang.) root bark is applied for skindiseases.

The surveyors also collecteddried samples of 15 medicinalplants for display in the Institute'smuseum. Some of these includedIndrajau Talkh (

Wall.) stembark;Utarni ((Forssk.) Chiov.) Roots; Tendu( Roxb.)leaves; Jastimadhu (

Linn.) leaves; Prasarini( (L.) Hallier. f.)roots; Chambara (

Willd.) leaves; Amarbeli( Linn.) leaves;

A tribal lady cutting into pieces for sale in front of the hut.

Melia Azedarech


Feronia limonia

Shriparni ( Linn.)fruits; Murga (

J.J. Schult) tuberous

roots; Kasi ( (L.)Spreng.) Stem bark.

Saplings of some important and

endangered species such as L.;

L.; Royle; (Roxb.) Benth

& Hook. f.; L.; Linn. f.;

Costus speciosus (Koen. ex. Retz.)Sm.; (Linn.)Spreng.; Linn.;

Linn.; and

Moench etc. were alsocollected.

The study revealed that humanimpact on natural vegetation andbiotic interference is increasing byexcessive grazing, forest fires andencroachment in the forest areas,which is affecting the richbiological diversity. These problemswere discussed with the higherofficials of the forest departmentwho mentioned some schemes forthe rehabilitation of the tribals inthe dense and undisturbed forestareas for the protection ofimportant and rare plant speciesand the ecosystem. The surveyteam, led by Dr. V. C. Gupta,Deputy Director (Botany), includedMr. Sham Rao, Field Attendant andauxiliary staff of CRIUM,Hyderabad.

• Aminuddin with inputs fromV.C. GuptaRande parviffla

We must turn to nature itself, to theobservations of the body in

health and disease to learn the truth.

Hippocrates (c. 460 BC – c. 377), Greek physician

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Dr. Vishwakarma wasaccompanied by his wife Dr. SaralaBalachandran, Assistant Director,Piramal Life Sciences, Mumbai, Dr.A.S. Shawl, Scientist G and Head,IIIM Branch at Srinagar, Mr. U.S.Rawat, Controller of Finance &Accounts, IIIM, Jammu and others.He interacted with the staff of theInstitute.

Dr. Seema Akbar, AssistantDirector (Chemistry), RRIUM,Srinagar apprised Dr.Vishwakarma and other guests ofthe activities of the DrugStandardization Research Unit(DSRU) at the RRIUM, Srinagar., Dr.Vishwakarma appreciated the

Director, IIIM, Jammuvisits RRIUM, Srinagar

D r. R. Vishwakarma who recently took over as Director, Indian

Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu/Srinagar visitedthe Council's Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine

(RRIUM), Srinagar on 18 July.

Dr. Seema Akbar, Assistant Director (Chemistry) and Dr. Mohammad Ishaq, Deputy Directorin charge of Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Srinagar in conversationwith Dr. R. Vishwakarma, Director, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu/Srinagar and his colleagues at RRIUM, Srinagar on 18 July.

activities of the RRIUM and showedkeen interest in the work beingcarried out at the DSRU. Heassured to provide all support fordetermining the activities of plantextracts and identification ofisolated single molecules for whichfacilities are not available atRRIUM, Srinagar.

Dr. Vishwakarma alsointeracted with Dr. MohammedIshaq, Deputy Director in chargeof RRIUM, Srinagar and Dr. M.Y.Munshi, Assistant Director (Unani)at the institute and discussed withthem regimental therapies ofUnani Medicine. Mr. Tariq Ahmad,Research Officer (Botany) discussed

with him experiments going on atthe RRIUM on the improvement ofdrug crops as well as plantphysiology.

Dr. Vishwakarma recorded hisappreciation for the researchesbeing conducted at the RRIUM inthe visitors' book. • MAK

with inputs from Seema Akbar

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