The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) along with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has launched ‘SMART 2.0’ (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research among Teaching Professionals) program to promote robust clinical studies in priority areas of Ayurveda with Ayurveda academic institutions/hospitals across the country through mutual collaboration.
According to Prof (Vd) Rabinarayan Acharya, DG, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, the study aims at safety, tolerability and adherence to Ayurveda formulations in the priority research areas of Bal Kasa, Malnutrition, Insufficient lactation, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) II.
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences is an apex organization for the formulation, coordination, development and promotion of research on scientific lines in Ayurveda, functioning under the Ministry of Ayush. The objective of ‘SMART 2.0’ is to generate tangible evidence to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of Ayurveda interventions using interdisciplinary research methods and translating it into public health care. Under the ‘SMART 1.0’, around 10 diseases were covered with the active participation of teaching professionals from 38 colleges.
Ayurveda academic institutions interested in take-up collaborative research activities may submit an ‘Expression of Interest’ in the prescribed format available on the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences website http://ccras.nic.in/sites/default/files/Notices/02012024_SMART.pdf. The information or a query may be sent across to the email of ccrassmart2.0[at]gmail[dot]com with a copy to [email protected] on or before 10th January.
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