Need for guidelines based research in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine: Ayush Minister

New Delhi: The government is making strong efforts to promote the ongoing research in the field of AYUSH in the country. Highlighting the importance of guidelines based research specifically for the field of  Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine, Union Ayush Minister, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik informed the parliament about the “Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine (GCP-ASU) that have been laid down to facilitate

The Government published “Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine (GCP-ASU)” in the year 2013. These guidelines encompass the design, conduct, termination, audit, analysis, reporting and documentation of the systematic studies involving human subjects for determining the safety and efficacy of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (ASU) drugs. This document aims to ensure that the studies are scientifically and ethically sound and the clinical properties of the ASU medicines under investigation are properly documented. The guidelines seek to establish two cardinal principles of protection of the rights of human subjects and generation of authentic clinical trial data of ASU medicines.