Need for Better Regulations of Alternate Systems of Medicine (Ayurveda,Siddha and Unani) 2

The Answer

>>>Setting up of a National Pharmacopoeia
In the absence of such a reference document, many Ayurvedic drugs enter the export market as nutriceuticals or dietary supplements, thereby evading the drug regulatory authorities of other countries.
The pharmacopoeia should include
1.The botanical identity of plants
2.Other constituents, processing
3.pH [measure of acidity/alkalinity]
4.Content of solids, fats, metals, shelf life etc.
5.It should prescribe the labelling procedure.

>>>Regulatory testing Laboratories
Post-market surveillance for the traditional medicines is an important component of regulation.There are very few laboratories that are accredited under the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).

AYUSH:Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
The infrastructure under AYUSH sector consists of 1355 hospitals with 53296 bed capacity, 22635 dispensaries, 450 Undergraduate colleges, 99 colleges having Post Graduate Departments, 9,493 licensed manufacturing units and 7.18 lakh registered practitioners of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy in the country.

Subordinate Offices:
+Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM)
+Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeial Laboratory (HPL)
+Ayurved Hospital, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
+Statutory Regulatory Councils:
1.The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
2.Central Council for Homoeopathy
+Research Councils:
1.Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS)
2.Central Council for Research in Unani Medicines (CCRUM)
3.Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
4.Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN)

source:The Government of India,Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.