The Monsoon brings a respite from the summer heat. However, a plethora of infections and diseases like flu, cough, cold, malaria, typhoid, dengue, pneumonia is also common during this time of the year. With the entire world already fighting a pandemic, this year the monsoon… Read More »Common Monsoon Ailments- Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment

Part III : Research Areas and Activities of CCRUMThe broad areas of activity of CCRUM include clinical research, drug research, refinement of medicinal plants, and literary research. Clinical ResearchThe Council has carried out various Clinical Research Programmes, with an emphasis on preserving the basic Unani… Read More »Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM): Steering a Centuries-old Tradition along Modern Pathways

Part II : The birth and growth of CCRUM In post-independence India, a number of committees appointed by the Government strongly recommended research and development in the Indian Systems of Medicine, including the Unani System. The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) was… Read More »Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM): Steering a Centuries-old Tradition along Modern Pathways

Part I : The origin and development of Unani system of medicineUnani, along with Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Ayurveda, forms the family of the great Traditional Medicine Systems of India, with their own body of theoretical concepts, long traditions of textual knowledge, well-developed branches of practices,… Read More »Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM): Steering a Centuries-old Tradition along Modern Pathways