2. Presented by
DIPAK KU DASH
M.pharma
(Pharmaceutics)
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3. Ayurveda the “science of life” or longevity, is
the holistic science
It is more than 5,000 year old
It is one of the oldest scientific medical
systems in the world
It is also a way of life that teaches us how to
maintain and protect health
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4. Hindu medicine flourished well period of charaka &
susruta.
But after period of „Tantra‟ and „Siddha‟ the glories
of the Hindu medicine rapidly declined and the
golden age of Ayurveda ended
When waves of Muslim invaders attacked the
country
The decline became more fast because invaders
brought their own healing system
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5. Europeans then French and lastly English
persons invaded the india
Dr. Garcia da orta. He was the first european
physicians to describes some indian drugs in
(1534)
He was appointed as medical advisor (1554-
1555)
In (1833)British East India Company close the
Ayurveda school
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6. The first „calcutta medical college at calcutta
(1835)
„Grants medical college‟ at Bombay(1845)
In (1920) „Hakim Ajmal Khan‟ started Ayurveda
institute at Delhi
And „Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya started
„Banaras Hindu Univesity‟ at varanasi.
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7. The first Health Ministers Conference was held
in (1946)
Govt. of India appointed a committee under the
chairmanship of „R.N. Chopra‟ in (1946)
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8. Recommendation in the form of a report were
published in (1948)
One another committee set up called Dave
comitte.
As a result a „Central Research Institute in
Indigenous System of Medicines was established
at Jamnagar (Gujarat) in (1952)
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9. Govt. of India formed „central council of Indian
medicine‟ Act of Parliament in (1970)
„National Institute of Ayurveda‟ was established
in(1976) at jaipur Which is working as a national
center for promoting Ayurveda
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10. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical
Research Delhi and Central Council for Research
in Unani Medicine was established in(1979)
IN 1995 separate department for Indian system of
medicine included in ministry of health & family
welfare ,in ministry of India.
Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia was written.
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