About the AGNI Initiative:
- Aim: To provide a platform for Ayurveda practitioners to report their innovative practises and experiences in various disease conditions, along with promoting the culture of evidence-based practise among Ayurveda practitioners.
- Objectives of the Initiative
- To promote the culture of reporting evidence-based practise among Ayurveda practitioners.
- To document the reported successful therapeutic regimens for various disease conditions involving single drug/ Formulation/ Procedures for the purpose of education and academics.
- To identify interested Ayurveda practitioners for collaboration in the creation of a database through applications and capacity building through training in research methods and good clinical practises.
- To undertake research for mainstreaming pragmatic practises through scientific validation and evidence-based appraisal
Key Facts about Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences
- It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.
- It is an apex body in India for undertaking, coordinating, formulating, developing, and promoting research on scientific lines in Ayurvedic sciences.
- The research activities of the Council include Medicinal Plant Research (Medico-Ethno Botanical Survey, Pharmacognosy, and Tissue Culture), Drug Standardization, Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research, Literary Research & Documentation and Tribal Health Care Research Programme.
- Headquarter: New Delhi
