Ayush Ministry takes measures for recognition of herbal drugs abroad
NEW DELHI: Ayurveda and other traditional medicinal systems and herbal drugs of the country would soon get global recognition. The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned to achieve this goal, said an official of the Ayush Ministry on the occasion of National Ayurveda Day.
Apart from ensuring greater acceptance of ayurveda drugs in foreign countries, the move is aimed at helping Ayush doctors and therapists to practice in overseas countries.
According to the official, the Auysh drugs which are sold in India are very much legally valid in other countries too, but as every country has its own regulations, any drug that it imports has to comply with their norms.
Now, the Union Ayush Ministry is taking a slew of measures to ensure that these herbal drugs meet the quality standards within the regulation norms of the foreign country, the official said, adding that the medicines would be patented and it would go through the clinical trials as well as manufactured in accordance to the good manufacturing practices (GMP).
According to the official, there are several herbal drugs which have met the quality standards in the past few years.
For instance, anti-diabetic herbal drug BGR-34 which has been developed by the government’s scientific research body, Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) after following due scientific process, the official said, adding that it has also gone through the clinical trials.
Similarly, there is Saheli contraceptive pills and many other drugs which have been scientifically validated.
Hailing the long-awaited initiative of the government, Sanchit Sharma, executive director of AIMIL Pharma that manufactures herbal medicines, said that it’s a proud moment for India as our ayurvedic drugs are now being accepted by the citizens of the other countries.
“Presently, foreign nationals are visiting India to avail the benefits of ayurveda. But soon they would be getting Indian drugs in their countries itself within the legal system,” he said.