The Department of
Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy,
abbreviated as AYUSH, is a
governmental body in India purposed
with developing education and research in Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homoeopathy, and other alternative medicine systems. Created in March 1995 as the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine
and Homoeopathy (ISM&H), AYUSH received its current name in
March 2003. It operates under the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare. The Bharatiya Janata Party, in its election
manifesto, said it would increase public investment to promote AYUSH and start
integrated courses for Indian system of medicines and modern science. The
Department has been elevated to an independent Ministry W.E.F. 09.11.2014.
AYUSH is also
a common Hindu given name,
derived from Sanskrit, meaning
"Long-life".
Homoeopathy is a pseudoscience and its remedies
have been found to be no more effective than placebo
National AYUSH Mission
It was started
with an objective of providing cost effective AYUSH Services, with a universal
access through upgrading AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries, co-location of AYUSH
facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs)
and District Hospitals (DHs).
Contact Information Chennai
AYUSH, Ministry of Health& Family Welfare, Government of
India
Arinagar Anna Government Hospital Campus,
Arinagar Anna Government Hospital Campus,
3rd Avenue,
Anna Arch Rd,
Arumbakkam,
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600008
044 2621 4925
044 2621 4925
www.indianmedicine.nic.in
