Clinical trials for Ayurveda-based drug for dengue, jointly being carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the ministry of Ayush, are in the “advanced stages” and presently its clinic
Clinical trials for Ayurveda-based drug for dengue, jointly being carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the ministry of Ayush, are in the “advanced stages” and presently its clinical safety and efficacy is being tested, senior officials on Wednesday said.
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the ministry of Ayush and ICMR’s regional research centre in Belgaum in Karnataka are carrying out the trials.
“Clinical trials on dengue drug are in advanced stages. CCRAS and ICMR are conducting it in Belgaum to test the clinical safety and efficacy. The drug had earlier been standarised and after we got positive leads on it last year, we decided to go for the trials,” joint secretary, Ayush ministry, A.K. Ganeriwala, said.
He said, if thing go as planned, the “drug should be out by next dengue season.”
Director-general of ICMR Soumya Swaminathan said, “our partnership in the trials would mean that the claims of efficacy of Ayurveda drugs would be validated scientifically.”
“The advanced stages of the trials began few weeks ago at our research facility in Begaum,” she said.
Asked if any similar trials could be done for chikungunya, she said, “it could be taken up”.
