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Shri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
Secretary

Ministry of Ayush

Ms. Bhavna Saxena
Joint Secretary

Ministry of Ayush

Director General Message

Prof.Dr.N.J.Muthukumar

Director General

Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) under Ministry of Ayush is an apex body for conducting research in Siddha system of medicine and provides health care facilities through its 8 peripheral institutes / units and 5 co-located units of CCRS. The Council is engaged in multifaceted research activities. In the area of clinical research, pre-clinical Pharmacological / Toxicological studies, Open label trials, multi-centric Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are being conducted for acute and chronic diseases. The main emphasis is on diseases of national health priority with a view to develop safe and effective Siddha treatments.

CCRS with the support of premier medical institutes in the country has carried out several clinical trials including double blind randomized placebo-controlled trials in generating evidence of Siddha formulations in mitigating Covid-19 which has been published in peer reviewed journals. The council has completed clinical studies on Fibroid Uterus, Urolithiasis, Diabetes Mellitus, pre-diabetes, sinusitis, assessment of body constitution, Osteo-arthritis. Ongoing trials through Intra Mural Research (IMR) mode include disease conditions like Fibroid Uterus (multi-centric trial) Urolithiasis, Iron deficiency Anaemia, Psoriasis, Primary Dysmenorrhoea, Insomnia, Diabetic Nephropathy, Breast Cancer, leucorrhoea, Urinary tract infections and Adhesive capsulitis are in progress at the respective Institutes.

The WHO related activities include the inclusion of Siddha Morbidity Codes in ICD-11 ASU TM 2 Chapter. And Siddha Terminology document. Other activities include validation studies of Siddha Pharmacopoeial formulations, new formulations are also being tested for drug development and generation of IPR. SiddharKaayakalpam, SiddharYogam, external therapies like Varmam, Thokkanam are the strength of Siddha system for prevention, management and treatment of various diseases are also being validated. Council is also engaged in National collaboration with reputed scientific organization and medical institutions / Universities on diseases of national priorities.

CCRS has more than 1000 palm leaf manuscripts and involved in decoding the formulations and other contents and publishing as books. CCRS is also publishing rare Siddha literatures, palm leaf manuscripts and till now 50 books have been published. The research outcomes are converted into intellectual property rights through patents and publications in peer reviewed journals.

Announcements

e-Tenders are invited in two cover systems from a reputed research firm to carry out Cytochrome P450 (CYP) inhibition assay of Siddha Formulation (KUJAVAA (Coded drug)) for the Department of Pharmacology, Siddha Central Research Institute (SCRI), Chennai – 600106 Tender ID: 2024_CCRS_750340_1 Click here for e-tender

March 18, 2024

Walk-in Interview for the selection of SRF(Pharmaceutical Sciences) for the IMR Project will be held on 06.04.2024 at 10a.m. at Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai. click here for details

March 15, 2024

Result of the Walk-in-Interview for the post of Domain Expert (Siddha) held on 11.03.2024 at CCRS, Hqtrs. Office, chennai click here for details

March 11, 2024

A Decade of Transformative Growth in Ayush 2014-2024 English Hindi

March 8, 2024

Winners List for Oral & Poster Presentation in Ancient wisdom of Siddha Medicine in Preventive & Promotive Health care – A National Conference for details

March 8, 2024

Inviting applications for Senior Research Fellow (Biochemistry/Biotechnology)- One post for the IMR project “Evaluation of Anticancer and Apoptosis-Inducing Effect of Gowri Chinthamani Chendhuram (GCC) on Human Cancer Cell lines”.
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March 2, 2024

Central Council for Research in Siddha

For the development of Siddha system of Medicine, Govt. of India, by  bifurcating the erstwhile CCRAS, formed CCRS (Central Council for Research in Siddha) with its headquarters in Chennai and eight Research Institutes/Units in six states namely, Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Mettur & Palayamkottai), Puducherry, New Delhi, Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram), Karnataka(Banglore) and Andra Pradesh (Tirupati). Siddha is a science of holistic health emphasizing both drug and diet for human health care.

The Council has the vision of preservation and transmission of Knowledge and enhancement of the quality of research for developing drugs with quality, safety and efficacy through well-established preclinical and clinical research facilities — to prevent / manage /cure the diseases of varied aetiology.

To undertake scientific research works in Siddha in a time-bound and cost-effective manner, to coordinate, aid, promote and collaborate research with different units of sister Councils and Research Organizations.

To publish research articles/research journals, to exhibit achievements and to propagate research outcomes for all the stakeholders. To provide consultancy services for research projects and  drug development (adopting both classical and modern techniques/equipments for Diagnosis, evolving evidence based Siddha drug treatment/therapy and promoting Siddha drug manufacture in collaboration with the other technical organizations).

Downloads

Database of Siddha Preparations for certain Diseases mentioned in the enlisted Books of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940Download
Siddha Dossier
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Management of Chikungunya
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Management of Dengue Fever
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Yoga in Siddha
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Research in Siddha System of Medicine
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