{"id":180461,"date":"2022-04-20T23:47:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=180461"},"modified":"2022-04-20T23:47:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:17:47","slug":"answered-highlight-the-significance-of-traditional-medicines-also-enumerate-the-steps-taken-by-the-government-to-globalize-traditional-medicines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-highlight-the-significance-of-traditional-medicines-also-enumerate-the-steps-taken-by-the-government-to-globalize-traditional-medicines\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] Highlight the significance of traditional medicines. Also, enumerate the steps taken by the government to globalize traditional medicines."},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong>: About traditional medicines<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body<\/strong>: Write some significances of traditional medicines and also write some of the steps that are taken by government to globalize traditional medicines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Way forward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>WHO (World Health Organization) describes traditional medicine as the total sum of the<strong> \u201cknowledge, skills and practices to maintain health and prevent, diagnose and treat physical and mental illness\u201d. <\/strong>Traditional medicine in India includes practices and therapies such as yoga, Ayurveda, Siddha, homeopathy and Sowa-Rigpa system.\u00a0 These medicinal systems have a very rich history of their effectiveness; modern research also acknowledged the importance of such medicines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Significance of traditional medicines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to WHO, about 40% of approved pharmaceutical products today derive from natural substances.<\/li>\n<li>Functional MRI is used to study brain activity and the relaxation response which is part of some traditional medicine therapies such as meditation and yoga.<\/li>\n<li>Around 80% of the world\u2019s population is estimated to use traditional medicine, such as herbal medicines, acupuncture, yoga, indigenous therapies and others.<\/li>\n<li>The lack of health care systems, especially for the rural people and the urban poor, makes them rely on the use of herbal medicine when they are ill.<\/li>\n<li>It is decentralized i.e., it is easily and quickly available to individuals for whom travelling to urban centers for treatment is inconvenient, time-consuming and costly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Steps taken by the government to globalize traditional medicines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of AYUSH signed a project collaboration agreement (PCA) with the WHO to create <strong>benchmarks for training<\/strong> in yoga, Ayurveda, Unani and Panchakarma. The collaboration also aimed at promoting the quality and safety of traditional medicine and consumer protection by the implementation of the <strong>WHO Traditional and Complementary Medicine Strategy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Different MoUs<\/strong> for undertaking research and development of traditional medicine have been signed with institutes, universities and organisations from the several countries including USA, Australia.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India,<\/strong> will be an accessible, eco-friendly facility which will serve as a hub for other countries, and build standards on traditional medicine practices and products.<\/li>\n<li>The WHO and the central government are also aiming at using technology and innovation, such as artificial intelligence, to map traditional medicine trends, innovations and patents, linking to <strong>WHO\u2019s Innovation Hub.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In spite of incredible advances in modern science, technology and allopathic medicine, we are unable to provide quality healthcare to all. Safe and effective traditional medicine will play a significant role in ensuring all people have access to quality essential health care services and affordable essential medicines, and help in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: About traditional medicines Body: Write some significances of traditional medicines and also write some of the steps that are taken by government to globalize traditional medicines. 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