RESEARCH DATABASES AND COMPILATIONS

AYUSH RESEARCH PORTAL

Content: Evidence Based Research Data of AYUSH Systems at Global Level with more than 17700 Articles.

Host: Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

Status: free access 

Webadress: ayushportal.nic.in

Digital Helpline for Ayurveda Research Articles (DHARA)

Content: DHARA is an online index of articles on Ayurveda published in research journals worldwide. The Database contains more than 53000 articles from 4306 journals.

Host: Institute for Advanced Research (AVT), the research wing of the Ayurvedic Trust, AVP Group of Institutions, India

Status: free access 

Webadress: www.dharaonline.org

Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI)

Content: CTRI is an online public record system for registration of clinical trials being conducted in India that was launched on July 20, 2007.

Host: National Institute of Medical Statistics, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Status: free access 

Webadress: www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/advancesearchmain.php

Scientific Research on Maharishi Ayurveda

Content: Some of the health benefits of Maharishi Ayurveda products have been documented through scientific research performed at accredited research institutions in the U.S. and throughout the world. The findings of this list have been published in reputable scientific journals.

Host: Maharishi Ayurveda Products International (MAPI)

Status: free access 

Webadress: http://www.mapi.com/ayurvedic-research/index.html

The Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (J-AIM)

Content: J-AIM [ISSN 0975-9476] is a peer reviewed, open access international circulating professional journal which provides its articles online.

Host: Transdisciplinary University, Bangalore and World Ayurveda Foundation. Publishing Services by Elsevier B.V.

Status: free access 

Webadress: www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-ayurveda-and-integrative-medicine

Indian Medicinal Plants Database

Content: The first version of this database correlates 7263 botanical names with around 100,000 vernacular names of plants entities in nine different languages. It also includes > 5000 plant images of medicinal plants and appropriately linked to the proper botanical names.

Host: National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India & Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

Status: free access 

Webadress: www.medicinalplants.in

Summary of Research Findings on Maharishi AyurVeda

Content: Research on Maharishi AyurVeda – A summary of research findings with the chapters: Cancer Research, Research on Reduction of Chemotherapy Toxicity, Research on Reduction of Chemical Toxicity, Antioxidant Research, Cardiovascular Research, Diabetes Research, Immunity Research, Research on Anti-Aging, Neurophysiology and Intelligence, Nutrition Insights, Research on Chronic Diseases, Research on Physiological Effects, Research on Primordial Sound, Research on the Maharishi Rejuvenation Program, Research on the Transcendental Meditation Program.

Host:International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation (IMAVF)

Status: free access 

Webadress: http://www.imavf.org/wp-content/uploads/MAV_Summary_of_Research_Findings.pdf