Suresh V Chennupati
Mother Teresa Pharmacy College, India
Title: Traditional medicine (Ayurveda): Inspired approaches to drug discovery
Biography
Biography: Suresh V Chennupati
Abstract
Ayurveda is an Indian traditional system of medicine. It was originated in ancient India many thousand years ago. The origin, development and practice of Ayurveda have many dimensions and complex theories based on religion, faith and ancient Vedic science. Ayurveda is one of the official systems of medicine in India and it is also widely practiced in many other countries. Considerable research on Pharmacognosy, Photochemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical therapeutics has been carried out on Ayurvedic medicinal plants. Many pharmaceutical companies changed their strategies towards natural product drug discovery and it is important to follow systems biological applications to facilitate the process. Number of drugs are entered the International Pharmacopoeia through the study of ethno pharmacology and traditional medicine. For Ayurveda and other traditional medicines, newer guidelines of standardization, manufacture and quality control are required. Drug discovery strategies based on natural products and traditional medicines are the attractive options. Drug discovery and development need not always be restricted to new molecular entities. Traditional knowledge give an idea for drug development can fallow reverse pharmacology approach and reduce the time and cost of process are expected to takes place mainly from innovation in drug target elucidation and lead structure discovery. Powerful new technologies such as automated separation techniques, high- throughput screening and combinational chemistry are revolutionizing drug discovery. Traditional knowledge can offer smart strategy for new drug candidates to facilitate discovery process and also for the development of rational synergistic botanical formulations.
