About the Database

A representative database of TKDL, contains about 1250 formulations selected from various classical texts of Indian Systems of Medicine such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa. This is accessible to all users of the website.

The complete database is currently available only to patent office for the purposes of patent search and examination through non-disclosure access agreements.

To search the database, one can click on the Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha or Sowa-Rigpa icons on the homepage. Two types of searches are available - (i) Simple Search and (ii) Advance Search.

Simple Search

Different search terms including Keywords, Diseases and IPC Codes can be used with the operators 'AND', 'OR' or 'NOT'. The corresponding menu lists all the search terms available in this database and can be used to select the appropriate search term.

·         Terms to be searched may be entered or selected from corresponding help menus.

·         Single or multiple search terms may be entered.

·         Multiple search terms may be searched using operator OR.

·         To search using local names with Keyword Help, tick the check box labeled 'with local name'.

Advance Search

This option allows search using several search terms such as Keywords, Disease, IPC Code, Bibliography and Title, each individually specified. All these terms can be selected from appropriate help menus.

·         Terms to be searched may be entered into text boxes provided or selected from the corresponding help menus.

·         Single term can be searched.

·         Keyword Help, Disease Help, IPC Help, Title Help, etc., can be used to pick out search terms directly from the list provided.

·         Each formulation is given a title. This may also be used as the search term. Use the Title Help to select the title.

·         Use Bibliography Help to select search words since they are depicted in diacriticals.

·         The 'with local name' box when checked will give results along with the local names.

·         To search using local names with Keyword Help, tick the check box labeled 'with local name'.

·         Use the drop-down menu of 'Per Page' to see 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100 or 500 results at a time.

·         By selecting 'View' 'With summary' or 'Without summary', the results will be displayed accordingly.

 

Both Simple Search and Advance Search are available from the Homepage. For assistance in searching, 'Tips for Searching' are also accessible on the search page.