CCRUM

The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) was established in the year 1978 as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The Council is engaged in the multifaceted research activities in Unani medicine. The areas chosen for research include clinical research, drug research, literary research and survey & cultivation of medicinal plants programme. The Council has a network of 25 research institutes/units functioning in different parts of the country. These include two Central Research Institutes of Unani Medicine - one each at Hyderabad and Lucknow, eight Regional Research Institutes of Unani Medicine – one each at Chennai, Bhadrak, Patna, Kolkata, Aligarh, New Delhi, Srinagar and Mumbai, six Clinical Research Units – one each at Allahabad, Karimganj (Assam), Bhopal, Burhanpur, Bangalore and Meerut, a Unani Medical Centre at New Delhi, four Drug Standardisation Research Units – one each at New Delhi, Lucknow, Chennai and Bangalore, a Chemical Research Unit at Aligarh and a Literary Research Institute in New Delhi is also functioning in New Delhi. The Headquarters of the Council is in New Delhi. Over the past 46 years, the Council has made significant strides in its research programmes and emerged to be a major organisation of research in the country.

Under clinical research programme, the Council has taken-up clinical studies several diseases - some of them having national priorities. Extensive clinical trials were also conducted with several formulations/drugs that were proved effective in the preliminary screening. Significant leads have been achieved in the successful treatment of some chronic diseases.

Apart from the therapeutic trials, the Council have also evaluated the beneficial effects of certain Unani therapies such as Munzij and Mushil therapy, Cupping (Hajamat), Leaching on scientific lines, in some of the diseases. These therapies have been proved of immense therapeutic potential in the successful treatment of some chronic diseases.

Besides, continuing the research on national priorities and some other life style diseases concerted efforts are also continued to intervene in the new medical challenges such as, HIV/ AIDS and Cancer where the Unani Medicine can play a vital role in strengthening the immunity level thereby improving the quality of life. The Council details can be accessed online at https://ccrum.res.in/