Ayurveda Research

Western medicinal herbs in Ayurvedic medicine

Study in the field of phytotherapy (Prof. Dr. Tanuja Nesari, Prof. Dr. Martin Mittwede, Dr. med. Christian Rackwitz, Dr. Shivani Ghildiyal MD (Ayu), Dr. Prasanth Dharmarajan MD (Ayu), Dr. med. Kalyani Nagersheth)

The Ayurvedic view of the pharmacological effects of plants follows logically comprehensible criteria and can therefore be applied not only to Indian herbs but also to Westernmedicinal plants. In order tocategorize these according toAyurvedic criteria, the Academy, together with the renowned All India Institute of Ayurveda in Delhi, has set up a research project.

The long-term goal is to increase theuse of native plants in Ayurvedic therapies in Europe in order to ensure a supply according to western quality standards, as well as to protect the Indian flora and environment through shorter transport routes. Plants from Germany are compared with Indian plants from the same plant family with regard to their ingredients. In this way, newmodes of action of plants growing in Europe can be researched. Ayurveda in India could also access an expanded spectrum of plants.

Online database for case reports

sACRo (series of Ayurveda Case Reports online) is a project of the Charité University Outpatient Clinic for Naturopathy at Immanuel Hospital Berlin, which actively accompanies and supports the European Academy of Ayurveda. The main aim of the project is to create a protected database in the sense of a case register for Ayurvedic medicine. Authorized Ayurveda experts will feed anonymous case reports into this register.

Evaluations of case series can serve as a basis for clinical studies. Equipped with differentiated search functions, the database also represents a valuable reference pool for Ayurvedic physicians and therapists in the treatment of complex clinical questions.

As a physician or alternative practitioner working with Ayurveda, you are cordially invited to participate in the development of the sACRo case database.

Master's theses

In the course of their Master of Science (MSc) degree in Ayurvedic Medicine, students of the Academy have produced exciting master theses, for example on the following topics:

• Curcuma and its use in Ayurvedic medicine - Perspectives of untapped therapeutic potentials.
• Retrospective analysis of Ayurvedic therapies for patients with Ama-Vata in a rheumatological practice
• Treatment of osteoarthritis with Ayurveda and Yoga
• Background, preparation and application of Rasa Shastra preparations in Ayurvedic medicine - a clinical randomized blind study (partially double-blind)
• Placebo controlled trial of efficacy and concordance of raw powder Phyllanthus niruri and Sida cordifolia root decoction against aqueous / alcoholic extract capsules in patients with diabetic sensory peripheral polyneuropathy.
• Integration of Ayurveda and dermatology in the treatment of psoriasis
• Ayurvedic therapeutic concept in hypertension and hyperlipidemia
• Ayurveda and back pain