1. TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE IN BANGLADESHBY
JASIM UDDIN CHOWDHURY
BANGLADESH COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (BCSIR) LABORATORIES, CHITTAGONG-4220, BANGLADESH

2. Area Sq.Km.
Population- 140 m
Tribals- 27
CHT- 13
Chakma, Marma
Area-1.32 m hect.
Peoples- 12 m
Northern Dist - 7
Santal

3. TRADITIONAL PRACTIONERS
Ayurvedic & Unani :
Recognized
Institutionally Trained
Unregistered
Homeopathic :
Registered
Unregistered
Modern practitioners
(Prescribe TM)
Traditional/Folk remedies

4. Traditional Drug Producers
Ayurvedic 161
Unani
Homeopathic
Others (Street vendors) 100

5. Institutes of Traditional Medicine
Homeopathic Medical Colleges
Unani Medical Colleges
Ayurvedic Medical Colleges
Govt. Unani & Ayurvedic
Degree College
Govt. Tibbia College

6. Major Producers Hamdard Laboratories 133 Sadhana Ousadhaloy 150
Shakti Ousadhaloy 138
Ayurvedic Pharma Ltd
Human Drugs Ltd
National Pharma
Kundeswari
Mujaher

7. Major Medicinal Plants
Adhatoda vasica Holarrhena antidysenterica
Aegle marmelos Mentha spicata
Aloe indica Nigella sativa
Azadirachta indica Paederia foetida
Cassia senna Saraca indica
Cinnamomum verum Tamarindus indica
Curcuma longa Terminalia arjuna
Gmelina arborea T. belerica
Hemidesmus indicus T. chebula

8. Selected Plants for some diseases
Constipation Indigestion
Aegle marmelos Carica papaya
Plantago ovata Paederia foetida
Cassia senna Zingiber officinale
Carica papaya Centella asiatica
Terminalia chebula

9. Contd... Parasitic infections Ananas sativus Azadirachta indica
Curcuma longa
Embelia ribes
Glycosmis arborea
Terminalia chebula
Piles
Terminalia chebula
Aloe indica
Cassia fistula
Carica papaya

10. Contd... Scabies Azadirachta indica Lawsonia inermis Cassia alata
Curcuma longa
Mesua ferrea
Polygonum hydropiper
Diabetes
Cephalandra indica
Momordica charantia
Scoparia dulcis
Allium sativum
Catharenthus roseus
Lagerstroemia speciosa

11. Contd... Teeth & Gum Diseases Azadirachta indica Murraya koenigii
Psidium guajava
Syzigium aromaticum
Urinary problems
Aloe indica
Kalanchoe pinnata
Tinospora cordifolia
Tribulus terrestris

12. Contd... Dysentery/Diarrhoea Aegle marmelos Centella asiatica
Euphorbia hirta
Holarrhena antidysenterica
Punuca granatum
Kalanchoe pinnata
Cough/Cold/Bronchitis
Adhatoda vasica
Ocimum sanctum
Citruses
Acorus calamus
Zingiber officinale
Tylophora indica
Euphorbia hirta

13. Contd... Cardiac problems Allium sativum Terminalia arjuna
Nerium indicum
Thevetia neriifolia
Urginea indica
Hair tonics
Wedelia chinensis
Foeniculum vulgare
Lawsonia inermis
Emblica officinalis
Vitex negundo
Allium cepa

14. Major Animals used Ill Fishes Arthritis/Rheumatism Jackels meat ,, ,,
Cockroach Asthma
Pigeon Tonic
Fish/Chicken Vitality
Lizard oil Rheumatism
Animal skin Epilepsy

15. Major Animals used Sheep's milk Tonic Pure Ghee Carbuncles/boils
Honey Preventive/Cough,cold
Sparrow Aphrodisiac

16. Major minerals/metals used
Rock salt as ingredient/digestive
Lime stone Scorpion sting
Copper sulphate Antifungal
Common salt ORS
Potassium nitrite as Ingredient
Laundry soap Gastric pain
Sulphur Skin diseases

17. Traditional Medicine Resource
Crude Drug market
Wild habitat
--Forest floor
--Homestead & Fellow land
Cultivation
Import

18. Abundantly available Plants
Acalypha indica
Achyranthes aspera
Adhatoda vasica
Aegle marmelos
Allium sativum
Alstonia scholaris
Ananas sativus
Azadirachta indica
Calotropis gigantea
Carica papaya
Cassia alata
Cassia fistula
Centella asiatica
Cephalandra indica
Coriandrum sativum
Curcuma longa
Cyperus rotundus
Eclipta alba
Emblica officinalis
Euphorbia hirta

19. Contd. Mentha spicata Psidium guajava Mikania cordata Scoparia dulcis
Mimosa pudica
Momordica charantia
Moringa oleifera
Ocimum sanctum
Paederia foetida
Phyllanthus niruri
Piper betel
Psidium guajava
Scoparia dulcis
Solanum xanthocarpum
Terminalia arjuna
T. chebula
Vitex negundo
Zingiber officinale

20. Rare & Threatened Medicinal Plants
Abroma augusta
Abrus precatorius
Acorus calamus
Andrographis paniculata
Boerhavia diffusa
Dioscorea prazeri
Gloriosa superba
Hemidesmus indicus
Hydnocarpus kurzii
Kaempferia galanga
Kaempferia rotunda
Ocimum gratisimum
O. basilicum
Plumbago indica
P. zeylanica
Rawolfia serpentina
Tinospora cordifolia
Zingiber purpureum

21. Medicinal Plants Exported
Abroma augusta
Adhatoda vasica
Andrographis paniculata
Cyperus rotundus
Emblica officinalis
Mimosa pudica
Saraca indica
Taractogenous kurzii
Terminalia arjuna
T. belerica
T. chebula
Zingiber officinale

22. Medicinal Plants Imported
Acacia arabica
Acorus calamus
Aloe vera
Anethum graveolens
Asparagus racemosuss
Atropa belladona
Berberis vulgaris
Cassia senna
Cinnamomum verum
C. tamala
Cuminum cyminum
Elettaria cardamomum
Ferula asafoetida
Glycerrhiza glabra
Hydnocarpus kurzii
Juglans regia
Mesua ferrea
Myrstica fragrans

23. Imported Plants Ocimum basilicum Pimpinella anisum Piper nigrum
P. longim
Pluntago ovata
Rawolfia serpentina
Rosa damascena
Santalum album
Solanum nigrum
Strychnos nux-vomica Swertia chirata
Syzigium aromaticum
Tribulus terrestris
Withania somnifera

24. R & D Institutes

25. Contd.

26. Contd.

27. Major Achievements Amlaki syrup from Emblica officinalis
Tea-cola from tea wastes
Bel ORS from green Aegle marmelos
Scopolamine hydrochloride from Datura fastusa
Diosgenin from Costus speciosus
Oil from Mentha arvensis

28. Contd. Menthol crystal from M. arvensis oil
Neem tooth powder, paste, soap from Azadirachta indica
Hair tonic from indigenous plants
Basak Tea from Adhatoda vasica
Antifungal fraction from plant
Selection of active Antidiabetic plant

29. POLICIES AND MEASURES BY DIRECTORATE OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH MINISTRY
Drug Evaluation
Adverse reactions
Supply management
Quality assurance
Packing & labeling
Control of advertisement
Penalty for manufacturing & sale of substandard drugs
Penalty for unauthorized import
Penalty for unperomited production.

30. NODAL AGENCY

31. FUNCTIONS OF NODAL AGENCY
Establishment of Website
Collection of Traditional information's
Market survey of Traditional Medicines
Documentation of Traditional knowledge
Budget preparation & creation of budget provision
Formation of an Expert committee
Arrangement of seminars and workshops

32. Requirements of Technologies
Establishment of Hospitals with the Institutes dealt with traditional medicine
Documentation of traditional knowledge
Improvement & standardization of traditional products
Training of traditional practitioners
Establishment of clinical trial system

33. Requirements of Technologies
Checking of abuse/misuse of traditional medicines caused by street vendors
Information & communication technology
International cooperation
Formulation technology
Analytical facilities etc.

34. BCSIR LABORATORIES, CHITTAGONG
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