What is the Full Form of AYUSH?

AYUSH stands for "Ayurvedic, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy"

AYUSH represents Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. It alludes to the Department of AYUSH. Prior it was known as the Department of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H). It was renamed the Department of AYUSH in November 2003 to give more emphasis on the advancement of Education and Research in Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. In 2003, it was working under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Today, it is under the Ministry of AYUSH which was set up on 9 November 2014. It is settled in New Delhi. AS of July 2017, Sh. Shripad Yesso Naik is the Minister of State of AYUSH.

Key Objectives of Ayush:

• To improve and redesign the instructive norm of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy schools the nation over
• To help and reinforce the exploration establishments for the examination on illnesses for which they have a compelling treatment
• To dispatch plans for advancement and development of therapeutic plants utilized in these frameworks of medication
• To create pharmacopoeial principles for Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy drugs
• Rundown of associations under the service of AYUSH

Research facilities at Ayush:

• Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
• Homeopathic Pharmacopeia Laboratory (HPL), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh