Biotechnological approaches for production of bioactive secondary metabolites in Nigella sativa: an up-to-date review by Abeer Kazmi, Mubarak Ali Khan, Huma Ali

“…Black cumin has been an eminent component of traditional medicine systems like Unani and Tibb, Ayurveda and Siddha. Its biological activities include antidiarrheal, analgesic, antibacterial, liver tonic, diurectic, digestive agent and to treat several skin disorders. …”
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Extraction and isolation of new compounds from traditional herbal medicine; Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn. by Mohammad Jameel, Abuzer Ali, Mohammed Ali

“…This genus has great ethno-medicinal importance in various indigenous systems of medicine like Indian, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Siddha, Unani and Japanese for the treatment of numerous diseases like syphilis, typhoid, cancer, jaundice, hypertension, constipation, gonorrhea, piles, urinary diseases, nervous disorders, inflammation and measles. …”
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Crystal structure of [4-(chloromethyl)phenyl](4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)methanone by B. K. Revathi, D. Reuben Jonathan, K. Kalai Sevi, K. Dhanalakshmi, G. Usha

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Biofilm-Associated Agr and Sar Quorum Sensing Systems of Staphylococcus aureus Are Inhibited by 3‑Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derived from Illicium verum by Pitchaipillai Sankar Ganesh, Krishnamurthy Veena, Renganathan Senthil, Koneti Iswamy, Esaki Muthu Ponmalar, Vanitha Mariappan, A. S. Smiline Girija, Jamuna Vadivelu, Samuthira Nagarajan, Dinakar Challabathula, Esaki Muthu Shankar

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Beneficial role of Indian medicinal plants in COVID-19 by Deepti Chopra, Bharti Bhandari, Shridhar Dwivedi

“…In view of the success of traditional Indian medicine drugs during the several epidemics in the past, it is logical and essential to examine the contributions of the Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Crystal structure of the adduct (4-chlorophenyl)(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)methanone–(4-chlorophenyl)(piperidin-1-yl)methanone (0.75/0.25) by B. K. Revathi, D. Reuben Jonathan, K. Kalai Sevi, K. Dhanalakshmi, G. Usha

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Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemical and Ethnopharmacological Aspects of Four Medicinal Plants of Malvaceae Used in Indian Traditional Medicines: A Review by Jasmeet Kaur Abat, Sanjay Kumar, Aparajita Mohanty

“…India has contributed its knowledge of traditional system medicines (Ayurveda and Siddha) to develop herbal medicines with negligible side effects. …”
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Dazzling Displays and Hidden Departures: Bodhisattva Pedagogy as Performance in the Biographies of Two Twentieth Century Tibetan Buddhist Masters by Annabella Pitkin

“…One of these modes of Buddhist mastery is connected with the ideal virtuoso figure of the yogic siddha, or druptop (Tib. grub thob), and with remarkable manifestations of yogic prowess (what are sometimes called yogic “miracles” in English). …”
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Hindu religious practices exposed in Malaysian Tamil movies by SillIalee, K., Rajantheran, R.

“…Currently, besides the prayers to the main deities, Malaysian Indians have high level or spiritual awareness such as meditation and Siddha philosophy. Though there is a significant evidence or religious awareness among Malaysian Indians, Tamil movies produced in Malaysia still centres in the olden religious practice and the worship to demigods. …”
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Ayurveda formulations: A roadmap to address the safety concerns by Kishor Patwardhan, Jigyasa Pathak, Rabinarayan Acharya

“…In the year 2008, the Government of India took an initiative of establishing the National Pharmacovigilance Programme for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs in a structured way. However, due to lack of sustained support, this program has now become defunct. …”
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Integrative biology for integrative medicine: A complete approach by Alex Hankey, Anup Kale

“…Background: India's AYUSH systems of medicine, Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy, use natural self-healing abilities of body and mind. …”
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Herbo-mineral ayurvedic treatment in a high risk acute promyelocytic leukemia patient with second relapse: 12 years follow up by Balendu Prakash, Purvish M Parikh, Sanjoy K Pal

“…The patient then refused more chemotherapy and volunteered for a pilot Ayurvedic study conducted by the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, New Delhi. The patient was treated with a proprietary Ayurvedic medicine Navajeevan, Kamadudha Rasa and Keharuba Pisti for one year. …”
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IN VITRO ANTIDIABETIC AND IN VIVO ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY OF Oncoba Spinosa ROOTS by Prasanth Kumar M, Suba V, Srinivas Babu P, Ramireddy B

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In vivo studies on detoxifying actions of aqueous bark extract of Prosopis cineraria against crude venom from Indian cobra (Naja naja) by Thirunavukkarasu Sivaraman, Sivarathri Siva Rajesh, Veerayan Elango

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Evidence Based Validation of Indian Traditional Medicine – Way Forward by Pulok K Mukherjee, Ranjit K Harwansh, Shiv Bahadur, Subhadip Banerjee, Amit Kar

“…Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) medicine are the major healthcare systems in Indian Traditional Medicine. …”
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India-United States Dialogue on Traditional Medicine: Toward Collaborative Research and Generation of an Evidence Base by Jeffrey D. White, Barry R. O’Keefe, Jitendra Sharma, Ghazala Javed, Vid Nukala, Aniruddha Ganguly, Ikhlas A. Khan, Nagi B. Kumar, Hasan Mukhtar, Guido F. Pauli, Larry Walker, Sudha Sivaram, Preetha Rajaraman, Edward L. Trimble

“…The first India-US Workshop on Traditional Medicine was held in New Delhi, India, on March 3 and 4, 2016, as a collaboration between the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) of the Government of India, the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, and the Office of Global Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services. …”
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Promising underutilized wild plants of cold desert Ladakh, India for nutritional security and health benefits by Chongtham Nirmala, Bano Shahar, Norbu Dolma, Oinam Santosh

“…These plants have been used in ancient Chinese and Indian medicine such as Ayurvedic, Unani and Siddha to treat various ailments. Ladakh, the cold-desert of India, is home to many such wild underutilized plants which have played a crucial role in supplementing diet to the indigenous people. …”
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Pharmacovigilance: Boon for the safety and efficacy of ayuvedic formulations by Anand Chaudhary, Neetu Singh, Neeraj Kumar

“…Since that time, Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani medicines have been monitored according to the provisions of a protocol prepared by the National Pharmacovigilance Resource Centre, IPGTRA, Jamnagar, and approved by Department of AYUSH. …”
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Protective effect of nutmeg aqueous extract against experimentally-induced hepatotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats by Mohammed Abdul Kareem, Saayi Krushna Gadhamsetty, Althaf Hussain Shaik, E Maruthi Prasad, Lakshmi Devi Kodidhela

“…Abundant references were given for nutmeg in ayurveda, unani, and siddha as a single drug or as an important constituent in formulations. …”
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Maukirana grahonmada – Psychiatric manifestations of Graves' hyperthyroidism and ophthalmopathy? by Prasad Mamidi, Kshama Gupta

“…Maukirana grahonmada (MG) is one among 18 types (deva, asura, rushi, guru, vruddha, siddha, pitru, gandharva, yaksha, rakshasa, sarpa, brahma rakshasa, pishacha, kushmanda, nishada, preta, maukirana, and vetala) of bhutonmada. …”
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