Arjuna Natural Extracts Awarded With A Three Year Contract From Central Council For Research In Ayurveda & Siddha, Dept of Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India To Develop Ph
India, Republic of (Press Release) April 29, 2008 --
Arjuna Natural Extracts Limited, the Aluva based company has added another feather in its cap. The company has been awarded with three year contact to do a research on 15 different medicinal plants and develop pharmacopoeial standards of extracts of these identified medicinal plants used in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems of Medicine. This contract has been awarded by the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee, Central Council for Research In Ayurveda and Siddha, Department of Ayush, an Autonomous Organisation of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Mr. P J Kunjachan, Managing Director, Arjuna Natural Extracts said “This is a great honour for our company as this is the first time any company in Kerala has been assigned this research work. Interest and support for the conservation and development of medicinal plants is increasing in all parts of the world. This is due, in part, to a growing recognition given to the role of medicinal plants in the provision of culturally relevant and affordable health care in creating sustainable livelihoods and in the vital conservation of biodiversity. This has also drawn the attention of the world community towards the need for creating mechanisms to ensure sustained development of the sector and to allow sharing of information between countries, organizations and agencies.”
Mr. P J Kunjachan further said “As per World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, almost 80% of the population of developing countries relies on traditional medicines, mostly plant drugs, for their primary health care needs. In fact it is well known that even in developed countries, the use of traditional medicines is quite prevalent. Also, modern pharmacopoeia still contains at least 25% drugs derived from plants and many others which are synthetic analogues built on prototype compounds isolated from plants. Demand for medicinal plants is increasing in both developing and developed countries due to growing recognition of natural products being non-narcotic, having no side-effects, easily available at affordable prices and sometime the only source of health care available to the poor.”
In India, medicinal plants sector has traditionally occupied an important position in the socio cultural, spiritual and medicinal arena of rural and tribal lives. Recognizing its importance, the Government of India established the Department of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy, and more recently the medicinal plants Board to develop, promote and regulate the sector for maximizing the benefits to the people as well as to ensure sustainable growth. Medicinal plants have been identified as one of the thrust areas by the Ministry and different programmes have been initiated for conservation of medicinal plants found in the forests and protected areas as well as cultivation of these plants in the degraded forest areas. Kerala has been at the forefront of ayurvedic revolution in the country, endowed with rich biodiversity because of its natural topography comprising of all three biomes – hills, plateaus and coasts. The state government has established R&D and educational infrastructure for further developing the science of traditional medicine, and also took the lead in promoting health tourism which has been equally popular among Indian as well as foreign tourists.
Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd, is a company operating in the field of production and supply of spices and herbal extracts which is used as health food ingredients. With a sophisticated Research and development centre, recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Arjuna Natural Extracts is a frontrunner as a supplier in the overseas market in the sector. Today, the company is manufacturing and exporting about 100 standardized spices and herbal extracts and is catering almost 250 satisfied customers in 43 countries around the globe. With 11 000 sq mtrs ( 118 000 sq feet ) of most modern facilities with high- end machinery at 5 different units spread across the Southern India, the company has always had several firsts to its credit and is always in the forefront.
Mr. P J Kunjachan, Managing Director, Arjuna Natural Extracts said “This is a great honour for our company as this is the first time any company in Kerala has been assigned this research work. Interest and support for the conservation and development of medicinal plants is increasing in all parts of the world. This is due, in part, to a growing recognition given to the role of medicinal plants in the provision of culturally relevant and affordable health care in creating sustainable livelihoods and in the vital conservation of biodiversity. This has also drawn the attention of the world community towards the need for creating mechanisms to ensure sustained development of the sector and to allow sharing of information between countries, organizations and agencies.”
Mr. P J Kunjachan further said “As per World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, almost 80% of the population of developing countries relies on traditional medicines, mostly plant drugs, for their primary health care needs. In fact it is well known that even in developed countries, the use of traditional medicines is quite prevalent. Also, modern pharmacopoeia still contains at least 25% drugs derived from plants and many others which are synthetic analogues built on prototype compounds isolated from plants. Demand for medicinal plants is increasing in both developing and developed countries due to growing recognition of natural products being non-narcotic, having no side-effects, easily available at affordable prices and sometime the only source of health care available to the poor.”
In India, medicinal plants sector has traditionally occupied an important position in the socio cultural, spiritual and medicinal arena of rural and tribal lives. Recognizing its importance, the Government of India established the Department of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy, and more recently the medicinal plants Board to develop, promote and regulate the sector for maximizing the benefits to the people as well as to ensure sustainable growth. Medicinal plants have been identified as one of the thrust areas by the Ministry and different programmes have been initiated for conservation of medicinal plants found in the forests and protected areas as well as cultivation of these plants in the degraded forest areas. Kerala has been at the forefront of ayurvedic revolution in the country, endowed with rich biodiversity because of its natural topography comprising of all three biomes – hills, plateaus and coasts. The state government has established R&D and educational infrastructure for further developing the science of traditional medicine, and also took the lead in promoting health tourism which has been equally popular among Indian as well as foreign tourists.
Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd, is a company operating in the field of production and supply of spices and herbal extracts which is used as health food ingredients. With a sophisticated Research and development centre, recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Arjuna Natural Extracts is a frontrunner as a supplier in the overseas market in the sector. Today, the company is manufacturing and exporting about 100 standardized spices and herbal extracts and is catering almost 250 satisfied customers in 43 countries around the globe. With 11 000 sq mtrs ( 118 000 sq feet ) of most modern facilities with high- end machinery at 5 different units spread across the Southern India, the company has always had several firsts to its credit and is always in the forefront.
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