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From the Editor’s desk
Dear Members,
Benefits of Neem have been known to all of us since the time
immemorial.
In India, the plant is variously known as “Sacred Tree,” “Heal All,”
“Nature’s Drugstore,” “Village Pharmacy” and “Panacea for all
diseases”. Products made from neem trees have been used in our
country for over two millennia for their medicinal properties
Sanskrit medical writings refer to the usage of neem’s fruits, seeds,
oil, leaves, roots and bark for various benefits.
Modern scientific research has also confirmed neem’s curative
benefits in many diseases and has provided indications that neem
might be used much more widely in coming future.
Neem is known to be anthelmintic, antifungal, antidiabetic,
antibacterial, antiviral, contraceptive and sedative. It is considered
as a major component in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine and is
particularly prescribed for skin diseases.
Substantial experimental evidence and clinical data is today available
in support of the efficacy of neem.
Having known this, it is indeed very unfortunate that herbs like neem
are being considered under negative list of plants in the ASEAN
countries.
Recently, a conference was held in Singapore wherein an expert
committee of TMHS intended the inclusion of neem in the ‘ASEAN’s
list of negative ingredients for traditional medicine and health
supplement (TMHS)’
The product working group (PWG) discussed this and is said to be
finalising the inclusion of Azadirachta indica or neem in the negative
list which may result in unnecessary confusion among the public
regarding such a commonly used and time tested medicinal plant.
This could become a serious threat to jeopardize the exports business
of AYUSH Industry.
AMAM, strongly criticizes this inclusion of ‘Azadirachta indica’ or
neem/nimba in the ASEAN list of Negative Ingredients for Traditional
Medicine and Health Supplement (TMHS) by the ‘Product Working
Group’ (PWG) which happens to be an expert committee group under
TMHS.
The Association has already requested the requisite intervention of
the department of Ayush and Ministry of health on this issue.
By targeting neem, without credible evidence, the report sends a
wrong message to the entire globe involved in trading and developing
products based on the traditional science.
We invite view of our fellow members on the above issue.
Warm Regards,
Dr. Manju Rakesh
On behalf of full editorial board
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Members of AMAM’S Management
Committee
Patron
Jt. Secretary
Vaidya Brahaspati Dev Triguna Ajay Sharma
Ashok Chand Burman
Shri Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan,
Suresh Sharma
Pradip Burman
New Delhi
E-mail: ajdelhi@msn.com
Arun Chauhan
President
BACFO Pharmaceuticals (India) Ltd.
Vaidya Devender Triguna
Tel: 011-24354141
E-mail: chauhanarun@akcgroup.com
Dr. N.B. Brindavanam
Dabur India Limited
Vice President
Anurag Sharma
Shri Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan
Ltd., (Jhansi)
E-mail: baba@dabur.com
M. J. Saxena
Sanat Laboratories Ltd.
E-mail: mjsaxena@anatproducts.co.in
E-mail: anurag@baidyanathayurved.com
Asad Mueed
Hamdard (WAKF) Laboratories
E-mail: amueed@hamdardindia.com
Devendra Garg
Dabur India Limited
E-mail: gargd@dabur.com
Ravi Prasad
The Himalaya Drug Co.
E-mail: ravi.prasad@himalayahealthcare.com
Members
Vijay Grover
Kamal Pharmacy, New Delhi
E-mail: vijay@kamalpharmacy.com
Pramod Sharma
Shri Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan
Ltd. Patna
E-mail: pramodsharma54@yahoo.com
Dr. Manju Rakesh
Dabur India Limited
Hon. Gen. Secretary
Pradeep Multani
Multani Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
e-mail: chairman@multaniayurved.org
Treasurer
Tejinder Singh
Dabur India Limited
e-mail: singht@dabur.com
E-mail: rakeshm@dabur.com
Amit Agarwal
Natural Remedies
E-mail: amit@naturalremedies.com
Dr. Anantha Narayana D B,
Ph.D., Consultant
Email: dba.narayana@gmail.com
Editorial Board
Chief Editor:
Mr. Pradeep Multani
Honorary General Secretary AMAM
Chairman Multani Pharmaceutical Limited
36-H Connaught place, New Delhi- 1
Editor:
Dr. Manju Rakesh
Dabur India Limited, Plot No. 22, Site IV,
Sahibabad - 201010, Ghaziabad (U.P.)
Mr. Anurag Sharma, Executive Director
Shri Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. (Jhansi)
B- 6/5, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi
Mr. Asad Mueed, Director
Hamdard (WAKF) Laboratories, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi – 2
Mr. Ajay Sharma, President
Shri Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan, Naini,
28, Ishwar Nagar East, New Delhi – 65
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