Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy HQ      DIRECTOR GENERAL        Dr. Subhash Kaushik Address : 61-65, Institutional Area, Opp. D Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110058 Phone No :  011-28525523 Email Id :  ccrhindia[at]gmail[dot]com ABDM ID : Location :

About Us

Located at 61-65, Institutional Area, D Block Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, CCRH Headquarters serves as administrative and financial head of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), an Autonomous body under Ministry of Ayush. It administers, monitors and coordinates research and public health activities of its 33 satellite Units/Institutes. It also serves as a central repository for all research conducted by its Units.

Staff Members

Research Studies ( Year 2023-24)

Clinical Research

1. Study on Oral Lichen Planus at Delhi Cantonment General Hospital, Delhi

2. Periodontitis, Gujarat (NC)

3. To evaluate the efficacy of Coca, Acetazolamide, and their combination as prophylaxis against acute mountain sickness: A prospective, triple arm, randomized trial at Leh.

4. Chronic Kidney Disease on haemodialysis at Sewa Bharti Ashok Vihar.

5. Psoriasis, Bhopal (NC)

 

Drug Standardisation

1. ‘Macroscopic and microscopic image atlas of homoeopathic medicinal plants’.

2. Development of agro-techniques of medicinal plants used in homoeopathy from the Essential Drug List of the Ministry of Ayush.

3. Toxicity study of homoeopathic drugs prepared from chemotherapy agents; AIIMS, New Delhi.

4. Preparation of HPTLC Atlas of Medicinal Plant Drugs Used in Homoeopathy. Vol-3

5. Safety evaluation of homoeopathic dilutions of Cuprum met. prepared by two different methods (New & Old)) of potentization in rats (April 2023).

 

Drug Proving Research Programme: 

1. Drug Proving Trials as per generic DP protocol: 05 coded drugs

2. Pilot study – Sensitivity trial of provers: 05 coded drugs

3. Study for Assessment of Likelihood of causality relationship between the artificial disease symptoms as produced by the Investigational Proving Substance during Drug Proving Research Trial

4. Development of real-time web-based Portal for capturing Drug Proving data

 

Epidemic:

1. Effectiveness of Influzenium 30 in prevention of ILI

2. Data collection study – 3rd wave COVID-19 (Delhi, other states at colleges in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan)

3. Prophylactic effect of Nanocurcumin on ILI & COVID-19 type respiratory illness

4. Prophylactic effect of Arsenic album 200 on ILI & COVID-19 type respiratory illness

5. Prophylactic effect of Arsenic Album 30 on ILI.

 

Fundamental Research:

1. Physicochemical studies of homoeopathic drug formalities by using volumetric, acoustic, viscometric, optical and Conductometric measurements; Dyal Singh College, New Delhi

2. Efficacy of Homoeopathic medicines (30C) on Propylthiouracil (PTU) induced hypothyroid rat; Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.

3. Mechanism of anti-malarial and anti-leishmanial actions of the homoeopathic formulation of Nanocurcumin in a susceptible host; KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.

4. To evaluate the antileishmanial and antiplasmodial effect of novel nosodes of Leishmania donovani and Plasmodium falciparum in combination with standard antileishmanial and antimalarial drugs respectively against leishmaniasis and malaria; Panjab University, Chandigarh.

5. To investigate the bone protective potential of selected homoeopathic formulations (SHFs) in osteoporotic conditions; AIIMS, New Delhi

6. Effect of homoeopathic medicines on the immune responses mediated by MTB infected macrophages, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi.

7. Safety studies on new drugs; AIIMS, New Delhi.

8. Testing and measurements of homoeopathic medicines potency using their colligative properties with Surface Acoustic Wave MEMS Sensors. (CIIRC - Bengaluru)

9. Identification of Homoeopathic Formulation with Anti-Cervical Cancer and Anti HPV Activity (DU).

10. Preparation of NOSODE from Escheirchia coli and Vibrio cholera: their preclinical effectiveness and safety evaluation.

11. Effect of Homoeopathic based drug formulation on epileptogenesis and its interaction with antiepileptic drugs: A study in experimental model of epilepsy and associated post-ictal depression in rats.

12. Determine the Efficacy of Bioactive Tuberculinum as Adjunct Therapy against Drug Susceptible and Drug Resistant Tuberculosis.

13. Green synthesis of silver Nanoparticles using various plant based Homoeopathic Mother tinctures and evaluation of the efficacy of the Homoeopathic drug capped Silver Nanoparticles as potential anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer agents.

14. Applications of Integrated Personal Omics Profile in treatment of urolithiasis using homoeopathic approaches.

 

Others:

1. Potential of Homoeopathic Drugs against Neonatal Calf Diarrhoea (IVRI).

2. Clinical evaluation of some homoeopathic medicines against mites induced dermatitis in dogs (DUVASU).

3. Agro - homoeopathy: Potential of homoeopathy as a tool to manage phytopathogen/ nematode complex for a sustainable agriculture (ANGRAU).

 

Public Health Activity:

1. Lecture series on Role of Ayush in management of mental health & stress

Committees

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Members of Special Committees - Drug Proving	:	Download
Members of Special Committees - Literary Research	:	Download

Infrastructure

Located at 61-65, Institutional Area, D Block Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, CCRH Headquarters is spread across 2 Floors (3rd and 4th Floor) of the building (Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Avam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan).

Services

Pharmacy

Library

Committee Room Fully Equipped (With Video Conferencing Setup) for Online as well Physical meetings.

Publications (Year 2023-24)

DRUG STANDARDISATION

1. Behera Sangita, Sharma Mahima, Lal Roshan, Regar Raj Kumar, Tripathi Deepika, Gupta Pankaj*, Kumar G V Narasimha, Verma Digvijay, Kaushik Subhash and Khurana Anil, Investigation of The Effect of Metal-based Medicine Arsenicum album on Humoral Immune Response in SRBCimmunized Mice. Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2024; 24.

2. Goswami A, Kumar GV, Saka VP, Gupta P, Biswas B, Verma D. Safety of potentised dilutions of Rhus Toxicodendron in Wistar albino rats. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2024; 18:3-14

3. Saka, V. P., Narasimha Kumar G. V. N., Goswami, A., Verma, D., & Gupta, P. Camphora Augments Humoral Mediated Immunity and Decreases Delayed type Hypersensitivity in BALB/c Mice: Immunomodulatory activity of Camphora in experimental mice. Journal of Natural Remedies, 2023: 23(1), 157–167. https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2023/31420

4. Lal, R., Sharma, M., Behera, S., Regar, R. K., Tripathi, D., Kumar, G. V. N., Singh, S., Verma, D., Gupta, P., Kaushik, S., & Khurana, A. (2023). Safety Evaluation of Arsenicum album in Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity Studies in Rats. Toxicology International, 30(2), 233–247. https://doi.org/10.18311/ti/2023/v30i2/32299

5. Mugendhiran, S, J. Shashikanth, Digvijay Verma, B. Karthik (2023). ‘Documentation of Rare, Endemic and Threatened Plants from Nilgiri forest of Southern Western Ghats, Tamil nadu’. Anals of Plant Science; Vol: 12, Issue: 09, 5955-5969

DRUG PROVING

Research articles : Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial of Catharanthus roseus: A multicentric, double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial. Homoeopathic Links 2023;36(4):266–280.

Homoeopathic Drug Proving, Volume 7: Containing the details of the drug proving protocol, proving data and other relevant information of five drugs namely, Anthrakokali, Damiana, Ferrum picricum, Fagopyrum esculenta, and Iberis amara prepared for release in the forthcoming World Homoeopathy Day, 2024.

 

CLINICAL VERIFICATION RESEARCH

The manuscript of Acorus calamus is under submission. The draft manuscript of the drug Allium sativum from the concluded Clinical Verification of 16 drugs is under preparation.

 

CLINICAL RESEARCH

1. Impact of homoeopathy along with yoga as an integrated pilot project with the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke: A cross-sectional study.

2. A Multi-Centric Single-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of the Individualized Homeopathic Intervention in Breast fibroadenoma

3. Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in the Management of Symptomatic Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy in Children: A Prospective Observational Study

4. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled and parallel-arm trial to assess the effect of homoeopathic medicines on chronic rhinosinusitis.

5. Practice, prescription habits, experience and perception of Indian homeopathic practitioners in treatment of diabetes mellitus: An online observational study

6. An analytical study to establish the role of Calendula Q as a topical wound dressing in partial‑thickness burn wound.

 

RESEARCH ON EPIDEMIC DISEASES

1. Singh D, Khurana A, Trivedi M, Trivedi P, Gola S, Singh P. Evaluation of Adjunctive Homoeopathy Treatment in COVID-19 Hospitalised Patients at the Gujarat State’s Dedicated COVID-19 Hospitals and Covid-Care Clinics During the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric, Single-Arm Retrospective Data Analysis Study. OBM Integrative and Complimentary Medicine. 2023: 08(02), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2302025

2. Kaur H, Bawaskar R, Khobragade A, Kalra D, Packiam V, Khan MY, Kaur T, Sharma M, Verma NK, Kaushik S, Khurana A. Randomised controlled trial to compare efficacy of standard care alone and in combination with homoeopathic treatment of moderate/severe COVID-19 cases. PloS One. 2023: 18(11), e0292783. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292783

3. Nayak D, Bhalla R, Bhalerao R, Kaur L, Gupta A, Dev V, Singh, SK, Khurana A, Manchanda, R. K. Effectiveness of Eupatorium perfoliatum 30C in prevention of Dengue Fever and Acute Febrile Illness during 2017 dengue outbreak in urban slums of Delhi – A prospective, openlabel, community-based, parallel cohort study. Complementary Medicine Research. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1159/000534461

4. Rath S, Jema JP, Kesavan K, Mallick S, Pradhan J, Chainy GBN, Nayak D, Kaushik S, Dandapat J. Arsenic album 30C exhibits crystalline nano structure of arsenic trioxide and modulates innate immune markers in murine macrophage cell lines. Scientific Reports. 2024:14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598- 024-51319-w

 

FUNDAMENTAL AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

1. Basak U, Sarkar T, Mukherjee S, Chakraborty S, Dutta A, Dutta S, Nayak D, Kaushik S, Das T, Sa G. Tumor-associated macrophages: an effective player of the tumor microenvironment. Front Immunol. 2023 Nov 16;14:1295257. Doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1295257. PMID: 38035101; PMCID: PMC10687432.

2. Jema JP, Pradhan J, Chainy GBN, Hati AK, Nayak D, Kaushik S, Dandapat J. COVID-19 Cases and Comorbidities: Complementary and Alternative Medicinal Systems (CAM) for Integrated Management of the Pandemic. Journal of Herbal Medicine. December 2023; Volume 42, 100745. Doi: https://doi. org/10.1016/j.hermed.2023.100745.

3. Mohan T, Rajkumar A, Panchalingam G, Nayak D, Raghunathan M, Periandavan K. Homeopathic preparation of Allium sativum abrogates OxLDL mediated atherogenic events in macrophages: An invitro and in silico approach. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2024 Jan-Feb;15(1):100850. Doi: 10.1016/j. jaim.2023.100850. Epub 2024 Jan 13. PMID: 38219436; PMCID: PMC10826319.

4. Mondal D, Raguvaran R, Dosar S, Dixit SK, Narula RH, Khurana A. Antidiarrhoeal Efficacy of Homeopathic Preparation Echinacea Angustifolia Against Naturally Occurring Neonatal Calve Diarrhoea & quot. Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.1 (2024): 80-88.

5. Sarkar A, Roy A, Maity M, Nayak D, Das S. Ultradiluted Eupatorium perfoliatum alleviates DENVinduced fibrosis by regulation of TGFβ1, MMP-9 and interferons. Future Virology (Future Medicine). 2023;18(12):1-16. Doi: https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2023-0121

6. Roy A, Sarkar A, Parveen S, Ghosh PM, Nayak D, Das S. Safety Evaluation of Arsenicum album 6C in Cell Lines and BALB/c Mice Through Toxicity, Proliferation and Apoptosis Studies. Proceedings of the Zoological Society. May 2023; 76:123–33

 

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