NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA

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Vol : 2
EDITORIAL BOARD Chief Editor & Chairman

Issue : 6

ISSN 0975 - 3451

Nov - Dec. 2010

Prof. Dr. K. Manickavasakam,

Director i/c Editor & Secretary

Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy

HOD - Sirappu Maruthuvam & Hospital Superintendent Joint Secretaries 1. Dr. K. Suresh, Lecturer 2. Dr. N.J. Muthukumar, Lecturer 3. Dr. S. Visweswaran, Lecturer Members 1. Dr. R. Madhavan, Lecturer 2. Dr. P. Shanmuga Priya, Lecturer 3. Dr. A. Mariappan, Lecturer VETTING COMMITTEE :

1. Dr. M. Rajasekaran,
Associate Professor and HoD i/c, NIS

The highlight of the recent developments in NIS is the undertaking of a WHO-sponsored project i.e.Development of Standard Siddha Terminologies. The similar projects have also been allotted to other individual AYUSH systems --- Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. This project entails access to all the Siddha literatures and contribution from faculty members of NIS and also from various other Siddha institutions, retired Professors and administrative heads of Siddha departments, private Siddha practitioners, Siddha doctors working in manufacturing units and other public organizations. This project after completion will bring to light the individuality of this system. Being a project sponsored by the World Health Organisation, it will definitely attract the attention of the people world-wide, especially those working in the academic side, research and industry. Approval from Institutional Ethics Committee and Institutional Animal Ethics Committee is mandatory for the clinical trials or preclinical studies undertaken as a part of the dissertation work by the Postgraduate Siddha students. Pre-clinical evaluation, especially toxicity study, is mandatory for clinical trials with drugs which are not listed in the Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940 and Rules 1945. Strengthening the infra-structure--animal house, pharmacology and other laboratories ---of Siddha Institutions will not only facilitate cost-efficient preclinical and clinical studies in the institute itself but also ensure adequate in-house training to faculty members, Ph.D scholars and postgraduate students who will be encouraged to undertake more number of research projects in addition to the dissertation works.

2. Dr. T. Anandan,
Asst. Director i/c, Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai

3. Shri. M. Subramanian,
Senior Research Officer (Statistics), NIS ADVISORY BOARD

1. Prof. Dr. M. Murugesan,

HoD and Dean, NIS

2. Prof. Dr. K. Palanichamy,

Special Officer, Research Group on AIDS under ISM (Siddha), Govt. of Tamilnadu

3. Principal,
Govt. Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai

4. Principal,
Govt. Siddha Medical College, Chennai

e-mail : journalofsiddha@gmail.com softcopy also available at http://www.nischennai.org/journalofsiddha.htm

Prof. Dr. R. S.Ramaswamy

Editor & Secretary

INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING

The Institutional Ethics Committee meeting was held on 29.11.10 at 11.00 am for reviewing and finalising the dissertation protocols submitted by II year M.D(S) students. Prof. Dr. K. Manickavasakam, Director i/c, as a member secretary, extended a warm welcome to the chairman and the members and briefed the agenda of the meeting. He stated that the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University has directed to get the approval of IEC for dissertation works of M.D(S) students. Then, the chairman Dr. V. Subramanian invited 2nd year students one by one to present the protocols. Members participated : Dr. V. Subramanian, M.D(S) Joint Director (Rtd.), IM & H, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Dr. K. Manickavasakam, M.D(S), Director i/c, NIS, Dr. P. Manickam, BSMS, M.Sc. (Epidemiology), NIE, Dr. Kanagaraj, M.D., D.A.,MRSH(London), Former Professor of Anesthesia, Madras Medical College, Dr. M. Logamanian, M.D(S), Ph.D., Dr. G. Sivaraman, BSMS, Ph.D, Dr. Alphonse Selvaraj, MBBS, DPH. and Mr. R. G. Sampath Kumar. Faculty members who attended from NIS for facilitating the presentation : Prof. Dr. M. Murugesan, Dean, Prof. Dr. R. S.Ramaswamy, Hosp.Supdt., & Research Co-ordinator, Dr. M. Rajasekaran, Associate Professor & HoD i/c, Shri. M. Subramanian, Senior Research Officer (Statistics). A total of 33 M.D(S) students presented their dissertation work details. The committee made suggestions on the selection of raw drugs, dosage and patient screening procedure based on their presentation. Finally, the students updated the suggestions of the committee and submitted revised dissertation protocols. The Chairman and Member Secretary approved all dissertation protocols and signed in the prescribed format.

OPD/IPD CENSUS : NOV - DEC 2010

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The number of patients reported in OPD in November'10 was 29764 and the average bed occupancy in IPD was 73% The number of patients reported in Geriatric Special OP (on Tuesdays from 3 p.m to 5 p.m) in November'10 was 956. The number of patients reported in OPD in December'10 was 33071 and the average bed occupancy in IPD was 87% The number of patients reported in Geriatric Special OP (on Tuesdays from 3 p.m to 5 p.m) in December'10 was 876.

Ph.D - SIDDHA ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Starting of fulltime Ph.D Programme in Siddha is another milestone in the history of NIS. An entrance examination for selecting suitable candidates for Ph.D Programme for the subjects Maruthuvam, Gunapadam and Sirappu Maruthuvam, for the academic year 2011-12, was conducted on19.12.10 and the results were published on the same evening. The interview for the short-listed candidates in Maruthuvam and Sirappu Maruthuvam only was conducted on the very next day as none of the candidates was found eligible in the written examination for Gunapadam.

WHO PROJECT - DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD SIDDHA TERMINOLOGIES

NIS, Chennai has taken up a 2 WHO project Development of Standard Siddha Terminologies a 10- month project from 15th October, 2010 to 14th August 2011. Prof. Dr. K. Manickavasakam, Director i/c, is the Principal investigator, Prof. Dr. M. Murugesan, Dean, is investigator and Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Hospital Superintendent & HOD-Sirappu Maruthuvam and Dr.M. Rajasekaran, Associate Professor and HOD i/c, Dept. of Gunapadam are the Coinvestigators and the other members of the working group are all the other faculty members from NIS. The project will be scrutinized by external Siddha experts from various Academic and Research Siddha Institutions identified by NIS. In this connection a walk-in-Interview was conducted on 10-11-10 for selecting a suitable Senior Research Fellow (Siddha) for the above project. The Development of Standard Siddha terminologies will facilitate use of these terms with specific meanings in pharmacopoeias, formularies and other documents. Specific Objectives :
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To define and explain terminologies of Siddha in English language To specify the meaning of each Siddha term. To prepare a compendium of standardized Siddha terminologies for reference and adoption

THE TEMPLATE FOR THIS PROJECT

Sl. No. *Code. No. Siddha Term (Tamil) Pronunciation Equivalent English term Definition/description *Reference

PARTICIPATION OF NIS IN AROGYA - BANGALURU

An AROGYA FAIR was conducted by the Dept. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India in Bangaluru from 09.12.10 to 13.12.10 (in association with World Ayurveda Congress, Bangaluru). NIS participated in the 5-day expo and represented the Siddha System of Medicine. More than 10,000 people visited our Siddha stall. In this expo the PG scholars of NIS, using an in-house developed software of NIS, checked the body types of more than 1500 visitors to our stall and gave away the print-outs carrying information on proper dietary habits and other activities suitable to their body types (body constitution). The following faculty members were deputed to the Arogya Fair held at Bangaluru : 1. Prof. Dr. M. Murugesan, Dean. 2. Dr. N. J. Muthukumar, Lecturer, Dept. of Sirappu Maruthuvam 3. Dr. A. Mariappan, Lecturer, Dept. of Gunapadam The following students of NIS were also deputed to the Arogya Fare : Dr. N. Nithyakumari & Dr. Radhika Madhavan - Dept. of Maruthuvam Dr. M. Elangovan & Dr. B. Devi - Dept. of Gunapadam Dr. S. Ramya & Dr. S. Sathyakala - Dept. of Sirappu Maruthuvam Dr. R. Selva Ganesa Pandian - Dept. of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam Dr. R. Saranya - Dept. of Noi Naadal Dr. E. Saravanan & Dr. R. Sathish - Dept. of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum Prof. Dr. K. Manickavasakam, Director i/c, NIS participated in the inaugural function.

PARTICIPATION OF NIS IN AROGYA - LUCKNOW

12.11.10 to 15.11.10 : Dr. S. Sivakumar, Lecturer and Dr. M. Rajasekaran, Associate Professor & HoD i/c of Dept. of Gunapadam participated in AROGYA fair held at Lucknow.

EVENTS IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2010

1-11-10: Smt. S. Senthamarai, Deputy Director (Administration), on deputation, was relieved from NIS office in the forenoon of 1-11-10, on her repatriation to Central office, Tamil Nadu Khadi & Village Industries Board, Kuralagam, Chennai- 8. Prof. Dr. M. Murugesan, Dean, NIS took over complete charge from her. 10-11-10: A walk-in-interview for the selection of one Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for the WHO sponsored project - Development of Standard Siddha Terminologies (for the period from 15th October 2010 to 14 August 2011) was conducted on 10-11-10. Dr. R. Manikandan, who was selected in the above interview, joined as SRF for the above project in the afternoon on 11-11-10.
16.11.10 : Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Hospital Superintendent and HoD - Sirappu Maruthuvam, NIS participated in the meeting of Board of studies (Siddha) at 11.00 am at The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.
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22-11-10 : Dr. P. Shanmuga Priya, Lecturer, Dept. of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum and Dr. A. Mariappan, Dept. of Gunapadam were deputed to attend the workshop on Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques in Drug Development of Traditional Medicines sponsored by WHO and conducted at Captain Srinivasa Murthi Drug Research Institute of Ayurveda and Siddha, Chennai-106.
26.11.10 : Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Research Co-ordinator and HoD - Sirappu Maruthuvam, participated in the expert committee meeting held at TN Dr. M.G.R. Medical University for reviewing the text books on Varmam. 19.12.10 : Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Research Co-ordinator and HoD - Sirappu Maruthuvam, Dr. M. V. Mahadevan, Dr. T. Lakshmikantham, Dr. S. Ilansekaran, Dr. G. J. Christian and PG Scholars of NIS participated in a one- day workshop on "Varma - Naadi Based Clinical Diagnosis (VNBCD)" conducted by Prof. Dr. Manivannan of Touch laboratory of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai. 28.12.10 : Prof. Dr. K. Manickavasakam, Director i/c participated in the meeting of Standing Finance Committee (SFC) of NIS in New Delhi.

REVIEW MEETING OF THE ONGOING NIS-SRU COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS On 07.12.10, a review meeting of the Research Projects of NIS Faculty Members was conducted at the Conference Hall of NIS. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Dr. K. Manickavasakam, Director i/c. Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Research Co-ordinator, welcomed the participants from both NIS (Prof. Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Dr. T. Lakshmikantham, Dr. G. J. Christian, Dr. P. Shanmugapriya and Dr. R. Madhavan -- Principal investigators) and Sri Ramachandra University (Dr. C. Saravana Babu, Research Officer (Toxicology), Mr. Sunil SRF and Ms. Mohanavalli SRF). A review on the progress of the projects undertaken jointly by NIS and SRU was done. This was followed by a discussion on the future strategy. At the end Mr. M. Subramanian, Senior Research Officer (Statistics), proposed a vote of thanks.

STUDENTS' MONTHLY PRESENTATION

24.11.10 : A paper on "Effect of Phyllanthus emblica wood (Nellikkattai) treatment in drinking water" was presented by Dr. R. Selvaganesa Pandian, III year, Dept. of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam in the auditorium of NIS at 3.00 p.m.

24.12.10: Dr. V. Prema, P.G. Scholar of Dept. of Noi Naadal presented a topic on Paithya Vatha Suronitham in the auditorium of NIS at 3.00 p.m.

PARTICIPATION OF NIS IN ASIAN HERBAL SHOW IN CHENNAI

26-11-10 - 28-11-10: The following faculty members were deputed to attend the Asian Herbal Show, organized by Service International with the support of AYUSH and various other departments at Chennai Trade Centre from 26th to 28th November 2010: 1. Dr. T. Lakshmikantham, Lecturer, Department of Maruthuvam 2. Dr. S. Sivakumar, Lecturer, Dept. of Gunapadam 3. Dr. R. Madhavan, Lecturer, Dept. of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum. 28.11.10 : In the International Conference (which was conducted along with Asian Herbal Show) on Challenging and Emerging Dimensions in Medicinal/Herbal Plants and their Products: A Global Perspective, Dr. R. S. Ramaswamy, Professor & Head of the Department of Sirappu Maruthuvam, NIS, presented a paper on Health Care - Role of Kayakalpam Drugs in Siddha Medicine on 28-11-10.

FACULTY CLINICAL PRESENTATION

9-11-10 : Dr. K. Suresh, Lecturer, Department of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam presented a case report on Treatment for Ovarian Cyst at the conference hall at 3.00 p.m.

15.11.10 : Dr. G. J. Christian, Lecturer, Dept. of Noi Naadal presented a case study on Soothaka vali (Primary dysmenorrhoea) at the conference hall at 3.00 p.m.

TKDL WORKSHOP AT SCRI, CHENNAI

A Siddha Expert Committee was constituted by the Department of AYUSH and the below-mentioned faculty members from NIS were identified as eminent Siddha experts for carrying out verification and validation of Siddha formulations and to address various issues related to TKDL Siddha Projects. 1. Prof. Dr. M. Murugesan, Dean and HoD, Dept.of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum. 2. Dr. K. Suresh, Lecturer, Dept. of Kuzhanthai Maruthuvam 3. Dr. P. Shanmugapriya, Lecturer, Dept. of Nanju Noolum Maruthuva Neethi Noolum and 4. Dr. P. Arunmozhi, Lecturer, Dept. of Kuzhanthai Maruthuvam. In connection with this TKDL Project a workshop was organized at Siddha Central Research Institute, th Chennai from 28-30 December 2010. The above faculty members participated for validation of siddha formulations. DISSERTATION GUIDELINES FOR M.D(S) STUDENTS ON CLINICAL TRIALS Every candidate admitted to undergo Post-graduate M.D (Siddha) Degree course shall be individually assigned a topic for dissertation/thesis by the head of the concerned Department and the title of the topic assigned to the candidate be intimated to the Controller of Examinations of the TN Dr.M.G.R.Medical University by the Head of the Department through the Head of the Institution, before the end of the first year of the 3- year course. The departments which are undertaking dissertation works as clinical trials on human subjects should subject their proposals to clearance by Institutional Ethics Committee after due scrutiny of technical contents of the topics and selection by local dissertation screening committee. The topic and parameters of evaluation should not be repetitive. Students can visit the websites of The TN Dr.M.G.R.Medical University, National Institute of Siddha and AYUSH Research Portal for verifying the previous works done. The sample number of patients should at least be 40 and the department of Sirappu Maruthuvam may conduct special studies e.g. on the application of techniques such as Varmam, Thokkanam, Yogam and other external therapies, in addition to internal and external medication, on possible number of patients to determine their effect and examining the feasibility / acceptability. The formulations may be taken from any approved text book of BSMS / M.D (Siddha) course or from the Siddha books listed in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945.

Template for M.D (Siddha) Dissertation Protocol

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Full Title of Study Name of Candidate/Department & Signature Name of Faculty (Guide with Designation, Department & Signature) Objectives of the study Justification for the conduct of the Study Methodology 6.1. Number of Patients 6.2. Inclusion criteria 6.3. Exclusion criteria 6.4.Withdrawal Criteria 6.5. Control(s) 6.6. Study design

6.7. Dosage of drugs 6.8. Duration of treatment 6.9. Investigations 7.0 Others 7. Outcome 8. How you will maintain confidentiality of the subject 9. Costs Involved for (Appx. in Rs.) 9.1. Investigations 9.2. Disposables 9.3. Implants 9.4. Drugs / Contrast Media 10. Who will bear the costs of the requirements? 10.1. Patient 10.2. Government 10.3. Student 10.4. Other Agencies (Specify) 11. Patient Information Sheet (PIS)/ Informed Consent Form (ICF) The project must be accompanied by the Patient Information Sheet addressed to the patient. The Informed Consent Form to be used in the study should be signed by two witnesses. While formulating the patient information sheet, investigator must provide the subjects with the following information in simple language, both in English and Tamil or any other language which can be easily and clearly understood by them:
Objectives and methods of the research Expected duration of the subject participation The benefits to be expected from the research to the subject or to others Risk, if any, to the subject associated with the study Maintenance of confidentiality of records Provision of free treatment for research related injury Compensation for the subjects for disability or death resulting from such an injury Freedom of individual to participate and to withdraw from research at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which the subject would otherwise be entitled. ix) The quantity of blood sample (in ml) to be taken should be mentioned in PIS x) Costs and source of investigations, disposables, implants and drugs / contrast media must be mentioned in the PIS. xi) Telephone number/contact number of the candidate and one of the investigators must be mentioned in the PIS at the top of the page. xii) In case of drug trials, the ingredients of the drugs, manufacturing and other necessary details must be mentioned. xiii) Informed Consent Form should state that the patient has been informed about the study and he/she has agreed to be a part of the study. It should have space for signatures by patient, doctors and two witnesses (Annexure 1) (The students are requested to prepare on their own the translation in simple Tamil (or the language understood by the patient) for both PIS and ICF enclosed herewith) xiv. Attached documents (If any) xv. Reference i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii)

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