CTKRA

CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

What is Traditional Knowledge

Traditional Knowledge in usually the knowledge which is preserved with the Humans in civilization which are sustainable and get passed on from generation to generation. It could be Health Care, Agriculture, Food Habits,, Art, Handicrafts, etc. These are very popular with tribals living in isolation in the forest areas and usually they do not reveal and share the knowledge with people outside their habitats . The myth is that the Tribal God/Goddess will get annoyed. However, the first ever example of Traditional Knowledge which was shared with the scientists in the world was kani tribes of Western Ghat, Karela with TBGRI ,Tropical Garden Research Institute,Pallode, Kerala, which resulted in to a wonderful, Drug, Jeveni, antifatigue drug by the Scientists of TBGRI under Directorship of Dr. Puspangadan, TBGRI using Trichophus zeylinicum,Arogaya pachi Which is antifatigue herb also mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic scripts and the correct identification was not known . There is a lot of literature available on Traditional Knowledge like TKDL (CSIR), IJTK Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (NISCAIR), lot of scientific literature on Ethnobotany, but the knowledge is confined to scientific journals and also now fully exploited and put to application..

AKS (Amicable Knowledge Solution) University which was established in 2011 is spread over 70 acre of land with beautiful landscape of uncommon ornamental plants and has different disciplines like Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Engineering, Mining, Management and Social Sciences and has been awarded twice in 2016 as the Best Rural University by Assochem and HRD Ministry, GOI.

AKS University, Satna, Madhya Pradesh has been established by Government of Madhya Pradesh by an Act No.44 of 2011 of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. AKS University Satna is recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC), a statutory body of the Government of India under 2(f) of UGC Act.

Not much has been done on the Scientific validation and application aspects of Traditional Knowledge and three is a big task and challenge to serve the humanity and with these aspects in mind, Centre for Traditional Knowledge Research and Applications has been established. The centre will concentrate on Hearth Care and Agriculture to start with but will include at a later stage other aspects like Animal Health Care and cow in particular, Traditional Foods, Traditional, Art craft etc.

What Has Been Achieved

CTKRA established for the first time in a University System, celebrated Dhanwantari Pargetya Diwas by arranging Lectures in Ayurvedic Sciences. Dhanwantari Pargetya Diwas was celebrated in AKS University on 27.10.2016 and prominent Vaidyas (Vd. Malviya Jee, Satna, Vd. Ram Awtar from Delhi, Vd. Ram Lotan from Pithorabad, Satna), spoke on their experiences in praticising Ayurved in Health Care.
Gau Astami was also celebrated for the first time in AKS University and Vd. Abdul Varsi from Durg, CG was the Chief Guest and spoke in detail on Cow Vigyan and use of Cow Vigyan in Human Health and Soil Fertility and plant protection to promote Organic forming.
CTKRA established Gou Vigyan Adharit Gou Amrit Aushidi Swasthya Kendra and Vaidyaraj Abdul Varsi and his daughter Vaidya Saba Varsi are appointed in the above Centre, are curing the patients of Satna using Herbal Formulations.
Agnihotra, our ancient wisdom given by the Rishies of Vedic Period is to be used in Agriculture and CTKRA, Director, Dr. Yudhvir K. Bhoon/Dr. Sw. Bhoomanand Saraswati has introduced Agnihotra to the farming community of Distt. Satna in his lectures. A R&D project “Scientific Validation of Agnihotra Environment on the Morphological parameters and Phyto active constrituents in Selected Medicinal Plants” has been submitted to NMPB, Ministry of Ayush GOI for funding.
Another R&D project “Comparative Response of the Various Bioinodulants on the Morphology and Phyto active Constituents in Commercially Significant Medicinal Plants” has been submitted to NMPB, GOI, New Delhi.
Yet another R&D research project “Cow Urine Extracts of Parthenium hysterophorus and Lantana camera as Possible Insect Repellant and Viricide” has been submitted to DST, GOI for funding.
‘Sanjivini Tailam’ which is the extract of plant Tridax procumbens found in abundance in the campus of AKS University is a very good wound healer in Traditional Health Care but it has multiple uses like Bleeding Teeth Blackening of Hair and Potency.
A survey of the medicinal plants/flora of the AKS University and adjoining area has been conducted and the list prepared. These are under cultivation and will be used in the preparation of the various poly herbal formulations in the Swastheya Kendra, AKS University.
Director CTKRA has yet to make a visit of Patalkot, Kalinger Forest, Amarkantak areas to study its flora of the areas and interact with the various Tribal Communities which is usually conducted after Mansoon.
During the visit of the Director, CTKRA to different places, data base is being prepared by interacting with the Traditional Healess their knowledge in health care solhat it could be used in developing newer formulations.
The Gulkand of the plant Argemone maxicana, ‘Swaran Skhiri’ ‘Satyanasi’ has been prepared in Honey which will be used for diseases like HIV/Other diseases mentioned in literature.

CTKRA

What is Traditional Knowledge

Aims and objectives

The centre will have the following Aims and objectives :

What Has Been Achieved