1. Since 1993, Drug De-Addiction cum Rehabilitation center under the name of 'PRATYAYA' is run by IRIIM with financial aid from Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India. Research work on the efficacy of Pro-Nature therapies (Acupuncture -Yoga-Naturopathy-Diet Therapy) in comparison to Conventional Medicine regarding the management of Substance Abuse & its Prevention are done here.

  2. "Therapeutic efficacy of ACUPUNCTURE in comparison to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (R.A) a Clinico-Experimental study" sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the premier medical research body under Govt. of India, which ended successfully in July 1999.This Research project on Acupuncture is first of its kind in India

  3. From 1999-2005, a Yoga-Naturopathy Patient Care Centre ran under partial funding of Central Council For Research in Yoga-Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, under Ministry of Health & F.W Govt. of India, which was only in the Howrah district of West Bengal. Research work on the efficacy of Yoga-Naturopathy singly or in combination with Acupuncture are done here systematically.

  4. Dept. of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt. of India sponsored 3 years collaborative research project on "Development of Image Processing and Pattern Recognition System for the Exploitation of Non-Invasive Traditional Diagnostic potential of TONGUE" completed successfully in April 2003. The success of this project in one hand enriched the science of non-invasive diagnostic procedures of both traditional and mainstream medicine and in other hand, gave a boost to the scientific endeavor to upgrade and standardize our traditional medical techniques, concepts and wisdom for the betterment of medical services in low cost and easily accessible way.

  5. Central Council For Research in Yoga-Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, under Ministry of Health & F.W Govt. of India, has approved 3 yrs. research project on“Development of Traditional Tongue Diagnosis aided by Information Technology for Standardization of Nature Cure Diagnostic Method”

Other research studies undertaken

  • Efficacy of Integrated Acupuncture in the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis-a clinico-fundamental study.

  • Development of Integrated Acupuncture appliance indigenously.

  • Development of Training Methodology in Integrated Acupuncture-Yoga-Naturopathy (for Fresher).

  • Efficacy of Acupuncture-Yoga-Naturopathy in the integrated management of common diseases including Addiction.

  • Combined efficacy of Acupuncture-Yoga-Naturopathy in the Integrated Management of Diabetes.

  • Development of training methodology in Integrated Acupuncture-Yoga-Naturopathy as per WHO guidelines.

  • Efficacy of Moxibustion as a Preventive Measure in the Cold Susceptible Children.

  • Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy in the treatment of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in comparison to Conventional Therapy.

 
 
 
 
     
 
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