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- 22 Sections
- 171 Lessons
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- Unit 1: History and Development of Ayurveda12
- 1.1i. Vedic Origin and Chronological Development of Āyurveda
- 1.2ii. Āyurveda and various schools
- 1.3iii. Understanding and relevance of aṣṭāṅga āyurveda
- 1.4iv. Basic Texts and commentaries of Āyurveda
- 1.5v. Contribution of commentators to Āyurveda
- 1.6vi. Introduction to bṛhattrayī and its importance
- 1.7vii. Introduction to laghutrayī and its importance
- 1.8viii. Basic understanding of nighaṇṭu and kośa of Āyurveda
- 1.9ix. Contribution of contemporary publications in Āyurveda
- 1.10x. Government initiatives for development of Āyurveda
- 1.11Unit – 1 MCQs Set – 1
- 1.12Unit 1 MCQ Set – 2
- Unit 2: Philosophy and Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda11
- 2.1i. āyu – lakṣaṇa, paryāya, paribhāṣā and pramāṇa
- 2.2ii. Definitions of śarīra, jñānendriya, karmendriya, mana, buddhi, citta, ahaṃkāra, ātmā
- 2.3iii. puruṣa
- 2.4iv. Definitions of Ayurveda
- 2.5v. svāsthya lakṣaṇa
- 2.6vi. paṃcamahābhūta
- 2.7vii. Theories of sāmānya and viśeṣa
- 2.8viii. padārtha
- 2.9ix. doṣa – śarīrika and mānasika
- 2.10x. Introduction to dhātu, mala, agni and srotas
- 2.11Unit – 2 MCQ Set – 1
- Unit 3: Sharira Rachna and Kriya11
- 3.1i. Introduction to śarīra racanā kriyā
- 3.2ii. garbhaśarīra (fetal development)
- 3.3iii. Introduction to śarīra pramāṇa
- 3.4iv. Introduction to deha prakṛti and mānasa prakṛti
- 3.5v. Introduction to doṣa, sapta dhātu and mala vijñāna
- 3.6vi. Definition and types of – asthi, sandhi, snāyu, peśī, parva and kaṇḍarā
- 3.7vii. Definition, types and numbers of srotas, dhamanī, śirā and nāḍī
- 3.8viii. ojas and its importance
- 3.9ix. Definition of agni and types – jaṭharāgni, dhātvāgni and bhūtāgni
- 3.10x. marma – Definition and types
- 3.11Unit 3 MCQs Set 1
- Unit 4: Padartha Vijnana and Dravya Vijnana11
- 4.1i. padārtha – Definition and types – saptapadārtha
- 4.2ii. Definition and types of pramā, prameya, pramātā, pramāṇa and pramāṇa catuṣṭaya
- 4.3iii. pramāṇa
- 4.4iv. Origin of dravya, Definition and types – kāraṇa and kārya dravya
- 4.5v. auṣadha and āhāra dravya, āyuṣya – anāyuṣya dravya
- 4.6vi. Basic concept of rasa pañcaka
- 4.7vii. dravya – nāma-rūpa-guṇa-karma-yoga-prayoga-saṃyoga vijñāna
- 4.8viii. Basic concept, classification, and application guṇa, vīrya and vipāka
- 4.9ix. Basic concept of karma and its classification
- 4.10x. dravya in accordance with karma and its uses in health and disease
- 4.11Unit 4 MCQs Set 1
- Unit 5.1. Rasa Shastra and bhaiṣajya Kalpana10
- 5.1i. Origin and Development of rasa śāstra and bhaiṣajya kalpanā
- 5.2ii. rasa – Definition, Types of rasa śodhana prakāra and saṃskāra
- 5.3iii. uparasa sādhāraṇa rasa, ratna, and uparatna
- 5.4iv. Principles of auṣadha nirmāṇa, jāraṇa, māraṇa, satvapātana, nirvāpa and āvāpa
- 5.5v. Basic concept of bhaiṣajya kalpanā
- 5.6vi. rasaśālā, Good Collection Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices
- 5.7vii. Basic Pharmaceutical dosage forms and Secondary dosage forms of āyurveda
- 5.8viii. Definition of puṭa, its types and use in various pharmaceutical forms
- 5.9ix. auṣadha sevana kāla and auṣadha sevana mārga
- 5.10Unit 5.1. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 5.2. Pharmacopeia7
- 6.1i. Āyurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)
- 6.2ii. Āyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI)
- 6.3iii. Drugs and Cosmetics Act
- 6.4iv. Extra-pharmacopoeial drugs (Anukta dravya)
- 6.5v. Knowledge of pharmaco-vigilance in Āyurveda
- 6.6vi. Pharmacogenomics of active compounds of Āyurveda and multi-omics approach
- 6.7Unit 5.2. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 6.1. Disease Biology9
- 7.1i. Definition of disease, Etiology and Pathology
- 7.2ii. Congenital and Acquired diseases
- 7.3iii. Communicable and Non-communicable diseases
- 7.4iv. Genetic and Epigenetic factors in health and diseases
- 7.5v. Autoimmune diseases and Lifestyle disorders
- 7.6vi. Deficiency and Metabolic diseases
- 7.7vii. Psychological disorders
- 7.8viii. Benign tumors and various types of cancers
- 7.9Unit 6.1. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 6.2. Microbiology8
- 8.1i. Historical perspectives of Microbiology, Immunization, Epidemics and Pandemics
- 8.2ii. Antimicrobial resistance, Immune response by microorganisms, Sterilization and disinfection
- 8.3iii. Microbial Diversity and Physiology
- 8.4iv. Gut-Brain axis (GBA) and Microbiome
- 8.5v. Microorganisms’ isolation and characterization, culture media
- 8.6vi. Environmental microflora, Bio-remediation, Dairy microbiology, Indicator organisms and tests and water borne diseases
- 8.7vii. Genetic Recombination, Transformation, Conjugation and Transduction
- 8.8Unit 6.2. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 6.3. Immunology8
- 9.1i. Role of RBCs, WBCs, platelets and plasma proteins in immune mechanisms
- 9.2ii. Biophysics of Immune System
- 9.3iii. Antigen antibody reactions
- 9.4iv. Natural and Acquired immunity, cell-mediated immunity and toxicity and cytokines
- 9.5v. Immunopathology and autoimmune diseases
- 9.6vi. Antibody isolation and purification, ELISA etc.
- 9.7vii. History of vaccines, attenuated vaccine etc.
- 9.8Unit 6.3. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 7.1. Genetics and Ayurgenomics:7
- 10.1i. Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Historical Perspectives of Genetics
- 10.2ii. Human genome and its evolution
- 10.3iii. Exploring genotype to phenotype correlation etc.
- 10.4iv. Basics of human genomics…
- 10.5v. Population genomics, Disease genomics, Pharmaco-genomics, Nutrigenomics
- 10.6vi. P4 and P5 (Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, Participatory and Promotive) medicinal aspects of Āyurveda
- 10.7Unit 7.1. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 7.2. Cell and Molecular Biology9
- 11.1i. Plant and animal cells – Structure and Function
- 11.2ii. Early evidences and Experiments of DNA
- 11.3iii. Watson-Crick model, DNA, RNAs, gene and genome, prokaryotes and eukaryotic genes, C-value paradox
- 11.4iv. DNA replication-conservative…
- 11.5v. Types of gene mutations
- 11.6vi. Gene expression and regulation in prokaryotes
- 11.7vii. Mechanism of Gene Transcription and Translation
- 11.8viii. Basic concepts of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- 11.9Unit 7.2. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 8.1. Physiology8
- Unit 8.2. Biochemistry7
- 13.1i. Concept of atoms and molecules
- 13.2ii. Carbohydrate chemistry and metabolism…
- 13.3iii. Lipid chemistry and metabolism…
- 13.4iv. Chemistry and metabolism of Proteins and Amino acids…
- 13.5v. Heme synthesis and disorders
- 13.6vi. Structure, function and metabolisms of nucleic acids, DNA and RNA
- 13.7Unit 8.2. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 8.3. Nanotechnology6
- Unit 9.1. Biodiversity and Environmental Health7
- 15.1i. Biodiversity of Medicinal plants and animals
- 15.2ii. Pharmacological properties of secondary and active metabolites of medicinal plants
- 15.3iii. Concept of ecosystem…
- 15.4iv. Biodiversity and its conservation…
- 15.5v. Renewable and non-renewable biological resources
- 15.6vi. Degradation of biodiversity
- 15.7Unit 9.1. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 9.2. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)6
- 16.1i. Concept, meaning and types of Intellectual Property (IP)…
- 16.2ii. Protection of Traditional Knowledge System (TKS)…
- 16.3iii. Introduction to the Indian patent office…
- 16.4iv. The role of databases and registers in the legal protection of TKS…
- 16.5v. WTO, TRIPS, WIPO, CBD, FAO, NAGOYA Protocol
- 16.6Unit 9.2. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 9.3. Entrepreneurship7
- 17.1i. Definition of Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial traits…
- 17.2ii. Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in relation to food and drugs of Ayurveda for wellness
- 17.3iii. Innovations and new ideas in Āyurveda R&D…
- 17.4iv. Entrepreneurship development programs of public and private agencies…
- 17.5v. Laboratory to market…
- 17.6vi. Business preparation…
- 17.7Unit 9.3. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 10.1. Research Methodology8
- 18.1i. Research Methodologies and Bioethics in Āyurveda
- 18.2ii. Fundamental principles-based research in Āyurveda
- 18.3iii. Food and drug-based research in Ayurveda
- 18.4iv. Pre-clinical and Clinical trials
- 18.5v. Various extraction methods of plant materials…
- 18.6vi. Purification of bioactive compounds through various chromatographic methods
- 18.7vii. Identification of Functional Groups in Phytochemicals
- 18.8Unit 10.1 MCQs Set 1
- Unit 10.2. Biostatistics7
- 19.1i. Average, Mean, Mode, Median…
- 19.2ii. Power and sample size calculation and Basic Principles of Statistical Inference…
- 19.3iii. Correlation analysis, Regression analysis and Survival analysis
- 19.4iv. Genome Mapping Statistics and Bioinformatics
- 19.5v. Types of data and its classification…
- 19.6vi. Exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
- 19.7Unit 10.2. MCQs Set 1
- Unit 10.3. Ayurveda-informatics9
- 20.1i. Chronological Development of Āyurvedic drug manufacturing industries
- 20.2ii. Government policies and initiatives for the development of Āyurveda
- 20.3iii. Ordinance, Rules and Regulations in the manufacturing of quality
- 20.4iv. Review of important modern works on classical medicinal plants…
- 20.5v. Important organizations of Ayurveda
- 20.6vi. Research publication portals in Āyurveda and contemporary medical science…
- 20.7vii. Use of modern technology to confirm the various fundamental principles…
- 20.8viii. Health informatics in Āyurveda in present global scenario
- 20.9Unit 10.3. MCQs Set 1
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