• Centre for Traditional Medicine & Research
  4A, 4th Cross Street
  Mahalakshmi nagar
  Adambakkam
  Chennai -600 088
  Ph: 43559593/43559573
  dirctmr@sify.com
  ttn64@sify.com
  
  
  
  
  
  Profile
  
  Centre for Traditional Medicine & Research, a registered society under the TN societies registration Act is a ‘Not for profit organization’ operational since 2001. CTMR is working in the area of awareness, advocacy and promotion of research in traditional medicine including cultivation and conservation of Medicinal plants. The NGO has prior experience in carrying out demand supply assessment, and is closely associated with preparation of strategy and action plan for development of propagation material of medicinal plants by seed centers in Forest Department.
  
  CTMR has written the Strategy paper, action plan and road map for the development of the medicinal Plant sector in Tamilnadu for next five year plan 2008-2013 for State Medicinal Plants Board
  
  The following experts in the area of traditional medicine and medicinal plant constitute the governing body of CTMR.
  
  Vaidya.S.Usman Ali, currently the Director, Centre for Traditional Medicine and Research. Chennai, has over 40 years of experience in ISM, Which include positions like
  
• Chief Botanist, TAMPCOL, instrumental in establishing medicinal plant farm in Anna nagar and Kolli hills.
  
• Asst Director of CCRAS.
• Instrumental for establishment for the first ever medicinal plant garden –Jawaharlal Nehru medicinal plant Garden, Pune and publications of various ‘Ethnobotanical studies of various tribal and native populations’ including , natives of Andaman, Karjat, Bhimashanker of Maharastra Kanis of Agasthiyar hills, Irulas of chengalpattu, and natives of point calimore (Kodiakarai)
  
• As officer on Spl Duty to VC. Gujarat Ayurvedic university. Jamnagar and researched natives of Gir forest of Junagadh.
  
  Dr.T.Thirunarayanan, Siddha Physician -20 years experience in ISM, teaching, clinical, industry and research with expertise in conservation, cultivation of medicinal plants, working closely with other NGO’s and Govt Departments including Forest Dept, Corporations including TAFCORN,SFRDT.
• Prepared the ‘Development of ISM’ report for the state under the Tamilnadu Equitable growth initiative programme along with members of the Health sector sub-committee.
• Has served as expert member in earlier ‘Mother and Child healthcare’ programme and subsequently in designing training module and Kit for RCH programme of Govt. of Tamilnadu and in evaluating, monitoring and review.
• Has authored two books and translated four traditional works of siddhars in English.
• Has various research publications including ‘Herbal wealth of Nilgiris tribal and Non tribal’.
• Documented the local health practices of Traditional healers of Kaniyambadi block and Javadi hills while serving as Physican –ISM in community Health Department of Christian Medical college, Vellore.
• Dr.T.Thirunarayanan & Dr.S.Usman Ali have been expert members of the Medicinal plant committee of Tamilnadu Siddha Medical Board and co-authored report on establishing large scale Medicinal plant gardens in Tamilnadu.
• Have actively guided other NGOs in Natu Vaidya conventions and in selection of Natuvaidya awardees.
• Both of them have actively participated in designing and conduct of Rapid assessment of Traditional Knowledge programs of various NGOs
  
  
  Key Projects carried out so far by CTMR.
• Medicinal Plants Development Area Project at Pulleri in Chengalpattu Dist in Association with Forest Dept and FRLHT -2001-2003
• Feasibility study and Technology transfer for Select Medicinal Plants of Commercial interest – Tamilnadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN) -2002-2004
  Utility Pattern of Traditional Medicine in Industrial township (Kalpakkam) and rural areas around them -2003-2004
• Anti-fungal property of plant drugs with specific reference to Dandruff causing organism and Efficacy of commercially available Anti-dandruff products -2003-2004
  Establishment of Medicinal Plants Demonstration garden and nursery in 10 acre plot at Annaikatti- AIM for Sewa – Coimbatore 2003-2006
• Associated with Endangered species gene bank for select Medicinal plants at Annaikatti in association with AIM for SEWA and IFGTB. 2005-2007
• Techo-economical feasibility study for Cultivation and processing of Medicinal plants in Orrisa and Karnataka and identification of Land for establishing Medicinal Plants Cultivation centre –Industrial Technical Consultancy corporation of Tamil Nadu -2005-2006
• Implementation of Medicinal Plant Park in PHCs in Tamil Nadu –Tamil Nadu forest department under UNDP scheme -2006-2008
• Survey for assessment of Demand and supply among Industry, Export houses and Extraction units in Tamil Nadu & Karnataka- NMPB funded project for FRLHT -2006-2007.
• Intercropping of medicinal plants - Feasibility along with Jatropa plantation for M/s.India cements Limited, India Pottash and Siyarams. -2006-2008
• Large Scale Nursery and Plantation of Jatropha as alternative income generation and Livelihood for Tribals of Annaikatti- Ongoing
• Documentations of local health traditions in Darmapuri, Salem., Namakal ,and Krishnagiri Districts under The Department of Ayush scheme -ongoing
• Training programme on specalised Treatment Procedures in Indian System of Medicne for over 800 Government Siddha doctors under The Department of Ayush scheme -ongoing.
• Digitalization and translation of siddha medical text books under The Department of Ayush scheme
  
  
  
  
  Regular activities include
• Student Research support in various institutes including IIT Chennai, CLRI, Women Christian college, New college, Madras Christian college, DG Vishnava College etc.
• Many lecture and awareness programme both for students and general public.
  Invited lectures in most university departments in Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka .
• Organizing Medicinal plant exhibitions in association with institutions/College