Protecting IPRs of Siddha Practitioners through People’s Biodiversity Register
Published By: Gujarat Institute of Development Research | Published Date: December, 01 , 2011Siddha system of medicine (SSM) focuses on addressing the root cause of the disease rather than treating the disease symptoms, and combinations of herbs, medicinal plants, animal and marine resources go on to make the required drugs. In the current scenario where (a) pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to bio-prospecting to get useful leads and (b) side effects caused by the pharmaceuticals are also generating interest to research on the scope for personalized medicine, it is important that the various intellectual property concerning the SSM is protected on an urgent basis.
Author(s): N. Lalitha | Posted on: Jan 25, 2016 | Views() | Download (159)