New Delhi, : The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India organised a lecture on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Unani Medicine: Core Concepts, Clinical Applications and Perspectives’ at Ayush Auditorium, Janakpuri, New Delhi.
In his introductory remarks, Prof. Asim Ali Khan, Director General, CCRUM stressed the need of tapping the potential of information technology and artificial intelligence for faster growth and development of Unani Medicine and accurate outcomes in research and development activities.
Delivering his extensive lecture on AI, Dr. Khalid Raza, Assistant Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi highlighted important perspectives about incorporation of AI in Unani Medicine and suggested six key initiatives: (1) Creation of expert system for Unani Medicine for automated query-answering; (2) AI-driven novel Unani formulation; (3) Computational validation of existing Unani formulations and profiling; (4) Development of AI-driven diagnosis methods in Unani Medicine; (5) Personalized Unani Medicine: Considering temperaments (Mizaj) in drug design and discovery; and (6) Bringing Unani Medicine to Digital Medicine.
The lecture concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Naheed Parveen, Assistant Director (Unani), CCRUM. Dr. Ritu Karwasra, Research Officer (Clinical Pharmacology), CCRUM, coordinated the lecture as compere. The lecture was well-attended by researchers and officers of the CCRUM and its subordinate offices in Delhi/NCR.
