CDAC Software
to Boost Ayurveda
By  Courtesy Express News Service

The traditional practice of Ayurveda will now receive a fillip from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) through the launch of the software AyuSoft, a decision support system that will facilitate Ayurvedic research, diagnosis and treatment for practitioners, hospitals, researchers and academia alike. The software will be displayed at the World Ayurveda Congress being held at the Pune University till November 12.

The software consists of a one-gigabyte repository of Ayurvedic data, including applications for physiological and psychological constitution assessment, disease diagnostics and treatment based on symptoms and causative factors, as well as personal information management, wherein records can be maintained of each patient's case details. Apart from automatic generation of certificates and prescriptions, the software can also transfer a patient's case to a panel of doctors for collaborative consultation.

Dr Medha Dhurandhar, chief investigator of the project said, "By harnessing traditional medical knowledge with Information and Communication Technologies, AyuSoft can help create the much-needed evidence-base for the global acceptance of Ayurveda." .

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