DRAVYA Portal:
In its first phase, the DRAVYA portal aims to catalogue information on 100 key medicinal substances.
- Digitized Retrieval Application for Versatile Yardstick of AYUSH Substances (DRAVYA) portal is the largest collection of data on Ayurvedic Ingredients and Products.
- It is an ever growing, ever evolving database that covers classical Ayurveda textbooks as well as contemporary scientific literature and field studies.
- It is an initiative of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS).
- Features of DRAVYA Portal:
- It is AI-ready and will eventually interlink with the Ayush Grid and other Ministry initiatives on medicinal substances and drug policy.
- The platform features QR code integration, enabling standardised information display in medicinal plant gardens and drug repositories nationwide.
- It serves as a comprehensive, open-access database that dynamically consolidates data from classical Ayurvedic texts and standard online research platforms.
- It enables users to search for medicinal substances used across Ayush systems and access detailed profiles spanning Ayurvedic pharmacotherapeutics, botany, chemistry, pharmacy, pharmacology, and safety information.
