The Ministry
of AYUSH is highlighting its initiatives around the theme of “AYUSH for Global
Health” along with other achievements at the 41st India International
Trade Fair being held in New Delhi from November 14 to 27.

Various AYUSH institutes and research bodies of Ayurveda,
Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy streams have set
up stalls to make people aware of how they can maintain good health by
including AYUSH in their lifestyle through daily routine and good dietary
habits available under the system.

The
highlight of this year’s AYUSH pavilion is the inclusion of interactive
activities. The visitors get to know about AYUSH benefits through activities
like ‘Create Your Own AYUSH items’ that include soap, gel, cream;
identification and matching of spices. The other activities include “Daadi
se Pucho” where one is briefed about kitchen solutions for health problems,
a statement issued by the Ministry said.

The visitors are
given free saplings of medicinal plants having multiple health benefits. Free
OPD facility for visitors where AYUSH practitioners give health advice has also
been provided, it said. 

“Software-based
Prakriti Parikshan and Mizaj Parikshan have been included where Prakriti
(as per the tenets of Ayurveda) and Mizaj (as per the tenets of Unani)
of an individual can be assessed based on the profile or unique psychosomatic
temperament of an individual, encompassing his or her physical, functional and
behavioral characteristics.   

“Yoga Fusion
programme, a live yoga demonstration, Yoga Break at Workplace, and yoga therapy
are being performed by experts of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
(MDNIY), New Delhi,” the statement said.