P. N. V. Kurup

Paneenazhikath Narayana Vasudeva Kurup (1925 – 27 April 2018) was an Indian Ayurvedic practitioner, researcher, writer and the founder director of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRIMH). He is a former vice chancellor of the Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar and a former advisor of the Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He has published several articles and a book, A Handbook on Indian Medicinal Plants, on the traditional Indian medicine system, The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian medicine.

Biography Born in 1925, in the south Indian state of Kerala, Kurup joined the Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar and worked as the Professor and Head of Panchakarma Institute of the university. He presided over the division of the department into four autonomous entities, the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha (CCRAS), the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and the Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), in 1978.

Kurup was an honorary physician to the President of India and served as the director of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha (CCRAS). He also served as the government nominated member Secretary of the council, as well as the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH). contributed to chapters to Ayurvedic texts He was also associated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a consultant. The Government of India honoured him with the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 2005.