Nadi Tarangini is the first Ayurvedic medical device in India, which has won the nod from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), and is a pulse diagnostic tool under Ayurveda. The device has been designed by Padma Bhushan awardee Prof. J.B. Joshi, Chancellor of the Institute of Chemical Technology, and Dr Aniruddha Joshi after six years of intense research at IIT Bombay.
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Development and features
The Atreya Innovations Company in Hinjewadi, Pune, makes Nadi Tarangini at a price of ₹55,000. It has used advanced AI-powered technology in this device by combining ultra-sensitive sensors and the latest algorithms for accurate pulse reading. It allows Ayurvedic practitioners to assess 22 parameters, from the balance of Tridosha (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) to levels of stress and digestive health. Nadi Tarangini claims a success rate of about 85%. The report runs up to 10 pages and is available in 10 Indian languages.
Approval and manufacture
CDSCO certification approval was received after testing more than 25,000 individuals and submission of detailed reports. Currently, Atreya Innovations can manufacture 5,000 units in a year and has secured seed funding worth ₹5 crore for research and development, establishing the distribution network, and scaling up the production capacity. Prof. J.B. Joshi and Dr Aniruddha Joshi explained the details of the device in a press conference held in Pune. He expressed satisfaction in seeing the idea that had germinated in his mind two decades back taking a reality and going for government clearance.
Recognition and research
Inspired by the treatment that Dr Aniruddha Joshi's father had to undergo because of various health issues by the expertise of Vaidya Ashok Shripad Bhat from Pune with the aid of pulse examination, this was his inspiration in coming up with Nadi Tarangini. When doing research at IIT Bombay, he developed 7 to 10 other sensors in hopes of producing something close to a finger. This project was supported by a research grant from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and it has since been granted US and other international patents.
Adoption and effect
Nadi Tarangini is reportedly being used at over 1,250 Ayurvedic clinics in India presently, with testing done on over 5 lakh individuals. PM Narendra Modi had appreciated the product in his 'Mann Ki Baat' program recently. Dr Aniruddha Joshi stressed that the device represents the initiation of the process of standardization of Ayurvedic practices so that the knowledge tradition of ancient Indians related to pulse examination is continued in the modern technology age. The innovation aims at making betterment in the Ayurvedic treatment of people by the world, through accurate diagnosis of pulse details regarding health conditions.
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