| 5000 BC |
Use of medicinal plants by Egyptians as recorded in the Papyri |
| 3000 BC |
Medical writings by Mesopotamian Physicians |
| 3000 BC |
Establishment of some medical schools in Egypt like Heliopolis, Sais, Memphis, Thebes and Abydos Medical Schools |
| 3000 BC |
Morphological study of the sheep’s liver in Mesopotamia |
| 1800 BC |
Kahun Papyrus dealing with women’s health and gynaecological disorders |
| 1600 BC |
Edwin Smith Papyrus carrying description of 48 surgical cases |
| 1552 BC |
Berlin Papyrus dealing with medical and surgical cases |
| 1300 BC |
Hearst Medical Papyrus dealing with general ailments |
| 1200 BC |
Initiation of experimental method to study diseases and their treatments by Asclepius and his descendants |
| 580-489 BC |
Pythagoras introduced the four proximate qualities - hot, cold, wet and dry and described the crisis period of diseases. |
| 500 BC |
Discovery of the first antidote by Asclepius II |
| 490-430 BC |
Concept of four elements by Empedocles |
| 460 BC |
Concept of Atomism by Democritus |
| 460-370 BC |
Concept of four humours (Akhläö) and medical ethics by Hippocrates |
| 384-322 BC |
Comparative study of Anatomy and establishment of Lyceum Academy by Aristotle |
| 370-287 BC |
Theophrastus founded a Herbal Medical Museum |
| 322-283 |
Alexandria’s Museum, Library and Medical Faculty were founded |
| 310 BC |
Erasistratus dissected human bodies and founded human physiology |
| 305 BC |
Herophilus (Father of Anatomy) dissected a large number of human dead bodies |
| 1st Century AD |
Compilation of illustrated book “De Materia Medica (Kitäb alÙashä’ish)” consisting of 600 drugs by Dioscorides |
| 200 AD |
Organization of the Unani System of Medicine by Galen |
| 400-500 AD |
Establishment of Academy of Jundishäpür, Iran |
| 737-831 AD |
Development of Pharmaceutical Chemistry by Geber |
| 750-850 AD |
Translation of Greek medical texts into Arabic |
| 800 AD |
Establishment of Bayt al-Ùikma (House of Wisdom), Baghdad for translation and compilation of Unani Medicine related works |
| 800 AD |
Introduction of Unani System of Medicine in India |
| 865-925 AD |
Description of infectious diseases by Muùammad ibn Zakariyya Räzé |
| 936-1013 AD |
Invention and description of surgical instruments by Abü al-Qäsim al- Zahräwé in his book, Kitäb al-Tañréf |
| 980-1037 AD |
Compilation of an encyclopedia of Unani System of Medicine Canon of Medicine (al-Qänün fi’l-Öibb) by Avicenna (Ibn Sénä) |
| 1200-1526 AD |
Development of Unani System of Medicine in India during Sultanate Period |
| 1526-1857 AD |
Development of Unani System of Medicine in India during Mughal Era |
| 1595 AD |
Establishment of Där al-Shifä’, the first Unani teaching hospital of Deccan founded by Sulöän Muùammad Qulé Quöub Shäh |
| 1865 AD |
Initiation of a course on Unani System of Medicine by Punjab University |
| 1891 AD |
Establishment of Madrasa Öibbiyya, Hyderabad, founded by Naväb Mér Maùbüb ‘Alé Khän Ãñif Jäh VI |
| 1904 AD |
Establishment of Hindustäné Dawäkhäna – a manufacturing unit of Unani Medicine in Delhi |
| 1906 AD |
Establishment of All India Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi Conference by Ùakém Ajmal Khän |
| 1909 AD |
Establishment of Girls’ Tibbi School (Madrasa Öibbiyya Zanäna) by Ùakém Ajmal Khän |
| 1920 AD |
Resolution of All India Congress Committee for Promotion/Official Patronage of Indian Systems of Medicine (Ayurveda and Unani) |
| 1921 AD |
Inauguration of Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College, Delhi by Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1926 AD |
Establishment of Research Committee and Research Unit at Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College, Delhi |
| 1927 AD |
Establishment of Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh with five years degree programme of Unani System of Medicine |
| 1935 AD |
Establishment of Department of Unani Medicine (Maùkama Öabäbat Yünäné) in the State of Hyderabad by Mér ‘Uthmän ‘Alé Khän, VIIth Nizäm |
| 1952 AD |
Establishment of All India Unani Tibbi Conference by Ùakém ‘Abd al-Ùaméd |
| 1962 AD |
Establishment of Institute of History of Medicine & Medical Research, New Delhi |
| 1963 AD |
Establishment of Ibn Sénä Academy, Aligarh |
| 1964 AD |
Setting up of Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee by Government of India |
| 1969 AD |
Establishment of Central Council for Research in Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy |
| 1970 AD |
Setting up of Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) |
| 1971 AD |
Enforcement of Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, and establishment of CCIM |
| 1972 AD |
Initiation of Postgraduate education in Unani System of Medicine at Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, AMU, Aligarh and Government Nizamia Tibbi College, Hyderabad |
| 1978 AD |
Establishment of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi |
| 1979 AD |
Passing of Pashchim Banga Unani Medicine Act |
| 1983 AD |
Incorporation of Chapter IV-A with separate regulatory provisions for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and rules there under |
| 1983 AD |
Setting up of West Bengal State Council of Unani Medicine |
| 1983 AD |
Setting up of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) |
| 1995 AD |
Setting up of Department of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy (ISM&H) in Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare |
| 2000 AD |
Establishment of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) |
| 2000 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and CSIR for development of bio-active molecules from single and compound Unani drugs |
| 2001 AD |
Filing of patents on seven Unani formulations |
| 2002 AD |
Formation of National Policy on Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy |
| 2003 AD |
Constitution of Task Force for Unani Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) and Launching of TKDL (Unani) |
| 2003 AD |
Renaming of Department of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy (ISM&H) as Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) |
| 2004 AD |
Establishment of National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) |
| 2004 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Vallabh Bhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi for collaborative studies on bronchial asthma |
| 2005 AD |
Mainstreaming of AYUSH strategy adopted under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) |
| 2006 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi for collaborative clinical studies/therapeutic trials |
| 2006 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUMM and Aligarh Muslim University in the area of drug standardization and quality control of Unani formulations |
| 2007 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Lady Harding Medical College for collaborative research on infective Hepatitis |
| 2008 AD |
Establishment of Indo-US Centre for Research in Indian Systems of Medicine (CRISM), University of Missisippi (USA) |
| 2008 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi for collaborative clinical research and standardization of drug |
| 2010 AD |
Establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine |
| 2010 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and University of Tehran, Iran |
| 2010 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and National Manuscripts Mission for preservation of Unani Medicine |
| 2010 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and University of Western Cape town, (SA) for development infrastructure of Unani Medicine in South Africa |
| 2011 AD |
Setting up of Unani Chair at University of Western Cape town, South Africa |
| 2014 AD |
Elevation of Department of AYUSH to a full-fledged Ministry of AYUSH |
| 2015 AD |
Relocation of Literary Research Institute of Unani Medicine from Jamia Hamdard to Jamia Millia Islamia and its renaming as Hakim Ajmal Khan Institute of Literary & Historical Research in Unani Medicine (HAKILHRUM) |
| 2015 AD |
Establishment of AYUSH Wellness Clinic at President’s Estate, New Delhi |
| 2016 AD |
Celebration of Hakim Ajmal Khan birthday as Unani day and Institution of annual AYUSH awards |
| 2017 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Hamdard University, Bangladesh |
| 2018 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Tajik State Medical University, Tajikistan |
| 2018 AD |
Signing of MoU between the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Government of Iran to cooperate and collaborate in the area of education and research in Traditional Medicine and subsequent visit of high- level delegation to Iran for forging executive steps and action plan in pursuance to the MoU and signing of minutes of the meeting (MoM) |
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to this effect. |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 292117, Title-Scar and A Kit for the Scar Primers and a Kit for the Authentication of Unani drug Zarishk (Berberis aristata) and its Adulterant Daru Haridra (Coscinium fenestratum) was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 25.01.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 292056, Title-Scar and A Kit for the Scar Primers and a Kit for The Authentication of Unani Drug Amla (Emblica officinalis) and Its Adulterant Shakarkand (Ipomeae batatas) was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 24.01.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 292112, Title- Scar and A Kit for the Scar Primers and a Kit for The Authentication of Unani Drug Senna (Cassia acutifolia, Cassia angustifolia) and Its Adulterant Carica Papaya was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 25.01.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 296647, Title-Scar primers and a kit for the authentication of Unani drug mulethi (glycerrhiza glabra) and its adulterant abrus precatorious was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 09.05.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 300006, Title- SCAR primer and a kit for the authentication of Unani drugs and their adulterants Zaafran (Crocus Sativus) and its adulterants Qurtum (Carthamus Tinctorious) was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 16.08.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 301118, Title- SCAR primer and a kit for the authentication of Unani drugs and their adulterants Rewand Chini (Rheum Emodi) and its adulterants Rhium Palmatum was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 18.09.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
A Patent no. 303433, Title- SCAR primer and a kit for the authentication of Unani drugs and their adulterants Zizyphus jujube and its adulterants Jhad Beri (Zizyphus Nummularia (File No. 09069(7) was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 26.11.2018 |
| 2018 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) |
| 2019 AD |
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of National Institute of Unani Medicine at Ghaziabad |
| 2019 AD |
Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), Hyderabad upgraded to National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD) |
| 2019 AD |
Establishment of Unani Medical Centre at VMMC Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi |
| 2019 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Invest India for AGNIi (Accelerating Growth of New India) Project, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India |
| 2019 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad |
| 2019 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2019 AD |
Allotment of land for the establishment of National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Non- communicable Diseases in Faridabad, Haryana |
| 2020 AD |
Signing of MoU between CCRUM and Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi |
| 2020 AD |
NRIUMSD, Hyderabad obtained NABH Accreditation |
| 2021 AD |
Inauguration of 1st batch of BUMS (Bachelor of Unani Medicine Surgery) course at Government Unani Medical College Hospital (GUMCH), Nawab Bagh, Ganderbal, Kashmir |
| 2021 AD |
RRIUM Srinagar obtained NABH Accreditation |
| 2022 AD |
Selection of Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar for upgrading the facility of Ilaj bi’l-Tadbir (regimenal therapy) under the Ayush Centre of Excellence (CoE) scheme of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India |
| 2022 AD |
Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Mumbai gets its new building in Navi Mumbai |
| 2022 AD |
Establishment of Co-location Center under RRIUM-Mumbai at J.J. Hospital, Mumbai |
| 2022 AD |
Regional Research Centre (RRC), Silchar upgraded to Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) Silchar |
| 2022 AD |
Constructed new building for the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine with a 50-beded hospital in Silchar, Assam |
| 2022 AD |
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certification has been received for Pharmacy established at NRIUMSD, Hyderabad |
| 2022 AD |
Establishment of Pharmacy at RRIUM Chennai |
| 2022 AD |
RRIUM Chennai obtained NABH Accreditation |
| 2022 AD |
RRIUM Bhadrak obtained NABH Accreditation |
| 2022 AD |
Inauguration of National Institute of Unani Medicine at Ghaziabad |
| 2023 AD |
RRIUM Chennai laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2023 AD |
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certification has been received for Pharmacy established at RRIUM, Chennai |
| 2023 AD |
RRIUM Bhadrak laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2023 AD |
CRIUM Lucknow obtained NABH Accreditation |
| 2023 AD |
Inauguration of Unani Specialty Clinic at old GMC building Ribander Goa |
| 2023 AD |
Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India and Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) have signed an umbrella MoU on 3rd July, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India entered into an MoU with ICMR - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 4th July, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India entered into an MoU with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), New Delhi on August 02, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, entered into a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Integral University (IU), Lucknow. on August 24, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, entered into a MoU marked collaboration with University of Kashmir on 1 st September 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, entered into memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sher- e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) on 1st September 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bengaluru has signed a MoU on 16 September 2023. |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) signed MoU with IIT Mumbai on 20 th November, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad (NIPER) has signed a MoU on December 14, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India and ICMR-NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) has signed a MoU on December 14, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India and National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME) has signed a MoU on December 14, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India has signed a MoU with CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad during 15th – 20th December, 2023 |
| 2023 AD |
A Patent no. 456963 Title-A Novel Herbal Composition and a Process for Preparation Thereof Effective Against Bars (Vitiligo) was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 15.10.2023 |
| 2023 AD |
CRIUM Lucknow laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2024 AD |
RRIUM Srinagar laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2024 AD |
Inauguration of Pharmacy Block Ilāj Bi’l Tadbīr (Regimenal Therapy at RRIUM Chennai |
| 2024 AD |
RRIUM Hyderabad laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2024 AD |
RRIUM Patna laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2024 AD |
A Patent (No. 528327) Title-A process of preparing the herbal composition UNIM - 104 effective against Iltehab-e-Kabid (Infective Hepatitis) was granted by IPO to CCRUM on 15.03.2024. |
| 2024 AD |
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad,) on 12th February, 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, and Silchar Medical College Hospital, Silchar on March 7 th , 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and CSIR – North East Institute of Science Technology (CSIR – NEIST), Jorhat, Assam on March 7 th , 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Aligarh, April 30th, 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Amity University, Noida, May 27th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Anna University, Chennai June 19th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Government Unani Medical College, Chennai June 19th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar July 18th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine (NITM), Belgavi, November 13th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and State Takmil-ut-Tib College and Hospital, Lucknow, December 16th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences (BCAS), Delhi University, New Delhi, December 18th 2024 |
| 2024 AD |
MoU between Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India and Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran |
| 2024 AD |
RRIUM, New Delhi laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2024 AD |
RRIUM, Aligarh laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, February 22nd 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homeopathy (PCIM&H), Ghaziabad, May 22nd 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
RRIUM Patna obtained NABH Accreditation |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Dr. BRKR Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Hyderabad, May 30th 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore, July 16th 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), Chennai, August 23rd 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Govt. Tibbi College & Hospital, Patna, September 1st 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
RRIUM, Mumbai laboratory obtained NABL (Medical) Certification |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Hamdard Laboratories, New Delhi, November 13th 2025 |
| 2025 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, December 24th 2025 |
| 2026 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIPIED), Hyderabad, February 14th 2026 |
| 2026 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Amity University Mumbai, February 14th 2026 |
| 2026 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and SVKM’s College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, February 14th 2026 |
| 2026 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and MIJ Tibbia Unani Medical College, Mumbai, February 14th 2026 |
| 2026 AD |
Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed between CCRUM and Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (TATA ACTREC), February 14th 2026 |
| 2026 AD |
Inauguration of Renovated Extension Centre of RRIUM Mumbai at J. J. Hospital, February 14th, 2026 |
| 2026 AD |
MoU between Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India and Lotus Holistic Health Center-Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
