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Balendu Prakash is an Indian Ayurvedic physician, known for promoting Ayurvedic treatment for diseases such as Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis. He is a former physician to the President of India and the founder of ''Paadav'', a specialty Ayurvedic hospital in Dehradun. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1999, for his contributions to field of medicine. == Biography == Balendu Prakash was born on 14 March 1959, at Meerut, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, to Vaidya Chandra Prakash, an Ayurvedic physician.〔 He did his early schooling at Meerut and graduated in Science with Honours (BSc Hons.) after which he secured the Ayurvedic Medicine degree of BAMS (Ayurvedacharya) from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. It is reported that he learnt Rasa Shastra, a traditional Indian therapeutic protocol, where metal, in powder and paste forms, are used alongside herbs, for the treatment, from his father. In 1989, he moved his base to Dehradun and founded ''Vaidya Chandra Prakash Cancer Research Foundation'' (SIROs) for ayurvedic research.〔 Combining medical practice with research, he is reported to have developed new treatment methods for diseases such as Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Migraine, Anemia, Asthma, Chronic Pancreatitis and Multiple sclerosis. He has developed a herbo-mineral medicine, ''Prak-20'', for the treatment of Jaundice and other liver disorders.〔 His treatment protocols have been subjected to studies by medical researchers. He has published several articles in peer reviewed journals about his research findings, covering the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Prakash is a former member of the scientific advisory committee of ''Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha'' (CCRAS) and served as the Honorary Physician to the President of India from 1997 to 2000. He has sat in the ''Central Council of Indian Medicine'' and headed the Clinical Research Units of Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and Shri Dhanvantri Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Chandigarh during late 1990s and early 2000s.〔 He is a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Herbal Research Development Institute, Gopeshwar ( a Government of Uttarakhand undertaking) and the Advisory Committee of the National Cancer Control Programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He is also a member of the ''Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board'' of the Ministry of AYUSH and International Headache Society, UK and a life member of the Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON).〔 Prakash is a recipient of several awards and honours such as ''Uttrakhand Gaurav'', ''Doon Ratan'', ''Ayurveda Chandrodaya'', ''Paranacharya'', ''Vaidya Ratanam'', ''National Citizen Award'' and ''Pride of Doon''.〔 The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1999.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balendu Prakash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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