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rishna Chandra Chunekar, is an Indian ayurvedic physician and medical writer, known for the books he has published, especially the translation of Vedic literature on herbal pharmacopeia. The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, by awarding him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine and medical literature. ==Biography== Krishna Chandra Chunekar was born in 1928 in Varanasi, the pilgrim city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He had his ayurveda training from known ayurveda scholars such as Sriniwas Shastri and Professor Satyanarayana Shastri of the Banares Hindu University and graduated in Ayurvedic medicine (AMS). His career was mainly at the Ayurveda College at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University from where retired as a professor and the Head of the Department of Dravya Guna in 1988.〔 he also worked as a visiting professor at the Gujarat Ayurveda University in Jamnagar.〔 Professor Chunekar, a doctorate holder in ayurvedic medical science, is considered by many as an authority on ''Dravya Guna'' and in the identification of ayurvedic herbs.〔〔 His experience has helped many research scholars in their researches and doctoral studies〔 while his service was hired by the World Health organization for their activities in Nepal. He has served on the scientific advisory committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research and was a senior expert advisor for the ''Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Project'' of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Dr. Chunekar, a member of the ''Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board'' of the Government of India, has been awarded the fellowship by the National Academy of Ayurveda. He has also been awarded the title of ''Guru'' by the Government of India and is a recipient of the ''Sri Gyaana Kalyaana Award'' which he received in 2000.〔 In 2013, he was honoured by the Government of India by awarding him the Padma Shri. Dr. Chunekar is the author of five books on ayurveda, the most notable among them being the ''Medicinal Plants of Susruta Samhita''. * The researches and publications of Dr. Chunekar has been utilised by many pharmaceutical companies for the manufacture of over the counter drugs. 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「Krishna Chandra Chunekar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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