Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Guwahati was started functioning from 21st of May, 1971 in the name of “Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit” in the premises of Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam and was subsequently upgraded to “Regional Research Centre of Ayurveda” in May, 1979. The Institute got its own building in February, 2002 at Borsojai, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam and was rechristened as “Central Institute of Tribal Medicine” in 2008. The Institute was re-named as “North Eastern India Ayurveda Research Institute (NEIARI)” in December, 2009 which was again re-named as “Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Gastro Intestinal Disorders (RARIGID)” in May, 2016. The Institute was upgraded to Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) in December, 2020 and continues its services to humankind.
Mandate of the Institute are as follows
  1. Medicinal Plant Research
  2. Clinical Research
  • Research Oriented Public Health Care Programs New Initiatives
  1. Drug Standardization
  2. Pharmacological Research
Scope of Services
The following are the services provided at Central Ayurveda Research Institute:
  • Outpatient Department (OPD) (NABH Accredited)
  • Inpatient Department (IPD) (NABH Accredited)
  • Pathology Laboratory (NABL Accredited)
  • Kitchen for IPD Patients (FSSAI Certified)
  • Panchkarma Therapy & Panchkarma Training Course
  • Raw drug Museum & Internationally Accredited Herbarium (North-East Herbarium of Ayurveda Research – NEHAR)
  • Library
  • Pharmacology & Chemistry Laboratory
  • Capacity building of Researchers/Students/Academicians on research related to Medicinal plant.