Jalakantapuram Ramaswamy Krishnamoorthy (J. R. Krishnamoorthy) is a doctor from

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. Krishnamoorthy was awarded a

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

in 2010 for his contributions in the field of medicine and his lifetime contributions to society as a medical practitioner in

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India. He has been practicing in Kunrathur, 30 km off

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, since the early 1950s and continues to do so at the age of 81. Krishnamoorthy has motivated scientific spirit in the

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system of medicine for giving it a global recognition. This was achieved through publishing several

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, evolving clinically effective formulations and steering committees set up by the Government of India Ministry of Health. He was the original formulator of a simple herbal drug (777 oil) for the treatment of a complex skin disorder similar to

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that previously had no solution in any system of medicine in the world.

References

* Dr. JRK's Siddha Research and Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd * List of Padma Awardee
The Hindu
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