Issue 20

February - March 2008

Ayurvedic Management of Heel Pain 

• Dr. Ashok Patil MD, Lecturer • Dr. Muralidhara.N MS, Principal and HOD • Dr. Sajitha.K MD, Professor & HOD, Sri Sri College of Ayurveda and Research Centre, Bangalore. 

Pain in the heels is a major cause for physical disability causing economical burden in terms of medical cost, work related sickness payment, time lost from the work. 80% of people suffering with OA are showing clear radiographic evidence of heel spur and 25% have symptoms. In India 10 million people are suffering with the same. 0.8 % of population.

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Integrated approach to cure Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kaushik M.S. (Ay.) Scholar, Prof. H.K. Kushwaha, Professor and Head, P.G. Department of Shalya Tantra, N.I.A., Jaipur (Raj.)

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the world. It results in 40,000 annual deaths or approximately 3% of all death of only American men. Fortunately, prostate cancer can be, and usually is, diagnosed in the early, curable stage and treated with fewer side effects through integrated approach including modern techniques and Ayurveda. In recent years the pace of research in prostate cancer has increased dramatically, creative ideas in combination with new and emerging technologies and combining Ayurveda have led to an explosion of discovery.

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Ayurvedic therapy for cure of Cancer

Zacharia Jacob, Director, Athulya Ayurvedic Medical Research Centre (AAMRC), Mundikkalthazham, Calicut

Ayurveda is the science of life. This science has a history of more than 5,000 years.
Every human on this earth confronts always with health problems and aspires for sound health, a disease free state for deducing pleasure and satisfaction. Can this state of health be achieved by observing ayurvedic prophylaclic measures? Yes, ayurvedic art of living is the only way to achieve sound health and spirit. This means that ayurvedic rules, regulation and advice are needed to everyone for those who aspires for achieving the aims of life (purushartham, ie., dharma, artha, kama and moksha).

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Treating Headache

Dr. E. Arathi

‘Siroroga’ a concept of diseases of Head, is an aspect of Ayurvedic Medical Science.
A very severe Headache can be brought down by a single application of nasal drops. Headache is a pain in all parts of the head called as Shiroroga. Siroroga is grouped under a division called ‘Shalakya’,one of the eight branches of Ayurveda. Shalakya deals with all diseases pertaining to the eye, ear, nose, throat, and head, diseases above clavical region.

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Chakras healing therapy and its utility for cancer patients

Dr. Pooja Sabharwal, M.D.(Ay.), National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur.

Mostly all diseases including cancer is initiated by all thought form about yourself. Whenever you create a thought form that emotionally harms or hurts you by bringing painful thoughts and feeling into your system you are going to create a disease in your mental and emotional energetic system. Including cancer in all diseases, the first objective is to understand that the cause is through your own guilt or harmful thoughts and feelings created by you open yourself. Acceptance and forgiveness with love has to be done over and over until you can feel absolute acceptance and forgiveness from the mental, emotional and physical layers. 

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The South African Situation on Ayurveda Science

Dr Renu Hiralall (MD), Chairperson of the National Ayurveda Medical Association  of South Africa (NAMASA)

It is true that the “name” of Ayurveda has spread globally, but the acceptance of Ayurveda as a medical Science by Governments of many countries is at its infancy stage. India being the mother of Ayurveda Science has to play an integral role in the promotion and sustainability of the Science universally. As India realises the need for protecting traditional knowledge, intellectual property rights and medicinal patent rights, precautionary measures need to be put in place on the universalisation and standardisation of the education sector as for the use of the name of Ayurveda Medicine in other countries.

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The science of Avarthana

Dr.S.R.Durga BAMS MD, Govt. Ayurveda Hospital, Parassala

Avarthana is one of the unique method used in ayurvedic pharmaceutics to potentiate snehakalpanas. The term Avarthana means to repeat. With respect to thaila kalpana, the term avarthana means to repeat the process of sneha preparation for the specified number of times.The main objective of this specialized pharmaceutical technique is to obtain the maximum concentration of phytoconstituents of the drug into the extractive medium.
The concept of Avarthana is not new to Ayurvedic pharmaceutics, though the word Avarthana has not been used as such in the classical texts.South India in general and Kerala in particular, the process of Avarthana is very common and popular too.

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Unveiling 'Vedic Code'

M. S. Kiranraj, Research scholar, Department of Botany, University of Calicut.

Darshanshastra (Philosophical Science) is the outcome of comprehensive perception of Nature. It is the part of Vedic Science which explains and narrate the state of human existence as a stream of consciousness defined as ‘Sat-Chit-Ananda’. In man’s quest for truth, Darshanashastra leaves the ‘cause-effect/ matter-energy/ substance-body relationship’ way behind in terms of the contents and results. According to Vedas, the study of Darshanashastra prepares the fertile ground for organizing the “Green life”. The Upangas (disciplines) of Darsanashastra are briefly described below. See the accepted/non accepted disciplines in Modern Science (MS).

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Ashoka tree to keep women healthy

Dr Preetha Sreekumar, MD, Pankajakasthuri Ayurveda Medical College, Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram.

Ashoka is one of the prettiest trees of the world. It is frequently grown as an ornamental and avenue tree in India. 
The plant is called “Sorrow less tree” because literally ‘Ashoka’ means “without sorrow”, a reference to its bark’s reputation for keeping women healthy and youthful. 
Numerous legends are attributed to this tree. One legend is that when Goddess Parvathi asked Lord Shiva about the importance of Ashoka tree, he replied that it is a wish-fulfilling tree. The Goddess tested the tree by asking for a daughter and immediately a beautiful girl appeared. Goddess Parvathi named her Asokasundari.

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ITB Berlin starts on March 5 

The successful concept of ITB Berlin starts its own journey: From 22 - 24 October 2008 the first ITB Asia takes place in Singapore. Particularly, the booming middle-class tourism in Asia will benefit from the leading convention trade show of the Asian-Pacific tourism industry. For the first time, buyers, industry-suppliers, service providers as well as sales people, who are interested in efficient networking and business opportunities in the Asian-Pacific area, obtain the possibility to meet on-site and to present themselves. The whole variety of travelling is present at ITB Berlin 2008: Destinations, tour operators, booking systems, carriers, hotels and all other suppliers who want to embellish their customers most beautiful weeks of the year. ITB Berlin brightens your business.

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