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Glimpses of INDIAN MEDICAL HERITAGE with special emphasis on AYURVEDA
Prof. T.A. Panicker
Ayurveda is a fully developed medicare doctrine comprising eight main faculties or ashtangas. They areKayachikitsa (General medicine) Grahachikitsa (occult and (tantric medicine), Salya chikitsa (surgery)
Oordhawangachikitsa (ENT)Dhamshtra chikitsa (Toxicology) Balachikitsa (Paediatrics) Jarachikitsa (Geriatrics) and Vrisha chikitsa (Aphrodisiacs). All these faculties address human medical problems according to scientific principles enshrined in the ihSamhitasl) (medical lexicons) as seven dhatus, trinity of life Πbody, mind and spiritual awareness...
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AYURVEDIC Management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Dr Mukesh D Jain
A small care through clinical research trial involving Gold bhasma based Mamsagni Rasayana (MRG) along with Til Mash pinda swedana, Shat-Bala Prasarni anuvasana vasti yielded mixed results in 28 boys with Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (DMD). Although this ayurvedic program did not have the hope for the genetic effect of restoring dystrophin production, it did reduce serum CPK levels. This could be a
sign of decreased muscle damage. It is possible that ayurvedic treatment with MRG allow longer survival by increasing production of muscle CPK enzyme...
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General Guidelines for Methodologies on Research and Evaluation of Ayurvedic Medicine
Dr. E.P. Jeevan
People do research in ayurveda for establishing a drug. This is purely business. But the reality for success in ayurveda is not a drug or a plant product as oil, creams or tablets. The success in several diseases with ayurveda treatments was always with a combination of therapies including massage, Panchakarma, life style etc. The out come of such treatments should be evaluated with the questionwhether the quality of life is improved or not. Not a symptom is healed with a special product. The first time in Germany, with the collaboration of Bonn university 5 diseases are taken in to research: Polyneuropathy, Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoporosis, sleeping problem of children and Paralysis. Here a drug is not established. Instead a protocol of Ayurveda treatment methods are evaluated in a study period of 5 years...
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH another
Medicinal Garden in India
There are over 500 species of medicinal plants reported so for from Arunachal Pradesh. It opens up avenues in cultivation, processing , packaging, marketing and industrial application. These medicinal plants are found through out the state. Some of them are much sought after by pharmaceutical compa-
nies. Quite obviously it is the rural people, particularly the unemployed woman and chil
dren, who would be benefited by these ventures...
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Fructicology
Dr Molly Mathew
All of us want to live a healthy and happy life free from all diseases. But very few of us make serious efforts in this direction. There is nothing more refreshing than fresh fruits and vegetables to satisfy our hunger. Actually fruits and vegetables are also great sources of vitamins and essential nutrients,
and most health specialists suggest that the consumption of fruits should be increased...
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CENTELLA Multiple Uses
Sheela Rani Chunkath
According to Charaka, foremost exponent of Ayurveda, Centella asiatica belongs to the group of
herbs that help maintain youthful vigour and strength. Called Vallarai in Tamil language of India,
it improves the mind™s receptive capacity. It is capable of improving a person™s memory power, physical strength, voice, complexion and digestive power. The herb can be made into different chutneys
and eaten by diabetics and those who suffer from anemia. Extracts of the plant are being used in the
commercial production of face creams and anti-wrinkle creams...
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Kadavu on the shores of AYURVEDA
Kadavu Ayurveda Centre is at a unique conjunction of history, geography and culture. On the captivating banks of river Chaliyar, near Calicut City, which continues to attract every explorer since the days of Vasco Da Gama. The ambience at Kadavu is set in the breathtaking beauty of Kerala™s natural landscape. It is tailor-made for rejuvenating, in the way of Ayurveda. Thus the stage is set for exploring the intricacies of Health...
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When chronic stomach pain disturbs you
Dr Shirish Bhate
Stomach pain is a very common complaint which an Ayurvedic healer encounters. While modern science has an array of complex tests available for easy diagnosis of an ailment, the native system practitioner has only his hands and senses as his tools...
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Graceful Menopause with the help of
AYURVEDA
Dr.Mrs.Sushama Patwardhan
Menopause is a unique experience for every woman. It is the ending of a woman's monthly menstrual periods and ovulation. It also signals other changes to the body and mind, brought on in part because the body begins producing lesser amounts of the hormones estrogen andprogesterone (among others)...
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AYURVEDA TOURISM:
THE TSUNAMI AND AFTER
When the Tsunami waves hit the Asian shores thousands of people were affected. After weeks of concern when everything settled and the beaches returned to normal it was the tourism industry that got affected.
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METAL CONTENT IN MEDICINES:
A CAMPAIGN IN VEIN
The conscious effort of a group of American Medical community and multinational drug manufacturers to
malign the Ayurvedic sciences has at last failed. Ayurveda the science of life, practiced and propagated by more than 1100 million people of the world is such a Titan to be cowed down by such a campaign...
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Globalization and challenges of ayurveda
Dr.V.L.Shyam BAMS, MD(Ay.)
What are the quali ties of the casings for surgical equipments existed in 700BC? ln The student proudly regurgitated the mugged up hymns when he was asked in the final medical examination. Examiner was happy; student was better off...
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New Study on Cancer Preventive Activity of Tomato Carotenoids
Scientists have long believed that the carotenoids found in fruits and vegetables have a cancer preventive effect. In particular, epidemio logical studies have found that as the consumption of tomato products increases, risk of certain types of cancer decreases. Researchers at Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva, Israel are engaged in research aimed at discovering the mechanism(s) of action that would explain this relationship between tomato consumption and cancer prevention...
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Nagarjuna merit awards for Ayurveda students introducing
The merit awards for rank holders in BAMS exam of 4 Universities in Kerala constituted by Nagarjuna Research Foundation were presented to Dr. Sreekala Rani, Dr. R. Ajitha, Dr. V.S. Shijoy and Dr. Smita Nambiar by Justice K.P. Radhakrishna Menon. Dr. C. Ratnakaran, Principal and Dr. C.S. Krishnakumar, Chief Physician Nagarjuna were present at the function conducted in Government Ayurveda Medical College, Kochi...
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