Issue 32

March - April 2010

A Guide to Tourists on Ayurveda

Dr.Purnima Vinod BAMS ,Dip in Aromatherapy

The flow of foreign health tourists to India is on the increase due to the emergence of Ayurveda. There are treatment for several diseases for which modern medicine does not have any treatment or medicine.

Substantial number of tourists come here to get rid of their chronic health problems or to simply rejuvenate their body and mind through Ayurveda and spirituality, both of which go hand in hand. Many allied therapies like yoga, crystals, chanting of mantras are also a part of Ayurveda.

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Yogic Practices in Hypertension

Dr. Ajay Kumar, Dr. Tina Singhal, Dr. B N Upadhyay

Hypertension accounts for 6% of adult deaths worldwide and is found in all human populations, except for a minority of individuals living in isolated societies. In developed countries, the prevalence of hypertension rises with age and affects 25–30% of the entire adult population, reaching up to 60-70% of individuals beyond the seventh decade. Elevations of systemic blood pressure play an important role in the pathogenesis of stroke, heart disease, and end-stage renal disease.

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SPICE TALK:
AYUSH in SAARC

Dr Raakhee Mehra BAMS, MD, PhD*

On the invitation of the Government of Sri Lanka, the meeting of science officials preceding the second meeting of SAARC Ministers of Science and Technology was held in Colombo on 23rd November 2009. All member states (except Bhutan) participated in the meeting.

After Adoption of the Agenda, draft Provisional and the Annotated Provisional Agenda, the Election of the Chairperson took place in accordance with the SAARC practice. Leader of the Delegation of the host country Sri Lanka, Mrs. M.B.A. Eknayake, Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology of Sri Lanka was elected as Chairperson of the meeting.

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Gridhrasy (Sciatica) and Ayurvedic Treatment

Prof: Dr K Muraleedharan Pillai MD,
(Principal Vishnu Ayurveda College Shoranur)

The term Sciatica is applied in a somewhat imprecise manner to the conditions in which pain is experienced along the course and in the distribution of the Sciatica nerve-that is to say, is the buttock, back of the thigh outerside and back of the leg and outer border of the foot. It is important at the onset to notice the limitations of this distribution, and in particular to notice that the sciatica nerve does not supply and structure on the front of the thigh and so pain in the region or in the groin is not included in sciatica. The Sciatica nerve is originated from the scaral plexus. It is the largest nerve in the body. Its terminal branches consist of two distinctive nerves, antagonist of each other, the common peroneal (ext popletial) and tibial (int.popletial) nerves. The former nerve arises from the posterior and the latter from the auterior portion of the scaral plexus.

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Ayurvedic Management of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

Dr. Hemanta Panigrahi (C.R.I.A. New Delhi),
Dr. Mahadeo Prasad (C.R.I.A. New Delhi),
Dr. M.M.Padhi, Dr. G.S Lavekar (C. C. R. A. S. New Delhi)

Alot of reproductive-age women suffer from physical, emotional and behavioural premenstrual symptoms. It is essential for physicians and researchers to be knowledgeable about recogonizing, diagonising and managing premenstrual disorders, because they have a significant impact on women’s quality of life and productivity. Untreated premenstrual disorders can lead to higher direct costs associated with increased medical visits
and laboratory tests, and higher indirect costs to employers through lower work productivity. This paper focuses on the most severe form of premenstrual disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) has been estimated to occur in as many as 20% to 46% of women.

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Tourism Directory

A Seasonal Directory of Tourism Contacts in India

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Global Ayurveda Market

A premium column about international requirements in Ayurveda / natural products and raw materials.

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