Making Available Home Remedy Kits (with herbal medicines).  Inter-Sectoral Co-operation (School education, industry, culture, tourism). Promotion of herbariums for local health care as well as sources of livelihood are   propagated by the AYUSH department, Bio-technology dept. and by NGOs

Two basic policy models have been followed An integrated approach where modern and traditional medicine are integrated through medical education and practice (e.g. China, Vietnam), A parallel approach, where modern and traditional medicine are separate within the national health system (e.g. India, South Korea).

Innovative scheme –JK –AYUSH drug kit

Includes prevalent and useful local health traditions /remedies which are accessible and affordable for various ailments

MP – this year launches

Integration with ASHA/ANMs -There are 25,000 ANMs and 55,400 Women health volunteers in the state.(80,400) given 2-day training in home remedies & use of medicines provided in the home remedy kit. It is estimated that this training will cost Rs.125/- per person per day inclusive of boarding, lodging and information material. AP

Ancient wisdom –modern insights

Oral traditions –passed on from generations

Home remedies –folklore practices-traditional health practices

Malaria –home remedy –proving more beneficial –ethnic variation of drug responseNyctanthes Arbor-Tristis Linn & AYUSH -64 .

We have very good home remedies for wound care. Application of ice on bleeding wound until the bleeding stops. Haldi in oil is an excellent anti-septic. For abrasions and small cuts,application is enough. Dressing is not required in such cases. Aloe is a good wound healer and a natural dressing too. Cut a pieceof aloe across its length and of the wound size. Put the raw cut sideof aloe and tie it on the wound with cloth. Replace aloe dressingeveryday. Application of neem oil is a good substitute. For bigger wounds, youmay put it on the dressing pad. Raw papaya pieces can be an effective dressing. This is especially goodfor infected wounds. Triphala powder pressed on the wound stops small bleeds and alsoworks as an antiseptic. You can wash the wounds also with Triphala kadhaYour role and responsibilities : To stop bleeding by application of pressure on the wound. Refer all patients with continuous bleeding for stitches to nearest healthfacility.WOUND CARE

National Health Programes, AYUSH & Management of Minor Ailments (reading material –ASHA –book -4)Limited Ayurvedic Education for Self Health Care

November 24th Times of India

AYUSH –to take home remedies to market

Chinese herbal remedy Artemisia annua, used for almost 2000 years, has recently been found to be effective against resistant malaria & could give hope of preventing many of the 800 000 deaths among children from severe malaria each year. WHO

Treatment in kenya rural health facilities ;projected drug cost using WHO –UNICEF integrated management of childhood illness guidelines- home remedy –costs less /nothing

Will Ayurveda doctors be losing by this ?

Any way they will do it –beat them or join them

Train them ,educate them

ASHA /ANM/ Nurses cannot become doctors

Grandma is grandma not doctor

Can anyone with so little training be a challenge ?

Educate a lady –u educate a family

Teach a person to fish not feed him every day

Is diet –part of home remedy ?

Then every one needs to know

Life style and home remedy are interlinked

First aid is home remedy ?

Take care of yourself –dinacharya –rtucharya -sadvrtha

Highly expensive Allopathy –Pk ,Ay no better

Recorded adverse drug reactions,-4th cause death

Prevention pays-B responsible for ur health

Diet based:drugless :

daivavyapashraya ,satwavjaya

Ayurveda recommends –pathya, apathy,nidana,dina –rtu charya,sadvrtha,nitya rasayana –as home remedies

Rural –urban –literate –illiterate-tribal …

Women –men –kids –aged

Profession –country –climate –food habits-life style –religious beliefs

Utility ,capacity, ,commercial ,educational etc

NGOs, ASHA,ANM, medical professionals

Specially designed as per the group’s requirement –yoga practioners ,teachers ,IT-BT

Be in charge of your health –why, how

Prevention costs less, health is wealth

Identification of common ailments,

Home remedies for that particular community

Locally grown herbs –identification, values –medicinal, economical, nutritional..

Daily routine, ,seasonal ,dietary regulations,

Common & simple recipes for common ailments

Guidelines for prevention of obesity ,hypertension, stress etc

Ayurveda formulations like

Icchabedhi ,rasamanikya, rasa sindura,vasantha kusumkara…

Home remedy course is more for prevention & first line action

What are simple ailments to take home remedies

Never neglect serious conditions or if it does not respond

Diet, life style modifications are included under home remedies

Universities abroad –give home remedy courses –diet counselor

Simple medications like medicinal oils, natural cosmetics, weight loss by diet etc to be included.

Mass media to be utilized sensibly and effectively

Residential for ASHA /SHG –literate ,rural ,Indians ,govt sponsored

3-5-7 day in house training ,8-9 hours per / day, ends with a test

4- 6 Saturdays- 3 hours /day, ends with a test, frequent reporting

Identification of common ailment, differentiating serious conditions-referral, preventing aspects, basic health ,hygiene awareness

Identification of fresh and dry herbs, locally available,

Making simple medicinal recipes for common ailments

Recording folklore practices, home remedy prevalent locally

Simple diet, exercises, life style changes, spiritual practices

An interactive session daily to asses grasping, deleting wrong notions-appraisal

Herbs to be introduced –tulsi, neem, garlic, onion, ginger, shigru, vandalega, basale,menthya, karibevu, coriander, mint etc

Spices to be taught –clove, cardamom, cumin, nutmeg, etc

Vegetables –bitter –snake-bottle gourd, cucumber ,egg plant, beans, carrot ,pumpkin ,tomato, cabbage, cauliflower

Fruits-raisins, dates, figs, oranges ,papaya, pineapple…

Ragi, wheat, rice, cereals, jowar etc

Dairy –milk, ghee, curds, buttermilk, cheese, paneer

2 hours

Daily /seasonal regimen –why ,how ?

Moral values ,religious beliefs -sadvrtha

Homa,mantra,mani-daivavyapashraya chikitsa

1 hourA interactive session –what home remedies are commonly utilized, data collection

1 hour

Participants can be given written material for reference

Repeated appraisal is needed and monitoring

Herbal garden tour –identify plants with nutritional value ,medicinal value, commercial value.

Home herbal garden concept –for the family & community

In-situ conservation, seed bank concept, organic farming etc

2-2.1/2 hours

Home herbal teas –liquorices tea, coriander tea etc

Herbal simple formulations for massage, hair oils, gargles ,tooth powders, bath powders, herbal mosquito repellant etc

To make buttermilk, gulkand, kichadi,gruels,diets etc

1 hour

Visit herbal garden ,followed by relaxation –yoga-dhyana

Introduction of course, participants, followed by herbal teas –know how, Why herbal teas ? Why not aerated drinks etc

Listing conditions that can be taken care of by home remedy

When to refer, limitations of the course, benefits, interaction

Dina-rtucharya-sadvrtha why ?how ?

Cough, cold ,cracked feet ,lips, burning –eyes, feet, urination,

Allergy ,joints pains, headache, indigestion…

It should be an interactive session ,audio-visual program

Simple –tooth powder, eyetex, bathing powder…to be taught

For rural women, illiterate, suitably intelligent, interested

1 Hour daily for 7 days or 3 days with 2 hours filed visits

Diet as medicine for the whole family

Cultivation of home herbal garden to provide socio economic and nutritional betterment of family

Health –hygiene education, common herbs and spices for home remedies, kitchen garden concept

Interactive session to asses utility and wrong understanding

Keep in constant contact with local AYUSH center to update information

For urban women ,working, educated, interested

On deputation -1 week residential or non residential –sponsored

With no financial support –ladies clubs ,house wives…

1 hour daily -7 -10 days course

Common ailments like –cough, constipation, joints pain,

menstrual problems, making natural simple cosmetics…

Home remedy for elderly, children ,home herbal garden cultivation

Identification of common herbs, ailments, simple recipes

Cooking for health, diet for common ailments

Prevention of obesity, menstrual cramps etc

Encouraging them to form health awareness groups for further activities

For software professionals, BPO related professions

Weekend courses 4 + 4 hours –interactive ,workshops

Health awareness ,identification of stress levels, CVS,RSI etc

Preventive life style ,diet importance with evidence of home remedies

Home remedies inclusive of spiritual beliefs to decrease stress levels

Awareness of home remedy ,panchakarma, relaxation techniques

Global warming –home remedies, eco friendly issues

Community interaction ,prakruthi analysis to bring down stress levels

Educating about iatrogenic effects of chemical medicines with evidence and need to adopt home remedy at the earliest

Home remedy course sports persons, executives, administrators, ,doctors, busy professionals

3 hour course –talk followed by interaction

Importance of diet ,lifestyle modifications, herbs, home remedy concepts ,interactive sessions CDs, books

Growing herbs to encourage home remedy in the campus

Get together sessions to reduce stress levels, introducing herbal teas ,refreshments recipes from Ayurveda

Meditation no medication –is meditation a home remedy

Spiritual well being is stressed in home remedy concepts

Tribal /ASHA /SHG / literate women group

Apart from 1-2 days program, home remedy –self, community

Diet ,lifestyle-Expectant lady, lactating mother ,puberty, ladies- ages

Nutrition –kids, elderly, aged, sick, school going, rural youth

Recipes :kichadi, peya,mamsarasa, herbal teas, diet for all conditions

Nutritional food ,massage oils, feet & lip cream, dandruff cream,…

Repeated infection –skin, eye, nose, throat etc –improve immunity

Improve nutritional status kids, ladies, aged etc

Geriatric care

Community herbal /kitchen garden

Stress

CVS

RSI

Overweight –obesity

Impotence

Hair loss ,mental problems

Constipation

Insomnia

Residential -1-3-5-7 days ,non residential

Requirement –practicality, intelligence ,diligence,

Duration ,commercial or self use

Weekend course, daily limited hours, correspondence

Government sponsored course, NGO, professionals- economical status, cultural influence, free, fee..

Locally available herbs, kitchen cupboard, combination.

Diet counseling , life style modifications, combination

Home remedy for self, elderly, kids, expectant & mothers…

Safe, effective, inexpensive, creative and not for major health issues or emergencies

Mysore Home remedy