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Book of Abstracts

(Abstracts of Papers Submitted for Presentation at the World Ayurveda Congress,

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AIDS, Immunological Disorders and AyurvedaOP: 01-09; PP: 01'02,..,-..........-...:............:....r......... . 5

Ayurvedic Pharmacology, Phytochemistry, Herbal drugsOP: 0l-27;*8.'01-.24';,.;:; -1.r..-..,:'..::.:;ii{..'j:..-. j.;...-......,.:...';i -' .13

Ayurvedic Treatment of Ptants and Animalr:-- I 11=;: ::1 :rr' :: '.' : i'OP:01-05. :....:.".i .$lClinical Practices in AyurvedaOP:01-40;PP:01-36. .:.....Concept of Holism and Collaborative Research in AyurvedaOP: 0l-22;PP: 01-16......... : :...... ;....'..........................Drug Indusffy, Mineral Drugs and Food Supplepents., .'

OP: 0l-12; PP: 01 ........:Education and Research MethodologyOP:01-04.

Ethnomedicine :

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Information Technol.ogy. -Tql|Sqteas$A#sc€#; : f i,.. :, 1 : : lG ; i

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Medicinal Plant Resources - : '-:

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Mental Health and AyurvedaOP:01-10; PP:01-05. .......... ...........:.Rejuvenative and Promotive Prpctices in Ayurygda

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S-tar-rdardisa$on,ofl{.erbalDr$gs,,., ., ,- .. i, , ,. ,., .,OP: 01-21; PP: 01-06.

Surgical Procedures in AyurvedaOP: 0f -10; Pll 01;07, :.... :. :... :.:...:. :..: :::..,. : :.... jWomen and Child Heallh

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ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF AIDS

Nikhila Ranjan Nayak and Loknath Sharma

Department of Rog and Vikriti Vigyan, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, India :

Acquired lmmuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the most dreaded health problem prevailing in the

,o.i"ty. AIDS is pandemic, witir cases reported virtually from every part of ,tt" Y91d. The currert

estimate of the number of cases of HIV infection woridwide is approximately 109 millions' The

prevalence of this disease is.also growing rapidly in India. Therefore it is a maLol health problem

ltoUutty and needs urgent attention. As thE na-me iugg"sts, in AIDS, failure or deficiency of imrnune

iystemtccurs which riormally plays a protective role against infections, thereby manifests by occurrence

of repeated opporrunistic infeidons. It is caused by Human lmmuno Deficiency Virus (H IV)' These

viruses have^a tropism particularly for CDomoletules present on subpopulation of T cell causing

immuno deficiency. Ayurveda canprovide Jignificant contribution to manage this health hazard by

Rasayana therapy.-Raruyu"u therapy revitaliz-es all tissues of the body and quality of Ojus' wtrich is

stated to be responsible ior the immunity of the body. The concept of Achara Rasayana, thal dea-l11n

detail with the life style and the -"urrrr"i to prevent dit"us"t can be agreathelp for controlling AIDS'

i; thir ilp"; an artempt has been made to exilore the aetiopathogenesis of AIDS in tetms of Ayurveda

andcontrolandmapagementofAIDSonthebasisofRasayanatherapy'oP-02

HIV/AIDS MN NNSUUi OT SIDDHA.CT,N'{rcAL STUDY

Velumani and MuthukrishnaswamY

AIDS Cure Siddha International Trust, 652 - Sathy Main Road,

Gandhipuram,Coimbatore_64l0I2,Tami1Nadu,India

The identity between HIV/AIDS and the 'Megharn' syndrome of medicines was established by a

critical liteiary comparison between the case definition of tilV/AIDS as announced by UNAIDS and

rhe Megham Syndrome described in the Siddha Medical literature. To validate such identitY' lidlludrugs ri"unt for Megham syndrome were administrated to 43 HIV positive patients including 10 Aid

related diseases. Th"e period of the treatment was between 6 to 9 months. The progress was watch

according to the 8 way diagnostic parameter viz., pulse, tongue, colour, speech, eyes, stool, urine, and

touch. There were also diel restrictions, and the medicine include choornam, lehYaT, and chedoorm'

Assessment also was made under the same parameters. Blood testing for DC4+ cell cbunt and viral

load was not resorted to, because of their unaffordable cost. All the 43 patients were relieved of

prolonged fever, chronic diarrhoea, persistent cough, ^IVTP!

nodes. otitis etc. Thiny eight of them

gaineO"ttreir earlier weight, quality of life and senie of weli-being, 5 patients could not gain weight

f,ue to irregular food rJstri.tlonr. The average cost of treatment including _c-ost of medicines was

nr.f OO ruS"$ 20) per month for every HIV positive patients and about Rs.1,80O (US $ :Q fol{t9-se

h;;i"g nfUS ,y*ptorrr., per month. fi is quote affordible by Indian standards. AII the.qualified Siddha

physiJians are empowered to prepare drugs and treat HIV/AIDS patients anywhere in India ensuring

continuous supplybf n"c"ss*y drugs. As the patients were informed that they were treated for Megham,

already fnowniothem, they fllt relieved of ';stigma" and the drugs used were all licensed and available

in the market and hence the question of patent rights and monopoly do not arise.

OP = Oral Presentalion : PP = Poster Presentation

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AIDS . THE KING OF DISEASES

Shanthakumar G'

Rajlaxmi Bhavan, 1",Floor, 200 -Bazargate Street, Fort, Mumbai -400 001' India

It is still debatable as to whether the modern AIDS anil'the malad,y described in Ayurveda as

Rajali,akshma(The King of Diseases) are exactly and precisely the sameo,but this debate is a fruitless

"oot "u"r*y. What is vitatty important is whether the mode of treatment preseribed ,againstRaiayakshma

in aneient Ayurvedic texts can be applied successfully against HIV positive/AlDS. The symptoms

described in Ashtanga Hriday.am by Vagbhata (Section Chikitsitam), and its supplernentarJ'text, the

Ashtanga Sangraharn, as well as in Charaka Samtiitha (Section: Nidanam) include drastic loss of

weigLrt, fatigue and lethargy, susceptibility to allergies and contagious diseases, skin irritations, bronchial

diso"rders, Jften leading io tou"r*losis of the lungs, damage to intestinal flora resulting in diarrhoea,

il;;;; g"J*, *i" flu.*urions in body temlei:ature e1. The loot

causes of the disease, lcordin_q

to- the aforementioned Ayurvedic texts generally are unhygenic sexual indulgence such as anal

ii a."our*", indiscriminatl inrcrcourse *ith tnuny people, non-cleaning of the genitals aft91 1itus,washing the body with contaminated or dirty wateE sexual practices with animals (bestiality), and

transfui=ion of contaminated blood. For treatment, initially, the patient was given tonics and rejuvenators

(Rasayanams) to upgrade the irfimunity level, and subsequentlyspecific medicines to actually counter

the virus have to be administered. Later,Rasasindoor (prepared with purified mercury) along with a

batch of medicines which impart strength to the patient were applie!, Once the patient begins to show

signs of recovery, Shodhana (elimination) techniques may be applied to discard the vitiated toxins

from the body (detoxification) through enema, purgation, emesis etc. After considerable purification

of blood,,the patient should be put on a diet which is strengthening, and non-vegetarian f9o.d items

were,redornrnended. For week patients, Swedanam wasreconlmended. A case history was elaborated

in the paper.

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RESULTS.OF Hry PATIENTS TREATED.TTIROUGH SIDDHA THERA-PY

ArunkumarD.N.,Rajani'Gandh,S;'andSunilkumarS'Rajan

vedic Remedies, 95, Ist Floor, s.J.o. Road, Bangalore - 560 0002, India

Siddha, like Ayurveda, traditionally has a holistic_apl-.Tl Emphasis is now b.eing made in exploring

i;i;;"., foirns of medicine ro1 .treatment

of HIV/AIDS in various international conventions' our

"*pJri"nr" in managing the HIV infection have been very encouraging particularly when patienls

.u*. in for gettin! t"U"f for various symptoms through an alternate approach. Remarkable

improvements were noted in both symptoms and signs of minor and major opportunistic infections in

all patients. These results lead into a systematic study with ethical consideration' The salient features

of the treatment were discussed in the paper'

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AUTOIMMUNE AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS .ITS PRBVENTION ANDTNBITUENT WITH VAYASTHAPAN RASAYAN

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Mishra S.S.

Chief Physician (Ay.); Indira Gandhi Hospital Kavarati, Lakshadweep, India

Autoimmune disorders are a protean group of acquired diseases in which genetic factors appears to

play an important role, thee body treais iti own tissue or cells as if they are infections, and produces

antibodies to destroy them. Any or group of disease in which the body's immune system attacks

normal healthy tissue organs or otherlomponent within the body such targets components are called

self antigen.flr"y have in common widespread immunologic andinflammatory alteraticms of cohnestive

tissue, If we go in deep concept of Agni vyapar and Ama-vish, there are three stage of Ama-vishwhich is produced by vikrity of kayagni ('jatharagni,), sapt,dhatwagni'and panch bhutagni.Malfunctioning of Dhatwagni create inadequate chayapachaya-.The situation may lead .to fhe

accumulation of variety of unwanted and incompatible products in the system responsible for.thegenesis of different sysiemic diseases, which can be compared with autoimmune disorders. Probably

Ihe self defense system of body recognize Amajust cells, tissue/dathu as non-self and produce antibody

to react with them. Malfunctioning of panch bhutagni in defective cellular molecular metabolism giverise to free radicals and oxidative agenti which are responsible'to treat early ageing and fast degenerative

changes in the body. The samprapti of genesis of Ama-vish go through long chain with Rasa (nutriiional

components), Agni (Digestion, Assimilation, Metabolism) and Shrotas (micro circulation) along withDosa Dushva sa*murchhana to disorders like autoimmune and at last generative diserders. Vayasthapan

Rasayana correct malfunctioning of components of Ras and Agni, promote shrotosodhan. It has been

proved that !f Vayasthapan R4sayana is used after proper purification and Sodhan karama, it imprcveiongevity, vitality, real immunity strength, luster vigorous youthfulness, sound health. etc.-The result

of tlhe uir"s*"nt revealed fast reducti,on in symptoms of diagnosed auto immune disorders' [t is awell known fact that Vayasthapan Rasayana prevent early degenerative changes of the tissue and

organ. Ten point,prografirme is suggested for,prevention of Autoimmune and degenerativ-e disorders

since Ayurveda advocate prevention and treatment from birth which is at the time oi Shukr-SonifSamyoga.

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IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF AN AYUREDISCOMPOUND FORMULATION, INDUKANTHA GHRITTIA

Prabha Balram, Sunil Kumar S., G. Jayaprakash Gt., Manoj Kumar A.K.,Veena Panicker M.S2., Joshi M3., Unnikrishnan Gt. and Sethukutty 1I'1

Cancer Research division, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaVPSV Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaESI Hosiital, Palakka4 Kerala, IndiaMedical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India


The concept of immunity in Ayurveda is very old. In Ayurveda study of various concepts such as Theimmunomodulatory effects of Indukantha gritha was evaluated in three different clinical trials, Recurrentrespiratory infections belng a sign of immunodeficiency, two were conducted in children havingrecurrent respiratory infections. Despite clinical improvement highly significant positive results wereobserved in absolute T- cells and VoT- cells. Significant positive results were also observed in totalWBC count, ToPolymorphs, VoLymphocytes, IgG amd IgM. Similar findings were observed in the

second study. There was significant increase in the mean improvement of %T lymphocytes and absoluteT lymphocytes compared to the first study. The drug used in the second study was fortified Indukanthagritha which was potentiated by avarthana, a technique in Ayurvedic pharmaceutics. The third studywas conducted in patients with allergic asthma. Two groups, one receiving Ayurvedic treatment andsecond with immunotherapy were compared. Patients who underwent Ayurvedic treatment producedbetter results than immunotherapy. None of.the former got anJ attack during treatment and73.3Vo ofpatients had no attack during 30 days of follow up. Even though there was a reduction in the frequency,all the patients on immunotherapy suffered attacks during the course of study. Ayurvedic treatment isalso found to reduce IgE level in the serum.

oP-07IMMUNO.MODUI,OTORY EFFECT OF A UNANI FORMULATION

g'KHAMEERA MARWAREED'' IN THE TREATMENT OF ENTERIC FEVERSyed Shakir Jamil, Dar A.K.*, Siddiqui M.A. and Khan A.A.

Dept. of Moalijat, Faculty of Medcine, Jamia Hamdard (University), New Delhi, India-Medical

Officer, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, India

The concept of immuno-modulation to treat the diseases, particularly infectious, was practically takenup in the early roth century. But this concept was existing and practicecl in Unani medicine for centuries.The Unani physicians have been given special emphasis on "Taclwiyat" (toning-up) the "Tabiat"(Madicatrix naturae) and to activate and potentate the immunity for prevention and treatment ofinfectious diseases. There are several compound formulations in. tJnani medicine which are used forthis purpose and also act as general tonic as well as tonic for heart and brain "Khameera Marwareed"is also a preparation, which is also characterized by its rapid absor.'bability. A controlled clinical trailwas conducted according to modern clinical parameters and methodology in Majeedia Hospital, NewDelhi to evaluate the efficacy of this compound medication in enh,ancing and simulating the immunestatus of the body in the treatment of Hummaae Mavi (enteric fever). The paper meant to discuss thevarious aspects of immune-modulatory effects of this Unani formulation in the treatment of infectiousdiseases, particularly the emetic fever and results clinical trail conducted for this purpose.

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EFFECT OF AN AYURVEDIC COMPOUND IN HUMORAL IMMUNITY OP.O8

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL :

Manoj kumar A.K., Jayaprakash G*. and Prabha Balaram**

-VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal, Kerala,India *Govt AyurvedaCollege, :

Thiruvananthapuram', Kerala, India **Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, lndia

The effect of Indqknntha ghrita in humoral immunity was investigated. Sixteen children, in the agegroup of 2-10 years with Recurrent Respiratory Infection were included in the treatment group, Tennormal children in the same age group were included in the control group. Indukantha ghrita, 5gm.BD for 30 days was advocated for patients in the treatment group. No drug was given in the controlgroup Changes in the status of inimunoglobulines namely IgC, tgA and IgM *uritudird, Estimationof immunoglobulines was done by using the principle of single radial immunodiffusion technique. Itwas done before and after the treatment in both groups. Initially significant elevation ofimmunoglobulines was observed. After treatment all immunoglobulines came down. Highly significantresults (P <0.001) obtained.in IgM and significant result in IgG The reduction observed in IgA wasstatistically insignificant (P = 0.418) Indukantha ghrita is an immunostimulant drug. It is effective inmodulating the altered Humoral immunity.

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AUTO.IMMUNE AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS IN AYURVEDA

Prashanth A.S.

Dept. of P.G. Studies, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Heggeri, Hubli - 580 024, India

The clinical conditions mentioned in Ayurveda such as Amavada, Vatarakta, Momsagata vata,Asthimajjagata vata, Raktavritha vata, etc maybe better considered in the point of auto-immunedisorders. Here The Immune complexes i"ru" u, Ama and the immune bodies in excess or less in thebody which produce diseases may be termed as Mala. The Osteoarthritis, a type of degenerativedisorder in which the articular manifestation is very common; formation of osteophytes, increaseddensity of subchondral bone, and bone cysts are the common radiological findings, The conditionslike Sandhigatha vata, Avabahuka Asthigatha vata, etc may be the better inclusion in these degenerativecalegory of the diseases. The line of treatment in most of the connective tissue disorders are in firststage removal of Ama. Ama can be removed by using the drugs having Tikta and Katu Rasa, or havingthe deeponeeya property (enchancing digestive abilily). Longana (Fasting) and Swedana (Sudation),Virechana (Purgation), Snehopana (Oleation) and Vasthi are employed to alleviate and control thevitiated Vata. Besides the above therapies, Rasayana therapy is recommended for complete remissionof the disease and prevention as well. The degenerative joint disease is managed by considering theconcept of Kevala Vata. External applications with Medicated oils, Administration of guggulupreparations and administration of vasthi are the basic lines of treatment.


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AUTO IMMUNE AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS AND AYURVEDA

KavithaT. Nair, Vasudevan Nampoothiri M.R., Jayanthi P.V. and Radhakrishnan V.N.

Dept. of Kayachikitqa, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

In the present era, due to irregular food habits, lack ofexercise, stress and strain, our body develops atendency to auto immune or degenerative disorders in the long run. Whatever the case, rajogunapradhana vatha, is the initiator. As we all know vatha dosha has dissimilar properties to that of balasa,which in its normalcy is ojas (sareerabala) and when vikrutha is mala (ama). Ama visha (due toVishmagni) produced by unwholesome regimen leads to srothorodha, hampering thg'functions ofvayu. This results in ojovyapat, which is nothing but stages of auto immunity leading to ojokshaya anddeath. As the prognosis of these diSeases is poor (asadhya) if neglected, early detection and propermanagement is essential. The treatment principle is"Neethe niramatham same" etc. lt should includemainly rasayana therapy (for, eg= chyavanaprasha, silajitha, lausna, etc.), which is found to haveantioxidant properties to fight against the fatal free radicals. Proper observation of the.clinicalmanifestation with an early gradual approach with therapeutics can provide a better health care to thesuffering population.

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AUTO"IMMUNE AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS AND AYURVEDA.:il Chattopadhyay, Santanu Bandyopadhyay andAtichal Chattopadhyay

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Department of Sharir-Samhita, I.P.G.A.E.&R.. at S.V.S.?. Hospital 29413/1,A,P.C. Road, Kolkata - 700 009, India

The importance of combating the disease is considered with the administration of the Rasayandrug,helpful to increase the Immunity of the diseased individual. In the modern stress and srrain era,degenerative disorders like, Sandhivata is common. Therefore, a detailed discussion will be madewith the categorical etiopathology of Sandhivata with classification and its management with AyurvedicRasayana drug. The clinical results will be presented.

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Regional Research Institute ,o*r, ,"lllnl* Thiruvananthapuram - 695 012' India

woocrfordiafruticosais an important medicinar plant used in Ayurveda. Flowers of this species are

used for making most of the Aristas and Rsauas. Muny phenolic iompounds were arready isolated and

characteiised from the flowers of w Jririroro. Thi pr"t"ttt paper described the iiolation and

characterisation of free'amino acids, .ugu., and the amino acids preient in-the proteins of the flowers

of w. fruticosa. rhe floiv.r. *"r" "*t*"t!d with 807o ethanol and the ethanolic extract was concenffated

and subjected to tr.r.'o*way ascending p"p*t chromatography. Eight amino acids viz', alanine' g1v"h::

varine. serine, r"u"in",'trir*ni*, uip'rtic acid ano grutamii acid were found in the free state ryherqa;

ten amino acids viz. i.luni*, glycine; nuti*, serinE,leucine, threonine, aspartic Tll gltjuTic acit

;il;;; ".J-rgr"i". *ei"?6.i30 ilthe proteinslf the flowers of w- fruticosa.TLC technique was

used for the separation and ider- -incation oiii.g", Ghr.ose, galactose an{ ar,abilose were characterised.

confiimation of the iclentification or au ttte co"mpounds was Eone by co-chromatography with authentic

samples.oP-04

ANEWSTAINFROMCARISSACARANDUSGR'AH.,NONL.FOR PALYNOLOGICAL STUDIES

ShivanandaT.N.,VibhaRao,HarishG.U.andShashiKumarS.Section.ofMedicjnalCrops,lndianlnstituteofHortiltttllaJnesearch,.

Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore - 560 089, India

Determination of pollen viability is essential in breeding programs for developing a new variety.

sr"dyr"g pollen ;t"bil.y ui p"tiooi"al intervals in cryopriservation is also important. At present

Alexander,s stain is used for precise estimation of pollen viability. A ne{ stain has been developed

from the fruits of Co;;;;;"r;"d.us, qlrghl-uly" medicinal plant native to India' The fruits ate2-3 cm

long, dark pink in ;;;;h;"irg ^n'"tnploiJ

t!un? Tlt" f1l" were harvested 3t full riplgtege'.gentlv

crushed ro release ;i;ffi; ;rE *r."o'*ittr atcotrot{re3tified T-rtt i14:1 ratio (rylv)..1}e pulp was

squeezed in hand r" "uiriril".i*"4 fruit juice,

Jhe juice was filtered, centrifuged and filtered to ge't

rid of the debris. This juice was storeJ in ambienl temprytur"-J* l.*ontl to get rid of al9oh91'

Furrher, it was urJur'riuln to monitoi iii"-"i"9ittW 9f gt. pollen' The stain was compared with

acetocarmine and Al"xu-rra"t's stain and notiied that truit stain was superior to other stains-' The

il;;;;;;g" *iirrthe'other t*o iryreuni-cally.pi"p.** stains was that over staining made the

differentiarion of "rJL;J r;" "i"ur-e

p"[er iinglt,.Jlre fruit stain is prepared from plant origin

ffi;;;;;;A;t* much skiil inthe prJp*ution. The differentiation betweon viable and non-viable

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beuer..Further, the fruit stain can be used as a "vital"

stain since the bacteria and algae cal grow in the stain in vivo. The storability of the stain has been

evaluated ana rounJsuituot" Ju"n urtJiinree years'after extraction stored at room tg]nperature or in

;.;ffi;;il;;1il;;;;;iit;;dt"t"aiptani species have been studied and the results are discusised

in the paper.

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PHYTOTHERAPY OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

Kanchan K.,ZiyaurR. and Ahmed C.N.

Department of Pharmaceutics, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi - 110 062, India :

Apart from trauma and wear and tear, skeletal and connective tissues of body are susceptible to fewfunctional disorders. By far most frequent problem involves disturbance of inflammatory and

immunological mechanism. Inflammation of skin and joints are among the most familiar chronicinflammatory disease. The modern approach to most of these inflammations is to apply anti-inflammatory drugs either steroids or the NSAIDs, or coal tar products in the case of topical applicationsto the skin however they associated with unwanted side effects. Traditionally herbal practice approached

these conditions is radically different ways. Many chemical subgroups from plants have shownpromising experimental activity, including terpenoids and steroids, phenolics and flavonoids, fattyacids, polysaccharides and alkaloids. Platelet activating factor antagonism has been demonstrated bytetrahydrofuran ring structure from plants used traditionally in inflammatory disease: prehispanollone,from Leonaruss hetrophyllus, kadsurenone from bulb of Piper futokadsura, and several compoundsfrom Biota orientalis. The immunological effects of Tripterygiumwilfurdti were found to be associatedwith an in vitro suppression of antigen stimulated T-cell production immunoglobulin production byB-cell and reduction of interleukin-2 production and activity. The traditional herbal approach includesanti inflammatories in the modern medicinal sense. These remedies are less powerful than moderndrugs and are most useful as adjuncts to the therapeutic measure.

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ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION OF HERBAL MEDICINES

Kohili K., Baboota S. and Charoo N.

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy,

Jamia Hamdard, (Hamdard University), New Delhi -110 062, India

There has been a tremendous increase in the use of herbal medicines. When parts of plants or crudeextract of plants are used for medicinal purpose they are called herbal medicines. There is a general

conception that, because herbs are "natural", they are completely safe. This is not true. Herbs and

herbal preparations can cause toxic adverse effects, serious allergic reactions, adverse drug interactions

and can interfere with laboratory tests. Because physicians are likely to encounter patients who are

using herbal remedies, they need to be aware of the purported effects of these products. Unlikeconventional drugs, herbal products are not regulated for purity and potency. Thus, sorne of the adverse

effects and drug interactions reported for herbal products could be caused by impurities (e.g., allergens,

pollen and spores) or batch-to-batch variability. In addition, the potency of an herbal product may

increase the possibility of adverse effects. Of particular current importance is the growing incidenceand chance of interaction with conventional medication, especially where the compound in the herbalmedicine affect the normal metabolic process. Exercising good quality control, strict in-houseprocedures, pharmacovigilance, and development of sensitive analytical methods to detect contami-nation, substitution and adulteration of herbal medicines could minimize the possibility of adverse

reaction. This paper provides information on the safe and effective use of herbal medicines.

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oP-07ARTOCARPUS HIRSUTA AGGLT'TININ (AIIA) AS A HISTOCHEMICAL

MARKER FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER

Remani P., Smitha L. S., Laija S. Nair, Sujathan K. and Rekha A. Nair

Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 011, India.

Phytohemagglutinins or lecethins are a heterogenous group of proteins and glycoproteins sharing acommon ability to recognize and combine with specific carbohydrate moieties on cell surfaces..Dueto these properties lectins are widely used to study the expression of surface glycoconjugates onnormal and malignant cells. In this study our aim was to investigate the cell surface alterations ofnormal and malignant epithelial cells. We have isolated a lectin from the seeds of wild jackfruit(Artocarpus hisuta) and purified using a column of immobilized D-galactose. This purified A. hirsutaagglutinin (AHA) was then conjugated to Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) typeVl and used to study.thecell surface carbohydrate profile of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and uterine cervixusing diaminobenzidene (DAB) as substrate. Formaldehyde fixed paraffin embedded tissues from 50squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity, 50 squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix and25 normaltissues were used for the study. It was observed that normal cells showed week uniform staining in themembrane as well as cytoplasm, whereas carcinomatous cells showed strong intense irregular staining.The nature and intensity of staining of AHA with carcinomatous tissues suggest that this lectin may beof use as a diagnostic aid in histopathology'

op-'gPHYTOCHEMICAL POTENTIAL OF TRADITIONAL PLANTS

Ibnusaud I., Chithra Gopinath, Salini Thomas, Grace Thomas and Lekshana Bai V.

School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam - 686 560, India

Tropical plants are the main treasure house of medicines for human and livestock. The very basis ofAyurvedic System of treatment relies on these- Hence, to modern science, it is more than a curiosityfor the bioactivity-guided isolation of phytochemicals from our documented traditional plants. InIndia lack of coordinated interdisciplinary interest among chemists and pharmacologists resulted inthe abysmally low understanding or development of ethnopharmacology and which ultimately resultedin the fact that only less Lhan 5Vo of the plant species have been partiilly investigated. Often extractsor the fine chemicals isolated from plant sources can either be directly used in various system ofrnedicine or have greater potential as starting material for the preparation of biologically interestingmolecules. Due to the lack of adequate control or stipulations, virtually our traditional bio-sourceshave been ruthlessly exploited even to the extent of extinction of several plant species. Though theother parts of the globe have been quite vigilant about patenting the innovations arised out of ourtraditional sources and knowledge, we are yet to contend the emerging global scenario. In the contexta systematic survey and scrutiny of medicinal plants of our region, for their active principles andemploying them in the broad area of 'Chiro technology', have been attempted. Garcinia combogiaand Hibiscus furcactus/Hibiscus sabdarffi are well documented in traditional as well as in modernliterature for their anti obesity properties. Our initial research in this direction with these plants wouldbe presented.

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MEDICINAL PLANTS USED TO TREAT TIJF. UATA ROGA IN THE INDIGENOUSMEDICAL SYSTEM OF SRI LANKA

Dept'or Dravyaguna, c.w., "ffiY;T;lr."*,r", yakkala, Sri Lanka

Among the Eastern countries where the Indigenous medical systems are used, Srilankans hold a unique

place. Apart from the medicinal systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani the indigenous system ofmedicine is famous among the people in most of the places in the country. Mostly the pills and powders

are used as medicament in this system . Watika Prakaranaya is concerned as pharmacopoeia of this

system. It contains hundreds of compound medicines with their methods of manufacturing and the

uses. One of these compound medicines, the recipes which are used to treat the neurological disorders,

are separated and their raw materials are listed. Those plant materials have been described according

to their uses in the treatments. Anupana drugs have lot of different actions and they are more in

number. So the important indigenous drugs have been described with details of their actions and uses.

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ANTI.INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF RHEUM AI]STRALE

Aslam, M Javed K., Singh S.f And Jafrio M.A.

Dept. of Ilmul Advia, F/o Unani Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi -62, India* College of Pharmacy, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi -17, India

"Rubarb" is used as a purgative and stomach tonic in Unani System of Medicine. It originates from the

rhizome and roots of Rheum australe (Family.: Polygonaceae). Its several species are used clinicallyunder the popular name of "Revand Chini'. It contains anthraquinone purgatives having similarproperties to that of Senna fruits. In our earlier study we have reported the anti-inflammatory activityof Chrysophanic acid (1,8-dihydroxy-3 methyl anthraquinone) isolated from the petrolium etherextract

of the same drug through column chromatography over silica gel. In the present study the active dmg

Chrysophanic acid exhibited significant ant-inflammatory activity against prostaglandin E2 induced

paw edema in rats. In carragenan-induced paw edema the rnaximum inhibition was seen in the last

phase of edema, suspected to be due to the prostaglandin release which is observed in the Presentstudy also. It was inferred that the. anti-inflammatory activity may be due to the inhibition ofprostaglandin. However, further work is needed to confirm the same.

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ApHRODISIAC PROPERTY OF MACur,tt pftunIENS (LINN.) D.C.EXTRACT IN MALE MICE

Madhavachandran, Therasilin Louis, Basirudeen

Experimental Pharmacology Unit, Nagarjuna Herbal Concentrates Ltd., Palace No. i7,Thripoonithura,Kerala, India

Administration of Mucuna pruriens seed (an organic solvent extract) to male mice stimulated their

sexual .behavior aq.evidenc^"4 Uy an increase in number of mounts and mating performanc.t. lry:activity of M. pruriens extactwas concentration depen{e_nt. Oral administration of a single dose (250

^gk;. body weighQ was effective. The pups fathered by the drug treated mice were found to be

no".*it with refer-ence to fetal'growth, litter size and sex ratio. The present study confirms the folkbelief lhat M. pruriens has aphrodisiac activity.

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PROTECTION AGAINST DIETHYL NITROSAMINE (DEN) - INDUCEDHEPATOCARCINOGENESIS BY AN INDIGENOUS MEDICINE

COMPRISED OF NIGELLA SATIUA, SMILAX GLABRA ANDHEMIDESMAS INDICUS

Iddamaldeniya s.s.,wickramasinghe s.M.D.N., Thabrew M.I.,* Ratnatunge N.,** Thammitiyagodage M.G.*{<* and Jayathilake N.{<***

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University ofSri Jayewardenepuri, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

*Department of Biochemistry and Clinical chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka

**Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lankaxx*Animal Centre, Medical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka8'F** Ayurveda Research Institute Navinna, Maharagama, Sri Lanka

The effect of decoction comprised of N. salivaseeds, S. glabrarhizome and 11. tndicusroot on DEN-

induced hepatocarcinogeneiis were examined in male Wistar rats using the medium term bioassay

system of Iio, based on-a two step model of hepatocarcinogenesis. Carcinogenic potential was 9c9redby comparing the number, area and staining intensity of .glutathione S- transferase placental_ form(GST-p) posltive foci and the number of cells/cm2 of positive foci in the livers of rats treated with

decoction or garlic with those of the corresponding group of rats givel DEN and distilled water'

Decoction doie I (4glkg body weight/day) corresponded to 4 times the normal therapeutic dose

udrninirttut A to aouti himan-whilJdecoction dose 2 (6gkg body weight/day) corresponded to 61|11; the normal therapeutic dose. Decoction dose 1 significantly-reduced.the number and_{919fGST-p positive foci anb number of cells /cm of po^sltive foci (P<0.001). Staining

-intensity of GST-P

Giri"Jf*i *"" also reduced significantly (P<o.Ol). Decoction dose 2 resulted fu4he1 significance

ieduition in the number and arJa of GST-P positive foci and number of cellslcm2 of positive foci

Cp<O.OOfl. Staining intensity of GST-P positive foci was also reduced (P<0.001)..Garlic (?9*gAgbody weighVday) Iaused a r-eduction of the number, area and staining intensity of GST-P positive foci

andihe nimbeiof cells/cm2 of positive foci (P<0.001) to the same extent as decoction dose 2. Overall

results indicate that the decoction comprised of N. saliva, S. giabra and H. indicus can protect rat liver

against DEN induced hepatocarcinogenesis.

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ANTI .HEPATOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA

Ravi R., venkatnarayanan R., Suryaprakash T.N.K., Sivakumar s.M.,Binokingsely R., Satheshkumar S. and Heryalatha R.

Natural Products Research Laboratory ,Department of pharmaceutics,

S.B .College of Pharmacy, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu - 626 130, India

Indigofera tinctoria(Family: Papilionaceae) is an annual shurb. Different part of this plant is reported

to UJ or"O in traditional medicines for the treatment of various liver disorders including jaundice' The

plant also used for the treatment of nervous disorders, anthelmentic, diuretic and various skin diseases'

in tt "

present study the whole plant has been used for phytochemical investigations and anti-hepatotoxic

effects. The plant (1. tinctoria) was collected from western ghat region of Virudhunagat District,

Tamilnadu. Air dried coarsely powdered (600) gm plant material was extracted with pet.ether,

chloroform, and methanol successively in a Soxhlet apparatus. The extracts were concentrated under

reduced pressure and viscous semisolids were obtained. The methanolic extract of I. tinctoria (50mg/

kg p.o) was significanrly reduced SGPT (10 +2.0)and SGOT(10+3.1) levels in the ccl4 (I'25 mykg

b.w.p.o) induced hepatic damage SGPT (120 +0.3) and SGOT (180+4.8) Levels.While in the control

group, ivehicle : 4% wlv uqu"o"u, acaciamucilage) the level of SGPT and SGOT was l0 +0.3 and 100

12.+.fn"Antihepatotoxic activity of L tinctoriawas comparable with standard drug Silymarin (100

mglkg .p.o) for which level of SGPT and SGOT was 10 +0 6 and 70 =2.5.

ANTI.TUMOR ACTIVITY OF CARCUMA LONGA- METITYL ETHYL '*'ON8P.'OExrRACr:::#:.;T"ffi .T'ASSAY

Deparrment of Biological Sciences West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, 5000 Philippines

E-mail: glPenecilla@ Yahoo'com

Curcuma longalinn., a common spice in the Philippines and Asia, exhibited antitumor activity in

studies conducted in vitro,in experimental animats ino in humans. The main mechanism of action is

irr,iuiii"" "i

bNe'topoisomerase II. Mutations that lower the number of topoisomerase II molecules

are viable with the corresponding decrease in topoisomerase I. A_ntitumor activity of commercial

grade turmeric underwent screening on mutant strains of y east Saccha.romyces cerevilill lepresented

f,y ,on", of inhibitions of: (a) rad 52 denoting topoisomerase I activity and (b) RS321 Ogryfne

topoisomerase II activity. MEK extracts showed positive results with zones of inhibition of 7.5cm

*iit, ,"OSz and a highe r'ron"of inhibitio n at 72.5 cm with RS321. Further fractionation of the. YIKextract with n-butan ol, 807o aqueous methanol, 607o aqueous methanol and chloroform yielded for

rad52lC,rvalues of 8000, 8000, 7000;,6000 ml respectively. The greater toposiomerase II inhibition

than topoisomerase I inhibition represented by RS321 andrad52 respectively underlies the potential

of turmeric as a natural product with antitumor activity,

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EVALUATION OF NATURAL PENETRATION ENHANCER FORDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY

:

' Gattani S.G., Gaud R.S.* and Chaturvedi S.C.

Dept. of Pharmacy; CI.S.LT.S., Indore, Madhya pradesh, India*AICTE Advisor, New Delhi

In dermal delivery of drugs some limitations are there to transfer the drug in systemic circulation likepartition coefficient,-molecular weight etc. Ultimately, the success of all"trans'dermal system dependsupon the ability of drug to perrneate skin in sufficient quantities to achieve its desiied therapeuticeff.ect. tn

1t1s- stu.dY- we have investigated natural substanCes like Eugenol, Eucalyptol and Cinefl and

mixture of Menthol, Thymol and Campher as penetration enhancerlor model arirg ONn 102 used inthe treatment of Chemotherapy induced emesis. Diffusion study was conductedlsing vertical typediffusion cell having receptor and donor compartment. The receptor compartment waJfilled witfr 2Oml of water as diffusion media, Freshly excised htman skin was clipped in between receiver anddonor compartment. One ml of drug solution in distilled water (S mg/rnl; was poured into the donor:gmpartqent.JVlagnetic stirrer was set at 100 rpm and whole assembly was maintained at 37 +10. C.The amount of drug released was determined by withdrawing 5ml of samples at specific time intervalof 24 hrs. The volume withdrawn was replaced with equal uoiu*" of fresh pre-warmed water. Sampleswer-e analyzed for drugcontent by using UV spectrophotometer. The primary skin irritatio" i"rr-'*utperformed on seven healthy albino rabbits for 24 hrs a-nd skin was exaniined for erythema and oedema.We found that F.ugenol, Elcalyptol, Cineol and mixture ofThymol, Campher and Menthol are potentialpenetration enhancer and free from toxicity. : . ..

IMPROVEMENT OF LEARNING AND MEMORY BY THE HERBALPRBPARATION VISTAMIN: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN MICE

Uma Devi P., Sulochana B. and Chetana M.Department of Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Centre,

Idgah'Hills, Bhopal462 001, India

Vistamin, an herbal formulation, prepared and supplied by Apex Laboratories, Chennai, contains theaqueous extracts from five plants, Acorus calamus, Bacopa monneri, Centella asiatica, Gonvoluvulespluricatuis and Withania somnifdra. The effect of vistamin in enhancing the higher brain functions,like learning

?ng Tem_oyr was tested in the laboratory mice. Vistamin w"as giveriorally "a950

fitk;body weight daily for l5.days to juvenile (4 weeks), adult (l year) and old (1-8 months) mice. t-eariin!and_memory was tested in the radial arrn maze. Vistamin significantly enhanced the radial u* *urEperformance in all age groups compared to the vehicle-treaied controls. At 18 months, ;;;ui *i;;showed a significant reduction in learning efficiency and memory compared to the younger ages.Vistamin treatment checked this deterioration and resiored the memory to almost similar level as thatof l2 months old mice. Our results indicate that, in addition to enhancing the normal brain funciion lnyoung animals, vistamin is also able to prevent the senile changes in ur:ain.

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PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDY OFFICAS GLOMERATA BARK

Sheth N,R., Bhavsar G.C. and Patel K.N.x

B.K. Mody Government Pharmacy College, Rajkot - 360 003, India*L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India

Ficus glomerataRoxb. is a medium sized or occasionally large erect laticiferous deciduous tree with-out prominent aerial roots found throughout India. It is known in Sanskrit as "Udumber"'. Fifty per

cent alcoholic extract of stem bark was fractioned and tested by chemical tests and TLC. Two

bioflavonoids were detected, designated as ES-I and FS-2 bioflavonoids, and tested on young albino

rats. FS-2 500mglkg body weight was given by IP route. Significant reduction of blood glucose con-

centration was noticed After 120 minutes on glucose induced hyperglycemic albino rats.

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EFFECT OF ABANA - A POLYHERBAL FORMULATION ON MITOCHONDRIALENZYMES IN EXPERIMENTAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN RATS

Seela Sasikumar C. and Shyamala Devi C.S.

Department of Biochemistry, Guindy_ClTput, University of Madras,

Chennai - 25, India

For decades the major cause for death in many developed countries have been diseases of heart and

blood vessels, collectively called Cardiovascular Diseases. The incidence of myocardial infarction,

the most dramatic manifestation of coronary vascular disease, remains alarmingly high and it is a

clinical challenge to affluent societies. The one system of holistic approach that existed since dawn ofman's history is Indian system of Ayurveda- the science of life. Recently attention has been focused

towards polyherbal formation, which are traditionally used as potential therapeutic agents in the

prevention and management of coronary vascular disease. Abana is one such polyherbal formulation

containing medicinal plants and mineral complexes prepared according to principles of Ayurveda.

The present study was conducted to elucidate the protective effect of Abana on heart mitochondrial

enzymes in experimental myocardial infraction. From this study, it could be concluded that increased

level of lipid peroxidation an index of damage by free radicals is responsible for the inactivation ofmitochondrial enzymes upon isoproterenol administration and pretreatment with ployherbal formulation

Abana, minimises these adverse effects by the antioxidant nature of its constitutes.

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STUDIES ON POLYHERBAL TABLET OF ACORUS CALAMUS, WITHANIA SOMNIFERAAND GZYCYRRHIZA GIA,BRA

Samanta M.K., Anilchand B., Vijay D. Wagh., Kavitha G., Mahadevan N. and Suresh B.

Conventional synthetic antipsychotic drugs used for the treatment of chronic cases of Schizophreniaare associated with sell-induced exffapyramidal symptoms (EPS) on monotherapy. Herbal drugs namelyAcorus calamus (I), Glycyrrhiza glabra (II) and Withania somnifdra (III) given in oral solid dosageforms are expected to devoid of those side effects. Wet granulation technique was employed for tabletformulation (100 mg) using Rimex Minipress compression machine at 4.75 tons of compressionalforce using l/32 punch. Other excipients used were Drug : Lactose ::1: 0.5, magnesium stearate 2 percent, and starch paste sufficiently. Simple aqueous based coating was done by spraying technique ofthe moving bed of compressed tablet using Kalweka-coating pan. The prepared extracts were subjectedto qualitative estimation using pre-coated HFTLC plates. Finger printings were taken for all the extractsand compared with the chromatogram of standardized extracts. Both the finger printings were matchedand the authenticity of the drugs were confirmed. The HPTLC absorption spectra of the three drugswere determined in CAMAG, Scanner 3 machine and found that 2u max for Withaferin - A was 215,glycynhezic acid 248 and B-asarone 298 V, when various active constituents were quantitativelyestimated by multi level and single level calibration. In case ofAcorus calamus by multi level calibrationwith active constituents through continuous reflux of extract with selected solvent found that theamount of asarone present were 2.81 mg and 0.85 mg respectively for 100 and 33.3 mg tablets.Glycyrrhiza glabra andWithania somnifera were standardrzed using single level calibration methodand was found that 100 mg and 33.3 mg tablets of W. somnifura containing 0.687 mg and 0.2I0 mg ofWithaferin - A respectively and2.95 mg and I.24 mg of glycyrrhetic acid was present in 100 mg and33.3 mg of Glycyrrhiza glabra tablets respectively. An optimum therapeutic efficiency with no drug-induced catatonia (score = 0) was observed with the developed tablet formulation. Thus the polyherbaltablet dosage form may be a better alternative for maintenance therapy during chronic treatment ofPsYchosis'

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COMPARATIVE BIO.ACTIVITIES OF P LU MBAGO ZEYLAN I CAAND LAWSONIA ALBA

Poul8.N., Mukadam D.S., Jadhav R.K. and Vakil J.R.

Maharaslltra College of Pharmacy, Nilanga-413 52I, Latur, Maharashtra, India

Plumbagotzeylanica Linn. has got special importance regarding their use in antifertility, anti-implantation, I0O7o abortificient, ovulation inhibitory, antitumour, antiepidermoid carcinoma,appetizing, digestive, intestinal flora normalizer and in common warts. Lawsonia alba Linn, usefulfor diarrhoea, sore throat, common ear infections, astringent, deodorant in Menorrhoea VaginalDischarge and Leucorrhoea; they are applied externally for treating headache and others. In the present

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investigation emphasis had been given to study few of these aspectsin detail- .The roots and leaves of

the plants *"r. ,u"*rriu"fy extiacted with petroleum ether. itte Oried residue was chromatograph

over silica gel with solvent systems petroleum ether : benzene (4:1); elution being continued with

solvents. The eluted fractions were recrystallized from dry ether. It was observed that Plurnbagin

exhibited a great degree of antibacterial and antifungal activity in vitro against both Gram-positive

and Gram-negative fri"roorgunisms. The anti-inflammatory aciivity of Plumtagin (1 mg/100 g) and

iu*ron" (50"mg I roo g) ftainst Carrageenan induced i.riltamniation in Albino rats revealed very

significant effect u,.J*pi'rable to AJetytsalicylic-acid (10 g/100g), 1hr9ugh oral route'.'The

ftEpuiopror"ctive effect of ilumbagin 1t mg/t00 g), andLawsone (50 mg/100g) respectively in albino

;;;Jdr".rgiio;*r r*t", using carb-on tetracirtoride induced toxicity were found to be very significant'

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DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF CYCLEA PELTATA ANDCI S SAMPBLO S PEREIRA ROOTS

: Dayanand ReddyG, Prasad Ch'N'S'R'K' and Reddy Y'S'R'*

Dept. of Pharmacology, G.P. R' C'P', Mehdipatnam' HyderaUlO -.2!, IiOil*Dept. of Ph. chemistry, J.s.s.c.P., Rocklands, ooty - 643 001' Tamil Nadu,India

The diuretic activity of the various successive extracts viz., petoleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate

and methanol of roots of Cyclea peltatadiels and Ccissampi,elos Pereiriilinn- was carried out in male

Swiss albino rats. The results indicate that the methanol and ethyl acetateextracts of roots of Cyclea

peltataproduced a highly significant diuretic effect by increasing the urine volume' Sodium and Chloride

excretion; excretion'of-poi=assium was comparatively less than the positive control frusemide' The

potassium elimination was significant in the methanol extract when compared to ethyl acetate' For

positive control frusemide, tlie major site of action is the thick ascending loop-of Henle' Il"t? itinhibits Na- r+ z it- Co transpoit ttrere uy increase the elimination of sodium (Na+) ions, Chloride

(Cl-) ions and also potassium ions.:The tesiextracts at the givgn.dose level of 200 mg, 150 mg, 100

mgikg body weight were capable of producing diuretic effict without increasing the elimination of

potassium. This showed ttraittre safeiy of the Jxtracts in decreasing the side effects and the mode of

action of these extracts may be related to potassium sparing diuretics'

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ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF HEDERBI TAB /N VITRO

Rahman M'K', Abdul Waheed, Takte and Sema

DepartmentofDravyaguna,R'A.PodulMedicalCollege

The ethanolic extract of hederbi powder was tested fol agli microbial activity against Gram Positive

organisms such as Staphylocorrin ourrrs, Bacillus subtilis, and Clostridium perfl\Seys .u19 GtuP

Negative organisms ,urh u, pseudoiinas aLtretts, Salmtonella pararyphj and Escherichia coli'

Sffifi"un, aitimicrobial activity of the extract was recorded during the study'

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oP-23XTUNOPru.RMACOLOGICAL AND ANTI-ASTHMATIC STUDIES

OF INTESABI - A I]NANI FORMTJLATION

Jafri M.A., Khan S.A.. Singh S.* and Javed K.

Dept. of Ilmul Advia, F/o Unani Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi - 62,lndiaxCollege of Pharmacy, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi-17,India

Intesabi, a compound formulation, is used for the treatment of bronchial asthma in Unani system ofmedicine. I! ilnrenSred by a special method with Hyocyamus nige4 Trachysperinum ammi. Rock salt,Arsenic and Wild Pigeon as its ingredients. In the present stud! Intesabi showed CNS depression ingross behaviour test in mice and significant increise in Pento6arbitone induced narcosis, analgesicactivity in analgesiometer and writhing tests. In anti-asthmatic studies, carried out for both immediateand delayed effects it showed significant^protection acetylecholine (40 mg. and g0 mg. per Kg x 5days) and histamine.jnduced dyspnoea (8omg per Kg x ldays) in Guinea iigs. The lower doses andthe acute studies did not show any protection. in acuie toxiciiy'studies no *ortu6ty was observed upto a maximum dose oj 3 mg per kg in mice. In another study arsenic was estirnated to be in verynegligible amount in this formulation that may not be harmful.

oP-24DEVBLOPMENT OF TRANSDERMAL DRUG DOSAGE FORMULATION

FOR THE ANTI.RIIEUMATIC AYURYEDIC MEDICINAL PLANTSManisha Verma, Pankaj Kumar Gupta and purohit A. p.

Bharati vidvapeeth Deemed university, Tt;:iliTffi,"rrr;y,Poona

conege of pharrnacy, paud Road,

The present investigations were aimed to formulate transdermal films incorporating herbal drug extracts.The allopathic system of medicineincludes two conventional lines of treatment foirheumatoid arthritis,which come along with certain side effects. Hence, turning to safe, effective and time-tested Ayurvedicherbal drug formulation is a very suitable option like transdermal films incorporating herbal drugextracts of Boswellia serrata (Sallai guggut) and Curcumalonga(Turmeric). 1.he Orugs were selectedon the basis that they produce synergistic action in suppressing inflammation and are proved timetested and safe drug. The polymeric films were evaluated for their physical properties like percentageflatness and thickness uniformify. The aveiage percentage release of curcumin was found tobe 50.70Voand 69.84Vo for boswellic acid (peak 1) and 64.84Vo for boswellic acid (peak 2) in the hydroalcoholicdiffusion medium. The graphs obtained for the average percentage release through transdermal filmindicate that the drugs are released from the film at a constant rate. The skin irritation study done onalbino rabbit skin showed that the formulation does not produce irritation to the skin. Overall, it wasobserved that the well-known Ayurvedic drugs have been found to be effective through modernpharmaceutical techniques.

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A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OFNUiTMEG (MYRISTICA FRAGMNS)AS AN APHRODISIAC

Tajuddin, Ahmad S., Latif A. and Qasmi I.A.

Department of Ilmul Advia, Faculty of Unani Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh 2020fl2, Uttar Pradesh, India

There are various drugs in the repository of traditional system of medicine, which are used as sexual

function improving drugs for the cure of sexual disorders. A study was conducted to evaluate and

screen the aphrodisiac effects of Jaifal (Myristicafragrans Houtt.) on various experimental models ofanimals, which ensured its scientific validation for clinical use. The drug has been screened for certain

actions and to evaluate aphrodisiac activity tests like mating behaviour, penile reflex and test for

libido were conducted on albino rats. For the study 50Vo alcoholic extract of the test drug was obtained

by Soxhlet apparatus and dissolved in distilted water immediately before use and administered in the

dose of 50 mg/l00gms b.w. orally. The results were compared with a standard drug i.e., Penegra

during mating behaviour test the test drug produced a significant Increase in intromission frequency

(P <0.001). In the Penile reflex the mean Erections was found significantly increased (P<0.05) in drug

treated group as compared to control. It was found much more in the standard drug treated group' The

test drug also substantially increased the quick flips and aggregate penile reflexes in the animals

treated with Jaifal a significant increase (P<0.01) was found in the mounting frequency.

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A STUDY OF "KRIMIGHNA" PROPERTIES OF KOSHAMRA

ISCHIEICHERA OLEOSA (LOUR) OKEN] SEEDS

Shobha A. Khilari

B.V.D.U. College of Ayurveda, Dhankawadi - Katraj, Pune - 43, India

The concept of 'krimi' in Ayurveda is multifaceted. Apparently it covers infestations of gastrointesti-

nal tract und *kin as well as infections so the meaning of the word 'krimi' convers a broad range ofinfections and infestations. We can also use this word to insects which attack or damage food grains'

Research, particularly in the field of natural insecticides, is of vital importance as it has the capacity to

add new herbal drugs (as safe insecticides), is an urgent need of modern era. Koshamra is mentioned

as krimighna in various ancient as well as modern literature. Koshamra seeds are eaten raw or roaster

oral administration of Koshamra tail is also mentioned in various texts. The present study was carried

out to study the efficacy of Koshamra seed powder against the insects of stored food grains (Rice

weevil and Pulse beetle); the details will be disr,-ussed in full paper.

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ANTI.LIPIDEMIC AND ANTI.DIABBTIC EFFECTS OF TT]RMERICAND CTJRRY LEAVES IN WNINIOB AND GR.OB RATS

Giridharan N.V., Satyavani M.S., Neelam and Kamala Krishnaswamy

National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-osmania, Hyderabad-50O 007, India

Spices are commonly used in Indian culinary practices to enhance the palatability of the food and asper the Indian system of medicine (Ayurveda) they have health benefits as well. Turmeric (Curcumalonga) and curry leaves (Murraya konegi) commonly used in Indian cuisine are reported to haveseveral beneficial effects, especially anti-lipidemic and anti-diabetic activities. Even though medici-nal properties of these spices are reported in Ayurvedic literature, there are few systematic studies inanimals and humans to validate health potential of these traditional Indian spices. WNIN/Ob and GR-Ob rats selected for the study are spontaneous mutants from WNIN colony which are geneticallyobese, having high cholesterol and triglycerides. Additionally, GR-Ob rats show impaired glucosetolerance (IGT) on challenge with oral glucose. WNIN/Ob rats are used for turmeric studies and GR-Ob rats for study on curry leaves. The rats received l%oand 5Vo turmeric or curry leaf powder in thediet respectively for 8 weeks. Plasma cholesterol (total, HDL) triglycerides (TG) levels were esti:mated in both the studies initially and at the end of *th and ,th weeks. Additionally for the study oncurry leaves, oral glucose tolerance test was conducted at 4 weeks and 8'weeks in control and treatedgroups. Both the spices showed significant reduction in cholesterol and triglycerides as early as 4weeks and at I 7o \evel itself. Additionally curry leaves exhibited hypoglycemic effects as well. Thestudy thus clearly establishes the health benefits of these spices, especially in an animal model whichhave the characteristic X-syndrome currently prevalent in affluent societies.

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AYURVBDIC FORMULATION AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TRIPHALACHURNA BY ItrPTLC TECHNIQUE

Manimaran S., Kripesh K., Vaibhav G., Alok S., Saravana Babu C., Subburaju T. and SureshB'

Dept. of Phytopharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamumd, India

Triphala churna (Bhaisajyaratnavali: Parinasaprakarana) is a mixture of Chebulic myrobalans, Beleric

myroblans, Embelic *yibolons (Haritaki, Bibhitaki, Amalaki, respectively)- The churna is prepared

by commuting the appropriate drugs separately and passing it through.thg sie-v1no : 120 to get fine

powders and mixed in "quat

parts. Prepared churna is subjected to physical and chemical evaluations'

physical evaluation like ash value (total and acid insoluble ash) and extractive values ( water, alcohol

and ether soluble) were performed. Chemical evaluation of the churna is done by the phytochemical

analysis of tannins Uy uFfr-C technique. The churna is extracted with methanol and concentrated to

dryness. The extract is compu.ed with individual drugextracts (prepared similarly) by high performace

thin layer chromatography on silica get 60 F 254

HPTLC plates. The mobile phasg is Toluence : Ac-

etone iFormic acid Q:i:l).The detection and phytochemical analysis is performed at a wavelength of

254 nm.By this analysis, the presence of tannins in the formulation similar to the individual drugs is

confirmed. This formulation and phytochemical analytical technique will be very useful in Ayurveda

field.

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EFFTCACY oF FLOUR OF THE NACHANT (ELEASINE CORACANA) ALONG WrTH

HONEYANDMILKoFSHEEPINURINARYCALCULIMaheshkumar N., Chaudhari and Gangal R'N'

Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya,Centre for Post-Graduate Studies_&_Research in Ayurveda,

583l2,Rasta Peth, Pune - 30, Maharashtra, India

There is no definite solution to arrest the progression or disintegration of urinary calculus except

surgery. Changing life-styles and food habits augment the formation of renal calculi in human beings'

A study on urinary calculus was carribd out with an efficient Ayurvedic preparation i'e', Avi-kshir

bhavit Nritya-kundal bija-churna + honey. Flour of Nachani (Eleusine coracana) + honey with the

milk of sheep for 7 days was effective inihe treahnent of Ashrnari Patan. Above mentioned fmmula

has been standardized u, p". w.H.o. guide lines and clinical trials were performed. A total of 5o

patients were selected for this study having various size of calculi (3 mm to 25 mm) any wherein thurinary system with irrespective of sex, The dung was administrated at a dose of one Rarssh ( 10 gF)

with honey , twice a day before meal for seven days. Among of 50 patients 30 patients got total

painless expulsion anO iS patients had reduction in the size of calculus in 7 days without any

complication. Five patients did not turn up for the follow up. The effect of Avi-kshir bhavit Nritya-

kundal bija churna i hon"y on renal calculus base was statistically significant'

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BIOLOGICAL ACTIVTTMS AND MEDICINAL VALT'E OFAZAD I RAC HTA I N D I C A (NEEM)

. Azad Badwe and Urnesh ButtMishraConcept Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chikalthana, Aurangabad - 43l2IQ, Maharastra, India

Azpdirachta indica (Neem) is wellknown as one of the most versatile medicinal plants having a widespectrum of biological activities. Neem is perhaps the most useful traditional medicinal plant in Indiaand its neighbouring various human ailments. Neem has been extensively used in Ayurveda, Unani,andHomoeopathic medicines and has become a cynosure of modern medicines. During the last six decades,apart from the chemistry of the neem compounds, considerable progress has been achieved regardingthe biological activity and medicinal applications of the neem. lt is now considered as a valuabtisource of unique natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also forthe development of industrial products. This paper gives a bird's eye view mainly on the biologicalactivities of the neem compounds isolated, pharmacological actions of the neem extracts, clinicalstudies and plausible medicinal applications of neem along with their safety evaluation.

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ROLE OF TAIL MURCHANA INPOTENTIATION OF' MEDICATED OILS

Murali T. Narhare, Vhstrad G.R., Basavaraj S., Hiremath and Nagireddy L.Dept of P.G. Studies in RasaShastra and Bhaisajya Kalpana, Taranath Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College,

Bellary - 583101, Karnataka,India

In ayurvedic pharmacological procedures samskara attributes newer qualities to the formulations i.e.,"samskaro hi guntaradhana" . By performing different Samskara we can increase the potency of thedrug, reduce the toxicity up to certain extent and provides good synergetic and biding effect. AmongstChatursnehas rnentioned in ayurvedic classical texts, Taila (oil) is used widely for internal and externaladministration in different conditions. Before preparing the medication oil, it is supposed to undergoone particular samskara called,"TailaMurchana" i.e., "edou smaurchoyeth sneham". The main aim ofTaila murchana,is to remove the Durgandha, Amadosha, Ugrata and toxic impurities of,Taila and itwill get good,odour and colour. Apart from thes6, because of muchana, Taila will,get such a capability,to receive rnore active principles while the preparation of medicated oil and virya (potency) of medicatedoil will enhance. Hence efforts were made to give a scientific data to the,quotation"adoLL smaurchayethsneham", mentioned by ancient authorities.

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PP{5ITTY ACHUTHAN'S HORTAS MALBARICUS

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Chidambaran A.N.

Hortus Malabaricus Trust, Aryamadom, CMC 5, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Life of creatures depends upon plants. So, scholars of ages took special interest in learning them.

Hortus Indicus Malabaricas is the precious, most valuable and most rare science epic obtained from

those who came latter for maintaining that earned knowledge. Hortus has its origin lb "Cholketta

Posthakom." which is written in Malayalam. It's T,atin translation was completed on 20ft April 1675.

The first Volume came out in 1678 and the twelfth in 1693. The book is about the abundant ptant lifein Kerala. Though it had many special features it is too difficult to obtain to day. The book is written

in Latin too. For the same reason, this treasure box of knowledge related to Kerala is still unknown to

Keralites. This great book is enriched with a 1524 page description of about 742 different kinds ofplants in Kerala. Furter, the first printed Malayalam letters in the world is contained in this book. Thus

the importan ce af Hortus Indicus Malbaricus is many folded. Mr. Henricum van Rhede tot Draakestein

the Dutch governor of Cochin During 1673-'77 was the compiler of Hortus. It was Van Rhede who

took pain to complete this book. The credit of making the name Itty Achuthan, the author of "Cholketta

Posthakorii," eternal goes to Van Reede. The paper discusses the importance of Hortus Malbaricus

and the controversies about the authorship of this book.

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HISTOCIIEMICAL STUDIES ON THE LEAVES OFATALANT I A MON O PHY LLA C O RREA

Manimaran S.o Harsha KN. *, Manjunatha H.C., Saravana Babu C., Subburaju T. and Suresh B.

Department of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, TIFAC CORE*J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India

Atalantia monophylta (Atavi jambeera - in Sanskrit) is a large shrub or treelet with sharp spines belongs

to the family Rutaceae. The leaves are bifacial which contains essential oil, e sitosterol, stigmasterol,

campesterol, possessing wound healing and anti-microbial activities. Free hand transverse section of

leaf was used ior the localization of different histochemical compounds using various staining solutions-

The leaves showed the presence of total proteins, lignins, lipids, polyphenols, starch and carboxylated

polysaccharide, with suitable staining solutions. Binocular research microscope with photomicrognaph

(CETI, Belgium) was used for this study. This study was found to be very useful in evaluation and

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A NEW CHEMICAL CONSTITUENT USED AS AYTJRVEDIC DRUG FROM THEFLOWERS OF PALASA @aTEA MANSPERMA)

Venkateshwar Rao G., Helmut Duddeck,* Namratha V., Kaladhar 8.,Thirupathaiaha A. and Pradeep P.

Dept. of Chemistry, University Arts and Science College, Kakatiya University,Warangal- 506001, Andhra Pradesh, India

*Universitat Hannover, Institute fur Organische Chemie Schneiderberg, IBD-30167 Hannover, Germany

"Pal6sa" is a well-described drug in ancient Ayurvedic literature like Charaka Samhita. The flowersare used in menstrual problems and for abdominal pain in women. It is also used in nephrocalciousand ureteral stones. According to Vastuguna Deepika, it is used in skin diseases and leprosy. Systematicextraction and analysis of the flowers of "Pal6sa" in our chemical laboratories has yielded a newflavone glycoside which we named it as "Butaspermine". It is identified by chemical and spectral dataas 2,3 - dihydro, 3 hydroxy, flavano, 7 , 4' - di-o- B -glucopyranoside.

' PP-08SPICES USED IN AYTJRVEDA

Jacob Varghese

Dept. of Botany, S.H. College, Ttievara, Cochin - 6820I3,Kerala,India

Spices have found their place in various Ayurvedic preparations from very early times. Yajur Vedarefers to several spices, such as sesame and black pepper, just as Atharva Veda recommends the use ofturmeric for charming away such ailments as jaundice and the accompanying fever. Taiteraya Samhitamentions spices like saffron, mace, cardamom, nutmeg etc as powerful ingredients to be poured intothe sacrificial fire lit up on the occasion of the wedding ceremony. In Charaka Samhita several spiceslike pepper, cinnamon, myrrh, cloves, basil etc have been mentioned as essential ingredients of effectivemedicine. Sushrutha, the eminent surgeon of ancient India, used mustard; bellium and other aromaticsfor fumigation. Use of spices for preparation of body-unguents and cosmetics was a well-knownpractice amongst ladies of ancient India. Following the advent of modern medicine, herbal medicinessuffered a set back, but during the last two or three decades, advances in Phytochemistry and inidentification of plant compounds effective against certain diseases have renewed the interest of herbalmedicines. Garcinia based medicines like Citrin, Citrimax, etc all contain hydroxycitric acid as thepharmaceutically active ingredient used to regulate obesity. Like wise Capsicum oleoresin from redchilies has recently entered the composition of ointments for quick relief from pain swelling andinflammation. Alkaloids like trigonelline and fenugreekine present in the fenugreek seeds are theactive principles in the ayurvedic preparation 'Pramehoushadhi' used in the treatment of diabetics.The above cited examples are only a few in the vast list of spices being used in the ayurvedic field.

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SEED GERMINATION STUDIES IN STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICAL.

Shivananda T.N., Harish G,U., Vibha Rao and Yogeesh H.S.

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,Hessaraghatta Lake.Post, Bangalore-560 089, India

Strychnos nux-vomicais an important medicinal plant having strychnine as its active principle used inIndian systems of Medicine. The leaves, bark, seeds and roots are-used in the_preparation of drugs-

Seed germination studies were carried out from seeds collected from a single plant source in the

Westein Ghats region of Karnataka. The freshly collected seeds were germinated in between paper

method kept in a B.O.D incubator at 25"C and recorded 96Vo germination. The seeds were sown inpots consisting of soil, sand and cattle manure in the ratio of 1:1:1 (soil mix) and kept in a polyhouse

maintained at30'C with907o relative humidity recorded 907a germination. The seeds were stored at

ambient temperature for a year in brown paper bags covered with a cloth bag. During the second year,

the seeds were geflninated again in between paper and a germination percentage of 56Vo was ob-

served. The seeds were sown in soil mix and soilrjte synthetic rnedium. The germination percentage insoil mix medium was less than3}Vo whereas the germination percentage in soilrite medium was487o.

These results are discussed in the paper.

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AN AYURVEDIC APPR.OACH TO THE C.N.S. DEGENERATIVE DISOR"DERS

WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS oN PARKINSON'S DISEASE THTOUGH ALCHEMY

Gireesh Krishnan T. and Muraleedharan A.K.*

Ayurveda College, Coimbatore, India*Tharanath. Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College, Bellary India

The neuro-degenerative diseases are projected to surpass cancer as a second most common cause ofdeath among in elderly by the year 2040. Among these diseases, Parkinson's disease (PD) affects

approximately one in hundred people over the age of 60 and accounts to 757o of all cases seen in

movement disorders clinics. Long term Anitparkinsonion pharmaco therapy, however is associated

with increasing incidents of complication including dyskinasia, motor fluctuations and psychiatric co'morbidity that limits their overall effectiveness. A clinical study was conducted on selected cases ofPD (20 cases) by Rajatha Basma and based on that study possible therapeutic outline is framed to &e

different CNS degenerative diseases. The CNS is considered to be a part of Majja Dhatu, and Shosha

of this Dhatu acts as a cause for degenerative disease of the same. Though Maiia Dhatu Shosha is

inferable in all degenerative disease of CNS, it is difficult to explain factors responsible for a specific

damage at specific site. In the full paper, details of clinic study along with an effort will be made to

unravel the varying degrees of beneficial results produced by medical intervention through alcherny

in various CNS degenerative conditions.

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SURREFTTTIOUS PRACTICE OF ST'BSTITUTION IN INDIAN TTENTCTNN

Ravi Shankar M. and Lucas D.S.

A.L.N. Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa - 577 l26,Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India

Ideal therapeutics is an outcome of genuine quality with no exception; two identical substances dovary in their'physico-chemical properties. Under the theory of diversity and variation another canreplace no single species for its desired effects unless a sequential and longitudinal study may provethe desired effecthas been attributed to the replaced species. It is obvious since the period of Samhitas,the replacement practice for virtual drugs is continuing. For instance, under the Jeevaneya Varga ofCharaka Samhita Sutra the Riddt andVriddi among Asta varga is replaced by'Mudgaparnt attd'Mashnparni. Under synonymous equation, Riddi replaced by Shatavari with the quality of Atirasa,and Kakoti is replaced by' Ksheeravidari for Payasyo, and hence the concept of Asta varga totiay,isexpanded with the varied inter-familial species overriding the restrictive eight-fold number. Pros andcons of substitution practice were discussed in the presentation.

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CHEMISTRY OF RASKALPA MODES OF ACTION CHANGESACCORDING TO MODE OF PREPARATION

Sarda Pavan D., Dubbewar Arti P. and Bhavar Bhaskar R.

Rasashastra Dept., Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Pusad Dist. Yavatmal. Mahatashtra, India

There are many Ras Kalpa in Rasashatra in which Parada combines with different group elementsdoing useful effects on several diseases. These Raskalpas are prepared by stabilizing the Parada forutilizing its properties. In the Raskalpa, Parada combines with other elements forming some specialbonds with them which enter into human body only and it will be discussed in the pup"t

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: GARCINIA COMBODIA (VILATIAMLI) . A USEFULANTI.OBESITY AYURVEDIC DRUG

Umesh Dutt Mishra and Nagesh Badwe

Concept Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chikalthana - 43 I 2I0,Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions all over the world. Obesity is'a complex and chronic medi-cal condition that develops out of an interaction between genotype and individual's environment. Thefundamental basis of obesity is an imbalance between energy intake (calories) and energy expendi-

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ture. When energy intake exceeds output, weight gain results. A large number of natural ingredients are

prorrroted for wJightl oss. Garcinia combodio, k.to*n as "Vilatiamli" in Hindi, is a wonderful nanrral

arug for reducing-fat-in body and thus,actilg agalqslobesity.,Thed'r.ied hjnd of viiatiamli fruit contains

aUout l0 Vo of T",rtrir acrO. the Vilatiamti fruit is p rgcessed to get hydro4ycitric acid which'is the

chemical consrituent of the Vilatiamli and hasshowl lh€ q:tion to inhibit enzymes that converts citrate

in to coenzyme A, thereby preventing the 6ody irom storing exCess energy a1fat. It may also inhabit

appetite, a phenomenon,obr"rued in-rat studies. The hydrrxyeitric'aeid of-Vilatiamli is filled in hard

g.iutil capsules with the strength of 500 mg.per capsule. These capsules can be administrated to over

come obesity problem, without having any side effect' pp_14

I TOXICITY OF GANDHAKA AND ITS TREATMENT WITH:'

SomaniSujeetS.rDubbewarArtiP'andAherDevendra

Rasashashtra Department, Ayurveda Maha Vidhyalaya, Pusad, Yav4tryal Dist.; Maharastra, India

asashstra. It is used as a catalytic agent in many medicines.

When parade is used in combination with Gandhaka the'latter controls the fluidity the tormer and it

gets converted to Mercury Sulphate, which is insoluble in mineral acids. shodhita Gandhaka is mainly

used for different Rasa ioga. rnougrr it is Shodhta, some unavoidable toxicity due to excess dose

Naisargic Dosna and alternative Shodhinan processes is noticed in human being like skin diseases,

nervous system problems as well as extreme fatigue and symptoms' Toxicity and its solution by

indigenous drugs are taken here to visualize some hidden aspects of Gandhka. The plants and toxicology

regarding Gandhaka will be discussed.

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'.'?ff^?il,"*[Sf'#f"'#TIT'f^KANDrrsDeshmukh Lailesh R., Dubbewar Arti P. and Gaikwad Ashsish

Rasashashtra Department, Ayurveda Maha Vidhyalaya, Pusad, Yavatmal Dist., Maharastra, India

Sliodhitu or Hingulorha parada is mainly used for diffdrent Rasa Yoga. Though it is Shodhio t:--tunavoidable toxicity due to excess dose Naisargic Dosha and alternative shadhan proces-ses is noffied

;;r;;;;eings, *iri"t include emotional, mental, immune, and nervous problems as well as extrcrlF

fatigue and otter symptoms. Some,herbal drugs and basic procedure like virechana (Purgatim) is

recommended to overcome,unavoidabletoxicity of Parada. Toxicity and its solution by indigmsorugs were analysed to visualize some.hidden aspects of P,arada. The plants and toxicology regarding

Parada will be discussed in full paper'

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PP-16EVALUATION OF IMMT]NOMODT]LATORY PROPERTIES OF LEAF EXTRACT OF

EUPATORIUM CANNABINUM: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDYBhatia A., Garg Preeti K. and Raina Vishal

Department of Biotechnology, Punjab University, Patiala, Punjgb -147002,lndia

The present study was carried out to see the effects of Eupatorium cannabinum aqueous leaves extractEt (A) and alcoholic leaves extract EL(L) on functional values of certain immunocytes using Swissalbino mice as an experimental model. Mice in groups were inoculated intraperitoneally with EL (A)or FT (L) extract on regular intervals and were immunized with sheep Red Blood cells (sRBCs). Bcell enumeration, Nitro Blue Tetrazolium reduction (NBT), Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition test (LAI),Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthetase Production (INOS) bactericidal activity, and DirectHaemagglutination (HA) to study the anti SRBC antibody titres, were the parameters studiedto evaluatethe immunomodulatory properties of the extract of Eupatorium cannabinum. Otr experiments revealedthat both aqueous and alcoholic extracts did not have any effect on numerical values of immunocytesbut significantly potentiated functions of B cells, T cells and phagocytes as was clear from the resultsof B cell count, NBT, LAI, INOS Bactericidal activity, Anti SRBC titres. Alcoholic extract was abetter immunopotentiator than the aqueous extract of the leaves.

PP-17STUDIES ON THE FUNCTIONAL IMMUNITY MODULATION BY

GAULTHERIA TRICOPHII-A, LEAVES AND ROOT ANDSTEM AQUEOUS EXTRACTS . AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Bhatia A., Ahluwalia D.K. and Raina Vishal

Departrnent of Biotechnology, punjab university, patiala, punjab - 147 00z,lndia

Evaluation of immunomodulatory properties of Gaultheria tricophilc leaves (GLE) and root and stem(GRSE) aqueous extract were studied in mice. TLC, DLC, .o*pl"-"nt receptor bearing B cells, NitroBlue Tetrazolium Reduction Test (NBT), Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Test (LAI), Inducible NitricOxide Synthetase Production (INOS) Bactericidal activity, Direct I emagglutination (HA) to studythe anti SRBC antibody titres, were the tests employed to evaluate the effect of extracts on the numericalvalues and functions of immunocytes. The results indicated no significant effects of the extracts onthe number of immunocytes. However, the functions of cells were potentiated. It is suggested thataqueous GRSE and aqueous GLE can be successfully used as immunomodulatory agents.

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AYURVEDAPHARMACOLOGYyISAr,ISDRUGA.CTION

Rohit Johari and Vasanth P'

p.G. Department of Dravayand Dr.B.R.K.R. Government Ayurveda College,

S.R.Nagar, HYderabad - 38, India

Traditional system of medicine, Ayurveda, with their stress on prevention of disease and holistic reat-

ment of the individual without divorcing mind and body and proving attractive to general population

tried of the palliative but not the curative remedies modern medicine seems to emphasise. According to

Ayurveda, the drug (dravya) performs certain actions (karma) in the body by virtue of its properties

(guna) which exist in it in the state of co-inherence (samvaya). Now, how the drug acts, in this context

Acharya Caraka says, it is, not exclusively by virtue of their qualities that substance are active' What

ever, therefore, substance do, whether by virtue of their nature as substantive (dravya prabnavat) or by

virtue of their qualities (guna prabhavat) or by virtue of both their substantive and qualitative nature

(dravya guna prabhavat).

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VATAHARA TAI LAS .A REAPPRAISAL

Sitaram B.

AAMRA Journal, TTD's Ayurveda College, Tirupati _ 517 507,India

All the ancient Ayurvedic Texts consider Taila as the best vatahara drug. Therefore in the treatment of

Vatavyadhi swe canfind a large number of formulations known as Tailaprakas. The purpose of preparing

Tailapakas is to give or administer the drugs, which have got a potential Vatahara property along with

Taila so as to achieve a synergistic actionlThe indicationi as described in Ayurvedic classics are all

types of Vatavyadhis inctuain!'fakshiagata, Arditavata and other Sandhigata disorders. The routes of

administration of these formulations ai oral,nasal, trough skin and rectum (Pana' Nasya, Abhyanga

and Vasti). Though the above said formulations are repeatedly indicated through all.the routes it is

beyond doubt thai we are limiting them in most of the cases only for external application-. We agngt

coisidering the price, difficulty in preparation, value of the great drugs like Aswagadha and -BaIa

there by no't getting the desired action. So it is suggested to_utilize the valuable formulationin all the

routes so that the desired action is achieved and iile valuable drugs are not wasted and washed oul It

is observed through my clinical experience that properly boiled and lukewarm Titalataila is exerting

almost similar action io that of pr'epared formuiatibns on external application. A collection of ttrc

important Taila formulations from the available texts and their rnode of action are elaborated in the

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Dept. of Kayachitsa, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Indiar Dept.'of-Medicinal Chemistry, Banaras l{indu University, Varanasi, India

Ageing is a complex, multifactor, inevitable. process and essential component of life of every livingbeing right form the stage of its conception tili death. Manifestation of tte symptoms of ageing in rhepre-mature stage has drawn the attention of the entire scientific community. ituruyunu Tanlra, Scienceof Rejuvenation, is one of the eight major branches of Ayurveda. Susruta defines Rasayana as a measure,which prolongs and.provides positive health, improvis mental faculties and provides resistance andimmunity against disease. Rasayana drugs generally work at the level o] igni, Srotas, Rasa andultimately by nourishlnq the saptadhatu, itrey gnlranle ojas i.e., vyadhitsrramiiva;;;i-i{;p;i;,Bhallatak are some-of the rasayana drugs, which have

"given the evidence of inherent antioxidantproperty, as establish"d

9,n several experimental models.lhe alcoholic extract and water decoctionprevents the iron induced lipidperoxidation in rats in the dose dependent manner. In an invitrosystemthese plant extracts.scavenge the hydroxyl-radicals and superoxide radicats lpctt.oot), which initiatethe process of lipid peroxidation and thereby aging. in fact these plarit

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PP-21FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF TOPICAL

ANTIBACTERIALS USING TEA TRBE OILBiju s.s., Khar R.K., Alka Ahuja, Rama chowdharys, Benu Dhavans and Javed Ali

Department"fffi ffi lii;iflilli:;,:',J#ff#tK:tr1y,il':Till;)i'De,hi-l10062

T" t*dl was aimed at formulating and evaluating topical antibacterials using the oil of Melaleucaalternifolia (Tea tree oil). The purpose was to study the relationship between pi uno rrr. un,io***rzone diameter of the formulations and also tocompare the efficacy of the formulations with marketedproducts. A topical clay preparation and a multiple-emulsion were formulated .The clay formutationwas prepared using pre-sterilized clays Iike kaolin, calamine and bentonite. The *ultipl"-"*"I;io;was prepared using isopropyl myristate, surfactants and water. Tea tree oil was Oirp"rr.Ji" 3;il;concentrations of l%o, 3Vo and 5Vo at 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 pH levels. The formui"ri*, *"r"evaluated by agar-diffusion assay against type strains (Staphytococcus aureus and S. epidermidis).Cups were bored into the plates seeded with microorganisms using sterile cork borers. Into the cupswere placed 0.Zgm of the formulations and the marketed products. The plates were allow.o to ,tunofor lbs at room temperature and then incubated at37 c.The diameter of zone of inhibition was measured.

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Remarkable antibacterial effects higher than that of the commercial product were demonstrated at 5 per

eent tea tree oil concentration at pH 5.5 for both multiple- emulsion and clay preparations. The maxi-

*u* ,on" of inhibition was 15 mm and 14 mm for multiple- emulsion and clay_ preparations respec-

tively.

ANTI=EIABETIC ACTIVITY OF HELICTERES ISORA ROOT

sama venkatesh 1., Dayananda Reddy G., Madhava Reddy B. and Lakshman M.*

Department of Pharmacognosy, G. Pulla Reddy cofleg,e of Pharmacy,

Mehdipatnam, Hydeiabad - 500 028, Andhra Ptadesh,Ihdia*Department of bathology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Acharya NG Ranga'

Agricultural University, Hyderabad - 500 038' India '

The different extracts of the roots of Helicteres isora (Family Sterculiaccae) were tested for anti-

diabetic activity, by glucose tolerance test in normal rats and alloxan induced diabetic rats. Aqueous

ethanol and buianol Jxtracts had shown significant protection and lowered the blood glucose lev-els to

normal in glucose tolerance test. In ailoxan inducid diabetic rats the maximum reduction in blood

glucose wai observed after 3 hrs at a dose level of 250 mglkg of body weight. The percentage protections

6y uqu"ou, ethanol and butanol extracts were 30 adrd +TEo respectively. In long term treatment of

uito*un induced diabetic rats, the degree of protection was determined by measuring blood glucose'

triglycerides, cholesterol and urea levils on 0,3,5,7 and 10 days. Both the extracts showed a significant

uniildiub"tic activity comparable with that of glibenclamide. The histopathological studies during the

long term treatment have shown to amelioraie the biochemical damages caused by alloxan' These

,"r,ilt, indicate that the Helicteres isora rootpossess significant anti-diabetic activity.

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PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH TOWARDS DRUGS

USED IN PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH

Anoob V.A., Sasidharan Piltai C.R. and Jose Kurian

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Life is a conglomerate of body (sareera), faculties (indriyas), mind (satwa) and soul (atma)- Mid can^

be considered as dual faculty as it perceives and responds. Psychic factors influence aetiologr ddiseases immensely and this may lead to physical illness. In Ayurveda mind has been given wchimportance that th; approach towards menial-disorders has its uniqueng.tt. A number of dmgs have

been explained in Ayuivedic psycho pharmacology. In this paper I am discussing some of the-drugs'

which have been used to promote mental disorders with special reference to the pharmacotogical

aspects.

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PURGATTVE POTENTIALS AF ECLIYTA ALBA LINN.

Venkatesan S., Chandrasekaran A.K., Sankar V., Perumal P.*and Ravi R.**PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore - 64l004,India*; JKK Nataraja College of Pharmacy,

Komarapalayam-638 l83x*; S.B. College of Pharmacy, Sivakasi - 626 130, India.

The purgative activity of the Aerial parts of Eclipta alba was investigated in animals. The increasednumber of wet faeces in the extract-treated animals provided evidence for the purgative action. Theextract increased the propulsive movement of the intestinal contents. On the isolated Guinea-pigileum, the extract produced immediate contractions that were not affected by hexamethonium, atro-pine, and mepyramine, but were abolished by nifedipine. It is therefore suggested that increase inintestinal motility may account for the purgative effect of E. atba.

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THE EFFICACY OF HERBAL GALACTAGOGUES AND ANTHELMINTHICS ININCREASING MILK YIELD OF CA'TTLE

:

Sudhi R., Joseph Mathew and Kuriakose Alosh Peter

University Pig Breeding Farn, Mannuthy - 680 651, Thrissur, Kerala,India

Ever since the rearing of cattle for milk production, there were some herbal preparations in use forimproving milk production of cattle. In this context a study was undertaken to assess the efficiency ofthese herbal galactagogue preparations in use and the effect of deworming in the milk production ofcrossbred cattle. Twenty apparently healthy animals in middle or late reducing phase of lactation weredivided into five homogenous groups of four animals each based on breed, parity, gestation and levelof milk production. Animals in treatment group I was given Galog (Natural Remedies) at arate of 25

g twice daily for five days. Animals in group II were given Leptaden-vet (Alarsin) at a rate of 10

tablets BID for five days. Group III animals were given Gromilk (Sarabhai) at a rate of 10 tabletstwice daily for the same duration. Group IV animals were given Vetfen (Indian InimunologicalsFenbendazole) at a rate of 10 mglkg body weight on the same day of starting the experiment. Thecontrol group (group V) were given no treatment, and their milk yield/day were measured. Thesemedicines were administered along with the concentrates fed. Milk yield per day of these animalswere recorded for five days prior to the treatment and for five days during the treatment for evaluationand interpretation. The results of the study indicated that deworming and herbal galactagogues can be

recommended to improve the milk yield of diary cattle preferably on the day of calving to get maxi-mum beneficial effect.

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CONCEPT OF ANTHRAX AND ITS TREATMENT IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

Wamiq Amin M.M. Mohd. Shoeb Ibne Abdul Aziz

Department of Kulliyat, Faculty of Unani Medicine, A.K. Tibbia College,A.M.U., Aligarh - 202 002, India

Anthrax is a general infectious disease by zoonotic origin. It is an acute infectious disease caused bythe spore forming bacterium Bacillus anthracus. After attack on World Trade Centre on 11 September,2001itbecame the most scared disease because Anthrax is considered to be potential agent for use inbiological warfare. WH.O. also issued warning against Anthrax. Anthrax is not a new disease. [sdescription is available in classical literature of Unani system of medicine. It is known as 'Jamra' inUnani books, but it is described in the chapter of skin diseases. It may possible because cutaneousform of Anthrax is most common form of Anthrax. Almost 957o of Anthrax occurs in this form. Itscauses are described as dirty viscid yellow bile and blood. Its sign and symptoms are well explainedwhich is similar to the cutaneous form of Anthrax. Anthrax can be found globally. It is more commonin developing countries or in those countries whefe veterinary public health programs are not veryadvanced livestock is a reservoir of the infection under natural condition Man may become infectedwith Anthrax during caring for diseased animals, processing leather, furs, wool and bristle of animalsinfected with Anthrax. Anthrax can be treated successfully by Unani system of medicine on &e principleof Jamra.

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PHYTOTIIERAPY IN FISHERIES

Raman R.P. And Rahman M.K. *

Aquatic Animal Health Management Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education,

Fisheries University Road, Versova, Mumbai . 400 061, IndiaxDepartment of Dravyaguna, R.A. Paddar, Medical College (Ayu.) Worli, Mumbai - 400 025, India

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 8A7o of the world's population still relies on

herbal medicines as its major source of primary health care. Every year hundreds of new herbs in the

form of phytomedicine, phytonutrients, nutraceuticals, functional foods and beverages enter the global

market. But until now only 5 % of the 500,000 species of plants have been screened for biological

activity. India is one of the world's 12 leading biodiversity countries with a presence of over 45,000

differentplant species. The use of herbal medicines in fish and fisheries science is new area of research.

Unscientific management practices together with overuse of synthetic chemicals and therapeutics

have had disastrous implication on aqua cultural production leading to catastrophic outbreaks of diseases

in finfish and shellfish. Thereby a need has been felt the world over to develop herbal based

pharmacophores in place of chemotherapeutics for its effective and eco-friendly qualities. Some

preliminary works have already been carried out in the treatment and control of finfish and shellfish

diseases by herbal medipines with encouraging results, In this paper an attqmpt has been made to

record the present status of phytotherapy in fisheries in India, problems and prospects.

oP-04

EFFECT OF KAMDIIENU ARK IN VARIOUS DISEASES

Chandrashgkhar Kundle, Bharat Chouragade and Ajith Rawal

Go-Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, Chitar Oli Nagapur, India

In the era of 21't Century specially spoken the era of modernization and globalizatron. The human

society in general is runrting with pace behind artificial Luxuries making life better than ever before.

To review the while condition regarding the health and the environment which must, to lead satisfactory

life we have to face the horrible factors about them one would fall in dilemma, whether we are

progressing or declining?. The major portion of human population all over the world is living with lifethreatening diseases like diabetics, hypertension, astma, obesity, renal diseases, skin diseases, cardiac

diseases etc. every step of out daily activity is leading us forward with the risk of like. At the same

timeecological factors are also losing their balances leading to untime raining, draughts, earth quakes,

thunder bolts and many more consequences while trying to find out the possible reasons such as

artificial life style ignorance and assault over natural resources, fast food, are the some factors to

blame for. A lot of references about the medicinal properties of cow products can be found in Ayurvedic

texts. The present paper highlights the medicinal properties of Kamdhenu Ark. One of the products ofour Institute is elaborated in the paper.

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HUS OP-05

AMARUS AGAINST ANOPHELES STEPHENSI

Srivastava M.M. and Shalini Srivastava

Department of Chemistry Dayalbagh Educational Institute,Dayalbagh, Agra- 282 005, India

The problem of insects, destroying large amount of food stuffs, household articles and vector ofseveral diseases, has resulted in the tremendous development in the field of insecticidal research in thelast century. No doubt the wide extensive use of chemical biocides has certainly helped us to increasethe agricultural production and destroy variety of pathogens but at the same time their consumption israising he level of chemicals in the environment and thus resulting into Chemical Pollution of Envi-ronment, which is now becoming a threat, to the survival of non-target species including human be-ings. However due to over dependence on the pesticides, the pests have developed resistince againstconventional pesticides so they need higher and higher doses and again increasing the role of chemi-cals in the agro system As a result scientists the World over, are turning to ecologically Sound pestcontrol technologies involving biological control agents and natural pesticides. Recent realizationthat the plants, already established for particular bioefficacy should be explored for other bona fideeffects also, prompted our interest to explore the insecticidal activity of the plant, Phyllanthus emarus,which has already been characterised for it's medicinally important properties. The present piece ofwork describes the assessment of biocidal (larvicidal) activity of the extracts of the plant Phyttanthusamarus in different solvents (petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, alcohol, n.butanol and water)against target insect species Anopheles stephensi followed by the chaructenzation of the bioactiveprinciple responsible for the larvicidal activity using inherent capability of the combination of thetechniques (Qualitative tests, Elemental analysis, Infrared spectroscopy, and Ultra violet, Mass andHNMR).

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CLINICAL STUDY ON SUKRAGATAVATA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOPREMATURE EJACULATION AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

PrakashMangalasseri,BaghelM.S.,*ThakarA.B.8andPrasadB.S.

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, Hassan, Karnataka, India*Dept. of Kayachikitsa, IPGT & RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India

Premature ejaculation is psychosexual disorder characterised by persistent or recurrent ejaculation byminimal sexual stimulation. In Ayurveda the clinical condition is described under Sukragatavata. Vata,

which restrains and implies different mental acclivities is responsibie for the functional format ofmind. Sukra, the final tissue elements of the body have the functions of Dhairya (courage), Cyavana(ejaculation) and Priti (pleasure). An optimum level of non-disruptive performance anxiety leads to aproperly timed ejaculation and resultant satisfaction in human sexual response cycle. Ejaculationdepends upon physiological (like short"ness of nerve latency time), and behavioural factors. The activitiesof components of vata can be analysed in physiological and pathological states on psychosexualparlance. Clinical trial was conducted among 54:premature ejaculation patients diagnosed by DSM IVcriteria. The patients were randonily divided into three groups and managed with placebo capsules.Akarakarabhadi yoga capsules (500mg x 2 bid) and madhutailika yapana vasti with psychologicaicounseling as uniform control in all groups. Assessment was done with 15 itemed improvised scale

for satvabala, Hamilton's Anxiety Rating Scale and GRISS questionnaire for sexual satisfaction. Thestudy show ed37 Vo (p<0.00 I), 497o (p<0. 001) and 55Vo (p<0.001) improvement in I, II and Itr grouprespectively in ejaculation latency. Statistically significant improvement in satvabala and performanceanxiety etc. were also noted. The patients treated with yapanavasti were achieved certain voluntarycontrol over ejaculation (p<0.001). The observations of the study corroborates the rational use ofdifferent Ayurvedic treatment modalities in the management of premature ejaculation.

oP-02PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY OF A HERBAL FORMULATION

FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA

Murali P.M., Lakshmisubramaniuan S., Augustus G.D.P.S., Nalini K, and Perumal T.

Dalmia Center for Reaseach & Develop ment,9/369,Siruvani Main Road, Kalampalayam,

Coimbatore - 641 010, India*. Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine,Tambaram Sanitorium,Chennai-600 086, India

A four arm randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial was conducted with a study duration of13 weeks in the Government Hospital for Thoracic Medicine (GHTM), Chennai, India. The first arm

was the herbal drug DCBT4567 comprising of 14 herbal ingredients, the second arm,12 mg/day ofSalbutamol, and the third arm L2mg/day Salbutamol +300mg/day of Theophylline and the fourth arm

being a Placebo. The objective measure of the study was to observe more than l5%o improvement inthe patient in any one of the Pulmonary Function Tests GFf) namely - Peak Expiratory Flow Rate

(PEFR), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratoiy Volume (FEVI) and Forced ExpiratoryFlow values (FEF) to conclude the efficacy of the drug. Marked improvement was recorded in the

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DCBT "4561 arm by the clinician in the PFT values and the major clinical symptoms of Asthma

namely dyspnoea, wheezing, cough, expectoration, disability etc. No major side effects were reported

in the DCBT 4567 arm. The quality of life of the patients who have taken the herbal drug DCBT 4567

was also found superior compared with the other three arms. The study results have demonstrated the

superiority of DCBT 4567 herbal drug.

EFFECT OF GUDUCHYADI TAILA MATRA VASTI IN AMAVATA OP-03

Hiremath S.K.

K.L.E's Shd. B.M.K. Ayurveda College, Shahapur, Belgaum-590003, Karnataka,India

Amavata, a cornmon ailment now a days, had considered in detail in Ayurveda. The disease, Rheumatoid

arthritis has a very close resemblence to Amavata, the aetiopathogenesis of which it is well described by Achaarya

Madhava Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most corlmon from of chronic inflammatory joint diseases. In its

fypical form RA is a symmetrical, destructive and deforming polyarthritis affecting small and large synovialjoints, with associated systemic disturbance. Among samshodhana karmas (Chikitsa) matra vasti has got more

importance in view of its easy administration. Successful results were obtained from guduchyadi taila matra

vasti in the treatment of Amavata. Clinical trials. were also showed satisfactory results.

oP-04ASSOCIATION OF L.DOPA WITH RECOVERY FOLLOWING

AYURVEDA MEDICATION IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Nagashayana N., Sankarankutty P., NampoothiriM.R.V., Mohan PK.x and Mohan kumar K.P.E*

Department of Kayachiktsa, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 001, India*Deparlment of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, and Technology, Ulloor,

Thiruvananthapuram - 695 011, India**Laboratory of Neurochemistry, Division of Pharmacology & Experirnental Therapeutics, Indian Institute

of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Calcutta - 700 032, India

Ayurveda, the Indian system of traditional medicine, uses a concoction of several spices, herbs and

minerals for the treatment of diseases. In a clinical prospective study we have evaluated the efficacyof Ayurveda treatment (a concoction in cow's milk of powdered Mucuna pruriens and Hyoscyamus

reticulatus seeds and Withania somniftra and Sida cordifulia roots) in 18 clinically diagnosed (with amean Hoen and Yahr value of 2.22) Parkinsonian patients. As per Ayurveda principles, 13 patients

underwent both cleansing (for 28 days) and palliative therapy (56 days). Five patients underwentpaltiative therapy alone (84 days). Onty the former group showed significant improvement in activities

bf Ouity living GOt-l and on motor examination as per UPDRS rating. Symptomatically, theyexhibitedbetter response in tremor, bradykinesia, stiffness and cramps as compared to the latter group. Excessive

salivation got worsened in both the groups. Analyses of powdered samples in milk, as administered inpatients, revealed about 200 mg of L-DOPA per dose. The study established the necessity of cleansing

ihe.upy in Ayurveda medication prior to palliative therapy. It also revealed contribution of L-DOPA in

the recovery as observed in Parkinson' dir"ar" following Ayurveda medication.

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oP-05CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF

MAIIARASNADI KASHAYA AND VELDEHI CHOORNAON RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS :

Sewwandi U.D.S., Senaratne L., Thabrew I.M. * and Pilapitiya U.

Dept. of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya,

Ragama, Sri Lanka*B andaranaike Memorial #ffff;

Research Institute, Nawinna,

The clinical research on Rheumatoid Arthritis (R.A) was carried out at the Bandaranaike Memorial

Ayurvedic Research Institute, Nawinna and the experimental research at Faculty of Medicine, University

oi Kelaniya Ragama, Sri Lanka from 1998 to 2000, with the objectives to determine the effect ofMaharasnadi kashaya and Vedehi chroona on RA clinically and to determine the antioxidant status

and cytokine level of the patients. Patients in the age group 15 - 65 years, who satisfied at least 5 of the

Ameiican Rheumatism Association criteria, were selected for trial. After admitting them to the hospital,

examination of blood for Hb gmVo, FBS, WBC/DC, ESR, Latex flocculation slide test, Antioxidant

status, Cytokine level, Urine for a full report and X ray of the major joint involved were_performgd,

The treatment at the commencement consists of an elimination therapy (Shodana) followed by a herbal

steam bath and physiotherapy. The patients were divided in to two groups and Maharasnadi Kashaya

(MR) was given to 16 patients and Veldehi choorna (VC) was given to 8 patients. On the basis ofimprovement of clinical criteria, 15 out of 16 patients improved with MR and 7 out of 8 patients

improved with VC and the results were satisfied significant at 5 Volevel.In patients treated with MRthe rise in the activities of the antioxidant enzymes was statistically significant. The total serum iron

and Hb concentration and Total lron Binding Capacity GfBC) in the RA patients included in the study

could be significantly improved by treatment with MR but not by VC. Hence it was concluded that

MR is more effective than VC in the treatment of R.A. Further, patients who received MR also

showed a higher antioxidant level which suggest that, part of te therapeutic effect of MR could be due

to this rise in the antioxidant enzymes.

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HEPATOPROTECTTVE ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM DAUCUSCAROTA LINN. SEEDS

Ansari S.H. and Prochezhian E.

Dept. of Pharmacognosy and Phytochernistry, Faculty of Pharmacy,

Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi- 110062,lndia

In the Indian traditional medicine, herbal drugs are being used for treating liver disorders. No effective

measures are available for the treatment of liver disease. The roots of Da cus carota are used as appetizer,

diuretic, antiseptic, constipating and also in the treatment of diabetes, leprosy, inflammation, asthma

and jaundice. Glycosides bitter principle, pyrrolidine, daucine, cr, B and y carotenes are reported

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from D. carota . This communication embodies investigation on Dagfucus carota against carbontetrachloride and paracetamol-induced liver damage in rats. The essential oil from the seeds of D.carota was tested for antihepatotoxic activity against carbon tetrachloride and paracetamol inducedhepatotoxicities in rats. D.carotashowed hepatoprotective activity evidenced by enzymatic examination.It significantly reduced carbon tetrachloride and paracetamol elevated serum levels of SGOT, SGPT,ALKP and bilirubin. Free radicals scavenging activity may contribute to the hepatoprotective action.The LDro values were found to be higher than l0 mvkg body weight in rats.

oP-07CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF VIRECHANA THERAPY

IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TTYPERLIPEDAEMIA

Shashidhar H. Doddamani, Patil G.B. and Hiremath S.R.

Ayurveda Medical College and Research Centre, Gadag, Karanataka - 582103, India

Hyperlipedaemia (HL) is one of the health problems of modern society, which is the most dangerousrisk factor in increasing the CVD and CHD. Epidemiological studies revealed that it is the mostimportant risk factor responsible for the death from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.Severaldrugs have been newly introduced in different system of medicine, yet world is in search of drugwhich is very effective and available at low cost without any side effects. Such being the case, ShodhanaTherapy plays an important role in the management of the HL. Materials taken for the clinical trialwere panchakolachurna, different snehanas like moorchita tila tail, moorchita gritha and sidda snehasfor the snehana and vyoshadi gutika for virechanakarma. Pre - and post - design clinical studies wereconducted on 20HL patients. Patients in the age group of 30 - 65 were selected from OpD, DGMAMCand RC Gadag . An attept was made to study the role of VT and it was observed sheha karma andverechana karma have extensive role in HL. It may be concluded that complete management of HL ispossible by VT without any side effects.

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CHANGES IN LIPID PROFILE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISPATIENTS UNDERGOING PANCHAKARMA THERAPY

Nair P.K.s., Nair R.8., santhakumar K., saraswathy v.N., venugopalan T.N.,Pankajavally P.T. and Namboodiri p.K.

. Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur Dist., Kerala, India

Ayurvedic Panchakarma therapy is advocated as the most potent method of management in variouschronic diseases of mankind. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by.:chronic sinovitis which often results in joints destruction. In this study classical method of Panchakarma

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therapy was administered to evaluate its efficacy in Rheumatoid arthritis. Snehapana with Indukantha

ghrita and Bashpasveda were done as purvakarma. Eranda taila was used for Virechana. Biochemical

and pathological investigations were done giving special emphasis to lipid profile at various stages oftreatment. A Placebo study was also done with plain ghee for Snehapana and noted the chaages inlipid profile and compared with study subjects. The study showed that the intake of medicated ghee as

Snehapana and allied Panchakarma will not conffibute to the increase of cholesterol level in blood and

there is a significant decrease in the values of lipid profile. Thus it is proved that the anxiety regarding

this in modern concept is baseless. The Clinical response in patients was also encouraging and the

details will be discussed in the paper.

oP-09CLINICAL EFFECT OF SHIREESH TWAK KWATHA

ON BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

Bajwa R.M.S., Parveen Bansai, Rajesh Sannd, Sudhakar D. and Acharya M.V.

Central Research Institute (Ayurveda.), Patiala, Punjab - 147 001, India

Bronchial asthma is a disorder, characterized by increased response of trachea and bronchioles tovarious stimuli resulting in wide spread narrowing of airways.'It is an inflammatory disease of respiratory

organs combined with inflammatory cell infiltration, epithelial damage, and subepithelial fibrosis as

its internal pathological picture. Its syrhptoms closely resemble with Tamak Shwasa in Ayurveda Thisis due to vitiation of Kapha and Vata dosha with Pitta dosha, an inflammatory condition apart from the

Ama. This ama induces the inflammation of the airways, broncho constrictions, spontaneous wheezing

sounds, breathlessness, difficulty of expectoration of sputum, giddiness and feeling little comfort inerect posture. The present study was conducted in 190 patients at I.P.D.) and O.P.P. level. Patients

were given Shireesh Twak Kwatha in a dose of 50rn1 thrice daily for 6 weeks. supported by light diet.

The patients were grouped according to their residential locality, age, sex and diet. The results wet-c

assessed in terms of clinical recovery and functional improvement. A significant increase in PEFR

and considerable decrease in total W.B.C. count, eosinophil count, and E.S.R. were observed. Theeff,ect of the treatment was assessed based on subjective and objective parameters. From the study

conducted, it was found that 44 (29.537o) cases has shown good response, 46 (30.87 Vo) cases shown

fair response, 38 (25.5 Vo) cases showed poor response; 2l (I4.1 7o) cases did not respond to the

therapy and 4l cases were dropouts. From the results obtained it is concluded that Shireesh TwakKwatha can he used as an effective drug in Tamak Shwasa.

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oP-10SALIENT OBSERVATIONS OF VAMANAKARMA AS A THERAPEUTIC

COMPONENT OF PANCHAKARMA ON SOME KAPHAPREDOMINENT UTSBASNS

Jaya N., Madhavankutty P. and Namboodiri P.K.N.

Research Institute (Ayurveda), Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Kerala, Indi a

Samsodhana ttrerapy is composed of five fold procedures of treatment, collectivcly known,asPanchakarma. They are Vamana (emesis), Virechana (purgation), Anuvasana (oil enema), Asthapana(decoction enema) and,Nasya (nasal insuflation). Vamanakarma is indicated mainly in vitiated statesof Kapha and Kapha predominant conditions. An attempt was made to evaluate the clinical aspect ofVamanakarma along with its complications and management. A preliminary clinical study over 50patients of varied disorders such as Amavata, Svasa and Kaphaja Kushta was conducted. Someobservations such as importance of poorvakarmas, proper administration of vamanadravya and use ofVamanopaga dravyas, possible complications and their managements have been made, which plays avital role in the efficacy of this mode of therapy.

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EFFECT OF SNEHAPANA (MEDICATED GHEEIOIL)ON THE LIPID PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC

AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

NairR'B''NairP'KS.'*ffH"i;;f,}lt:Hl*#;"Yft i:iiswathvv'N"venugoparan

. Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Chruthuruty, Kerala, India

The objective of this study was to evaluate the e$ect of administration of medicated oiUghee (according

to the Ayurvedic Panchakarma procedure) on the lipid profile of patients with rheumatic and neurologicaldisorders. Thirty patients with different rheumatoid or neurological disorders and placebo group having20 patients (oil and ghee given to 10 each as non medicated preparations), formed the participants ofthe study. Different types of medicated fat administered for 5-7 days, followed by sudation (2 to 3days) and purgation (1 day). Lipid profile and other clinically significant biochemical parameters

were monitored. Administration of medicated oil/ghee basically affects the lipid metabolism bydecreasing the levels of total cholesterol, LDL, VLDL cholesterol and triglyceride ievels and elevatingthe HDL fraction. The study provided clinical evidence that medicated oiVghee intake helps reduce

the undesirable lipids of the body and enhance the "good" cholesterol fraction.

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SODHANA AND SAMANA EFFECT OF DASAMOOLABALA TAILA' oN GRTDHRASI'(S TATICA)

MadhavikuttyP'rJaya N', and Namboodiri P'K'N

-.Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Chruthuruty, Kerala, India

Gridhrasi (Sciatica) is a neurological (Vata'predominant ) disease caused malnlV du| tointer:?rtebTl

disc prolapse. It is not so fatal, but severe pain (pulling type) makes the patient bed-ridden. The pain

origlnatini from Kati (Lumbosacral) region, radiating down to the lower limb is the main symptom of

Gri'dhrasiJotal 30 "uS".

*"r" taken f* tn" sildy in two different groups. Group I,patients received

J*uAin"rapy and Group II patients sodhanatherT{ *j.thPa1yo.9ta!3ta talf{w,Iha. The result

in both the grLups were highly en"ouruging and statistically highly significant (P<0.001). .

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TAKRARISHTA VIS-A.VIS FLAGYL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KRIM'UA GRATIANI

Tewari N'S'

Central Research Institute (Ay.), Unit -I, Bhubaneswar - 751 00q, Orissa, India

To clinch the hypothesis that Jatharagni and Dhatwagni function in harmony and the former exercises

control on the latter, secondary malabsorption caused due to Giardiasis (Krimija-Grahani) has been

studied among 56 cases in a clinical trial. Among these, 46hadbeen treated with Takrarishta (50 ml.,

Thrice daily) and l0 with Flagyl (400 mg. four times daily) for a period of one month and fifteen days

respectively. Takrarishta described in the chapter of Grahani by Caraka was prepared with the

modification that Citraka (Plumbago zeylanicaLinn.) was also added along with the same. The concept

of Krimija Grahani is a'new entity, since no slch claslification has everbeen made in any.of the

Ayurvedic texts, except in Harita Samhita where Grahanl has been referred to be caused as complication

of Krimi also. During trial, Takrarithla was found highly efficacious for the cases of secondary

malabsorption caused by Giardiasis. It stimulated Jalkaragni as well as Dhatwagni as appetite was

found improved, the motions were formed and the weightwas increased with significant improvement

in Serum protein level and Hb.Voin trial cases. Free HCL secretion improved in the gastric juice along

with an increase in D-Xylose absorption. The thyroid funetion tests ( Ir3r uptake and S.P.B.I.) have

also shown the signs of significant improvement. Jejunal biopsy done,in certain cases, revealed the

signs of regeneration in mucosal villi along with all round improvement in their architecture is compared

to. tfre state before treatment. At the end of trial, g\Vo stool was negative for Giardia lamblfu io thFlagyl group (control), in comparison to that of Takrishta treated group where the percentage of negative

stooi was 76 7o' But the agreeability of the treatment considers rqactions also which were minimum

with Thkrarishta. Moreover, clinical relief was also t"y:h better in these patientl as compared--to

Flagyl. Thus, it may be inferred that Takrarishla showed better response.in, the patients of Krimija-

Grahani and that too without any side reaction such as nausea and vomiting, which are most often

observed with modern anti-giardial drugs (Flagyl - Metronidazole, Tinidazole etc-)

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oP-14AYI]RVEDIC OPHTHAIIUOLOGY PRACTICE

GokulanB.G.

Sudarshanam Netra Chikitsa layar4,Thiruvalla.,Kerala,India

As of today the practice of surgery in Ayurveda has almost come to a halt perhaps due to the very high-tech suryery in modern medicine. But as far as the medicine management is concerned the Ayurvedicapp'roach is the test of time. While describing various branches in Ayurveda - Ophthalmology islncludedas sub section of Urdhwanga (ENT) and also in Shalya (surgery). Ophthalmic sciencJis otherwiseknown as Shalakya tantra as it was dealing with Shalakas which are instruments used for removingcataract and other external style etc. Ayurveda is also known as Ashtangayurveda which denotes the8 specialities of medicine. They are: Kaya - General medicine, Bala -Paediatrics, Graha - Psychiatry,Urdhwanga - ENT, Shalya - Surgery, Damshtra - Toxicology, Jan - Geriatrics and Vrisha - A uniquebranch in Ayurveda to explain various ways and means to improve the internal strength of the bodyand mind. Acharya Shushruta has described Netrachikitsa in detail, which includes a very detailedstep by step description of study of cataract and its removal. A number of eye ailments can be managedin a much better manner by Ayurvedic approach. Some documented case reports on Diabetic retinopathyand Glaucoma will be presented in the paper.

oP-15A STUDY ON TILA TAILA . KAVALA GRAHAIWGANDUSHA

DHARANAM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO URDHAWA JATRUGATA ROGAS

Mohan A.

S.V. Ayurveda College Hospital, T.T. Devastanams, Tirupati - 517 507, A.P., IndiaE-mail : [email protected]

t dharanam/Kavala graham) has been described elaborately in Ayurvedic TextsGargling (Gandushz

(Shamhitha Granthas) centuries ago. In particular this paper deals with oil gargling with Tila-Tailam(Sesame Oil), which is very effective especially with reference to the diseases of Siro-Greevam (Headand Neck) i.e., Mukha gatha rogas, Osta gatha rogas, Danthamula gatha rogas Dantha gatha rogas,Talu gatha rogasjihwa gatha rogas, Gala gatha rogas, Manya gathas rogas, Nasa gatha rogas andKarnagatha rogas etc. These diseases can be prevented and cured by this ancient popular and householdmethod of oil gargling with Tila Tailam. Further, the oil gargling also preserves the health of theindividuals if practiced daily (Dinacharya). The people in Andhra Pradesh have been practicing andhave popularized the method recently.

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PREVENT GANGRENE AND "SAVE LIMBS OF DIABETICS''

Hanumantha Rao.N. and Venugopala Rao N.B.

Dr.Namburi Panchakarma Theray Centre, Hanumanpet, Vijayaw ada - 520 003, India

There are about 6 to 87o of people in India suffering from Diabetes. One of the dreadful complications

of diabetes is diabetic foot. Almost a lakh of diabetics loose their limbs every year due to non-healing

of foot ulcers/wounds; In majority of the cases, the blood vessels develop other sclerosis it is a condi-

tion when the lumen of the blood vessels become narrow then by blood flow decreases to a particular

area or areas where sensitivity of the skin decreases which is known as diabetic neuropathy which is

responsible'for the susceptibility for injury. For the same reason the wound becomes non-healing.To

tackle this dreadful condition we have developed a technique ialled Nadisweda, one kind of technol-

ogy found in the ancient classics of Ayurveda. This Technique is useful to increase the blood circula-tion in the peripheral blood vessels there by wound healing becomes fast recovery preventing gan-

grene. Besides this, we have formulated certain group of herbal drugs which enhance the process ofwound healing and rejuvenate the pancreas to secrete more insulin. An external application of an oilbase for dressing the non-healing diabetic ulcer which acts as broad spectrum antibiotic to inhibit the

growth of bacteria and also brings fast granulation and fast wound recovery. By this three dimensional

approach to non-healing diabetic ulcer gets fast recovery so that gangrene is prevented thus saving the

limb.

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SHISHU SUDHA JWAR - A PEDIATRIC ANTIPYRETIC FORMULATION

Godwin K. and Prashant Kishor Shrama

Shree Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhavan, Naini, Allahabad, India

Shishu Sudha Jwar, a herbal paediatric formulation to reduce fever was developed by Shree Baidyanath

Ayurved Bhavan, Naini, Allahabad. A pilot study was conducted on 88 children in the age group 1-

12, using the above formulation at the department of paediatrics under the guidance of Dr. R.D. Sharma

and an overall efficacy was observed in g3.lgVo.Thiscould substantiate that Shishu SudhaJwarcouldbe prescribed in children for lowering temperature confidently.

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SCIENTIFTC STITOY.OF VIRECHAN THERAPY AND SNEHAN THERAPY WITHSPECIAL.REFERENCE TO SNNUTVT BLECTROLYTE,

CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDE

Tripathi S.V.

Ayurvedic Research lnstitute, Mool Chand KR. Hospital, Lajpat Nagar-3, New Delhi -24,IndiaThere are two ways of treatment followed by ayurvedic physicians are Sanshodhan Chikitsa, andSanshainan Chikitsa The suppressed doshas may aggravate again and again by suitable environmentin diet, but eliminated doshas by Sanshodhan Therapy cannot be re-aggravated. Importarrce of sodhanchikitsa is well accepted by the entire Ayurvedic scientists. There are so many diseases which can becured by their roots wifr &e hlp of Virachan therapy such as Udar Roga Vatrakta, Arsh Roga,Bhagandar Rog4 Hriday Roga Chhardi Roga Kushla Roga, Kama Roga, Nasa Roga, Mukh Rogaetc. To induce Vrechan Tter,ryy, its efrics may be followed as per Ayurvedic literature mentioned inVlrechan Thffipy- Aftersdcclionofpatienrs Sn€han and Swedan, both are to be administered beforeYredm qffi1 In Snehil Theray 20O to 500 ql of Snehan Dravya (ghee, oil, fat etc) is ro begivcn to tbe patient wiftin 3-7 days-But in this stu-dy it:is observed that after administering the pure

8@ wilfr amount of 2ffi to 500 ml within 3 to 7 days, no cholesterol or triglyceride volume is raisedin the blood stream. Like wise when Virechan Karma is administered to patients, some electrolyteinvestigations carried out before and after Virechan therapy. There is fear among ayurvedic physiciansthat during Virechan therapy that includes 20 to 30 stool urges (loose watery motions), there is definiteelectrolyte imbalance in the body as seen among diarrhea and cholera patients. In this study Sodium,Potassium and Chlorides investigations were done before and after Virechan to compare the level ofelectrolyte in the blood stream. The results revealed no reduction of the electrolyte from normal range.

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A TRIAL ON MOTOR NEURON DISEASE WITH AN AYURVEDICTREATMENT PACKAGE AND COMPARISON WITHTHE PATIENTS ON SUPPORTIVE MANAGEMENT

Jigeesh P.P., Sankarankutty P., Subashbabu N. and Sarada C.

Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthatrxrram, Kerala, India

Motor Neuron Disease,is one of the devastating degenerative diseases of the nervous system involvingselective loss'of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles of the bulbar region and limbs. Theintellect, sensation and sphincter functions are almost spared up to death. As the disease progresses,the life become totally dependent on others making the individual imprisoned within an increasinglyunusable body. The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of a treatment package inreducing signs and symptoms of Motor Neuron Diseases. The study group was treated with a treatment

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package which included Udwarthanam, Dhanyamladhara, Snehapana, Virechana and Rasayana prayoga-

The comparative group was given with modem conventional treatments. The effect of the treatment

was assessed by analysing the difference in scores of functional capacity, composite muscle power

and grip strength recorded at the time of initiation of the treatment and at the end of eighth mouth of

treatment. There was marginal improvement in the rnuscle power. All:other assessments remained

almost same even after the treatment. An anticipated worsening score in six months showed a significant

increase in muscle power which was in the study group. The treatment was effective when the chronicity

and Avarana Symptoms were less.

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EFFECT OF AN INDIGENOUS DRUG COMPOUND - GUGGULU, SHIGRU,GODANTI. CAPSULE AND BAKULA GANDUSH. IN PERIODONTITIS

Peiris K., Padmashika, P., Prasad G.C.* and Singh B.P.x*

Department of Shalya-Shalakya, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka*Dept. of Shalya Shalakya , Institute of Medical Scielces, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi,India.**Dept. of Dental Surgery Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Periodental diseases still remains as a global problem with high rate of incidences, despite the

advancements made in the understanding of its aetiopathogenesis and management. Oral hygiene is

an integral part of general health. Since early twentieth century varying degrees of attention have been

given to th; significance of dental infection for the well being of the body. The aim of the study was to

find out the effect of indigenous drug compound - guggulu, shigm, godanti - capsule and bakula

gandush - on various stages of periodontitis. In this clinical study the cases were selected from Dental

O.PD. of S.S. Hospital, B.H.U., and were divided into control and treated groups which have 25 cases

of each; the control group patients were treated with allopathic (Doxycycline) drug and the treated

group of patients were treated with indigenous drugs for one week with one month follow up study.

The results of this study revealed significant beneficial effect in peridontitis and inhibited the recurrences.

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THF IMPORTANCE OF MONITORING ADVERSE EVENTS INPATIENTS TREATED WITH INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES

Ziaur Rahman S., Pipasha Biswas* and Singhal K. C.

Dept, of Pharmacology, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim,University,Aligarh-202002,IndiaDrug; Safety Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, U.K.

No drug is safe! Any drug, no matter how common its clinical uses, has the potential to cause harm. Itis true ihat adverse reactions are a cost of modem medical therapy, but indigenous drugs used in

traditional medicines are also not safe, tried and true. It is a common belief that such drugs are mostly

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safe and do not cause any harm or side effects. It has now been studied that many adverse reactions toherbal remedies remain unnoticed since personal experience is not a reliable basis for the exclusion ofuncorlmon reactions to herbal remedies. While ingestion of alternative medicine, even in overdose,generally produces minimal toxicity, life-threatening events from severe intoxication may also occur.As with other'poisonings, an understanding of these agents' mechanism of toxicity is key in planningspecific management strategies. Moreover, frequency of adverse reaction more than I in 1000 patientsmay not be detected prior to release of drug into the market. Post-marketing surveillance of drugusage particularly of Indian Systems of Medicine is thus imperative to detect infrequent but significantadverse events. Innovative ways of collecting safety information from this kind of practice will haveto be initiated. The details are discussed in the paper.

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CLINICAL EVALUATION IN TI{E MANAGEMENT OFBRONCHIAL ASTHMA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE

TO SHODHANA AND SHAMANA THERAPY

B,ikshapathi T.,Lizzy Palu, Sridhar B.N. and Tiwari S.K.

Regional Research Institute (Ay.), Bangalore-560 011, India

Ayurvedahas existed as an unbroken tradition for thousands of years, catering health based, on uniqueprinciples. Ayur'veda has proved effective as a system of medicine in controlling the devastating ailmentsof life, by interfering not just with the mechanism of the disease but dealing with its cause. Of theseillness, Tamaka swasa, the system complex of which can be correlated to Bronchial Asthma, happensto be an important a{€a for clinical evaluation. Asthma is a serious health problem around the globe.The methods available for treating Asthma have made a breaktlnough in giving quick relief, but the.focus of the medio4l fraternity is incorporating long term preventive therapies, that can aid 100-150million Asthmatic patients across the equator. World wide, the economic cost associated with Asthmais estimated to excee{ those of TB and HIV/AIDS combined; annually death from Asthma has reachedover l, 80,000. India has an estimated 15-20 million Asthmatics. The initiation and in,.."r, of it"scientific organization in popularisation complementary medical system to free the world of its mortalityand morbidity has brought Ayurveda to the main stream of scientific research. As noted in CharakaSamhita, "any disease can be fatal but there is none that terminates the patients life so rapidly asSwasa (Bronchial Asthma)". The Ayurvedic classics, Shamana and Shodana treatment is prescribedfor Bronchial Asthma. Clinical impoftance of Shodana therapy (vaman) followed by Shaman therapywith Shirishadi kawda was critically discussed in this paper.

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oP-23MANAGEMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS RESIDUAL

TO HYDROCEPHALUS AND MENINGIOMYELOCELE :

Anand P.K.V.,.Iigeesh P.P, Velayudhan Nair V., Mooss E.T.N.

Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Research Center, Thaikkattussery, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Improvements in neurological complaints and beffer ehabilitation achieved in three cases of- paraplegiaassociated with meningiomyelocele and hydrocephalus. Meningiomyelocele is due to protrusions ofthe membranes of spinal cord with its nerve elements, through a bony defect resulting from incompletefusion of one or more laminae of vertebral column. Nerve supply to the parts below the swelling wasaffected to a variable extent. This paper reports the management and its rationale in three similar cases

of paraplegia, residual to this congenital defect.

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REPORT OF A NOVEL HYPOTHESIS FOR CANCER ANDEFFECT IVE AYURVEDIC CANCER TREATMENT

ZachariaJacob

Athulya Ayurvedic Medical Research Centre (AAMRC), Mundikkalthazham, Kottamparamba P.0.,Medical College - Karanthoor Road, Calicut 673 008, Kerala, India

A Novel hypothesis for cancer has been developed, which could be expressed as follows:

BMA (Balanced Metabolic Activities) Normal stage

IBMA (Imbalanced Metabolic Activities) Diseased stage

i.e., IBMA e 1/ BMA Diseased stage

i.e., IBMA = k/BMA, where k is the balancing constant. Therefore ft is a function of IBMA.

K/BMA

k'/BMA = Secondary stage

k"lBMA = Advanced stage

The progress of the disease can be expressed as follows:

Normal (stage I) (stage II) (stage III)k'

)_Ak'

BMA BMA BMABMA )

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A classification of 56 types of cancers based on Thridhosha and Dhadhudhosha (dwidhiya) also

advocated. Further classifications based on Thridhiya combinations need thorough rationalizationand research. Novel ayurvedic therapeutic protocols have been developed for effective treatment,cure, relief of pain and sufferings and extension of life span of many cancer patients at AAMRC,Calicut, Kerala State, India based on the Thridhosha,and'Dhadhudhotha principles. Many of the treatedpatients now live like normal individuals having no signs of the disease. Of the many patients treatedand benefited, a list of representative categories (disease wise) of patients was also presented forreference. This necessitates fresh demand for thorough and unbiased research and commitment fordevelopment of newer and modified protocols for cancer treatment

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CLINICAL STUDY ON UROLITTIIASIS AND EVALUATION OFEFFICACY OF A UNANI FORMULATION

Zameer Ahmad, Arif Zaidi S.M., Jamil Ahmad and Asim Ali Khan

Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

Urolithiasis is a worldwide health problem of grave concern and recurrence is common. In the presentscenario, though the treatment of Urolithiasis is.revolutionised with the advancement of moderntechniques, it ii costly and hence beyond the'reach of the poor due to cost. All over the world, lots ofefforts arc being made to provide safe, effective aidatso economic indigenous drugs for the managementof Urolithiasis. Various gingle and compound dmgs were used,for the management of Urolithiasis inUnani system (Greece-o-Arab) of medicine. From the long list of drugs, four drugs that are widelyused for the management of urolithiasis were selected for the study, which is an effort to examine theefficacy of these drugs namely Habbul Qilt ( Dolicrias biflorus), Khare-khask (Tribulus terrestris),Kushta-eHajnil Yahood(Lapis judacus),and Kushta Sang-e-Sarmahi (Otohth) inthe compound form.The various parameters were selected for the study like litholytic effect, diuretic effect, effect onburning micturition, etc. on about 30 patients. The data revealed that the combination is more potentin urinary tact infection besides anti urolithiatic activity.

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KOSTHASHAKHASHRITA KAMALA (INFECTIVE HEPETITIES)

Prakash S. and Rai N.P.x

Regional Research Institute (Ayurveda.), Itanagar under CCRAS, New Delhi, India*Dept.ofKayachikitsa,FacultyofAyurveda,B}ItJ,Varanasi,India

In a series of clinical study 25 patients of Kosthashakhashrita Kamala (Infective hepatitis) were treatedwith 100 ml decoction of Picrorhiza kurroa (Katuka) twice in a day, orally with fresh water for fourweeks The observation on demographic profile, clinical profile and bio-chemical profile of infectivehepatitis were taken for trial. Comparison between, before and after treatment of these patients wasshowed that Katuka plays an important role in relieving the sign and symptoms as well as normalizationof all liver function tests. Maximum laboratory changes which were statistically highly significant

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improvement included serum biliruhin, semm alkaline phosphates, SGOT, SGPT, serum total protein,serum albumin (P<0.001). Out of 25 patients 9 cases (36 Vo) showed complete improvement whileother 16 cases (64 7o showed marked relieved. The,mode of action of P. kurroa is under.research and

no site or toxic effect was observed during the clinical study. . ,

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YANAGEMENT OF.ASTIIIGATAYATA (SPONDYALTIVE CHANGES)

Baghel M.S.

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, I.P.G.T. and R.A., Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India

Vata diseases are most prevalent group of diseases during the present era. Due to non--performance ofphysical, mental and dietetic code of conduct Vata vyadhies have increased many fold" Out of these,

spondylotic changes are posing severe threat to the society. In most of the cases diseases start in earlypart of life (20-30 years of age) leading to severe crippling and handicappedness. In modern medicinethere is no management for these diseases. Ayur,veda having the fame for the management of chroniccrippling disorders, most of the patients tuin to Ayurveda for the treatment. ln Ayurveda there'is a

.on."pt-of Gahtva (placement) of Vata at varioui places. Diseases of vata occurring due to eitherincrease or decrease of Vata or dislocation of Vata or due to.the obstruction of it. The concept ofAsthigata vata provides better explanation for the diseases like Spondylosis. In the light of-aboveprinciples few clinical trials were carried out during the study. The drugs like panchatikta ghrit guggulu,Panchatikta kshira basti, Nasya, Amrita Bhallataka Avaleha along with drugs like Praval, Mandur and

Padmakastha were tried on patients in different groups with very encouraging results. These results

will be helpful to the Ayurvedic physicians in formulating the management line for the diseases.

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MANAGEMENT OF DANTHAHARSHA USING TILAAnandalakshmi

Nirmal, Sashtri Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Un Ayurveda, danta (teeth) is considered as a type of asthi (bone). Dantaharsha is a dantha roga inwhich exposure of teeth to heat, cold or sour elicits a painful response in the individual. It occurs due

to vitiation of vatha. Description of danthaharsha coincides with dental hypersensitivity mild to moderate

pain well localied along with a short sharp sensation. In the present study management of dantaharsha

with tila (Sesamum indicum) is done. The drug is widely used by traditional practitioners for managing

dantaharsha. The study was aimed at highlighting this aspect of the drug and to assess its eff,rcacy

systematically. ,\ccording to the principles of Ayurveda, Vata vridhi results in asthi kshaya and hence

adrug which'suits both asthi and danta was taken. The study was conducted as randomized controlledtrail. Selected 60 pointts were,divided into 2 groups. One group was given tila gandoosha and second

was given tila internally. The study wis conducted for a period of 45 days in each case. The effect was

assessed by computing and analyzing the difference in the sensitivity scores recsrded at the time ofstarting treatment and at the end of 15 days, 30 days and 45 days of treatment.Sfidyrevealed tlalUot!drug administrations were equally effective in the treatment of dantaharsha. Fastest effect was found

in tila gandoosha during the treatment but long standing effect was recorded in tila internal goup-

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oP-29pAllr^TJ",iillff3ffi

iliT"ffilffi ii,""T+ilfrf EMENr

Swamy G.K., Naga Lakshmi V. and Swamy R.K.

Regional Research Institute (Ay), IGMS Complex, Labbipet, Vijayawad - 520 010, Andhra pradesh, India

Tamaka Swasa (Bronchial Asthma) is the commonest disease being prevalent all over the world. It ismanifested by narrowing of air passages causing dyspnoea, cough and wheezing. In Ayurveda, thedrugs seem to posses a long-term effect by that the purificatory fteatment is preferred to palliativetherapy. So it has been planned to evaluate their palliative effect and the effect likely to be rendered ifpreceded by a Sodhana Therapy. To evaluate the comparative efficacy of a combined potentherbomineral recipe i.e., Pippali Vardhamana Kheera Paka along with Samira pannaga Ras, SirisaTwak Kwatha with and with out eliminative procedure like Sneha, Sweda, Vamana and Virechanahave been grouped I, II, and III respectively. Ninety cases were studied and were distributed equally inthree groups for the period of six weeks. The results were assessed in terms of clinical recovery andfunctional improvement. The results obtained by tfiis treatment were highly significant on bothsubjective and objective parameters (P <0.001).

oP-30RETINOPATHY - AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE

Nampoothiri N.P.P.

Dist. Ayurveda Hospital, Thodupuzha East - 685 585, Kerala, India

In Salakyatantra detailed explanation of eye's importance as an Indriya, its strucfure, various etiologicalfactors of eye diseases, their treatments and prognosis, measures to protect the eye are mentioned. Theeye diseases are classified as vartmarogas, sandhigata rogas, sita sita gata rogas, and dristigata rogasrespectively. Degenerative disease of the retina are termed retinopathies. The retinopathies come underdrishtigata rogas. Defects of blood vessels due to weakness of muscles or improper nerve supply,interface with proper circulation to retina and thereby causes its degeneration. According to Ayurveda'Sroto sodhana' is important here. For that, treatments like swedana, parishika, thala etc. should bedone. So many retinal diseases have no answers in modern medicine. The diseases like retinitispigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, central serous retinopathy, maculas degeneration, optic atrophy, opticneuropathy, etc. are some of the diseases which affect vision, and the treatment modalities accordingto Ayurveda are discussed.

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oP-31A CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STIDY ON THE EFFICACY OF

AN AVURVEDA COMPOUND, KARAVI PANCHAKA KASHAYA, IN TTIETREATMENT OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Ariyawanasa H.A.S., Singh R.H. and Sharma R.K.Institute of Indigenous Medicine, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka

Hypertension is a major risk factor for coronary cerebral and renal vascular diseases. An elevatedarterial blood pressure is probably the most important public health problem in developed countries.Despite our increased understanding about the importance of diagnosis and treatment of hypertension,control remains poor. In this study an attempt has been made to critically examine the aetio pathogenesisof arterial hypertension in the light of Avurveda principles. The study is supported with clinical anddemographic. profile of I I 8 patients of essential hypertension. The effiiacy ofitre orug Karavi panchakakashaya has been evaluated on the basis of data of a clinical study in which 80 patienis were subjected.Duration of the treatment was 4 weeks. There was statistically significant fall of both systoiic anddiastolic blood pressure in both groups with greater change in group of patients with hypertension.There was a-significant reduction in pulse rate, body weigfrt and fasting-blood sugar. A significantincrease of H.D.L. was found according to statistics.

oP-32MATSYA PATHYA CHIKITSA OF LAKSHADWEEP

Syed Mohammedkoya M.Community Health Centre, Andrott, Lakshadweep, India

Pathya krama plays a vital role in the management of diseases in Ayurveda. Treatment is considered tobe incomplete without strict observance of Pathya krama. Here an attempt was made to highlight theselective usage of some types of fishes by the tribal people of Lakshui*""p for various diseases.Normally fish is an item looked up on with aversion by ayurvedic people. It is advised as a Kapha-vardhaka ahara before vamanakarma and a drug in upanahasweda. Here the reference is on specialtype of fishes which do not possess Guru, snigdhadi gunas and hence used in various disease conditionsby local tribal people. Coral fishes, which are vegetarian in nature are selected. Fishes locally knownas kuri Baribad, Karkan, Punji etc are vegetarians. Falpal fish (lyre tail) is used by p..gnunt ladies.Delivered women Sootika) are given fat free fishes like karatti, pullikkaratti (trigger risn of familyBalistidae), kuri (convict surgeon fish, Acanthurus triostegas), Maduthi, chemman (groupers or kalavafish of Serranidae family), kakkadan (Mudskipper), ilimeen (sand smelt of family"MugifoiOul,

"tFishes are prepared with coriander and pepper only or barbecued. Chura ltuna fish), {uruuutfryiogfish) and moral (needle fish of family Beionidae) are prohibited in all diseases especially in skin.

Kottar (devil ray fish) and chura are to be avoided in haemorrhoids. Barbicued ilimeen is siven to treatnocturnal anuresis. Sravu (shark) and moron (zebrashark, Stegostomat are believ; ,"T;;r,hj;fat' Kakkadan, moron, kaducka (Modiotus)and kallummakayilmurr"i; ur" recommended liberaly.No fish is advised in hepatitis. octopus is tried in hypertension cases.

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CONCEPT OF REVERSIBLE DEGENERATION CHANGES INCORONARY ARTERY DISEASES

GuPta 0.P. and Mumtaz Ali

pG Dept., Kayachikitsa, Govt. Ayurvedic College, Guwahati -78100 4, Assam,India

Ageing and degenerative process including degenerative diseases are increasing day by day in present

,o""i"tf. Early detection und diugnosis of earty degenerative disease, including neuropathy, myopathy,

osteoarthritis etc can be easily diagnosed beforelts full development on the basis of Vata Dosh and

Vata Vyadhi. Knowing abouivat Vyadhi in any age and sex can be promptly managed for premature

degeneiative changes"and ageing. -Ruruyunu

and'use of certain Kalpa may be applied. Reversible

prJ""r, in degenerative diseises, arterioiclerosis, and atherosclerosis are the main factors today for

io.onu.y *t"iy diseases is the main theme of this paper. We have studied a specific Kalpa on l5patient of tcfrle-ic Heart Diseases, with very specific changes in diet showed encouraging results in

reversible degenerative process as well as to avoid coronary by pass surgery. The concept' medicine

and result will he discussed in the seminar.

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AN EFFICACY OF SOME INDIGENOUS AYURVEDIC PREPERATIONS IN THE

MANAGEMENT OF ORAL ULCERS OF IATROGENIC ORIGIN _ A CLINICAL STUDY

Shivanand Gavimath

No, 414lc, 2nd floor, Shiva Parvathi Nilaya, 7th main, 5th ft road'

Hanumantha Nagar, Bangalore, India. E-mail: drshiva anand @rediffmail .com

Oral ulcers (Mukhapaka) are often one of the major complications of drug therapy like anti-tubercular

drugs, chemotherap"uri. drugs and immunosuppressiv" drugt etc. The painful ulcers result in poor

oral intake with subsequentd-ehydration and malnutrition, also may become secondarily infected and

irnrr"l. ""*plicate

the patient,management. Mukhapaka of iatrogic orgin are often unavoidable

pharmacodynamic effect that occur at therapeutic doses, "Iatrogenic illnesses are those dirty little

secrets of thp medical world which no one likes to talk about". Currently there are no means to prevent

o,. ,o ,rrunuge satisfactorily except topical oral antihistamines, corticosteroids and oral gels. In this

challenging context a systematicitiniiat study has been carried out at Sri Jayachamarajendra Institute

of Indian Medicine, Bangalore.and Bangalore Institute of Oncotrogy on 30 patients of iatrogenic

-"r.i;p"t"-The paiienr* i""r* divided according to NTH Toxicity Criteria Grading. The durationof

tr"uirrr"nt was l4^days. The used classical preparations were Jathipatradi,quatha sheetha Gandoosha

and Triphaladi quaiha Abhyanthara prayoga. The combined regimen is proved effective in the

satisfactory management of Iatrogenic oral ulcers especially, Chemotherapy and anti-tubercular therapy

induced.

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oP-35EFFICACY OF KATI VASTHI AND ANULOMANA KARMA INTHE,MANAGEMENT OF KA,TI SHOOLA (LOW BACK pArN)

Purushotham M. :

Govt. General Hospital, Yanam - 533 464,u.T. of pondicherry, India

Kati Shoola or low back pain is commonly occurring disease in middle and aged people now. KatiShoola can be defined as pain in lumbo sacral region caused by muscle strain, arthritis, herniatedinter-vertebral disc, etc. Now Kati Shoola is a common occurence in vehicle diivers, especially inscooter drivers. Kati is one of the site of vata sthana and get plays a dominant role in genesis of shoola.It is a complicated structure and made by vertebras, ligaments, muscles, nerves etc and is related withvisceral organs like kidney, uterus, rectum etc. So pathology of any of these is liable to cause KatiShoola. Constipation, flatus obstruction (Apana vata Avarodham), etc. causes abdominal distension.Because of Abdominal distension the abdominal muscles and vertebral muscles, ligaments, nerves aretightening (or) strainful. This effect the anatomical structure of vertebras. lt also causes Kati Shoola.Kati Vasthi is effective in the management of Kati Shoola due to dysfunction of vertebral and posteriorabdominal muscles, ligaments and nerves. Anulomana Karma get clear the Apana Vatha Avarodhamwith internal medication. After clearing the Apana Vatha Avarodham, automatically the abdominaldistension will be reduced and gives relaxation to the abdominal and vertebral muscles and ligaments.

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STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL DATASIN CASES OF AMA

Apala Sengupta, Badal Chandra Jana and Maity L.N.

Dept. of R.V.V.V., Institute of post Graduate AyurvedicEducation and Research at.SVSp, Kolkata, India

In the treatise of Ayurveda ',A.ma' is considered as an important aetiological factor to produce disease.Regarding the up-to-date concept 'Ama' is abnormal metabolites originates due to impaired metabolism(Jatharagni and Dhatwagni pak). 'Ama' is co-related with harmful by-product and toxic factor of thebody, free-radicals, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia etc. A sample of 20 cases presenting classicalfeatures of 'Ama' are taken for observation of clinicopathological, haematological and biochemicalchanges The correlation within the statistical values obtained from the sarnple were interpreted, andthe results were: (i) patients of Ama are prone to have a low haemoglobin count along with low RBC,(ii) no evidence of increased lymphocyte count, (iii) increased eosinophil count. (iv) high ESR values"(v) no evidence of.increased cholesterol level, (vi) serum triglyceride levels within the normal range,and (vii) serum urea and creatinine within the normal range.

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OBSERVATIONS ON TIIE EFFICACY OF PARKINO, AN AYURVEDICFORMULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PARIilNSON'S DISEASE

Srividya M., Onkar Choudari and Singh R.H.

Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Sciences,

Banrans Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Parkinson's disease is a chronic progressive disease of extra pyramidal system where voluntary

movement is disturbed with appearance of involuntary movement and altered muscle tone. Parkinsonism

is a syndrome characterised by hypokinesis, rigidity and tremor, the incidence rising along with

increasing age. Though the aetiopathogenesis of this disease is not precisely known, it is understood

to be caused by lesions in the basal ganglia and is associated especially with the damage to the

interconnecting system between Substantia Nigra and Corpus Sfatum. Parkinsonism is associated

with Dopamine deficiency- It is prevalent all over the world and has no definitive treatment except the

palliative prescription of anticholinergics together with Levadapa and Dopadecarboxylase inhibitor.

Ayurveda considers such movement disorders under Vata-Vyadhi and in common practice, the term

Kampa Vata is used to describe the syndrome. The strategy is to combat Vata Dosa and to sustain

neuronutrition by Rasayana remedies. The present communication is based on a lead case study ifKampa Vata treated with the compound Parkino 20 ml twice daily for 8 weeks. The response was

assessed symptomatically in terms of subjective feelings of the patients, degree of involuntary

movements and facial expressions. All the patients exhibited highly significant improvement in

symptoms during first 2 to 4 weeks of treatmentbut during subsequent intervals no further improvement

was noted. It was suggested to continue the trail for further observations on the efficacy of this drug.

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HEARTO - A PIOLOT STUDY IN IHD AND MODERATE HYPERTENSION

Godwin K. and Prashant Kishor Shrama

Shree Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhavan, Naini, Allahabad, India

Essential hypertension and Ischaemic Heart Disease are the common health hazards of modern times

and are considered to be life style related disease. A pilot study using a herbo-mineral formulation

"Hea5to" which was developed by Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhavan, Naini, Allahabad, was

conducted at Banaras Hindu University under guidance of Pro.R.Hsingh at the Department ofKayachikitsa, IMS, BHU on a sample of 25 and had encouraging results. Over and above all the

patients leceiving this formulation reported an increased sense oi well being, and the results will be

explained in the full paper.

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A CLINICAL STUDY ON THUVARAKA RASAYANA WITH SPECIALR.EFERENCE TO

THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS VALGARIS

Sherly Devanni

Nalpathamkalam, Perumpanch P.O., Changanacherry, Kerala, India

Psoriasis is a disease in which modern medicine has no cure. In Ayurvedic classics, Thuvaraka rasayana

is said to be effective in obstinate skin diseases, and hence a clinical study was conducted to study the

efficacy of Thuvaraka rasayana in Psoriasis vulgaris. The Psoriasis patients attending the O.P.D ofGovt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala State were selected according to the criteria and

were admitted in the I.P.D. Fourteen patients were subjected to Sodhana therapy. Out of these, 7

patients were randomly selected to undergo rasayana therapy. In patients receiving sodhana and

rasayana, clinical and histopathological assessments were done before and after the treatment. In

patients receiving sodhana alone, assessment were done corresponding to this period. The conclusions

derived form the studies were:

I. Thuvaraka rasayana done after sodhana has more effect than sodhana therapy alone,

II, Thuvaraka rasayana significantly reduces the histological abnormalities, but with sodhana alone,

there was no change even though it is clinically effective, and

m. When rasayana is done after sodhana, it builds up healthy dhatus and erradicates the deep seated

tendency of the dhatus to get diseased.

Hence Thuvaraka rasayana could be used to treat Psoriasis effectively. Op_40

. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF AMAPACHANAAND KSHARA BASTI IN AMAVATA

Prasanth G.S. and Shreekanth U.

Department of Kayachikitsa, S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, Udupi,Karanataka, lndia

The role of Amapachana in Amavata has assumed significant importance in the light of pain killersand such symptomatic line of approach proving ineffective in the long term control of the disease.

Langhana and Amapachana are closely associated with each other and both of them have been suggested

in the classics as a very effective line of treatment in Amavata. Keeping the above in mind, a very

effective combination was tried on patients presenting with Amavata in the IPD and OPS of S.D-M.

Ayurveda Llospital, Udupi, India. The effect of Amapachana dravyas and Kshara basti in these patients

was analysed statistically. The results were promising and the details will be presented in the paper.

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RASAYANAt""""**r*Trr?ffi3f*YoH*f-"yENToFPRAMEHA

Mukundakumar T.

Abhayam, Centre for Ayurveda Reasearch, Mongam P.O., Malappuram, Kerala India

The vast chances of Rasayana Chikitsa in treating metabolic disorders and degenerative diseases,

especially in Diabetes Mellitus have been discussed on the basis of clinical treatment.

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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF.NIRGUNDI TAIL INTHE MANAGEMENT OF SANDHI VATA

' Das 8., Panda N. and Tewari N.S.

Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Unit-I, Bhubaneswar -9, Orissa, India

Sandhivata is widely recognized and gets its entity in the chapter of vatavyadhi in Charaka Sa,mhita.

The disease is clinically demonstrated under two forms. Out of these it may be manifested without a

feature of Shotn-a or along with Shotha. In case of SandhiVata Kshaya is more evident than margavarodha

, so management like Nirgundi Tail which encountef,s Vata Prakopa was taken for clinical trial. In the

present study 32 patients were subjected to clinical trial and the results were analysed in the terms ofclinical as well as pathological findings'

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EFFECT OF MANJISTADI LEPAM AND LAKSHA KSHEERAPAKA INTHE MANGEMENT OF AVARNA KANDA BHAGNA

Hemanth Toshikhane and Hemantha Kumar P.

Dept. of PG Studies in Shalya tantra, SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, B.M.Road,

Thanneeru Halla, Hassan, Karnataka, India

Asthi Bhagna is most common problem seen in both urban and rural areas due to altered life style ofthe pebple. This is very painful problem which aftects the daily routine work of the people. Sushrutha

has given very clear idea about such fractures and his principles of fracture management still hold

good. Sushrutha in his Chikitsa Sthana discusses the effect of Manjistadi Lepam application, Bandana

and Laksha Ksheerapaka. The effects of the same have been tried clinically and the data were analysed

in the paper.

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. AYURVEDIC TREATMENTOFACID DYSPEPSIA {AMLAPITTA/ACIDITN

GaikwadAshishM,LangareSanjay,AherDevendraR.andDubbewanArtiP.

Rasashastra Dept., Ayurveda Maha Viclhyqlaya,, : Pusad, Yavatmal, Maharastra, India

Amlapitta, the disorder of G.I.T. is well known as Acid Dy:pe^pYa or Acidity, in general' For this

disorder, symptomatic treatment is suggested fortemporary relief; the hyper acidity may lead to peptic

ulcer. Temporarl treatment and repeated occurrence may result in patient getting addicted to treatment'

To avoid this addiction and to treat the disease permanently the ayurvedic medicines are of great

relevance. The,formulation, reactivity and relevance of Ayurvedic nredicines and its omparison with

allopathic drugs, were discussed in the paper.

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CONCEPT OF MANA IN AyURVEDA AND "t

Itrncol EFFICACY OF

SHANKHAPUSPI AS MEDHYA RASAYANA

Ghosh T., Chathoaadhyay A' and Shah.B'P'

Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, ,170

172 Raja Dinnendra ltreet, Kolk4ta - 700 004, India

The mind is called as a psychic element. Presence as well as absence of cognition constitutes an

inJication of mind, two qualities of Mana, i.e-, Anutw.a (subtleness) and Ekalwa (onenest) 1T

d?::t^*bd

in the ancient terts. Rajas,and Tarnas are Jhe two morbid:conditions of mind for which different

psychological problem, huu" been reported. These ultimately result in the production of different

pry"t nr*atic disorders. Shankhapuspi (Copvolvulus pLuricalls), which is commonly known as the

*aanyu rasayan in Ayurveda, was screened for its clinical efficacy by applying Wait's Digit Test for

immediatememory.ssFnti}'30differentindividugls..l=5qrg$ults.werefoundto:behighlysignificant'

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AYUR.VEDIC TREATMENT OF ARSI.IA (MULVYADAJ PILES)

Aher Devendra R., Lungare Sanjay N., Gaikwad Asish M. and Dubbewar Arti P.

Rasashastra and Dravyaguna Depts., Ayqrveda Maha Vidhy alaya , Pusad,Yavatmal, Maharastra' India

Symptomatic treatments have been suggested for'Arsha, the disorder of GIT, commonly known as piles

.(Mulvyada).Due to tempomry relief andiepeated occurrence of this disorder patients get complications and

O.uefop anaemic disease. Theiormulation or ayurvedic preparations and its r€activity' releva8ce, and coryrismwith allopathic drugs were discussed in the paper.

WORLD AYTJRVEDA CONGRESS, 2OO2 -

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COMPARATIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SOME AYURVEDIC DRUGS INTHE MAIYAGEMENT OF KITIBH (PSORIASIS)

Singh O.P., Tewari N.S. and Rai N.P.*

Central Research Institute (Ay.), Unit - 1, Bubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaxDept. of Kayachikitsa, IMS, BHU, Varansasi, U.P., India

Decoction of Daruharidra(Berberis aristata), Kutaj (Holarrhena antidysenterica), Shirish (Albizialebbeck) had been evaluated in separate as well as combined group on 80 patients of Kitibh (Psoriasis)

for three months. The corticosteroid was used as a control drug on 10 patients. Psoriasis Area SeverityIndex recorded significant improvement in all the groups on statistical analysis. Clinical relief wasmuch better and earlier in control group as compared to trial groups. The side effects like gastricirritation and nausea were observed in control group.

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TREATMENT FOR DISC PROLAPSE ANDOTHER ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS

Yacob K.M.

Marma Health Centre, P.O.Pattikad - 680 652, Thrissur, Kerala, trndia

Various systems of treatments for disc prolapse were studied and found that most patients were notbenefited by the usual treatments given for it. It is found that inflammation can be reduced musclescan be loosened and then strengthened with or without the use of medicines. By this method of treat-ment the disease may be partially or fully cured, Hence it is inferred that the pressing of disc on the

spinal cord is not the real reason for pain in many patients. The result of treatment will be discussed inthe PaPer'

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MANAGEMENT OF HRUDROGA WITH RASAYANA,WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AGASTHYA HAREETHAKI

Manoj S., Anil Kumar M.V.* and Prasad M.*

.o"ofllLfJff li:';:,"s:;lTil:#:fl111t#r?;lllll-,-,0,"Sitharam Ayurveda Hospital, Thrissur, India

:The prevalence of Hrudroga is increasing day by day. The surgical management is neither cost effectivenor free from reoccuffence. But medical management using suitable Naimithika rasayana offers

tremendous potential in the hrudroga. Agasthyhareethaki, a rasayana drug described in Ashtanga

Hridaya kasa chikitsa prakarana is widely used as an efficient tool by traditional practitioners in the

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management of various stages of Hrudroga. The drug Hareethaki, the main ingredient of the combination

is famous for its kaphavathahara property and rasayanatwa. Rasadushti and Vyanakopa are the prime

factors that culminate in the manifestation of Hrudroga. Agasthya Hareethaki shows clinically an

affinity against these factors making it the first drug of choice. The concepts behind nidana panchaka

of Hrudroga and Samprapthi vighatana by Agasthya Hareethaki is discussed.PP-10

ROLE OF NASYA KAR]VIA IN GENERAL PRACTICE

Swamy G.K. and Swamy R.K.

Regional Research Institute (Ay.) IGMS Complex, Labbipet, Vijayawada - 520 010,

Andhra Pradesh, India

Nasyakarma,the administration of drugs through nasal route is an important contribution of Ayurveda

to the medical world. Though textually it is recommended to eliminate morbid Dosha from head and

neck, it is effective for majority of systemic diseases as well. Technique wise it is the easiest procedure

and can be practiced at O.P.D. level also without any difficulty. It offers promising alternative forparenteral injection therapy or oral drug therapy due to its easier administration, faster absorption and

quicker relief. In Ayurvedic classics it is advocated for wider group of systemic diseases and included

in Dinacharya.In Modern medicine also extensive research is being carried out and the indications

are that the results are giving new hope for certain diseases like Alzheimer's disease etc., which are

considered as incurable. With the help of available evidences of nervous and vascular systems, it isnow proved that the therapeutic effect of Nasya karma run deep both physically and psychologically,

and has a significant role to play and wider clinical appHtations in general practice.

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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT TOPICALANALGESICS IN AMAVATA (RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS)

Shyiu Otlakkod, Siva Y-u Prasad K. and Shashidhar and Doddamani H.

DGM Ayurvedic Medical College Research Centre, Gadag, Karnataka,lndia

Amavata or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a multi system disease seen throughout the globe. The

overall prevalence of the disease is about lVo of Indian population with a female to male ratio of 4:l-The important principles of management of RA are relief of pain and stiffness, use of anti-inflammatory

drugs and disease modifying agents. Unjudicial application of common topical analgesics like traditional

Vathahara thaila, Dhanyamla, liniments, ointments etc. may worsen the condition or may fail to bring

the desired results. This warranted a detailed study on different forms of topical analgesics in terms ofpathogenesis of Amavata. A randomized retrospective study was conducted on 100 RA positive cases

during 200L-2002 within the age group of 16-65 years. It is observed and analysed that the rate ofmanagement of RA varies with different form of topical analgesics. The statistical data andrationality

behind the selection of different topical analgesics were discussed.

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COMPARATTVE STUDY OF FORMT]LAB 'AVBJ'AND 'CPS'IN THE MANAGBMENT OF

VYANABALA VAISAMYA (ESSENTIAL ITYPERTENSION)

Bharathi K., Babu G. and Swamy R.K.

Regional Research Institute (Ay.), IGMS Complex, Labbipet,Vijayawada - 520 010, Andhra Pradesh, India

Globalization mantra making the modern man much prone to psychosomatic disorders, as life's struggleis increasing; the man is undergoing more stress. This is reflecting on physical health, there byincreasing the risk of Cardiovascular diseases. Especially there is a significant rise in the incidence ofessential hypertension worldwide. Essential or primary hypertension is the arterial hypertension withno definable cause. In Ayurveda as such it is not described, yet based on the physiological function itcan be presumed that it occurs due to vitiation of Vyanavata; Hence CCRAS has coined a new wordcalled Vyanabala vaishamya for essential hypertension. In this direction CCRAS has been conductingclinical trials with different formulae. In the present study two formulae taken in two groups i.e.,Arjuna, Vacha, Brahmi, Jalarnansi in group I, and Ghandraprabha, Punarnava mandura Swetaparpatiin group II. In comparing results, CPS formula was more effective than AVBJ formula.

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MANAGEMENT OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE WITH TRIPHALAAND GOMOOTRA

Narayanan Nambi A.N. and Shrinivas Acharya

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, S.D.M. College of Ayurveda and Hospital,Udupi, Karnataka, India

Alcoholic Liver Disease becomes one of the most important health problems in modern society. Alcoholis a direct hepatotoxin, producing liver injury classically manifest with fatty liver, tender hepatomegaly,nausea, jaundice and ascitis. Keeping on this view, a clinical study was conducted in IPD of S.D.M.Ayurveda Hospital, Udupi on the patients of Alcoholic Liver Disease. All the patients were givenTriphdla and Gomootra as per the trial design. During the study period body weight, abdominal girthand input-output,chart were monitored regularly. It was found that the symptoms, body weight andabdominal girth were considerably reduced by the therapy. The details of the observations, the drugsused with dosage, the concept and the clinical illustrations will be presented in the paper.

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MANAGEMENT OF MUKATWA IN PAKSHAGHAT . A CLINICAL STUDY

Purad U.V., Patil G.B. and Prasad K.S.R.

DGM Ayurvedic Medical College Research Centre, Gadag, Karnataka, india

Pakshaghat (Hemiplegia) is a devastating Vata disorder and impairment of speech such as Mukatwa,

IVlinrninatwa and Gadgadatwa are cornmon problems associated with pakshaghat. In such cases Brocha's

area is affeeted due to left middle cerebral artery accident. Becoming Mukatwa from normal life ispitiable and terrible situation for both parents and patients. Advanced neuro diagnosis and management-of

modern medicine are still searchingfor goal to achieve optimum result.'Such being the case, Ayurveda

may contribute better results in the rnanagement of Mukatwa in Cerebro vascular accidenl A randomised

clinical stud-y was conducted on 30 patients of left middle cerebral artery territory accident withMukatwa. Swarodbhava churna for sub lingual application with Madhu and Balaswghand.ha taila and

Mahamasha taila for sirobasti and sirodhara. Patients in the age group of 35 to 60 were.selected from

OPD, PGARa- DGM Ayurvedic Medical college and Hospital, G4dag. An attempt was made to study

the role of Swarodhava churna. It was observed and analysed that Swarodhbava churna have extensive

role in Mukatwa of Cerebro Vascular Accident and it could be effectively managed. Details will be

highlighted in the paper with statistical data.

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OUT BREAK OF VIRAL HEPATITIS (KAMALA) IN MANDI DISTRICT,HIMACHAL PRADESH, AND ITS MANAGEMENT

THROUGH AYURVEDA FORMULATION _ A CLINICAL STUDY

Om Raj Sharma, Venkateswaralu G. and Sharma S.K.

Regional Research Institute (Ay.) Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi,Himachal Pradesh - 175 001, India

Viral hepatitis denotes inflammation of the liver due to the hepatotropic virus. Hgpatitjq A virus (HAV)

and Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) are transmitted by th€ t-aeco-oral route 1nq,il i.s.a widespread problem inIndia and other developing countries; where there are problems in safe drinking water and inadequate

sewerage disposal. Viral hepatitis can be considered to be a variety of Kamala in Ayurvedig 9lasslclKamalihas bien clinically described as (i) Kosthasraya Kamala, (ii) Sakhasraya Kamala (iii) Kumbh

Kamla, and (iv) Halimaka. Since there is no specific treatment for viral hepatitis in modern science,

people respond to Ayurvedic medicine which are found safe and.effective. The out break of viral

ir"piiitis w-as reported in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh, during January to May 2AA2.because ofcontamination of drinking water. The water samples were collected from different affected areas and

identified as HEV. About more than 600 cases we-r.e reported; 94 cases have been r.eported -and

treated

in our hospital. Among tem 82 (87 .23 Vo) males and 12 (L2.77 7o) females were diagnosed according

to liaboratory investigations and Ayurveda formulation i.e., Arogva Vardhani Vati 500 mg, Punarnuvu

Mando,or 250 mg, trice a day for three weeks along with the suitable pathyas and apathyas (do's and

don'ts). Assessment was done before and after treatment. The encouraging results obtained were

discussed.

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PP-16CRITICAL EVALUATION OF AYT]RVEDIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS IN

COMPATIBILITY WITH MODERN DIAGNOSTIC TOOLSParameswarappa, Byadgi S. and Upadhya B.N.

Dept of Kayachikitsa, IMS, BHU, Varan asi-22I005, Uttar pradesh, India

Astavidha pariksa, described by Yogaratnakar are the main ayurvedic diagnostic tools. Due toadvancement in the progress of science, many newer diagnostic techniques have been invented forbetter understanding and diagnosis of the disease. In spite of this astavidha pariksa helps to diagnosethe cases effectively. Astavidha pariksa namely nadi, mala, mutra, jihwa, sabda, sparsha, drik andakriti. Nadi pariksa is the solo diagnostic aid adopted by our acharyas totrace out the existing pathogenicfactors, which is the basis for successful management. Mutra pariksa reveals the prog-nlsis oi thedisease along with this it helps for the diagnosis of the disease on the basis of its consislncy, colour,smell etc. Mala pariksa gave a diagnostic clue on the basis of its colour, smell, consistency etc. Jihwapariksa is the mirror of gastro -intesinal tract pathology, any change in it will be expressed by makingthanges in the tongue like change in colour, shape, ctating etc, which form the basis for diagnosis.Sabda pariksa adopted to diagnose a disease by observing the change of voice and it also helps io fr"u,the abnormal sounds generated due to disturbed pathogenic factors. Sparsh pariksha helps to understandthe condition of the skin and to evaluate the enlarged organs in the body. brik pariksa is important tounderstand the local changes as well as systemic changes. Akriti pariksa is necessary because it helpsto diagnose the prakriti upto some extent, which is the fundamental source to advice the line of treatment.In this paper, critical evaluation of Astavidha pariksa will be made and it is compared with that ofmodern diagnostic tools.

PP.17DIABETES VTTT 111gS (MADHUMEHA) . MODERN VIEW AND

ITS PERMANENT AYURVEDIC TR.EATMENTGaikwad Aslush M., Lungare Sanjay, Alier Devendra R and DiibbewarArti p.

Rasashastra Dept., Ayurveda Maha Vidhy alaya ,Pusad, Yavatmal, Maharastra, India

Madhumeha or Diabetes, the most common ailmerit today, is a 'disorder' than a ,.disease,,because itrepresents a disturbance in the glucose metabolism to start with. As it progresses, the disorder mayturn into on actual disease involving various organs of the body, resuiting in many complicationsrelated with circulatory and urinary systems. To avoid this chain of diseases and to try to treat thedisorder permanently, the newly formulated ayurvedic medicine, which gives fast and more effectiverelief could be used. The paper describes the formulation, reactivity and relevance of this medicineand compares it with allopathic drugs.

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REVIEW OF CLINICAL TRIALS IN DIFFERENTMANIFESTATIONS OF SLIPADA (FILARIASIS)

SwamyR.K.,SwamYG.K.,NasgalakshmiV.,BabuG.andBharathiK.

Regional Research Institute (Ay.),IGMS Complex, T abbipet, vijayawada - 520 010,India

Slipadais an endemic disease, which has assumed national importance for eradication' Around l2O

million people in at least 73 countries of the world are infected with lymphatic filarial parasites and it

is estimated that one million are at risk of an acquiring infection. In India about 45 million persons

currently have one or more chronic Filarial lesion, majority of patients being found in coastal areas' In

Slipadathere is a range of manifestations of the infection-, such as fever, qain an! t*"11119 of the

lymph nodes, inflammation of the lymph drainage areas, swelling of scrotum, skin rashes and blindness'

Though it is not fatal, the disease is responsible for considerable suffering, deformity and disability'

Considering all these factors, the Regional Research Institute (Ay.), Vijayawada has been conducting

clinical trials for the past two and half decades, under the guidance of CCRAS, with various herbo-

mineral compounds on different stages of Slipada. Most of the formulations had given encouraging

results towards preventive as well as curative aspects of the disease'

VATARAKTA- A CLINICAL STUDY PP-19

Lakshmi Prasad L. Jadhav, subbanagouda P.G. and Prashanth A'S'

Department of PG Studies in Kayachikitsa, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya,

Hubli, Karnataka, India

vatarakta is one of the major disorders, which affects the joints. It affects basically the smaller joints

;h ;;.;;**"iut*rul, iarpo-rn"tacarpal and ph4langeal joints. Vata and nfla are the dosha and

dhathu that are primarily invtlved in the manifestation of Vatarakta. The c_ondition Yatatata shows a

set of symptomatotogy, which can be interpreted with some of the conditions of musculoskeletal

system; some disorders of metabolic origin; und uft* *.t:-y"no occlusive disorders' Gout, especially

ii" c"*v arthritis is a condition, wherein the joinrs especially, the smaller joints are affected because

of the deposition of Monosodium Urate crystals in peripheral blood vessels. The pathogenesis of

vatarakta involves the obstruction of the path of Vata by Rakta. This is based on the concept of

Avarana. A clinical study was conducted ui ttt" hospital of Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Hubli, by the

post-Graduate Department of Kayachikitsa to elicitihe efficacy of shodhana and shamana therapies

on Vatarakta. Niruha Basti in the form of Yoga basti schedule was selected as part of shodhana process'

For shamana therapy Amrutadi Guggulu was selected with Brihat Manjistad Kashaya as anupana'

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SIGNIFICANCE OF PANCHAKARMA TIMRAPIES INDEGENERATIVE- DISEAS ES

Prasad P.V.N.R.

Ayurvedic Dispensary, Konakanchi, Krishna District, Andhra pradesh

The process of degeneration is regarded as a physiological phenomenon in old age. Degenerationbasically starts at cellular level leading to interference of their functions characterized iy hypei firnction,h5ipo fuaction, altered function or focal degeneration. The change begins insiOiousty eitfrersjmultaneously or sequentially and run a gradual prog."ssive course thit can extend ou",. *uny years.A critical survey of Ayurvedic literature reveals striking resemblances of degenerative diseases withCharaka's description of Dhatu Saidhitya or Gramyi Doshaja Vikaras. fh"y un" also known asApachaya janodbhava rogas and have similarities wiih certain

-other conditions"lite-oi';;;;k;';;

Dhatukshaya. The role of panchakarma therapies is of paramount importance in degenerativeOiseasesIt is highly efficacious and accomplish sustained and radical cure. Its role cannot b"e replaced Uy ott e.measures. In tenns of physiologrcal, endocrinal and metabolic changes they are inducing, panchakarmatherapies play a key role in the rnanagement of degenerative diseases as proved by rJcent studies bynumber of scientists. The adoption of suitable sodhana karuna in appropriate time is highly essenti;and beneficial in the management of degenerative diseases.

PP-21RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND ITS MANAGEMENT BY AYURVEDA

Drg4mbar Kamble and Tiwari S.K.

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, LM.S., BHU, Varanasi, India

Rheumatoid arthritisis a-chronic, often progressive, painful auto immune joint disorder and disablingdisease which is challenging to treat, and characterized uy synovial tissue proliferation,neovascuralisation and inflammlation followed by immune di.."gutution, and ryrt"*i" manifestationresulting in significant disability and early immoiilisarion. Diseises of the rr;.;i;-;kil;i';;;".,are :rmong the most common human afflictions. Although prevalence of this disease is highest a;";;the elderly, these conditions affect all age groups, und it is associated with disability, fu;il;;:handicaps and job loss' Rheumatoid arthritis resembles amavata, which is describeo i"

"y"*"4i"texts. The disease amavata was first described by Madhavakar as a separate disease; in samhita!.unrt u,it was included under medasavrita vata. Presently available modem drugs are found beneftcial t6 thepatients but at the same tirne these'are not well tolerated by -ort p*Lnts. This, thereby definitlydisturbs line of treatment and fails to improve the quality.utttt" life of the patients. Goals.of thetlr,eyi' and management in ayurveda towirds u*auuia is wide and having holistic approach. Alrnost3ll the ayurvedic texts described the following line of treatment namely langhan, swedana, deepanakatu-tikta dravyas, virechana snehapana and basti karma. The details of the clnical trial and resultswill be presented in the paper.

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TREATMENT OF POISONING IN AYURVEDA

Tej Beer Singh

L.H.R.,{yurvedaCo11ege,Pilibhit,UttarPradesh,India

The word ,visa, is explained from 'Vishnata', a Sanskrit word because of its property-of giving

;;;t"*, .u"n ui its iig6t. "Vishad kritvadishamuchyate Tat"..[n the above,mythological origin of

:flected that visa and amrita though attributed with altogether antagonistic virnresthe visas, it is also re

are originated from the same state in creation and possess their retative position as Devas/Adevas

black/bright and etc. visa drugs may be considered to act through their prabhava because of the presence

of one or other poisonous chemical constituents. There are different typ_es of classification according

to different authors or Sambitas are sthawar visa, Jangani visa and Garavisa. Even classics have

mentioned about a peculiar visa known as Dushi-Visa. Acharya Charaka and Sushruta have given a

full description of Dushi visa as fatal. Acharya charak has described twenty four types of visa chikitsa

as mantras, aristhabandiian, varnan, raktamokshari etc., He has also mentioned treatment of the visa

as per symptoms and make equilibrium of Doshas' pp_23

MAN AGEMENT "ITLTf#ILTttt^ffi il$I

cAL CULI) wIrH

Mahadevan N'K'

Srikrishana Ayurveda chikilsa Kendram, Aimcampu,Kada'nacl P.o, Kottayam, Kerala' India

vrikkasmari is a common disease now-a-days. In allopathy there is no effective medicine.other than

surgery or lithopsy. Severe stomach and back pain, difficult micturition and burning urine are the

o'u!, ,y*ptoms of this disease. The size and location of the calculi could be ascertained by ultrasound

,.un. tiu*thrkyadi quatat .... and. yavaksharam m:mp:di and gokshwadi gulgulu-vatakam were

given to the patients *io" daily. ,A.fter 3'rnonths the size of the calculi was reduced,a4d complete cure

was noticed after six months. Harutrekyadi quatat isreco{nryended as the best remedy for renal calculi'

: ' PP-24

NEwCONCEPTSoFPS0RIASIS-ACLINICALSTUDYSreekrishnan C.M.

VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal PO. Edarokode - 676.501,Kerala,IndiaEmail: dsree@e&'net

psoriasis is one of the commonest non-infectious skin diseases. Trauma, recurrent infections,-to":

and winter season play a significant role in aggravating the disease. According to A.yurved4 ttE

,o'"lirr,or" frr"** ,r,1 - i are the three categories causing psoriasis'physiological stress, climate stress and psychological stress

Nlaunuptivarjana play a significant role in preventing the recurrence of disease. A new colrcept

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regarding psoriasis is that skin layers are scaled due to the disturbance ofits intactness. Increased heatof the body play a major role in disturbing the skin layers. Ayurveda treatments like Snehapana,Sodhana thakradhra, thlapothcil etc are very effective for this disease. A short clinical evaluation toprove the hypothesis of increased heat in psoriasis is done, 45 patients were selected and theirtemperature were recorded before starting the treatment. Treatment like snehapana, virecana,thakradhara were done. Temperature was again noted before and after each treatment modalities. Itwas found that temperature became normal after ayurvedic treatments. In the present study, those whofollowed a strict food regimen possessed a normal temperarure. So in or;;;;; food, climare, andmental stress cause rise of heat in the body. By ayurvedic treatments heat regulations could be achieved.

PSORHSIS PP-25

George P.A.

Charakas Ayurveda Hospital, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India

According to the modern medicine, theexact cause of the disease is unknown and the treatment is noteffective and having much complications and side effects. In Ayurveda, a similar disease ,sidwakushtam' is prescribed which comes under 'kushtarogam', were the etiology signs and symptoms,pathogenesis etc are well defined. The prognosis of the disease is krichra Judyu, is very difficult tocure' Proper purification therapies (panchakrama) along with oral medicines coulj cure psoriasis withoutrecurTence.

PP-26IN VITRO COMPARISON OF THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF VARIOUS- TRADITIONAL PLANT EXTRACTS ON THE GROWTH OF

PITYROSORUM OVALE

Gattani S.G., Patil U.K., Gokhale S.B. and Surana S.J.

R.C. Patel College of pharmacy, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India

Eleven plants extracts were tested in vitro for their antidandruff activity against pityrosorun ovale inthe minimum effective concentration. The traditional Ayurv.ou pruni"nr"rr-, i"r-"fi; ffi ;;antidandr:uffwas found to have no significant inhibitory property. However, for effective antidandruffproperty fourplant extracts have been suggested and compared fortheir activity with the conventionulyused-ones in allopththic practice' sebonhlic dermatitis (Seborrhoea capitis) is a common dermatologicalcondition that causes flaking of the skin and dead tissues. It is commonly kno*n-u, dandruff, which is

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hypersensitive reaction of the skin to the fungus Pityrosorun ovale. This fungus is normally present inthe skin in small numbers, but due to the enottnous growth it results in the skin disease. It never

disappear entirely, it would be fair to say that as the presence of this fungus is a natural occurence we

cannot get rid of it completely, but we kept it controlled with medication. This investigation compares

in the in vitro antifungal properties of various individual plant extracts in respect of growth inhibition.Extracts like water, ether and alcoholic was prepared by taking the proportion l:5 (20g dried herb +

100m1 solvent). Infected dandruff scales were collected from persons with dandruff and suspended in

sterile modified Saboraud Dextrose broth. This was incubated for24 hrs and streaked out on modified

broth containing 0.005Vo chloramphenicol to inhibit scalp bacteria. The first investigation compared

the inhibitory characteristic of eleven plant extracts on the growth of Pityrosorun ovale. Those extracts,

which showed a significant inhibition growth, were tested to determine the depth of inhibition and

mrnrmum lnhlbltory concentratron.

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VYAPAT (COMPLICATIONS) OF VAMAN AND VIRECHANAND THEIR TRADITIONAL TREATMENTS

Nigam U.S. and Navin Chandra Suman

P.G .Department, K.C. Govt. Dhanvantari Ayurveda College Ujjain, India

Ayurveda is a science, which is based on the concept of "swasthasya swasthya rakshanam aaturasya

vicar prasamanam". The meaning of this concept is not only the treatment of patients but also to

maintain good health of healthier one..The Panchakarma treatment method is one of the best treatment

methods in Ayurveda. There are two methods of treatment in Ayurveda: sansodhan chikitsa and

sansaman chikitsa. "Panchkarma" is best among the sansodhan chikitsa. Now-a-days the whole worldis looking towards Panchakarma treatment and recently WHO also recognise it as an alternative method

of treatment, there is some misconception among the people reagarding Vyapad (complications) ofvaman and virechan, which is a most important part of this treatment. But this is not true. This is due

to lack of practical knowledge of Panchakarma. According to Maharsi Chrak-any medicine, if used

with its all qualitative knowledge then it is effective as '1Amrita" but if it is used in confused way then

it is a "Visa"(poison). So this concept of Maharsi Charak is also practically true with $apad ofVaman and Virechan. The aim of this work was to clear the misconception about vyapad of chikitsa inGovt. Dhanvantari Ayurved College, Ujjain approximately five thousand to six thousand per annumpatients are taking the benefits of this method of treatment.

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PP-28EFTECT OF MANJISTADI LEPAM AND

LAKSHA KSHEERAPAKA IN. THE MANAGEMENT OF AVRANA KANDA BHAGANA

Hemanth Toshikhane and Hemantha Kumar P.

Department of PG Studies in Shalya tantra, S,D.M. College of Ayurveda and Hospital,B.M. Raod, Thanneeru Halla, Hassan, Karnataka, lndia

Asthti Bhagan is the most common problem seen in both urban and rural areas due to altered like style

of people. This is very painful problem, which affects the daily routine work of the people. Sushrutha

has given very clear idea about such fractures and his principles of fracture management still holdgood. The effect of Manjistadi Lepam application, Bandana and Laksha Ksheerapaka, is discussed by

Sushrutha in Chikitsa Sthana (Chapter 3), Clinical effect of the same will be presented in the paper.

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UDVARTANA AS LANGHANA INTHE MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA

Kiran M. Goud and Prasasd B.S.

epartment of Panchakarma, S.D.M. College of Ayurveda and Hospital,B.M.Road, Thanneeru Halla, Hassan, Karnataka, India

Amavataisacripplingdisordercharacterisedwithshoolaandshothainhasthapadashirogulph&.......;..Sandhis (Mad. Nid. 26). Amavata is a Marmastha Vyadhi associated with Abhishyanana and

Mahadosha. The principle line,of treatment for the management of Amavata is Langhana Swedana

Tiktha deepanani Katunicha ... (Bha .Pra. Chi. 26:14);Langhana includes Langhana Swdana Rukshana

(Ast. Hri. Sutl4). Udvartana is one among rukshana procedures (Cha. sut.22); it is indicated inconditions associated with Abishashyanan, Mahadosha and Marmastha Vyadhis such as Urusthambha,

Prameha etc. (Cha. Sut 22: 29). Further, Praghadaudvartana is indicated in Santharpanajanya

marmashtha Vyadi associated with Abhishyanan and Mahadosha,,it is planrted to try Udvartana (a

type of Rukshana) in the context of Langhana for the management of Amavata. With this idea udvartana

is being performed in addition to Vaitharana/Kshara basthi in the patients of Amavata. For this purpose

Udvartana powder made out of Triphalas in equal propotion is being used. It is noticed encouraging

results in comparison to routine management especially in Anupadesha such as Hassan.

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ROLE OF AYURVSDIC MEDICINE TE'O''' FORMULATIONIN THE MANAGEMENT OF VYANA BALA VAISHAMYA (HYPERTENSION)

Venkateshwarlu G., Sharma O.R. and Sharma S.K.

Regional Research Institute (Ay,) Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi,Himachal Pradesh, 175 00l,India

Hypertension is a common health problem occurring in about l0-20Vo of adult population in India and

many other industrialized countries. It is termed as "the silent killer" because of cerebro-vascular

diseises such as C.H.D. and M.I. and renal failures, which are often secondary to this disease. Since

there is no clear cut nomenclature of this disease identity in Ayurveda, the clinical entity of hypertension

can be translated in Ayurvedic terminology as Vyan Bala Vaishamya because Vyana vayu travels

through the whole body and its function is propelling "rasa" throughout the body and maintenance ofblood flow and control of perspiration (1q- l- fu- 1/17-18). Hence the essential factors for maintenance

of normal blood pressure is Vyana vayu and also Prana vata, Pitta and Vrikkas. Any Vitiatiation ofthese leads toisroto vaigunya in the'D-hamanis (peripheral resistance) Ieadin$ to Sanga (obstruction)

of rasa dhatu which in turn initiates the pathogenesis. The existing drug therapy of hypertension is

multi faceted and successfully preventing the grave complications granting elevation of life span ofhypertensive patients. Most of the anti-hypertensive drugs are having definite side effects. Hence, the

comprehensive approach to study the efficacy of Ayurvedic formulation i.e., TAJ (Tagara, Arjuna,

Jatarnansi), have been selected in view of their specific effect on heart and their tranquilizing sedative

effects, which can brake the,pathogenesis by pacifying the vyana vata, prana vata and reduce the

overall complications The clinical studies were conducted at our institute on 179 patients. Amongthem 50 cases were dropped out, 34 cases (26.367o) showed goodresponse, 55 cases (42.647o) showed

fair response, 34 cases (26'36Vo) poor response and 6 sase5 (4.657o) showed no response.PP.31

EFFECT OF ASHWAGANDHA ON THE SEXUAL HEARH

Anup B. Thakar, Gurdip Singh and Skandhan K. P.*

Department of Kayachikitsa, I.P.G.T. & R.A., Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India *

Department of Physiology , M.P Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, India

In the modern era stress and tension is the part and parcel of the life. Dietary habits and lifestyle has

al^so been changed. All these factors have affected physical as well as mental health of the person.

Incidences of sexual disorders have increased due to altered physical and mental status of health. It isthe need of the hour to find ouf the drug, which can improve the physical and mental strength as wellas can endure the sexual vigour. Ashwagandha is the answer to this problem from the treasure of the

Ayurveda. A clinical rrial was c-onducted at the hospital of I.P-G.T & R.A., Gujarat Ayurved University,Jamnagar in which 3gm Ashwagandha in powder,foryn with milk twice a day was administered to 33

male patients for 30 days. Parameters for the assessment of sexual desire, erection, orgasr-n and duration

of sexual act were developed. Results obtained from the trial are very eRcouraging. Details of the

study will be presented in the full paper.

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DENTISTRY IN AYURVEDA

Makronia, Sugur, Madhya Pradesh - 470001, India

Ayurveda is the science of nature and'gives the knowleOge of dge'since the origin of Vedas, Ayurvedacame as the science of life and is existing since thousand of years. Ayurvedic system of medicines hadstarted with the human existence.Dentistry as discussed in Kashyap Samhita 5000 years back as teethis "Ruchika Bone" or "Ruchika Asthi". Prevention, protection and healthy living of teeth is cared bythen physicians according to season, place, time with herbals and minerals to protect them accordingto Doshas. In children's case during teething and also for the treatment the effective treatments ar6established. Ayurvedic dental treatri'ents andinowledge is still very popular u*ong h";;; U"ingr. fiis a very old researbhed work. 68 medicinal plants and 8 mineral and 6 animal origin contents areeffectively required for Dentistry in Ayurveda.

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MANAGEMFNT OF MADHT]MEHA-IA VRANA WITH DURVADI GHRITA

Siddesh Ardhyamath and Rao P.N.

Dept of Shalya Tantra, SD.M. College of Ayurveda and Hospital,Hassan, Karnataka.India

Maohumehaja vrana is common and often encountered problem by a medical practitioner. The presenceof Madhumeha worsens the conditions of the patient, if not suitably treated. It makes the atmosphereconducive for the growth of rnicro-organisms over the ulcer,'vitiation of kapha and sroto-avarodhaworsening the general condition. of the patient arid wound. Reduced rasaraktabhisarana to the site ofvrana delays the process of the wourid healing. Unhealed chronic complicated ulcers, which do notrespond to the general line of treatment may become so grave that, patient may have to cripple forlifetime. So to combat these problems in our hospital we are conducting a trail with application of theDhurvadj ghrita. The details will be presented in the paper.

PP-34BOOSTING IMMUNITY IN CHILDREN

Viswanathan K.

Ayurveda Allopathy Medical, Mundakayam, Kerala, India.

Children come under the physically weaker section of the community and are given special care intheir nutrition, growth and cure and prevention of diseases. Diseases like diphtheiia, whooping cough,tetanus, polio, mumps, measles, rubella, hepatitis-B etc are prevented by immunization. Ceitain febrilediseasps such'as pharingitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, adenoidites, otitis media, bronchitis etc. are causedby streptococcal and staphylococcal infection. These diseases are treated and cured by antibiotics.These infections will never produce immunity and so reinfection is always a sequel. Repeatedadministration of antibiotics resulted in development of resistance against the drug in bacteria and atthe same time fall in immunity level in the host. Thus a virceious cycle develops. I had occasions forlong periods to treat and cure such patients by Ayurvedic treatment often in combination with antibiotics

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depending on the clinical stage of the disease. Antibiotics were preferred in febrile stage and Aynrvedic

m"Oi"in"i during remissioni. Avurvedic cure in febrile disease is by promoting immunity. Drug in

both systemr *"i" also applied simultaneously in suitable cases. No adverse effect had been noticed

till date. Several other diseases which have at present no cure in modern science has better management

and even cure in Ayurveda,

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AHARA VIHARA NIROOPANAM IN MENTAL DIS-ORDERS

John Korah D.A.

Ayurveda Hospital, Velliappally P.O., Pala, Kerala, India

Prasanna bhavam of Atma, Indriyas and Mana is essential for calling a man Swasta. Aharam (food)

and Viharam (work) are to be specially maintained without disturbing the Satwika Bhavam of mind.

In stoonas that are helping human mind to be in healthy state are Nidra (sleep), Agni (digestion and

absorption), and Mala Sodhana (excretion). Dietary habits are significant. Meat, fish, egg, tea, coffee,

r*oking cigarette, tobacco, liquor and various other intoxicating materials, curries in which vinegar is

added, ioddy and east for fermentation, raw or unboild water, unboiled plantain and banana, raw-

tapioca, curd, raw-butter milk, and hot and spicy preparations, are all prevented. Physical sex, literature,

entertainment which are stimulating sexuai urges are not allowed. We have to be careful about the

dietary habits of the patient. Food materials undergo digestion and the minuetst particles of food ar-e

transformed into mind. Brahmacharyam or absence of sex is advised during mental treatment, especially

when medicated ghea is given.

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CONCEPT OF LIVER DISEASES AND ITS MANAGEMENT.AN AYURVEDIC OUT LOOK

Deepa George, Vijayachandradas M.C. and Rajachandradas M.C.

Sree Sankara Ayurveda Vaidyasala, Mannani Road, Perunna P.O., Changanacherry'Kerala, India 686 102. E-mail: [email protected]'in

Liver diseases are very common, in all walks of life today. A11 strata of population are susceptible and

elimination of any sffata, as such is not possible. Pollution of air, water, food, improper sewage treatment'

all kinds of perverted, illicit, and unsafe sex practices are all the probable causes. High risk personalities

are those who inject illegal drugs by syringes, those who receive blood and organs from Hepatitis

virus infected donors, long term heamodialysis patients, health workers who are occupationally

subjected to exposure of blood and blood products, body piercing, direct percutaneous exposure,

perions with signs and symptoms of other liver diseases etc. According to Ayurvedic view liver diseases

ire treatable. Ayurvedic ireatments are there for kamala, (aundice) and hepatitis. All types are

conventionally managed by Ayurvedic physicians with very good proven results. Strict diet and regimen

is also very essentiai to assist the cure. The important attractive feature of Ayurveda is that all itsmedicines and kriya karmas (purificatory procedures) are body friendly arid elimination of toxic

chemicals and wastes from body is its peculiarity. So Ayurvedic treatments are proved to be very

effective for hepatitis including Hepatitis C. Man has to stick on to the natural way of life and maintain

his internal and doshic equilibrium to get him free from diseases.

CONCEPT OF HOLISMRESEARCH IN AYURVEDAAND COLIABORATIVE

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HISTORICALEvoLUTIoNoFAYURVEDASYSTEMoFTREATMENT - AN OVERVIEW

Shah N.C.

ResearchandDevelopment,shreeBaidyanathAyurvedBhawanPvt.Ltd(Jhansi), New Delhi' India

The objective of Ayurveda is to protect the hearth of the healthy and alleviate disorders in the diseased'

Ayurvedic understanding of health is that body heals itself, our part in the process is remove obstacles

or imbarances in the internar environment. According to Ayurveda, the human body and all matters in

the universe are composed of .panchamahabhutas' and the living man is a conglomeration of:

Samado shaah s ama[nishcha s amadhatu malakriy ah !

Prasannatmendrity"o*anoh sw astha iti abhidhiy ate ! !

Ayurveda has broadry described healthy riving *rrtt certaln regurations to be foilowed in our day-to-

day life such as: pi"i ren*a), Daily rir. ,tyrJ (vihara), SeasJnd Regimen (Ritucharya)' Discipline

and spiritual way of life (Sadvrit palana), and Non-supression of natural urges (Adharaniya vega)'

Rasayanasisapromotivetreatment,whichrejuvenatesandhelpstoreplenishtheRasa-Raktaetc.,Dhatus of body. It keeps the enzyme, ,n tt

" ,irrue cells in their normar functioning. These cells are

revitalized. In fact several Retreats, Hearth Spas, hearth resorts which have come up in various parts of

India and worrd over to benefit tourist to en30y healthy and holistic environmgnt cum rejuvenation'

this concept is already elaborates in eyurvedi rnedicinl namely: Kutipraveshik (Immurement In A

Retreat-Bandhanlandvatatapik(ByRecourseofAirAndSunbath).

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EvAl,uar'"i.".Jr'ilGf i*",*i3tix+#ffi l^#tJ$*vYADHrSharada Venkajesh

AyurvedaPrathistanaHospital,KankapuraRoad,Bangalore-560082,trndia

The main objective of this study is to present a review.of Nakhabheda, a Nanathmaja vatavyadhi

(disease caused by vata dosha alone). in ua,"*pt has been made to rtogy the nail disorders and

abnormarities occurring in various diseases ano has been classified under Nakhabheda according to

Ayurveda through an integrated approach. Congenital, hereditary and acquired diseases have been

suitabry discussed una iuuTrrut o *t ict, involve;ail disorders r,}ttr31 discussion has been made in

the paper to include certain nail disorders of certain diseases under Nakhabheda and some of them

have been excluded. Koilonychiu, cruuuing, Dry Malformed nails, Splitting of nails, Mediancanaliform

Dystrophy, Megalonychosis,Idjopathic Niit oystroptry, onychos "ii'iuand onychorrhexis havebeen

included under Nakhabheda. congenital syphilis in iatients involving replacement of old nails by


new nails is also recognized as Nakhabheda. On the other hand, several nail disorders exhibited byNail Patella syndrome, Proriasis,'Gout, Leprosy, Ringworm and Acquired Syphilis have not beenincluded under Nakhabheda. The basis of inclusion or exclusion of disorders of nail under Nakhabhedais by taking into consideration of definition of Nakhabheda, functions of Vata and Nidanapanchaka(Pathogenesis of a diseases) for Nanathmaja Vatavyadhi. Inclusion of Familial porphyria involvingdystrophy of nails underNakhabheda is debatable as the symptoms of the disease explain involvementof both Vat aprakopa and Pittaprakopa. Nakhabheda occurs both as a Lakshana (symptoms) andPradhana vyadhi (Main disease), but this makes very little difference while treating a patient, as treatmentin Ayurveda is not Lakashanika.. Common Lakshana arising in diverse illnesses which modern Scienceclassifies as separate entities. When viewed from the stand point of Tridosha sidhantha and Samprapthivighatana may not appear to have any dichotomy but may very well respond to a unitary therapy.

oP_03DRY LAND (JANGALA DESA) IS BEST FOR HEALTH . A CRITICAL STUDY

Deep V.C., Padhi M.M., Tewari N.S. and Sundaran K. *

Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Bhubaneswar -751009, India*Dept. of Basic Principles, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram,India

Ourbody is closely interconnected with the environment. The effect of an immediate environment onan irdividual is classified under Land (Desa) and Time (Kala). Time is the measuring scale of land.Tfre Present study elaborates: (i) the importance of land and time study, (ii) the classical descriptionabout the land and its classification (i.e. Jangala, Anupa and Sadharana), (\ii) how the assessment ofland can be done etc. On the basis of classical description seven areas were selected in the state ofKerala, which are havingextreme climatic changes with the help of resouxce atlas published by Centrefor Earth Science Studies. Geographical and health survey were conducted in these areas. The natureof temperature,'rainfall, hills, water sources, wind, soil, plants, animals etc were noted in geographicalsurvey. In health survey, 15O persons were surveyed in each region randomly selecting 25-35 housesfrom each area. Age, sex, educational status, occupation, religion etc were noted along with mortalityand morbidity condition. The study shows that diseases are minimum and life span is maximum in thlland having maximum jangala nature (dry land). In Anupa Desa (Watery land) Vatakaphaja disordersare maximum. Mortality rate is also minimum in Jangala Desa. Along with the peculiarity of land,social and personal hygiene also play important role in morbidity and mortality.

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oP-04SMRITI AND ITS CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Murali K. :

Govt. Ayurveda College, Trippunithwa632 301, Ernakulam District, Kerala,India

Smriti is an integral part of Prajna (consciousness), along with dhi and dhriti. Every mental process is

essentially associated by smriti. But it is not counted as a function of mind, because smriti mostly, is

result of mental function, according to Ayurveda. For Ayurved4, smriti is not memory or recollectionalone. Awareness of oneself and one's surroundings is also smriti. This insight is called atmadijnana.

Loss of this is very much morbific. Prajnaparadha, which is abasic aetiology, is inclusive smritibhramsa(errors or damage of smriti). By this, thought process is affected and misdeeds follow which is technically

called mithyaharavihara, causing doshavaishamya. Smritinasa or apasmriti is a prime symptom inmany of the mental illness. It is also a manifestation of vridhavasta (old age). There are certain physical

disorders where smriti is also affected. Promoting smriti or inhibiting smriti is a tactical treatment irmany an occasions. Commonly medhya drugs are smriti-promotive. Abhyasa and other mental exercises

may be useful. This paper compares the concept of srnriti in various,systems of philosophy with that

of Ayurveda and evaluate its, clinical,implications.

oP-05A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF PAKSHAGHATA

Sudhir Raj N. Hullur M. A.

Department of P.G. Studies in Kayachikitsa, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Hubli,India

Pakshaghata is a clinical condition characterised by the loss of function of one side of the br:dy. It isone of the important Vatavikaras and is very commonly seen. In modern science Herniplegia is explained

as a Cerebro-Vascular disorder characterised by the loss of function of any one side of the body and

caused due to Cerebro-Vascular accidents. Even after the proper assessment of the condition and

Classical line of treatment, it has not been possible for the modern physicians to give satisfactory cure.

resulting in various disabilities making the patient burden to himself and to the family. Charaka,

Sushrutha, and Vagbhata have explained Nidana, Samprapti, Laxana, Sadhyaasadhyatha and Chikitsa

of Pakshaghata. In the context of Trimarmiya adhyaya, Vatakalakaleeya adhyaya and Vatavyadhi

chikitsa, Charaka has elaborately exprlained these features of Vatavikara. The proper understanding ofthe Sampraptighataka enables the assessment of the disease which will help in proper management

and to prevent marked disability. A prompt and comprehensive understanding of Pakshaghatawith all

its Nidana, Samprapti, Sampraptighataka, Laxana, and Sadhya.Asadhayatha is the need of the hour,

so as to make early detection, appropriate diagnosis and prompt management which will help in the

prevention and cure of the dise.ase.

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oP-06CHARAKA WAS THE FIRST TO DESCRIBE ALZHERIMER'S DISEASE

Shantala Priyadarshini T.R.

Dept. of Shalakya, Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Mysore, India

Among the auto immune, demyelinating, degenerative disorders dominating the scenario in the fieldof medical research, Alzheimer' s diseases (AD) is prominently pictured, as globally it is plaguing avery large percentage of population. The paper outlines the concept of auto immune, demyelinatingand degenerative disorders as described in Ayurveda and tells about the exact description of AD tthtwas known to Charaka. Chronic progressive cerebral degeneration with under lying complex pathology,unprovoked, unanticipated aggravating and relieving factors, varied clinicil pi"tut", relapses andremissions, prodromal symptoms being less intense, unique individualizedmaiagement and promotingbetter life style have also been explained and in this context hallmark of AD like cognitive dysfunction,impaired fluency, psychosis, aphasia and latter stage mute have been explained first by Charaka.Ayurveda elaborates dhatukarshana, snehadigunashunya, vibhaga swabhava karma vruddi, chirakaleena,etc, the microscopic plaque formation. Obstruction of impulses have been described , commentedupon by Chakrapanidatta which is very'similar to the complex microscopic pathology that is knowntoday. Conventional system of medical management of AD is still unsatisfactory, so search for bettermanagement is the need of the day and Ayurveda could provide a suitable answer.

oP-07PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AYURVEDA AND CONCEPTS OF TRIDOSHAS

Shahanshah Alam Khan

State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Nayay Darshan provides Praman Vighyan, the way of diagnosis in Ayurveda, in which the Pariksha ofRog, Rogi and Awshadhi takes place. The concept of Samanya (similarity) and Vishesh (dissimilarity)in Ayurveda is applicable in pathogenesis of diseases and in treatment. This idea came from VaishashikDarshan. Ayurveda also follow Shankhya Darshan which gives the concept of Prakriti (nature) andPurush. To acheive the goal of Moksha, Yoga darshan is most practical and shortest way. It mainlysays Yam and Niyam. Mimansa Darshan goes towards Karmakanda.The Mantra Chikitsa of RyurveOahave got much importance in mental disorders and other diseases. Vedant Darshan assumes knowledge(Gyan) as a mean of moksha. Ayurveda has describe Mokshaunder Purusharth Chatustaya.. Thefoundation of any knowledge depends on their fundamental concepts. These concepts simulate thelife style and environment during that particular period. These concepts can be acceptod as naturalprinciples. Tridoshas principle represents the practical aspect of Pancha mahabhoota theory. Thetridoshas construct Prakriti of human beings as well it also regulates the body activities.Theunequilibrium of tndoshas leads'to diseases. If the society follow the concept of tridoshas, they canlead towards healthy and happier life. Therefore the concept ofTridoshas have its importance not onlyin Ayurveda but also it is able to disclose the unknown facts of the modem medical science in presentera.

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oP-08.PRAKRUTHI' AND CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY

Divya Ravindran, Bhattathri V.N., Rajan 8., Pillai N.G.K. * Nair M. K.

Regional Cancer Centre. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India *Centre for Advanced :

Studies and Research in Ayurveda and Neurosciences,Bangalore, India

Epidemiology is an important tool, which can be employed to determine a disease load, time trendsand possible aetiological factors. With respect to cancer such a study can help in planning treatmentfacilities in the country and also preventive strategies. It can also provide the necessary guidelines fordetermining the degree of risk for various groups of people and in identifying high-risk groups.

A1rurveda, the Indian system of medicine, which is based on thridosha concept, classifies individualsinto seven groups or in other words, seven 'prakruthis' based on the physiological dosha predominancein their body by birth. This system of classifying individuals into groups, not only explains thesusceptibility towards a particular disease, but also underlies the principles that individualize modesfor maintenance of health and choice of therapy and prognosis for a particular disease. Disease inAyurveda is nothing but imbalance of the thridoshas. Food and lifestyle can aggravate the doshas inthe body of an individual and if his prakruthi is similar to that of the increased dosha, he is moresusceptible for a disease caused by that particular dosha. In the present paper, we have tried to see

whether the Ayurvedic concept of prakruthi can be utilized in cancer epidemiology. Prakruthi of oraland breast cancer patients were assessed, the method adopted and results obtained, shall be discussedin detail. The prakruthi to which most of the cancer patients fall into was assessed, and individuals ofthat prakruthi were considered as the high risk group for cancer. Cancer screening prografirmes adopted

currently are expensive and the constitutional disposition of the individual is not considered by modemmedicine. As examining one's body and mind assesses prakruthi, further studies on prakruthi may be

able to explain much more about the aetiology of cancer.oP-09

PANCHAKARMA OF AYURVEDA AND ILAJ BIT-TADBEER OFUNANI MEDICINE . A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Sameer Sippy, Sharique Zafar * And Sakina S. Zafar *

Tamara Spa Ayurveda, Taj Malabar, Wellington Island, Cochin 682 009, lndiaIndian Holistic Health Care and Research Organisation,504,D2,

Sunshree, N.I.B.M. Road, Kondhwa, Pune- 4ll048,India. E-mail: [email protected]

As the Ayurveda and Unani Systems of Medicine are two major alternative branches that come under

Dept. of Indian System of Medicine (ISM) Govt. of India. As it is afact that the regimenal therapies

involving physical procedures are being more popular than internal ingestion of medicines, and among

them the Panchakarma of Ayurveda and Ilaj Bit-tadbeer of Unani Medicine are very similar in theircomponents and mode of therapies. The Panchkarma involves Oleation Therapy, Emesis Therapy,Purgation Therapy, Enema Therapy and Errihine Therapy. Other procedures like sweating therapy

and bloodletting therapy are also practiced according to the need. The Unani Ilaj bit-tadbeer includesthe therapies like Sweating Therapy, Purgation Therapy, Emesis Therapy, Diuresis Therapy, Balneotherapy, Massage, Exercise: Enema Therapy, Blood - letting Therapy, Cupping, Fomentation etc. Theapplications of the above therapies are indicated according to the temperaments and derangements ofbody humors, those are Vata, Pitta and Kapha in Ayurveda and Sauda, Safra, Balgham and Dam inUnani System of Medicine.

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A CLINICAL AP?ROACH OF TIIE EXAMINATION OFAGNr - DrAcNosrrc rooI,s ron inarmii -

Biswas T. K., GhoshS., Bhattacharyyaa G., Alu P.K. Debnath P.K.* and Samanta S.K.

Departrnent of Sharira Kriya, xDepartment of KayachikitsaJ. B. Roy State Ayurvedic' Medical College and Hospital,l70-I72, Raja Dinendra Street, Kolkatha - 700 004, India

'Prakriti' or constituents (physical and psychological) of human body has diverse role on diagnosis ofdisease and selection of drugs. Vivid descriptions of Prakriti have been made in differenr texts ofAyurveda. In modem medicil science, hints about Prakriti are provided under the term of Milieulnternal. There is a close relationship between. Prakriti and Agnibala (digestive power). The strengthof Agni of different persons can be assed on the basis of routine parametric and non-parametric protocolboth on physical and biochemical criteria. An attempt was made in the present research progrimme toknow the pattern of Agni of different subjects at I.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital,Kolkata for corroborating the status of Prakriti.

oP-11CONCEPT OF AMA AND ITS MUIJTI DIMF,NSIONS

Marri Srinivasulu

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, Govt. Ayurvedic College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Concept of Ama is existing since concept of Agni is a primordial factor in maintenance of health andin causation of a disease. The concept of Ama is a unique one, which helped in understanding thedisease and classifying all the disorders into two categories namely Saamarogas and Niraamarogas?which can be dealt successfully. Thus we can say the concept of Agni is a physiological approach,where as the concept of Ama is a pathological one. Ama is the product of Mandagni due to variousreasons, its association with various,factors like Dosha,,Dhatu,,14a1as'cause Sama condition. 70 to807o disorders in modern era are result of Sama condition. As the social, cultural, economical conditionsare changing, food habits and physical activities are also changing giving a steep rise to Ama conditions.Ama is nothing but a state of a substance resulting in the procesS of paaka (transformation). It is invarious forms according to structure of origin and according to process involved. Thus Ama becomesan important factor in pathogenicity of various diseases. The concept of Ama, clinical diagnosis ofvarious states of Ama condition, and its disease entities along with diagnostic (laboratory) parameters,anditsmultipledimensionsanditsrolesincausingadiseasewillbediscussed.

THE JAHNAVI OF INDIAN MEDICINE TO TI{E MEDICAL FRAT;*N,,"O' - ',

Dharmapalan P.K.

Dept of Kayachitsa, Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Collegeollur - Thaikkattusserv, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Jahnavi, which means Ganga,is the only divine srotas which originates from the Kaildsa of Himalaya.Ayurveda explains a sacred srotas similar to Jahnavi. This paper highlights a brief study on this divinevatas. Tridosa is the functional unit of our body. Due to different functional specifications, Tridosa -Vdta Piua Kapha have been described with four important nomenclatures. These are Sthoona, Dhdtu,

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aad Dosa. According to the specific functions and site of actions Vdta, Pitta and Kapha havefied into five each. These are.

? Prina,,Uddna, Vyana, Samdna, Apdna : . ..

? Pdcaka, Ranjaka, Sddhaka, Alocaka, Bhrdjaka? Avalambaka, Kledaka, Bodhaka, Tarpaka, Slesaka

fre basis of the above mentioned concept a total of sixty subdivisions of Vdta, Pitta.and Kapha are

Each subdivision can be considered as a group of Energy and Matter. The above mentionedri6y types of subdivisions as a whole stand like the.srotas Jalinavi i.e. Gafrga. This sixty suMivisionrr*whole:stand as a bridgein Ayurveda for adopting,rabsorbing and assimilating thebasic physiological

Flpiples,of medical fraternity into Indian system of medicine - Ayurveda. An Aytrrvedie line ofmrgnt can be apptied to the current knowledge of medical science'only'through this sacred sro{as.

Itis srotas ean be considered as the Jahnavi of Indian Medicine to the Medieal Fraternity.

, i 'OP-13AYURVEDA - A LOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Sreepadam, Kanjoor P.O., Ernakulam Dist. - 633 575, India

The system of knowledge like'AyurVeda comprehends both the naturalistic as well as metaphysicalplane of reality and the word metaphysical implies the subtle plane of existence where the observationcould not be objectified and the spatio-temporal relationships betweea,physicalentities do notpossessany atomic structure. Any perceivable substratal unit is considered certain and positive to such an

extent beyond which it cannot be leferred:to,something fhat occurs objectively. Although the most

subtle state of positivensss is.imrnaterial; it cannot be stated as absolute nothingness as it pervades the

whole of the universe. The properties like seetha (coldness) and snigdha (unctuousness) being the

prime attributes of solidity serve as the substratum of substances for change and movement. In Ayurveda

the factors and functions are connected each other and represented by symbols. The dosha concept(Vatha, Pitha and Kapha) is a scientific formula denoting health and disease which comprehends the

factors and functions related to unlimited variety of physical truths. The principle kapha represents

solidity and cohesion pitha the principle of transformations and vatha is the principle of. movementwhich controls the various physipal and physlological systems.trt is a fact,that each plane in our bsdypossesses its own geometrical status and gets influence.d by many: factors in heal,th, disease and treafrnent.

Prakriti (constitution), age, balam (vitality), agn!(enzymatic activity), desam (place), kalam (seasons),

aharam (Oietary patterns), avastha (conditions), dosha (state of' humor), dooshya (tissue factor), satrnya

(wholesom"n"rr) etc are factors which got varied in health and illness in different persons. Hence the

pattern of vitiation will not be the same in similar disease process with different individuals. This

leads to a nonlinear equation in treatment considering the multifactorial significance inthe manifestation

of a disease which does not contradict with systems in performing an Ayurvedic treatment. This is a

very comprehensive theory in which the subtle and grossness are tqken,into accountto establish perfect

health. The variables mentioned earlier influence a particular situation due to the ever-changing nature

of these factors and beeoqre quite uncertain in generalizing an event eitherin health or disease.

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EASY AND COST EFFECTIVE PRBVENTION OF ZIYABETUS SUKKRI (DIABETESMELLITUS) IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

Ghazala Javed, Mohd Anwar, Akhtar Siddiqui

Dept. of Moalijat, Faculty of Medicine, Jamia llamdard, Hamdard University, New Delhi

l11-l4pmillion people suffer from Diabetes mellitus world wide and this:number may well double by

theyear2025 Of ihese 90-95 7o casassuffer from Non-Insulin Eependent Diabetes Mellitus (N.IDDM)'

It ii due to population ageing, non healthy diets, obesity and sedentary lifestyle WHO estimates that

for a low iniome Indian family with an adult with diabetes, 25Vo of income will be spend in diabetic

care. Therefore, main stress is on prophylactic measures which arenot only easy but also cost effective.

Description of Diabetes methtus in Unani Sy stem of medicine can be traced back to 2nd Centaury AD,In Unani system of medicine main stress is laid on prevention of disease. For this, they have laidcertain principles according to the different temperament of a person. It is seen in practice that persons

suffering from NIDDM have Band Ratab (Cold and Moist) temperament. These persons should adopt

their lifestyle according to Unani System of medicine. In this paper guidelines on these principles willbe outlaid which when followed will result in prevention of NIDDM.

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APPLICATION OF COSMIC ENERGY IN AREAS OF AYURVEDIC RESEARCHla^-oonn DGanesan R.

OSD, Government of Mizoram, Aizawel - 796001, Mizoram, lndia

It is estimated that 600 cosmic rays pass through the human body every minute. By increasing the

intake of cosmic rays in the human body and its reaction with cells tremendous energy (cosmic energy)

will be produced. Several persons have studied cosmic energy over several years and their findingswere narrated in the paper. For better ayurvedic treatment it is necessary to apply cosmic energy rightfrorn seedling, cultivation of plants, preparation of different.medicines and at the time of treatment forcuring different diseases.

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE DISEASE AND ITSMANAGEMENT AT DIFFERENT PROGRESSIVE STAGES

Geethakrishnan G.

Sanj eevani Avurveda ""T'filfili,ffitTbtl"Tli:5;#iruvananthapuram,

India

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease affecting the nervous system (brain and spinal cord), steadily debilitatingthe eiffected person severely over a certain period ranging from two to twenty years. Untreatable and

uncontrollable- to the modem medicine (contemporary medicine) - the etiology of the disease is stillunconfirmed. Amidst many postulations regarding its etiology and physiopathology, the modemmedicine tries to overcome this by using the most powerful drugs such as interferons, but in vain.

Many acenters are there around the world doing research into this, trying for a solution to the problern.

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Though predominantly found in countries with cold climate such as Europe, there are malY Multiple

Sclerosis patients reported in India recently. The author feels that the number is lels not because the

patients are less but as the numbers of patients diagnosed are less. The author here analyses the

physiopathology of the disease with Ayurvedic concepts analyzing the stage-by-stage progress of the

disease and trying to find the apt drugs and Ayurvedic treatment procedures for the same in the process.

The treatrnent and progress of few Multiple Sclerosis patients who had undergone the said conceptual

management under the supervision of the author are also explained. The need fsr an integrated treatment

appro-ach including Ayurveda, Yoga and Modern Medicine is emphasized.

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AYURVEDIYA SUGANDHA CHIKITSA. ARKA SASTRA

Vijeyapall J.J.

Herbzlinr, 240 (Old 2), TL'h Street, 12'h Main Road, Annanagar, Chennai - 40, India

This paper briefly surveys the historical evidence of the use of aromas since Vedic times and their

effect on man.It also describes a therapeutic treatment with a range of Parisrutha Thailams (essential

oils) for stress, tension, depression, migraine, insomnia, constipation, blood pressure and many other

ailments. The use of these Parisrutha Thailams simulates and increases the oxygen content of the

cells, thus improving the fundamental balance of the skin and rejuvenating it. Theunique approach in

this paper is how the Parisrutha Thailams are used with Ayurvedic techniques of healing, by making

use of value-added products and treatment, e.g. to achieve the best and near-perfect result in natural

antibiotic. In,a plant, "Vatha" is concentrated in flowers and.leaves, "Kapha" is grounding and is

concentrated in,the roots, and the !!Pitha" is found in oils from resins and saps. Different plants have

different conqentrations of "Vatha, "Pitha" and "Kapha". Therefore by using the right oil formulations,

from different parts and plants can be used to alter the proportions of "Vatha, "Pitha" and "Kapha" in

individuals and restore doshic imbalance. "Trayambakae yajlmahe sugandhi pustivardhanam".

Therefore, one would more appropriately coin this therapy as Holistic Aroma medicine or precisely

"Ayurvediya Sugandha Chikitsa - -Arka Sastra" which offers a modern approach to alternative healing.

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GERIATRIC CARE IN UNANI SYSTEM OF'MEDICIIYE -A PROPHYLAXIS

Mohd Anwar, Ghazala Javed, Shakir Jamil and Mohd Sarwar

Dept. of Moalijat, Faculty of,Medicine Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

Ageing is inevitable and getting old in a healthy way is everybody's dream, loss of memory,

osteoarthritis, cataract, benign prostrate hypertrophy, psychological disorders and other degenerative

changes are few examples of diseases coming as pack and parcel with old age. Unani system of

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medicine offers certain principles known as "Asbab-e-sitta zarooiya"-or six essential requisite of life'

These, when kept in balance not only keeps one healthy but delays the process of aging' Agat f-r9m

this there are recommendation of clrtairitlaj bit tadabeer (Regimentai therapy), and Ilaj bil .ghiza

(Dietoherapy) to rejuvenate the body syste*. Th"t" are certain drugs in unani System of medicine

which are now proven to have antioiidants properties,-used for protection HARARAT -e- ghafiziya

(Vital power). In this paper, all this wifi Ue presented in a sysiemlli. *9 practical way under the

following headings: Asbab-e-sitt azarooiya(sixessential requiiites of life), Ilajbiuadabeer (Regimental

rherapy), Ilajbilghiza (Dietotherapy; anOitajUildawa (Drug therapy)' These when followed will act as

" pr"i,irvr".i, rJr a"uying the ptot"st of ageing and preventing old age diseases'

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HUMAN LIFE AND NATURAL POWER

Sangarika I. De Silva

A- 1 5 -B -C- 2 -7 2, Ranpokunagama, Nitttambuwa, Sri Lanka

The modern man tries to over run the nature. But he is stranded in the middle of the scientific

developments by his physical and mental insufficiency. The ancient simple man lived with natural

p"*"i'r" rfr" *oa"*'*orld, well civilized man ignoring the nature and trying to dominate it' But he

has failed to ropptylte basic facilities to his bod-y andioul. They need regular meals, regular sleep

and relaxation. The modern man is unable to take iorrect ways in l93tlttv life, because he is entangled

and struggling in t""ttrlqu" unJscientific networks. Then modern life is clashed and cracked. Anciert

ayurvedic textboof Ciraraka Sanhrjha explained.the healthy man as follow-s' -"Samadoshasamagnishcha-samadathu malkirlya Prassaiath Meithriyang mana svastha ithyabideeyathe" ' The

man who is living with harmonised Doshas and Dathus, regular nourishment power and regular motion

of waste products, wittr ctarlty of soul mind and organs he is a healthy man." whether the modem man

seems to be imperfect and ili balanced because no time for body needs, no mental relaxation' man

becomes disappointed and frustrated. Through this hardness he suffers from physical and mertal

disturbances such as hypertension, gastritis, brilimia, migraine, anxiety neurosis, neurodermatitis, heat

flushing ,ynOro.", ,piiuf ryna-*"", depression, glaugJrya and 9t1oke etc., He rs seeking instant relief

by chemical, electric and radiotherapy.'nut day-6t-U* he is shrinking in imbalances and c.1tc! un

new diseases because of lack of immunity. So it ir trt-e tm" to turnover for nature power and meditation'

Through the thousands oi y"*r ttrat the Ayurvedic concept and basic principles have never changed

becauJe it is from universal law of nature' Op-20

MANAGEMENToFVYADHIKARSHAIj$-+ID-qHESHAJA

. *RSHNA *'T;ff:i::-^ CHIK'ITSA

Ayutveda College Coimbatore., Tamil Nadu, India

The uniqueness of the Ayurveda is that it gives equal importance to both the prevention of a disease

and curing it. A lot oi emipttasis therefore h"as beeniaid upbn p-rotecting the b{a or resistance power of

trr" p"rroi both during the f?ealthy state as well as in the diseased state. Debility. {ye to.diseases

(vyadhi Kharsana) andlue to treatment (Bheshaja Kharsana) is major concerns especially with disease

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like cancer. Conventional modalities like supplying balanced diet or nutrient supplements are not

sufficient in many cases. Rasayana yoga's by virtue of their action of correcting the srotales a1d

enhancing the dhatuposhana and in iurn the ojas may play a major role in combating the Vyadht

Karshana and Bheshaja Karshana.

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AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MEDICINE

Fr. Sebastian OusePParamPil

The Catholic Health Association of India, PB No.2 126, 157/6 Staff Road,

Gunrock Enclave, Secunderabad 500 003, India

Today, numerous systems of medicine continue io coexist with allopathic medicine. But all of them

*e nbt of the same nature. Some systems like Allopathic Medicine, Ayurveda, and Homeopathy are

comprehensive and they claim to be able to ffeat the main ailments of human race. Allopathic medicine

is called conventional medicine and the other major systems parallelmedicine. There are afew other

systems, which can treat various ailments, but these practices do not claim to be comprehensivg no1d9

they have the support of a sound philosophical systim. We call them 'alternative medicine." Modeih

research studiesln Europe, America, India and other parts of the world stress the need for integration

of different medical syri"ms to fulfill the medical needs of people. This research study focuses on'the

need to affect a syntiresis of ancient and modern, conventional and unconventional techniques oftr€atmgnt. The beit from the modern science and the most enduring aspects of perennial medical

wisdom are to be integrated. Researchers and pfactitioaers need to work at new and better conceptual

models of health andTrealing.,And this will offer possibilities forthe prevention and management ofdiseases through methods leis dangerous, less costly, but more effective. And, this will not only open

up new vistas ln the spheres of medical education and health care in our country but also it can impact

the health care in ruih u way and enable us to build a health care system that will be accessible,

affordable and sustainable. Op_22

\IAI, HEI,MTHIAI UBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM: INTESTINAI, IIELMTHIASES . A MAJOR PI

Poovathoor, Plamoodu t"JJHlilun ttupuru-, 5e 5004, Inrria

Of all the public health problems intestinal helminthiases is the oldest and the most gruesome' Among

the 26 and odd intestinai wonns ten only have epidemiological and prevalence bearing in India Ascaris

lumbricoides (Round wolm), Nacatoi americanus (Hook wor-m) Trichuris trichiura (Whip worm)'

Enterobious vermicularis (P-in worm) andTaenia solium (Tape *ottQ are only to be reckoned now. ItiJ quite amazing to note that in India even before the invention of. microscope, tlre life. c^VcJe and

disease manifeslations have been well documented in ancient treaties of Susthrutha and Ashtanga

hrydayam . There are effective helminthiases in Ayurveda. In India the average infection rate is to the

tune of 50Zo. In Kerala it is. more than 60Vo .The parasitological and pathogenic aspect of the common

wo11n are given in this paper. Malnutrition, anaemia, and intestinal obstructions due to worm infections

are also addresr, the cardinal ecological factors like temperature, humidity soil texture etc are also

dealt with. Techniques for diagnosis of ttre presence of infection, control measures like sanitary disposal

of excreta and others were also elaborated in the paper. Insistent, persistent and consistent control

strategies have to be evolved.


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I-EUKA,EMIAS .'AN AYI]RVEDIC APPROACH

Rekha D.

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Leukaemias, which affect approximately 10 persons per 1,00,000 per annum, have been a haunting

malady inflicting humanity. Numerous factors including radiations, cytotoxic drugs, viral infections,

genetic and immunological abnormalities are considered to predispose'and precipitate the physical

and physiological systems to render it susceptible to the development of the disease. A comprehensive

treatment, preferable for all and producing no side effects, has evaded the modern science. The corpus

of Ayurveda, based on the thridoshic dominance and the uniqueness of the bodily doshic status, has

endorsed on a compendium of regimens, drugs and procedures to re-establish the integrity of

physiological functioning to enable the body to cure and combat the syndrome. Though relinquished

in ifr. technological upsurge and the advent of the modern scientific imposition-on the community,

these techniques could be employed, with expedient suitability to the place and the person, as the

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AYURVEDA AND LIVER DISEASES

Seeba S. Balakrishnan, Vasudevan Nampoothiri M.R and Jayaprakash G.


In the present era, the incidence and complications of liver diseases are increasing. Due to reasons

such as intra venorrs drug abuse, increased use of hepatotoxic drugs like morphine etc., haemodialYsis,

alcohol abuse etc. A wide spectrum of clinical illness ranging from asymptomatic and an- icteric

infection to fulminant hepatitis can be seen. Liver, Yakrith in Ayurveda, is the seat of rakthadhara kala

and moolasthana of rakthavahasrothas; its disorders vitiate raktha. Kamala, Yakridalyudara, Kumbha

kamala, Halimaka, Lagharaka, Alasaka, Panaki, and Yakrit vidradhi are common liver diseases. The

term .Kamala' includes all conditions associated with jaundice. A closer analysis of the pathogenesis,

prevention and treatment of liver diseases were discussed in the paper, Most are difficult to relate with

modem liver diseases. Despite the fact that each has its own pathogenesis, basic treatment mentioned

are almost same, considering the pithavikruthi. Vitiated pitha, has to be brought to koshta and eliminated

through virechana. The rationale of using snehana has to be determined on the basis of the cause,

severity and associated complaints" state of agni, body health etc., after assessment of level of hepatic

dysfunction (snehana- not appropriate in hepatocellular and obstructive variety jaundice). Studies on

herbal drugs showed that some are hepato protective, some antiviral, and others anti inflammatory,

laxatives etc.

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THE ANCIENT METHODS OF SUSRUTHA'S SURGICAL SUPER SPECIALITIES

Purushotham M'

Govt.GeneralHospital,Yanam-533464,Pondicherry,India

Susrutha was considered as the Father of Indian Surgery and Father of Plastic surgery. The surgical

*n""g "rs"srutha,

known as susrutha Samhitha, is one of the importanttreatise of Astanga Ayurveda

and has a lot of valuable information on sffgery. The conceptual thoughts relating to many surgical

aspects which are practiced currently find a place in susrutha Samhitha' Susrutha described different

surgical super specialized departments like Plastic Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, Orthopaedics'

Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Surgical Gastro Entrology and Ano-rectal, Genito-Urinary, Opthalmic

and ENT surgeris. Another therapeutic of para surgical methods are Cauterization, Kshara Karma

(Alkali), Raktha Mokshanam (Blood Letting and Venous Section) explained. The plastic.lurel+ like

rhinoplasty, tympanoplasty, cleft-lip repairs, some surgical techniques and treatments with reference

to abdominal operations, amputation of lirnbs, cataract f,ractures and dislocations setting, haemorrhoids,

fistula, obstetrical maneuvers techniques, removal of renal calculi etc. described in detail'

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SCOPE OF AYURVEDA TREATMENT IN JOINT DISORDRS

AjaY Kumar TtiPathY

C.G.H.S..Polyclinic'IC-Block'saltlake,Kolkata-700l06,lndia

Medical school of Ayurveda describes three main groups of joint disorders i.e., Amavatha, vatarakta

and Sandhjgata vata. The principles of treatment for these diseases are based on very sound concepts

of Dosa, Dusya and Adhisthana etc. General principles of Lanchana and Brimhana treatment can also

be applied for the treatment of joint disorders. Man joint diseases described in present day medical

texts can be either grouped under the above mentioned three groups or the Dosa, Dusya' etc' could be

ascertained and the treatment can be instituted accordingly. For example systemic lupus erythematous

will bemore similar to Vatarakta whereas rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative joint disorders simulates

Aryavata and Sandhigata vata respectively. The full text of the paper will analyse the present day joint

diseases in the light of Ayurveda, the understanding of which could encourage the research/treatment

in this field.

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GERIATRICS AND RASAYANA IN AYURVEDA

Papri Nath and Dubey S.D.

Department of Ayurveda Samhita, Faculty of Ayurveda,IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,

Department of Dravyaguna, Faculty o, orurt"Y;o, ir'fsltlunuru, Hindu university, Varanasi, u.p., India

The word 'Jara' is derived from the verb Jrish (Vayohanau), which means old age. It is one of thenatural diseases under Kalaja category. Ageing is a continuous inevitable biological process of generaldecline or loss in physiological and biochemical activities and also causes changes in the living process.These natural manifestations are irremediable and cannot be treated by any therapeutic devices.However, Rasayana action is considered that which produces excellent dhatus, prevent and alleviatesenility and diseases. Out of many actions of Rasayanas important actions are vayahsthapan and tarunyamean which prevent premature ageing and delay the aging process and stabilize the youthful age inPsycho-neuro-endocrino and immunological and other all parameters. With increase of elderlypopulation the prevalence of age associated diseases such as Cardiovascular diseases, stroke, Alzhemerdisease, Arthritis Osteoporosis and other related conditions are on rise. Rasayana may prevent oralleviate some of these debilitating diseases of old age and can provide maximal longevity with highestquality of life and full range of functional capacity at every stage of life.

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AYURVEDA - ITS HERITAGE AND MODERNISATION

Karimkunnam Ramachandran

Chandrakantham, Manarkad -Thodup uzha, Kerala, India

From time immemorial, Ayurvedic treatments started in India from the basic concept of total body as

one unit. It was classified with three basic symptoms Vatha, Pitha and Kafa, other wise it derived tophysical, mental and spiritual. Ayurveda will look at the mental, spiritual and physical fitness andtreat accordingly. Theoretically Ayurveda is atom theory and practically it is form time immemorial apure sbience of total balanced body with particular attention to Natural healing in relation withenvironment, climatology, hydrology etc. Any change whether it is micro or macro, it may hurt theindividual in spiritual, mental and physical fitness. Ayurveda cannot change its methodology andapproach in treatments as it has purity, surety, security in prolonged life without trouble.

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AYURVEDICPERSPECTIVEoNHORMONALDISORDERSSiva Kumar V.P.

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

The hormones, which play a vital role in the various processes of the body, perform smooth functioning

of life. Since they are specific in their origin and action, any deviation may cause disorders of normal

growth and development. with the help of advanced technologies the modern medicine has identified

and understood the aetiology and pathology at its minute level. But the treatment prescribed needs to

be renovated and improved, with the origin of disease complications. Ayurveda, which offers a wide

range of medicines and medicinal formulations which are purely natural in origin, gives a scope for

ffeatment with less complications .to identify the medicinal formulations which are described in different

pathologies, we need to understand the hormonal disoiders from a standpoint of theories of Ayurveda'

This will not only help in extending the range of Ayurveda, but also help in identifying simple medicinal

formulations, which is affordable by the suffering population

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FRACTIOUSTHEORIESOFFRACTIONALSCIENCEVS.HALCYON TIIEORIES OF HOLISTIC APPROACH

Kuchanur K.S. and Lucas D'S'*

Department of Dravya Guna, A.L.N.Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical college'

Koppa - 577 l26,Chikmagalur' Karnataka, India

Department of Dravya Guna, A.L.N.Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College Koppa - 577126'

Chikmagalur. Kaniataka' India

Conventional theories of current approach related to modern Pharmacology have devised with the

ramification of their growth in a never-ending fashion. Because the ultimate safety, efficacy and dosage

evaluation of medicinal substances today, not adequate to fulfill the total health concept making one

free from sufferings. The reason why is when we look into the organ systems of Human body working

with an individual response, fails to identify the collective response of coordinating functions

harmoniously functioning in the body. The result is obvious with an every pharmacologically active

synthetic substance produces certain amount of adversity, and imbalance when compared with that of

.a holistic drug compound. To fulfill the lacuna of modern vision, the ancient Ayurvedic principles

related to drug analysis are emphasized directly through from the natural laws of Universe itself i'e',

the theory of panchama bhutas. Samanya -vishesha Siddhanta and Rasapanchaka. Above Ayurvedic

phatmacological units are evaluated for their configurational strategy into a total efficacy during

presentation.

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PANCHA KARMA. THE GII'T OF AVURVEDA

Indu G. Kumar and Durga S.R.

Santhigiri Health Care Centre, Palakkad, Kerala,IndiaSanthigiri Ayurveda Medcal College, Palakkad, Kerala, India

Panchakarma is the most important part of ayurveda. It is a time tested, thoroughly documented branch

of knowledge which is judiciously mixed with unique traditional tips to it . It is mastered perfectly by

the ayurvedic physicians of Kerala several hundreds of years back. Great advancements are made in

the field of panchakarma by the legendary ayurvedic physicians of Kerala, a tradition which is being

carried by the new generation of techno savy ayurvedic doctors. They revolutionized the entire medical

fraternity by giving valuable and priceless solutions for different diseases caused due to vatha avrutha,

vegarodha, srothorodha and ama the conditions which results in the cellular disturbances. It has thrown

new light on the effect of diet on bio chernistry and metabolism of the body which in the future willreveal many untold truths regarding antioxidants and free radicals. Although many spectacular advances

are made by the ayurvedic physicians of Kerala, several advances are still more to occur in the immediate

future, the time is ripe enough for a full presentation on the influence of panchakarma therapy on

healthy as well as diseased persons.

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MANAGEMENT OF HRUDROGA WITH RASAYANA WITH SPECIALRBFFRI\CE TO AGASTHYA HAREETHAKI

Manoj S., Anil Kumar M.V. and Prasad M

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram., IndiaDept. of Kaumarabhrithya,Govt. Ayurveda College, Kannur,IndiaSitharam Ayurveda Hospital, Thrissur, India

The prevalence of Hrudroga is increasing day by day. The surgical management is neither cost effective

nor free from reoccurence. But medical management using suitable naimithika rasayana offers

tremendous potential in the hrudroga. Agasthyhareethaki, a rasayana drug described in Ashtanga

Hridaya kasa chikitsa prakarana is widely used as an efficient tool by. traditional practitioners in the

management of various stages of Hrudroga. The drug Hareethaki, the main ingredient of the combination

is famous for its kaphavathahara property and rasayanatwa. Rasadushti and Vyanakopa are the prime

factors that culminate the manifestation of Hrudroga. Agasthya Hareethaki shows clinically an affinity

against these factors making it the first drug of choice. The concepts behind nidana panchaka ofHrudroga and Samprapthi vighatana by AgaSthya Hareethaki is exemplified in the paper.

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IMPORTANCE OF AHARVIDHIVISI TSSH AITANIN DAY TODAY LIFE

Deshmukh Sharad M., Sawarkar Gaurav R., Satija Kamatesh and Dubbewar Arti P.

Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Pusad, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India

To fulfill the objectives of healthy life mentioned in Ayurveda, we should coneentrate on Aahar i.e.,

diet because it is the most important cause for any disease. It is especially significant for disorders of

Annavahastrotasa either directly or through Agni and Doshprakop. According fo Chaarka samhita

following are the eight Aharvidhivisheshaitan: (i) Prakruti (ii) Karan (iii) Sanyog, (iv) Rasi, (v) Desha,

(vi) Kala, (vii) Upayoga sanstha, and (viii) Upyokata. To avoid the disorder caused by 'Mithya Aahar'

we should follow the 'Aharidhivisheshaitan, and the details were discussed in the paper.

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INDIA'S PRESTIGIOUS AI{CIENT SYSTEM OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINE

Cluz Anto ManaYil P.

Manayil Puios Vaidhar Memorial Sidda Research Centre, Patteripuram, Aluva, India

The science of pulse is a subject on which the Indian System of Medicine has a great influence. But

it's origin is not vedic, but of the Siddhar's system of medicine. According to Siddhar's system, out ofthe innumerable arteries in human body, pulses can be found from twenty four arteries; variations in

such pulse found depends on fundamental principles like ten vital airs, the three nerve channels, the

six heart nerves and the three regions of body, known as sun, moon and fire. Pulse, according to

Siddhar's systern are of five kinds, pulse indicating wind humour, pulse showing bilious humour,

pulse exhibiting phlegmatic humour, pulse felt between thumb and forefinger and pulse felt between

fingerers 1,2,3 and4, including the five kind of pulses. Pulses are again subdivided into many types

according to its nature, action and other characteristics. Pulse is generally felt on the radial artery just

above the wrist, the right hands of makes and the left hands of females must be used, three fingers,

fore finger(wind) , middle finger(bile), ring finger(phlegm) are used. Three kinds of dashes (humours)

affect the pulse. The nature of pulse, its force, rate and movement have been described by comparing

them with movement of animals, winds etc. some examples are, worTn like movement, leaping like a

frog etc. The Siddhars' thus provide exact knowledge of pulses and could find out any disease with

the help of these pulses.

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CANCER TEST IN AYI.JRVEDA

Raghavan Vaidyar M.K.

Arogya Pradayini Vaidyasala, Ayodhya Tourist Home, Aluva, India

Most medical professionals possess a wrong assumption that cancer can be diagnosed only with the

aid of advanced technologies and procedures tike FNAC, biopsy, X-rays, MRI scan, etc, I have

formulated a combination of Ayurveda drugs for the detection of cancer. The medicine is made into a

paste with water and applied over the patient's entire body. After half an hour the paste gets dried up

in healthy persons where as in diseased persons drying up will not take place in diseased parts. This

test can detect even the initial stages of cancer. The details are discussed in the paper.

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THE CONCEPT OF AGEING AND REJUVENATION THERAPYIN UNANI MEDICINE

. - _.. ^ ^;Sharique Zafar, Sakina S.Zafar and Sameer Sippy*

Indian Holistic Health Care & Research Organisation,'504, D2, Sunshree, N.I.B.M. Road,

Kondhwa, Pune - 411 048, India. E-mail: [email protected]*Tamara Spa Ayurveda, Taj Malabar, Wellington Island, Cochin 682009. India

The phenomenon of early ageing has attracted researchers to find out the ways and miracle drugs to

combat the age related degenerative changes in the body. Although the concept of ageing exists in

Unani System of Medicine since centuries, yet less attention has been paid towards this aspect. This

holistic healing system has a wide vision of health that involves healing and balancing the human

body at the root cause of an illness and not merely treating the symptoms. This system promotes the

health of an individual in different ways such as through physical, mental, social, spiritual measures

and daily life style modification. The principles and measures adopted in this system are most effective

to keep a person disease free, healthy and younger till the last stage of life. The principle of Asbabe

Sitta Zarooriyah (six essential factors) is sufficient enough to cover all the preventative aspects ofhuman life. A normal nutritional status of the body can be maintained through Unani diet regimens

according to the individual temperaments as well as temperament of the food materials. Cleansing ofthe body is done through different natural drugs to eliminate the toxins alld oxidants, which are

responsible for deteriorative changes in the body. Different drugs have also been claimed to possess

anti-ageing activity, and those should be further reinvestigated according to latest scientific parameters.

However the pharmaco-therapeutic aspects will be discussed.

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RELEvAN""ffi,#o"*"i"oJ*HK"#;H1"",H41ffi StiTff fi #|'"^'MENTIN

SankarBabu A.

S.V. Ayurvedic College, Tirupati, India

The object of any Medical System is to provide best possible methods of treatment to the diseasedpersons. No one system in the world is proved to be effective in rendering comprehensive medicalhelp to the patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis. In these circumstances it is wise to go for a multi-systemand multi-disciplinary approach towards a patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis to give him best possiblemedical aid. Proper management requires a multi disciplinary approach between Ayurvedic Physician,PanchakarmaTherapist, Rheumatologist, Orthopedics Surgeon, Physiotherapist, nurse and occupationaltherapist. The aims of such treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis are realistic, patient education to relieveanxiety and allow future plans, relief of symptoms, prevention of disease progression, maintainingoptimal joint function and modifying the environment to suit patient needs. The paper discusses theimportance of such approach in incurable Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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HEALING. A HOLISTIC APPROACH

George K.M.

AGES, Ooramana P.O., Muvattupuzha, Kerala, 686 730, India

The increasingly poor quality of human relationships prevailing between healers and patients is amatter of concern. This is the crux of the problem to be addressed in any system of medicine. Unlessbody, mind and soul are taken together as a common entity, healing becomes an exercise in isolationand as such incomplete. This is the challenge to be responded. Matter, life and conseiousness are thethree agents in our body; the matter in the body, which is a chemical or inorganic matt€f,, the life a frebiological or organic matters and the mental or consciousness matters, Every cell iDfre body sbflHhave all these components. Every cell has matter, life and a memory which is iryrimd in the DNA ofgenes. Western medicine concentrated too extensively on the matter alw. Sickness should beunderstood as malfunctioning of all these three levels-the chemical u imganic Battcr, the biologicalor organic matters or the mental or consciousness matte$. But the westem mCIdicing saw the body as

a machine composed of different parts. Basically composed of marrcr alone. It acributed diseases todysfunction of these parts and may pathogenic organisms ciause some mechanical dysfunction ordamages. Diagnosis and treatment were targeted towards this process of mechanical dysfunction orbiological dysfunctions. And the Psychiatrists went in a different direction. This is the dualistic principlewith which the modern medicine works at large. As such we have very little concepts of mind- body-soul relationship. Healing force is none other than life itself. It is certainly more than just the use ofchemicals to remedy imbalances or to destroy some bacteria. Here the western medicine has much tolearn from other healing systems. It is life that gets obstructed or retarded by sickness or and disease.

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DRUG INDUSTRY - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING IN INDIA

Lucas D.S. l

A.L.N. Rao Memorial Ayurveda Medical College, Koppa - 577 126,Chikmangalur, Karnataka, lndia

The entire science of Ayureda has been framed upon Trisutra - Hetu (cause); Linga (signs and

symptoms) and dushadha (medicines). Aushadha is very important; it isresponsible for the maintenance

and promotion of health, Our ancient Acharyas were well aware of it. Therefore, the Ayurvedic aushadha

used to be prepared by the practicing of physicians for the use of their patients from the authentic

books. He was well experienced for identil-'ing the drugs and trained in the various processes ofpreparations of compound formulations because of the training in the Guruparampara system. Each

physician had a pharmacy in its premises for this purpose. The science, which deals with the knowledge

of drugs, including identification, procurement, processing, preparation of single/compound formulationis known as Bhaishajya Kalpana or pharmacy. Vedic period gives an indication that there was awareness

of preparations. Charaka, Sushruta and Vagbhata have described many. pharmaceutical preparations.

Later modern technology was introduced with machineries like pulverises, grinders, juice extractors

were introduced for maiufacturing of Ayurvedic preparations. ttiis teO to estiblishment of Ayurvedicdrug industries or pharmaceutical industries. These manufacturing units prepare classical and patent

medicines to be diJpensed by physicians. Government has taken several measures to safeguard public

health. One of the importunf ,rr"uru."s in prevention of substandard or adulteration in drugs and

maintenance of high standards of quality in drugs. For this, Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940 was enacted

and rules were made there under known as Drugs and Cosrnetic Rules 1945 itis a central legislahrre.

These rules are amended at regular periods to update the rules. All these will be presented and discussed

in my paper pertaining to our country. Op_02.

RAW DRUG AVAILABILITY . AN IMPENDING PROBLEM

Vishnu Nampoothiri K.S.

T C. 24/369,Kudalmana, Thycadu P. O., Thiruvananthapuram, India

India is one among thelzmega diversity areas of the world and home to 8 per cent of global biodiversity.

Kerala State, with its unique position in the equatorial tropics, is blessed with its lush greenery, which

not only forms beauty to eyes but also helps in prevention and curation of illnesses. From time

immemorial man began to use herbals for maintaining health and treating diseases and the knowledge

accumulated were later codified to form a great science called ,\yurveda. Unfortunately due to over

exploitation, unprecedented deforestation and urbanization, our plant wealth is dwindling to nothing.

In fact the Ayurvedic industry a great threat due to the unavailability of important raw drugs. This

paper is based on the study conducted on the availability of bhrihatpanchamoola in Kerala.

brif,uipun"hinoola a group of five trees is important as a group or individually. Since it forms the main

ingredient of many products like dasamoolarishta, dasamoolakatuthraya kashaya, chavanaprasa etc,

the study is highly relevant and the detailed data and literary reviews are presented in the paper.

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SOME PERSPECTIVES ON THE ECONOMICS OF AYURVEDIC INDUSTRY

Sunil Kumar S. Menon

Gove.nment College, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala, India

The question of medical systems is one of the most fraught areas of both policy and politics, ranging

from-its nomenclature to the.substance of the knowledge systems. At the same time, the human

competence of utilising the nature in health and disease is as old as his civilization. After years of

"*p"i"n"", with theWlstern medicine, the human race have realised the holism, purity and greatness

of natural healing. Amongst many traditional medical systems in the world, Ayurveda from India has

stood the runug", of time and has emerged as a winner. But the discipline of health economics has not

spend time to understand the dynamism of this indigenous health care industry. The paper is an attempt

to study the above aspects. The paper will focus on the growth and dynamism of the industry. It will

depict ihe status of the industry and its prospects. The patenting regulations imposed by tle wT.O.

ani ttre emerging scarcity of medicinal herbs are the crucial issues faced by the industry. lhe paper

shall suggest Jertaln methods to tackle these problems. Ayurvedic medicines from Kerala are of superior

quatityliO hence fetch good demand. The paper will portray the need for exploiting and e.xnandlng

tiri, potentlal export market. Ayurveda both as a system of medical'care and as an industty hT u::htradition. It has emerged successful and has sustained the test of time. A comprehensive study of the

industry in the state of Kerala has not been made yet. Therefore the paper will try to abridge this gap

and give a better understanding of the performance of the industry over the years.

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AYURVEDA - ITS SCOPF AND PROBLEMS INPHYTO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Hari Kumar B.

{.N.S.S.Ayurveda Hospital, Vallankulam, Thiruvalla, Kerala, IndiaK.V.I\

The annual turnover of Phyto-pharrnaceuticals is estimated as 200 billion dollars - world over' But the

market share of Ayurveda products in the above sector is minimal. With the emerging scenario ofrational phytotherapy, thereis an immense scope for newer ayurvedic products with a rational scien-

tific base. ifte re"enianti-malarial "Artemeurn' developed by 'Novartis Phanna' in association with a

Chinese research organisation from Artemesia ennua is good example for the development of a drug

using traditional knowledge base. The Ayurveda system has much to imbibe contribute and comple-

*rnlin this emelging field. Rigorous efforts from the industry including clinical trails, are the need of

the hour. Ttre paper witt anatyie the scope of Ayurveda in this industry y.ift.ul overview of Intellec-

tual Property nignts issues and suggests solutions in the problems faced in this regard.

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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND CLINICAL STUDY OF MUSALI

Bandi Venkateswaralu, Vasanth P., Vijaya Kumar D.* and Raghavan K.V.* :

Government Ayurveda College, Hyderabad, Indiaxlndian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India

The use of herbal drugs is increasing with every passing day, as awareness is increased on safety and

treated the disease from the root cause upwards. With the increasing demand for herbal medicines,

chances of adulteration and substitution have been increased. In this conditions the need for standard-

izatron and identification of their therapeutic efficacy of the drug samples sold in the market are

emerged. Now various drugs are available under a single name and various names seen for a single

drug many varieties of drug are sold under the same name making it difficult to access which of the

varieties is therapeutically active and actually implied by the ancient sages. The botanical sources of

many drugs, available in the markets are controversy. Out of these Musali falls under the contempo-

rarily most important ones. In the name of 'Safed Musali' there are about four varieties of samples are

available in various markets (tuberous roots of Asap aragus adscendens, Chlorophytum arundinaceum,

C. tuberosum, C. borivillianum),where as in the name of 'Kali Musali' tubers of Curculigo orchiodes

are sold. To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the above samples, clinical studies are carried out on

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KUPI PAKWA RASA.A PHARMACEUTICAL AND TOXICITY ST{.]DY

Anand Kumar Choudhary and Damoder Joshi

Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishjya Kalpana, Institute of Post Graduate

Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayrved University, Jamnagar - 361 008, India

Rasashastra discipline of Ayurveda is taking all opportunities of utilization of other substances of

earth specially mineralr und metal as medicine, one should believe that its miraculous therapeutic

effectiveness, quick action, small dose and palatability compelled ancient Ayurvedic Physicians to

incorporate theie Rasa oushadhis (herbo-mineral or organo-metallic formulations) in the main stream

medicament of Ayurveda, much later from the inception of this divine system of medicine maintaining

holistic upprou"h to human life. Among herbo-mineral formulations Bhasma (incinerated metallic

and mineiillic fine powder prepared after fotlowing specific procedures of Shodhan and Marana in

which different forms of freiUai preparations play its unique action) Parpati (flake shaped mercurial

preparation), Kharaliya Rasayana and Kupi Pakwa Rasavana are important. In the present paper we

shall concentrate only on the procedural itandardization of Kupi Pakwa Rasa (Rasa sindoor) from

different pharmaceutical anglei. We will reveal the specific temperature pattern.lqopteg tj".'Mi*,Madhya and Tivra agni (mild, moderate and immense heating) and total duration (8 hrs, 24hts,and72

hrs.) rlquired for its preparation along with comparative study of use of Baluka Yantra and specially

designed Joshi's Muffle Furnace.

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CIIEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OFSHANKHA (CONCH, SHELL) BHASMA

Srikanta Pandit, Rajib Mukherjee*, Tapas Kumar Sur*, Subha Sen**, Pratip KumarDebnath and Dipankar Bhattacharyya*

J.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospit al, 17}-Il2Raja Dinendra Street,

Kolkata = 700 004, India *Department of Pharmacology, University College of Medicine,244 B,

Acharya J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 020,India x*Department of Chernistry. University College

of Science and Technology,92 Acharya P.C Road, Kolkata - 700 009, India

Treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, including peptic ulcers is common in traditional medicine

like Ayurveda. In the last few years efforts have been directed to identify new anti-ulcer drugs fromnatural sources. Shankha (Conch shell), Bhasma, a traditional medicine. has its empirical use in the

treatment of Amiapitta (acidity/peptic ulcer), which has been mentioned since 1000 BC. No scientific

study has so far been carried out for chemical or pharmacological evaluation of Shankha Bhasma. The

piesent study was undertaken to find out the composition of Shankha Bhasma by chemical analysis

and their anti-ulcer properties in pharmacological models. The Shankha Bhasma was prepared using

the classical Ayurvedic methodology. Chemical evaluation of Shankha Bhasma was performed by

treating the sample with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The content was warmed to ensure complete

dissolution. Aliquots were taken for analysis of different metals. Calcium was determined titrimetricallywith EDTA using Patton and Reeder's indicator. Besides Calcium, other trace elements like Na, K,

Mg, Al, Zn,Cu,Mn etc. were analyzedby Atomic Absorption Spectrometry @erkin Elmer). Infra-red

spectra in KBr matrix were recorded on Perkin Elmer El JR spectrophotometer in the region of 500-

400 cm r, Sequential change in the weight of the material during heating, due loss of carbon dioxide,

water etc. were analysed by the thermogravimetric method. Pharmacological evaluation was done

using male Wistarrats, which were divided into different experimental groups Careful statistical analysis

of the results significantly depicted the role of Shankhia Bhasma as a potent anti-ulcerogenic agent.

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EVALUATION OF SHODHANA, MARANA AND BHAVANA PROCESSIN TIfi PREPARATION OF MRUGSHRUNGA. BHASMA

Khandelwal K.R., Kadam S.S., Dhinkaran K. and Dinesh Kumar

, Bharati Vidyapeeth' s Deemed University, Poona College of Pharmacy and

Research Centre, Pune-38, India

In Ayurveda, Mrugshrunga Bhasma is mentioned as a potent cardio tonic formulation. In tile present

study, scientific study of Mrushrunga (deer antler) and its bhasma was carried out. Shodhana, Marana

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and Bhavana are the important in-process techniques, used in preparation of Mrugshrunga Bhasma.

Shodhana is not merely a purification process, it involves changes in characteristics of the raw material.The effect of shodhana dravya (lemon juice) on Mrugshrunga pieces was studied, by applying variousphysico-chemical parameters of evaluation. Shodhana dravya was also analyzed before and aftertreatment. Shodhana process imparted porosity to tile raw material. Shodhit Mrugshrunga was subjecfed

to Marana (I) process as per the procedure mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, and again analyzed for it'sinorganic content and other physicochemical characteristics. After Marana (II) process, material was

divided into two parts. One part was subjected to bhavana process, (with juice: of Aloe veraleaf)"and,

then it was subjected to Marana (II) process. Second paft was subjected only to Marana (II) process

and Bhasmas obtained from these two parts were analyzed by applying modern physicochemical

parameters andby traditional methods (e.g. Nischandrika, Rekhapurita, Varitaram, Apunarbhava etc.).

These two samples were also studied by using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), Powder X-raydiffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Significance of Bhavana process was

also confirmed by qualitative and quantitative estimation of active inorganic radicals. Bhasma samples

prepared by traditional method were also compared with bhasma prepared in muffle furnace and

samples available in the market. The study gave rational basis to the significance of the in-processtechniques involved in the preparation of Bhasma.

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METALLIC AND MINERAL DRUGS - EFFICACY AND SAFETY

Ravindra Angadi, Mishra D.K. and Lucas D.S.

A.L.N. Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa, Chikmagalur, Kanataka, India

Rasaushadhis hold a commanding position in the treatment world of Ayurveda. They are known fortheir quick and safe action with minimum possible dosage. Rasamanilcya and Yashadatmrita malaraare two such preparations well known by our people for their versatile efficacy. Ailments of skin are

known to trouble mankind from time immemorial and different methods of treatrnent are corning upwith their medicines to have a control over them Vcharchika is one such disease, which is consideredone among Kshudrakusta. The comparative clinical efficacy of both Rasamanilrya andYashadamritamalara on Vicharchika vyathi was studied, the same shall be presented in this paper with all needed

details of clinical data.

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oP-10DIET AND DTETETICS IN AYURVEDA AND THEIR IMPORTANCE

IN PRESENT SCENARIO

Prasad P.V.V.

Indian Institute of History of Medicine, Osmania Medical College Buildings,Putlibowli, Hyderabad - 500 095, India

Food is vital for survival of living things and body is the product of food. Early man ate things present

around hiin. Being hunters the entire early man ate meat. Present day dietary habits and behavioural

habits of humans are leading to several health hazards like hypertension, ailments of heart,

gastrointestinal problems (peptic ulcers, colon cancers etc) and psychological disorders. Ayurveda

advises methods for protection of health of healthy and to alleviate disorders in the diseased through

Ahara, Vihara and Oushadhi. Ayurveda places Ahara in the first place among three Upasthambhas

viz., Ahara, Nidra and Brahmacharya. It believes that complexion, cheerftilness, good voice, life,imagination, happiness, contentment, corpulence, strength, intellect all these'are dependent on food.

Hence Ayurveda describes several groups of food material like cereals, pulses, meats, vegetables,

fruits, milk and milk products honey etc and Anupana dravyas with their properties and effects on the

body. Suitability of Ahara dravyas according Prakruti of a person, Doshas etc and best ones from each

group of dietary items have also been described. Dietetics is very clearly mentioned in Ayurveda and

it explains relation between psychological factors and the time of food consumption. There are eight

important factors like Prakruti, Desa, Rasi etc., which should be taken care of for good health. Inaddition, this paper gives the information about dietary prescriptions given in Ayurveda for antenatal

as well as postnatal woman and dietary restrictions in all the six seasons according to Ayurveda.oP-11

COSMOS OF HERBAL COSMETICS

Gattani S.G., Gokhale S. B. and Surana S.J.

R.C. Patel College of Pharmacy, Shirpur, Maharashtra,India

This paper is based on investigation carried out on simple, precise preparation methods of herbal

cosmetics and investigation of two hundred herbs having cosmetic application. There are natural

cosmetics for all purposes to improve the quality of skin, nourishing it and cleaning of spots and

blemishes; for the eyes, to remove tiredness and gives eyes to sparkle; for the hair, to impart healthy

gloss, for its coloring and to prevent the hair from falling whilst correcting any dryness and greasiness,

ior the coloring of lips, face makeup, dentifrice and mouthwashes. Cosmetics preparation prepared

from different parts of the herbs like fruits, seeds, rinds, bark, roots, leafs, flowers, stem, wax, gum,

wood, nut, tuber, bulb and whole plant by extraction, infusion, decoction and distillation. Formulated

in the form of oils,lotion, suspension, emulsion, cream, paste and ointment. In present paper we have

investigated the following:1. Preparation methods of herbal formulation like astringent lotion, complexion milk, cold cream,

night cream, moisturizer, skin ionic, deodorants . hair rinser, shampoo, hair dressing preparation,

shaving cream, rouge, lipstick, mascara, perfume, toilet soap, dusting powder etc.

2. List of two hundred herbs with their botanical description, active constituents, harvesting,

collecting, storing etc.

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FORGOTTEN STRENGTHS OF INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE - AYURVEDA

Maheshwara Bhatta H.S. and Sridhar M.K.

NMKRYCollegeForWomen,IIIB1ock,Jayanagarm'Bangalore_560011,India*Canara Bank School of Management Studies (Central College Campus, Near K.R. Circle)

Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560 001, India

There appears to be fear psychosis among the Indian pharmaceuticals that, in the WTO regime, the

industry would be badly affected. This fear is because of the transition from process patent system to

produci patent system. ihore who have got products patents are safeguard for innovations will naturally

iesist any imitaiions. It is necessary to capitalise on the knowledge base of traditional use of plant-

based drugs, which is our core strength. As the inevitability of the impending changes become more

apparent, ihe health care scene has accepted the reality of a new structure for the ISM. This paper

"iptot", the new horizons for sustainable growth of ISM, in particular Ayurveda, by examining the

existing strengths and possible avenues for converting these strength into competitive advantage. This

is in 1|19 context of clianged scenario which is expected to open the floodgate of opportunities. Aknowledge based product has an inherent advantage over those products which have only an empirical

observati,on as the basis. The resurgence in the use of therapeutics from the traditional system ofmedicine in the west is taking place when India is globalizing her economy. This provides her with a

window of opportunity, India's major assets are not her technological strengths, but her indigenous,

unique, knowledge base and biodiversity which have the potential for conversion in to wealth and

major economic gains. pp_01

AYURVEDIC INJECTABLES, VITAMINS, MINERALS AND HORMONES

Manjunath Naik and Lucas D.S.

Department of Dravya Guna, A.L.N. Rao Memorial Ayurveda Medical College,

Koppa - 577 126, Chikmanglur, Karnataka, India

Pharmacology has undergone a phenomenal growth during the last twenty years and the drug therapy

now forms a major aspect of therapeutics. A route of administration of drugs is an important aspect

after proper selection of drug. Evolution of different parenteral routes is an important landmark ofpharmacology. Rather than oral route, parenteral routes have been developed to make the bioavailablity

bf tn. drug io reach its site of action or a biological fluid. Even though oral route is most commonly

employedlconvenient and economical, parenteral route permits titration of dosage and usually required

for high molecular peptide drugs. It is more suitable in emergencies, irritating substances and also for

modeiate volumes of drug administration. In Ayurveda routes like oral, rectal, nasal, vaginal, are

being used for administration of drugs. Out of these the oral and rectal routes are being chiefly used

for administration of drugs. Modern pharmacology has been developed from the herbal drugs found in

the original and nature forms, some of the examples are vincristin, taxol, quinine, etc. which are stillpart ofitandard therapy. The research in this parth has given rise to some injectable forms of natural

d*gr like Zingiber fficinale, Teraminalia arjuna, Ammi visange, Catharantus roseus etc. The same

advintages of parenteral administration of natural drugs in Ayurveda science will be discussed in the

paper.

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A METHODOLOGY FOR CLINICAL EVAI,UATION OF EXISTING PRACTICE

USING TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINAL FORMULATIONS

Narahari S.R. :'

Institute of Applied DermatologY, No' 611665

Nayak's Road, Kasaragod - 67I I2l, Kerala, India

Asupreme courtjudgementmakes open cliqical trial, conductedby amutually oriented multidisciplinary

gtrri"i ".p"irs'iniuOlng

doctors of u*ioor systems of therapy, as the legal.and effectivq method to

E*rv out the clinical evJuation to determin" ih" exact role oi a given traditional herbal medicinal

ioiloiutions (THMF), which includes those from Ayurveda in ameiiorating a particular disease. Blind

clinical trials have upiuo"in the second phase of reiearch when two THMFs, whose role in treating a

given disease has alriady been confirmed' need.to be compared for their efficacy. However, testing on

iaboratory animals prioi to the human clinical trials will have to be done when the ingredients-and/or

vehicle of a THMF of proven value me altered to increase the latter's efficacy during the next-phas9 of

;;;;;.C"fi;*entalization of medical practice in India facilitates the natural random allocation

of patients to conduct this studY.

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EDUCATION AND RE,SEARCH METHODOLOGY IN INDIAN SYSTEM OF

MEDICINE : A NEED FOR REFORM AND REVITALIZATION

Abdul Latif

Deparrment Of Ilmul Advia, A.K. Tibbiya College, A.M.U., Aligath-2U2 001' India

The Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H) are emerging preventive and curative

therapies, which could be more useful for common people of Indian subcontinent achieving the goal

of health for all. There are big infrastructures available in our country for ISM & H. Ayurveda, Siddha

and Unani system of medicine are common among most important traditional and indigenous lYstemof the world. There are about hundreds of collegeJof ISM system, imparting teaching and training for

five years degree course, provides degree such"as BAMS,IIUMS, BHMS' There are large number of

hospitals andlispensariei under the direct or indirect supervision of Government (state/central). The

course syllabi are prescribed by CCIM. But there are so many lacking in syllabi as well as teaching

methodology of tSlvt degree "6ur.".

Because after spending live years span of time in the colleges

studeqt of ISM preferrin! alopathic medicine after knowing thal these medicine are more toxic than

iooig"nou, medicine. Th"ere u* u"ry less number of ISM degree holders who are practieing,gUY htheir own system of medicine. It is because of our teachert *ho do not working for professiolalism

i* tfr" studlnts of ISM. So we should restructure arrd lend to support oJ scientific approaches in each

,yrt"- of medicine in the collages. There is no doubt that eroiion of ethical and moral values and

dLvaluation of professionalism in academics have rnainly responsible for_the-rapi{ ATl|e in edrrca-

tional and research standards. The restoration of scientifi; and professional values should be receiving

highest priority. Improvement of educational and research siyle in ISM, and awareness of market

vuto"r in tS114 graduates by academics, will be discussed in detail in the paper.

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AYURVEDA AND.ASTROLOGY OP-03

Lakshmanan !.Sri Sat Nivas Oviam Apartment, Block III, Flat I, Perumal Malai Road,

Narasothipatti, Salem - 636 004, India

Astrology and Ayurveda are noble sciences. They are as old the age o[ the Vedas. Astrology dependsupon the positions of the planets'ascertained astronomically and these planets may create diseasesdepending upon the Dasa - Bhukthi of the people. Astrology and Ayurveda are parts of our Vedas.Whenever patients are coming to the Ayurvedic doctor, invariably he sees the pulse and decides aboutthe medicines according to their type of nadis namely Vata, Pitha and Sleshma. In astrology their birthstars are ascertaining these nadies. In matching of horoscopes for finding out the suitability of the boyto the girl for marriage, this 'nadi porutham' is one of the important one. This is considered to be themost important and at the same time the most significant one. In Sanskrit, Nadi means several things,but with reference to astrology, it signifies pulse or nervous energy indicating the physiological and toa certain extent hereditary factors. These are discussed in the paper

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SCOPE OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN AYURVEDA

Geetha G.Pillai :

Kerala Ayurveda Pharmacy Limited, HRD Centre, Aluva, Kerala,India

Although the science of Ayurveda have over come threats for ages and has emerged as one of thepopular system of medicine, it is doubtful whether the full potential of Ayurveda is achieved in ourcountry. The factors.inhibiting the full achievement of Ayurveda are technological, blockage in thefield of organisational behaviour'and hurnan relations. The solution is offered by the planned andsystematic Human:Resource Development (HRD) programmes. The four corner stones needed toensure the success and quality of Ayurvedic treatment include Bhishak (Doctor), Oushadha (Medi-cine), Parichaka (therapists and health,care assistants) and Rogi (patient). There is tremendous scopefor Human Resource Development in Ayurvedic field. In the l{uman Resource Development the focusshould be on improving both technical skills and personal qualities. Apart from the fbrmal trainingeducation, they get from graduate and post-grad'uate levels, educational facilities to the professionalsare few and far between. Basic requirement is the overall improvement of Ayurvedic Health CareServices, and programmes can be designed to meet individual needs also. Depending on the require-ments, curriculum should be planned to meet the needs with the help of educational experts. Resultoriented progranlmes should be implemented through scientific and systematic methods. Methodslike lectures, group discussions, classes and awareness programmes can be utilized to meet needs'ofeach category. lnnovative methods and information.l,echnology can also be adapted. All these ideascan be implemented only if a common forum for expression is provided for HRD. It can be achievedby training centers or by clubs or organizations for arranging'meeting of people having similar ideas.So more and more Ayurvedic institutions should take initiative to concentrate on upgrading'the skillsof their professionals. The suecess of these prograrnrnes'is not only in conducting regular training butalso by evaluating whether the results are obtained. The systematic and scientific approach to theHRD in Ayurveda is the need of the era, which ensure the overall development rof the science.

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TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SYSTEMS PRACTICED IN BANGADESH

AbdulGhani :

Directorate of Drugs Administration, Ministry of Health and Farnily Welfare, Government of Bangladesh,

105-106, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh

The paper gives some general information about the geography, culture and tradition of the people ofBangladesh and briefly describes the systems, practitioners, ofFrcial status, educational institutions

and industrial production of traditional medicines in the country and their overall impact on the health

care programmes of the government.

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AN APPROACH TO THE INTEGRATION OFTRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND MODERN MEDICINE

Mathur P.R.G.

Commission on Urgent Anthropological Research, South Indian Regional Centre(International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences), Vienna)

In recent years there is a growing interest in the traditional medicine among the Social Scientists,

Modem Medicine Practioners, Health Planers and Administers Consequently the WHO and UNICEF

and developing countries like India, China, Egypt etc. have recommended the inclusion of Traditional

Medicine and its Practioners in primary health care on the grounds that the Practioners of Traditional

Medicine will be fitted in to the cultural heritage of the people. As a matter of fact the Govt. of India

have included the Traditional Medical care in the existing health care system. Therefore one of the

major objectives of this paper is to make an attempt to continue the dialogue, for the sound alignment

of Traditional Medicine and The Modem Medicine. The paper also focuses attention to draw an alter-

native approach to the unification of Traditional Medicine with the special reference to tribal medi-

cine and Modem Medicine system so as to extent their utilization to needy people. There are two

kinds of Traditional system of Medicine, i.e., Little Traditional Medicine - Tribal Medicine and

Grate Traditional Medicine - Ayurveda,IJnani, Sidha, Naturopathy and Yoga medical system. Now

the question may arise what exactly is the meaning of Traditional Medicine. According to WHO that

"Traditional Medicine is the sum total of all the knowledge and practices whether explicable or not,

used in diagnosis, prevention and elimination of physical, mental of social imbalance and relying

exclusively on practical experiences and observation handed down from generation to generation,

whether verbally of in writing". The traditional medicine had played very important role from ancient

times in providing traditional health care system even before the foundation of modern medicine in

Europe. In recent years the traditional systems of medicine are tremendously developed as par with

the modern medicine particularly in the field of research, application of drugs and surgery There has

been serious attempt by WHO to give good boost the concept of integration of both traditional and

Modern Medicine through the application of modem scientific knowledge and technique. Accord-

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ingly many developing counffies like India, Sudan, Egypt etc. and some western countries have adaptedthe traditional:medieine in curative.aspec.ts of health, since modem medicine drugs have been moreharmful to the patients and lots of side effects. In this connection, the late Prime Minister of India Shri.Jawharlal Nehru said at the ,uth assembly of World Medical Association -

"fls1 there is a questionof modern drugs many of which are very wonderful, some alrnost miraculous. It often happens that thedrug which is called miraculous'today falls into disuse and some other takes its place, and thereforemiracle after miracle comes - some good, some wrong miracles". Nehru's statement has encouragedall like-minded people to give serious thought for an alternative approach to find out and implemeni as

a solution to the present crises in the medical care system in the country. Therefore there is a need forintegration of alt excising medicine which can solve the present crises. India is a signatory to the AlmaAta Declaration committed to the achievement of all by 2000 AD. Despite that a number of PrimaryHealth Centers and Hospitals have been opened the different health indicators have not shown spec-tacular change. Therefore we have one of the highest infant mortality rate, low life expectancy andhigh death rate outbreak of epidemics and nutritional and other diseases. Because of this reasons I willargue in my paper that both system of 'medicine is of vital important. We should develop synthesizedtype of medicine which would help the people to sort their health problems and in that the people havebeen trapped between the traditional and modern system of medicine. There fore I have concluded mypaper by emphasizing the integration of tradition medicine including Ayurveda and Tribal medicineand Modern medicine in order to provide maximum health care system, with a minimum cost of theneedy people.

oP-03ETHNOBOTANICAL EXPLORATION OF CERTAIN UNCOMMON PLANTS

Padhi M.M., Das 8., Singh O.P. and Tewari N.S.

Central Research Institute (Ay.), Unit-I, Bhubanesw ar-l51009, Orissa, India

Despite extraordinary observation, introspection and apperception of ancient sages that resulted indepiction of multiple uses of several plants; both Charak and Sushruta suggested to ask about theidentification and properties of different p,lants from cowherds, shepherds, hermits and those whowander or reside in the forests. This contention paves the way to ascertain information regardingplants not mentioned in earlier texts and to include them in our relevant compendiums. Such a trendhad also continued up to 20'h century incorporating several endogenous as well as exotic plants inAyurvedic Materia Medica after which modern ethnobotanical exploration came in to vogue. So wefind many common and uncommon plants and their rypical uses not mentioned in Ayurvedic textshaving potentiality for future research. Orissa is a rich source of such potentiality where several tribalcomtrunities use many uncornmon plants as medicine. Moreover, certain traditional practitioners,monks even laymen possess such knowledge which need to be explored for future study on scientificparameters. In this paper certain new information regarding some important plants llke Barleria lupulina,Lygodium flexuosum, Xyris indica etc. have been highlighted alongwith a critical discussion fromdifferent angles.

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFICIENCY OF NINE HBRBALSHAMPOOS USED IN LOCAL HEALTH TRADITIONS

Fraancis M.S. and Smitha M. :

Department of Botany, S.H. College, Thevara., Kochi, India

Soaps and detergents are surface active agents or surfactants which contain a hydrophilic and

hydrophobic groups in which hydrophobic groups are responsible for the detergency. Many researches

are conducted in the field of 'oil in water' and micelies, which contributed to the field of detergental

activity. Rice soup and egg-yolk are natural products used as shampoos, as they contain starch andprotein The former is a good adsorbant while the lubricant. Saponins are the derivatives of steroids

found widely distributed in the plant kingdom, which are responsible for the detergental activities ofplants. Surface tension of 9 plant extracts are measured by capillary rise method and compared. Thestudy revealed that Phaseolus aureus (Roxb.) is the most effective one as it has got the least surface

tension compared with the plants- Cicer arietinum Linn., Trlgonella foenum-graecum Linn., Sida

rhomboidea Linn., Musaenda frondosa Hook, Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell, Cardiospermumhalicabum Linn. and Aloe vera Tourn.ex Linn. A survey of literature revealed that the main chemicalconstituents found in these plants are phytosterols, proteins, saponins, starch and mucilage. Mucilagegives cooling effect. These constituents together with other chemical constituents help in the reductionof interfacial tension of dirt and water, thus removing dirt. When a piece of cloth dotted with ink is put

in these extracts for 10 minutes showed remarkable reduction of stain. The plant extract with least

surface tension (Phaseolus aureus Roxb.) removed the ink almost completely from the cloth and the

extract with higher surface tension retained the ink.

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TRANS-CULTURAL ETHNO-MEDICINES: INDIA VS. EUROPE - A REVIEW

Joshi V.N.

P.G. Unit, Dravyaguna, A.L.N. Rao Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College,

Koppa - 577 126, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India

Medicine is as old as civilization. Cultural diversity of health practices is equally dominated under

ethnic variation. And hence, health preservative herbal potions are still alive under every culture,

irrespective of systemic medicine developed and practiced contemporarily. On observation live

traditional practices are more concerned with the positive health in developed countries like in Europe,

where as disease oriented concern is much prevalent in developing countries like in India. Above

basic difference is due to the point of increased health awareness in Europe under comparison with the

prevalence of ignorance in India. Above discrepancy is the cause for present Global awareness in

search for Complimentary and Alternative Medicines (CAM). In support of both the schools of thought

above, the indifference factor is an immense faith, towards Rejuvenating and curing properties ofvaried herbs and natural drugs claimed under practice. Many equivalents of Indo-European origin

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herbs are used under health supplements or dietary supplements in Europe rather as potential medicinesagainst varied ailments being practiced in India. No system of health promises to cure and combatvaried aetio-pathology, show an advantageous effect when applied technically. Hence it is the time torecognize and discriminate several contemporary health practices for their strategy to promote positivehealth and cure appropriate ailments varied herbal, mineral and animal drugs like Ginko biloba,Kavakava, Alfaalfa, and Cavyar fish etc. are discussed for their ethno pharmacology during presentation

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YANADI PHARMACOPOEIA AND THEIR NOMENCLATUR,E

Mrudula V., Vedavathy S. and Murthy M.L.K.

206, Nagilla Towers, I-n-I12, Shyamlal Buildings, Begumpet, Hyderabad,India

Yanadis are the populous tribe of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh with a population of 2, 67,200.Use of herbal medicines is widespread among the tribe and the knowledge is handed

-down through

generations within the families. Women typically serve as health providers within the home usingtraditional herbal and plant-based remedies. In this scenario the tribal knowledge of plants is impor-tant not only for them but for the wider world. Many plants used by the ethnic communities have goneinto modern medicine and many are on the way. The ethno pharmacology of the Yanadi tribe is veryfascinating, where it gives the identity of the plant basing on the mode of use. This unique knowledgeand their nomenclature will be discussed in this paper.

oP-07A STUDY ON A FOLKLORE MEDICINE IN THE

MANAGEMENT OF RAKTHAPRADARA

Jayasree P., Sasidharan Pillai C.R. and Rangesh Paramesh

Dept. of Dravyagunavajnanam, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapirram,India

The importance of folklore medicine is taking a global wave for the safe and effective nature particu-larly with chronic ailments, wherein the present modern drugs are causing a lot of undesirable sideeffects. The tribals used p_lant remedies for certain chronic ailments. Here the drug used by them for$aklnapra{ara has been identified as Beejaka botanically named as Pterocarpus marsupir,rrn Roxb. ofthe family Leguminaceae. Though the drug has been mentioned in our classical literature for diseaseslike prameha, udarda, kushta etc., but not been referred in the management of Rakthapradara. More-over, the heartwood has been considered as the officinal part in Ayurvedic preparations. But the triabalsuse the bark for the management of Rakthapradara. The effect of tnis dnig 6n Rakthapradara has notbeen studied scientifically so far. Therefoie, an attempt has been made"to evaluate its emcacy onRakthapradara. Twenty one cases of Rakthapradara were treated with the decoction of the heartwoodas well as bark and the results were analysed and presented in the paper.

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RELEVIN*. :1 T".:T1"*T: luoT:

rt"_:"NruRYTewari N.S., Padhi M.M., Singh O.P. and Murty K.S.

Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Unit-I, Bhubaneswar-751009, Orissa, India

Ethnomedicine, which began in the second half of the last century has emerged as a new disciplinenow for which the credit goes to few dedicated taxonomists all over the world. Nevertheless, the

subject which started under different nomenclatures as folk medicine, aboriginal botany, ethnobotany,

tribal medicine etc. has not set forth yet for required changes with regard to the widening of concept

and scope. In this article, the authors discuss allied aspects of the subject in hand and multi-disciplinaryapproach to upgrade it to face the new challenges in the 21*'century

Op-'gINDIG"T?H$,Hffi3^*'iXBtfr

Ef.ffi $lY$ilil"J;Rii'1o"r'SINPandey A.K. and Shukla P.K.

Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development,Poama,Chhindwara 480 001, India

Three major tribes viz., Gond, Bharia and Korku inhabit Satpura plateau regiol of central Indiaandfully dependent on various kinds of plants including medicinal plants for their diverse needs' The

study was conducted with a view to do^cument the use 6f medicinal ptants for the treatment of diabetics,

by tire indigenous people of central India. The study revealed that species like Aegle marmzlos,

A,ndrographis paniculata, Annona squamosa, Azadirachta indica, Boerhaavia diffusa, Buteamonosperma, Catharanthus roseus, Citrullus colocynths, Gymnema sylvestre, Momardicacharnantia,Ocimum sanctum Plryttanthus amarus, Pterocarpus marsupium, Sida cordifulia, Syrygium cumini,

Tin-ospora cordifulia andVentilago caliculata were consistently used for the treatment of diabetes bythe tiibals(Gond, Bharia and Korku) communities of central India. Plant species are arranged inalphabetical order with their scientific name, vernacular names, family, plant part used, mode ofapplication, dosage and active chemical compounds. This study may lead to the design and development

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CHEMISTRY, PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL STUDIES ONSISAIROSP. AN ANTIPSORIATIC OIL PREPARATION

George V., Rajasekharan S., SabulalB., Pushpangadan P.* and Narang H.K.**

Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Pacha-Palode, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, India*National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001,IJ.P., India

** Dept. of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprology, M.VH. and M.G.M. Medical College,Indore, India

Sisairosp is a herbal oil preparation developed by TBGRI for the treatment and control of psoriasis,

dandruff and other dermatological disorders. The drug is a compound formulation desigRed for exter-nal application. The formulation contains coconut oil soluble extractives from the fresh leaves ofWrighiia tinctoria, Azadirachta'indica and dry roots of Hemidesmus indicus- The chemistry and

phaimacology of the ingredients and the resulti of the open clinical trial of the final formation will bepresented in this paper.

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C.U.Shah College Of Pharmacy, SNDT Women's University, Sir Vjthaldas Vidya Vihar, Juhu, Santacruz

(W), Mumbai- 400049. India

Helicteres isora Linn. (Family: Sterculiaceae) commonly called Murudsheng is prescribed for colic,flatulence and griping of bowels in children. Earlier research work carried out in our laboratory has

shown promising results with respect to antimicrobial and antispasmodic activity. This research paper

deals with bioactivity,guided fractionation and phtochemical investigation on the powdered pericarpof the fruits Helicteres isoralinn- Extraction of pow-dered pericardium separated four fractions, F-I toF-IV. Phytochemical investigations revealed fixed oils and fats in F-I, terpenoids, phenolics and

tannins in F-II, alkaloids in F-III and carbohydrates in F-IV. The HPTLC studies showed 4 spots for F-I,9 for F-II,2 for F-III and,2 for F-IV. Three spots of F-II turned purplish blue with vanillin sulphuricacid and one spot of F-III turned red with Dragendorff's reagent. All fractions except F-IV showedgood antimicrobial and antispasmodic activity with F-II showing maximum zone of inhibition andpercent inhibition of the response produced by the spasmogen. The above observations revealed thatF-II was the most potent fraction as far as antispasmodic activity was concerned.

oP-12ANTI-TUMOUR EFFECT OF ELEPHI,NTOPAS SCABBR LINN.

Geetha B.S., Latha P.G., Remani R..* and Rajasekharan S.

Troplcal Botanic Garden & Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 562, India*Regional Cancer Cente, Trivandrum-695 0ll, India

Plants have been used in the treatmbnt of cancer for over 3500 years, but it is only since 1959, that aconcerted systematic effort has been made to screen crude plant extracts for their inhibitory activityagainst animal tumour system. Elephantopus scaberlinn. (Asteraceae) is a weedy herb,having immense

medicinal properties including anticancer. The antitqrnour effect of E scaberhasbeen evaluated against

murine ascitic tumour model, Dalton's Lymphoma Ascites (DLA) in Swiss albino mice. The aqueous

extract-of E .scaber, when injected i.p., increased the mean survival time of ascites tumour bearingmice. The tumour reducing effect of the aqueous extract was.cornpared with clinically used antitumourdrug, cisplatin. Effective drug treatment seemed to restore the hematological balance upon DLA -transplantaiion and'thereby may resist DLA establishment. The results thus indicated the potent

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oP-13EVALUATION.OF HEPATOPROTE CTIV.E EFF'E CTS OF

RHINACANTHUS NASATA GINN.) KURZ ROOT ONCCL4-INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE IN WISTAR RATS

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Suja S.R., Latha P.G.',Pushpangadan P$ and Rajasekharan S.

Troplcal Botarric Garden and Research Institute, Pacha-Palode, Triva-ldrum - 695 562,India

, *National Botanical Research lnstitute, Luc\now,India

There are a number of plant drugs and compound fonnulations that claim to have curative effect in

various liver disorders, in the traditional or indigenous systems of medicine (Ay,urveda, Unani, Siddha

and Homeopathy), practiced throughout the world. Rhmacantiu.s nas.ula (L-inn.)_Kutz 9! tfue lTit{Acanthaceae is an undershrub widely distributed throughout India. It is extensively'used in traditional

medicine to treat liver disorders, skin diseases, peptic ulcers, helminthiasis, scurvy, inflammation,

obesity, etc. We have already reported the hepatoprotective and free radical scavenging effects of the

aerial parts of Rft inacanthus nasuta (Linn.) Kurz. Herein, we report the hepatoprotective effect of root

of R.'nasurc on CCloinduced liver damage. The methanolic extract of root of R. nasuta (RN) was

studied for its hepatqprotective'effects. Oral admini-gtration of R!,{ sig+ificantly decreased levels of

sefum marker enzymes and liver lipid peroxides. RN helped to preserve a1 al13st nlTul*:hitectureof liver, follo*ing CCloinduced liver damage, indicating its hepatoprotgctive ef, fects ,|{-also increased

the choleretic activity in anaesthetized normal rats and shortened hexobarbitonc induced sleeping

time in,mice after CClo treatment .On the basis of these observations, we csnclude that RN possesses

a significant hepatoprotective activity.

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STOA.CTTVE PRINCIPLES FROM PSORALEA CORYIf,FOLIA L. SEEDS

Latha P.C., Paniklar K.R. and Rajasekharan S.

Division of Ethnomedicine and Ethnopharmacology, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute,

Palode,Thiruvananthapuram - 695 562, India

Psoralea coryIifolia(Fabaceae), locally called 'Karkokilari' is an erect annual herb found throughout

India. The seeds of P. corylifutiahave been extensively used in traditional medicine as stomachic,

deobstruent, anthelmintic, diuretic and also to treat skin diseases like vitiligo and leprosy-

Ethnopharmacological assays at our laboratory revealed the potent cytotoxic and antitumourprcperties

of thehexane extract of P. corylifulia seeds. It also significantly induced skin carcinogenesis The

ethanolic extract of P. coryIifulia seeds showed significant immunomodulatory effects as evidenced

by enhanced Natural Killer (NK) cell activity an Antibody Complement-mediated Cytotoxicity.Fatty acids, psoralen and polysaccharides present in P corylifulia seeds may h responsible for the

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oP-15ROLE OF LIMNOPHYLA GRATISSIMA IN AGNIMANDHYA

Jayakumari D. and Sasidharan Pillai C.R.

Dept. of Dravya guna vijinanarn, Govt Avurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Ayurveda gives equal importance for mitigation of diseases as well as preservation of health. Accord-ing to Ayurveda, most of the diseases are caused by Agnimandhya (improper digestion and metabo-lism). A large number of drugs have also been mentioned in the classics as Deepana and Pachana.

Gandra (Limnophyla gratissima) is one among them. The deepana properties of this drug have notbeen proved so far. Therefore it has been tried to evaluate its efficacy in gastric enzymes by experi-mental study in albino rats. The encouraging results obtained will be discussed elaborately in thispaper.

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EFFECT OF THE LEAVES OF POGOSTEMON HEYNEANUS FOR SHEETADA

Wickramasinghe M.S.K., Dissanayake K.G.C.* and Serasignhe K**Minneriya Ayurveda Hospital , Minneriaya, Sri Lanka* Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute,

University of Kalaniya, Sri Lanka** Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Disease lSheetada" is one of the tooth based illnesses described in Sushruta Samhitha. Many drugsfor this condition have been recommended both in Ayurvedic and Westem medical system, yet thesedrugs are not cheaply available , nor have they shown remarkable effectiveness. Thus research on theeffect of Pogostemon heyneanus used by the traditional physicians, there fore will be of greatsignificance. On the basis of easy accessibility and suitability for oral administration this plant wasselected for the study of its effects on Sheetada. The result of the study revealed that the leaves of Pheyneanus could be effectively used to cure the condition of sheetada; it was found to be speciallyeffective against gum bleeding of the patients.

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oP-01ROLE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARB TECHNOLOGY IN AYURVEDIC DIAGNOSIS

Govr. Ayurv"o'.."'"*f,l;f?i1il$;T;odn",-482001,rndia :

The Vast volumes of Ayurvedii Saintrlias have led to a pessimistic evaluation of the potentialities ofAyurvgdic txeatment {ug.tqvery,limited memory of Ayurvedic scientists. It is a well known fact that

there are three Doshas narrrely, Vata, Pitta and Kapha, which are the primary caus€ of health and

illness. These components are in equilibrium in healthy persons and an imbalance in these creates

illness. Further the,variation in three Doshas reflect the balance of seven Dhatus, Mala,etc. in,differ-ent Aashaya,leads to numerous combinations, thereby causing intermingling of symptorns resulting inconfusion in easy diagnosis while predicring the exact lineof treatment b-ased on signs,s;tmptoms and

Prakriti of the individual. To,combat these drawbacks, efforts have been put to computerise theexist-

ing Ayurvedic signs, symptoms and their control by computer software technology i.e,, DBMS,.This

computer software is comprised of four main menu viz., Introduction, Case record, Report , and Ad-vise, with submenu such as add and remove symptoms, add and remove disease, remove patient and

exit under introduction; new patient, patient record (all patient, daily, rnonthly, yearly), patient se-

lected under case record; patient report, patient result both on screen and printer under report, and line

of treatment as per result under advice option. This iq also useful for students to learn Prakriti, Dosha,

Dhatu, Ma/a, their Avarana and Line of treatment accordingly.

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PANCHKARMA BENEFITS COMPUTER ENGIIYEERS/PROFESSIONALS -A RBPORT

Hemlata Sharma

Kaya Chikitsa, Govt.Dhanwantari Ayurveda College, Ujjain, Mahhya Pradesh, IndiaE-mail : drhem- sharma@ yahoo.corn

This paper deals with the beneficial aspects of the Panchakarma to the persons engaged in the com-

puter profession i.e., those working as software engineers. The work mode of these comput€rs profes-

sionals is rnostly of continuous sitting on chairs, close to the monitors of the.computer,and mentally

engaged. Besiderthis.their fast food habit and late sleeping factors which gives the,bad effect on the

health. Panchakarrnahas benefited the problem of these persons. The relief to these distresses caused

professionals were recorded. Purification of the body, increase in capacity of agni, removal of,aggra-

vated doshas, and werkingof sense organs with their normal functions were recorded after Panchakarma

therapy. After certain.time body strength is also increased, which shows benefici4ry of the.Pauchakarrna

therapy. Study was conducted using Panchakarma therapy with these computer professionals,,A good

response of this therapy was achieved. Details of the observation will be discussedin the paper-

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Sreevidya P.R.

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvanthapurm, India

Ayurveda - being the first world health science of living - considers man as an epitome of universe.As part of that Ayurveda describes body is composed of three bioregulatory principles viz., vata, pitta,kapha and seven dhatus and malas. Fitness for purpose being the main motto of any science standard-ization of concepts and products is essential. As part of that, i.e., standardization of tridoshas can bedone through information technological aid, computer. Assessment of Dosha in details i.e., assess-

ment of Prakriti Vikriti, Sama, Avarana, Asraua (Sakha, Koshtam Asthim Santhi) etc. could be diag-nosed precisely and accurately. The various steps regarding this computerised dosha assessment willbe presented in the paper.

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TOURISM AND AYURVEDA

Franklin V.

Dr. Franklin's Panchakarma Institute and Research Centre, Chowara, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Is it possible to have a proper Ayurvedic practise in the hotels? This paper describes the problems atpresent and suggests solutions for the same. 1. The Foreign guests do not always follow the instructionsgiven by the doctor. 2. Nurses can be posted, but the guests do not, always like interferences. 3.

Around 50 7o of the guests resist internal medication like Kashaya, Gritha, Choornam due to its taste.

4. Restricted choices of treatment for the doctor. So preventive treatments only can be given, in thehotels. Thus the four chikisa padam can not be followed in the hotels. 5. Strict diet and regime can notbe followed. Most of the hotels serve foods according to the tastes of the guests. 6. Treatments can be

executed only according to the programme of the guests. 7. No Poorvakarma or paschatkarma can beperformed along with the pradhana karma during their short stay. 8. Treatments like Nasyametc. cannot be done at the proper time as stated in the Ayurvedic texts. 9. No hotels are known toperfoml treatments like Vamana, Rakthamoksha, Snehapanam etc. 10.'Peyadhikramas' cannot befollowed in such establishment. 11. Most of the hotels operate tour progralnmes for their guests.

Long trips are not advisable during treatment period. 12. Most of the hotels do not follow the properprocedures for the treatments. Therefore, strict measures should be taken by the Government to ensurethe quality of the treatments. The details sill be discussed in the full paper.

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Jahida Nagori, Navin chandra suman, soonrita Manchanda And Nigam u'S'

Dept.ofKaya-Chikitsa,DhanvantriAyurvedaCollege,Ujjain,M'P.,lndia

Ayurvedic trearment can be broadly divided into Samsodhan (purificatory therapy) and Shaman (pal-

tiative therapy). The former essentially comprises of Panchakarma therapy' Theory of purification

depicts unique idea of permanent cure. No other medical science in the world profound any theory or

therapy similar to the Panchakarma therapy of Ayurveda. Panchakarma today amazes the world' Now

it:is upon us to accept this challenge and demonstrate the efficacy of panchakaffna. More thanT5Va of

the institutions of Ayurveda within the country and out side consider only Snehan and Swedan as the

real panchakarma. Therefore one might not achieve the expected results out of Panchakarma therapy'

Hotels, health resorts, beautician clinics and massage centres are popularizing Panchakarma in a dif-

ferent ways. Hence it has become necessary that we evolve standards of Panchakarma based on scien-

tific observation. An effort is made in this paper to ray down.minimum requirements related to the

equipments, instruments, medicines, staff and fee structure f3r -lstablishing

Panchakarma centers in

hotels and health resorts. If a tourist suffers form some particular disease, the Panchakarma proce-

dures could differ. Similarly for those tourists who desire Panchakarma for promotion of health, the

procedures would be different. Guidelines for establishment of such cerrters are discussed'

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PRoMorroN oF AGRI-ECO rouRrsM rrrlrgllcH TrrT TII9PUCTION oF

MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PREDOMINANT CROPPING SYSTEMS OF KERALA

Anilkumar A.S., Harikrishnan Nair K. and Janardhanan Pillai S.

Instructional Farm, co[ege of Agricurture, Kerara Agricurtural university, vellayani -695522,rndia

Agii-eco,tourisrn iS a new way to augment ineome frorn farm lands' The interaction between guests

and hosts is important in tourism. In many destination afeas, people fall victim to tourism develop-

ment. For tourism to be sustainable, the local residents should be permanent beneficiaries and not

victims. Tourism, especially mass tourism, often brings about undesirable social effects like crime'

pr"riii"ri"", begging ",". io a certain extent these effects depend on type of tourism and type. of

tourists. Agri-eco tourism operates in harmony with nature and local environment' The operating

terrain of agri-eco tourism is agriculture. It canplay a vital role in preserving the rural way of life' As

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an economic activity, agri-eco tourism contributes to the survival and growth of agriculture, animalhusbandry, forestry and fisherieq. It contributes to value enhancement for local products because agri-eco tourism enthusiasts are also buyers of natural agricultural products. New tourists are more inie-pendent, more quality conscious and harder to please than ever before. Herbal gardens should be anintegral component of agricultural lands as tourists are more attracted towards ire traditional healthcare systems prevailing in the country since time immemorial. The scope for establishing herbal gar-dens under open conditions is limited in Kerala due to population density and intensive cultivation.The only option available is to introduce medicinal plants into the existing cropping systems. Thecompatibility of the main crop and the medicinal plants selected as intercrop should be.anal5rsedbefore introduction. The potential and prospects of introduction of medicinal plants in the predorni-nant cropping systems of Kerala, viz, coconut, cassava and banana besides summer rice fallows areanalysed in the paper.

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AYURVEDA : THE SCIENCE AND POLICY IN COLONIAL,POST.INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBALISATION ERAS

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Sreelatha S.

80, NandanagarColony, cy'o R.N. Misra, Karaundi, B.H.U. (post),Yar anasi-221 005,U.p, India

We have witnessed a remarkable upsurge in the use of the term globalisation among ayurvedic circlesin recent years. And there is so much lsose and r:onfused talks about its various implicati,on on ayurvedichealth care system' Policy makers are "tempted to go for an optimal health system-one that is univer-

f-l'.rya1ical aldaffordable and has been tested under a variety of situation-if such a model exists,,(HansUlrich Deppe, World Health Forum, Vol.17. 7996) In the context of globalisation, there ur" qu.rrlon,raised about Ayurveda's evidence base, professrional organizarion uni r"giti*u.y;;;bb"l;;;;rtft.system. While there is widespread admiration of, ayurveda's 'traditional wisdom' and metaphysicaldisposition, its scientific basis is not well accepted universally. Even when it maintains a conslderableclientele among the Indian population, there are ardent crltics within,h" .;";;;;; ;.g,r* il;;;the 'state support' given to Ayurveda. In addition to the inherent problem in its pr.actice, globaliJationhas brought economic political and cultural.issues into the problematics of Ayurveda. Intellectualproperty rights, patent laws, Good manufacturing practice, Good clinical practice, Safety. concerns,evidence base for efficacy claim, policies for international marketing etc. are some of them. Faced*tjh ,.1" inevitability of globalisation, here J[ attempr to elucidate rhe quesrions raised ;"i"r; ;;scientific status of Ayurveda, and the myth of state support in the ,r*.iul phase

"f ,;lo;;i, p;r,independent.and globalisation era. Also highlights ttre research;;";;;; un"Jj"u"ropmenr ilil;that are conducive to modern day practice of eyurveda.

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COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF REGENERATED PLANTS OFMEDICINAL.IMPORTANCE -i

Tejavathi D.H., Sowrnya R. and Sukhadha Mohandas*

Department of Botany, Bangalore Univecsiyt, Bangalore - 560 056, India*Indian Institute of Honicultual Research, flessarghatta, Bangalore, Xndia

Medicinal plants arc being exploited in developing countries as traditional medicine and in developedcountries as source of active principles. Over exploitation has resulted in severe pressure on medicinalplants and some'are,in the threshold of extinction. At this juncture, plant tissue culture techniquesprovide an alternative method to obtain large quantities of the active principles, thereby preventing

the over exploition of the natural resources. Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell, cornmonly known as

Brahmi, belongs to the farnily Scrophulariaceae. The drug iBrahrmi' which is extracted from thewhole plant is one of the irnportant drugs used in Ayurveda system of medicines. The regenerated

plants obtained through tissue culture techniques were found to be superior than the normal plants inall respects such as increase in biomass and also in drug content. The regenerated pla-nts in associationwith VAM were found to he better than the control plants in having nearly 47o morc of Bacoside-A. Ifthese findings are supported by clinical trials, there will be a boost for the commercial exploitation ofregenerated plants.

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INFLT]ENCE OF CTJLTTJRAT PRACTICES ON BACOSIDESCONTENT IN JALBRAHMI (BACOPA MONNIERI)

Chandrashekhar N., Harish G.U.*, Shivananda T.N.* and Siddaramappa R.*

University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560 065, India*Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore -89, India

Jalabrahmi lBacopa monnieri (L.)l Penn. is considered to be an economically important perennial

trailing herb cultivated in Karnataka and other states for its unique property of enhancing memory and

curing neural disorders. Field trials were conducted on the acidic soils of university experimental farrn

to evaluate the influence of fertilizers, irrigation, stages of harvest on bacoside content. The res'ults

revealed that application of fertilizers at 10:10:10, 20:2O:20,30:30:30 or 40:40:40 resulted in bacoside

content between 2,L to 2.4 percent The plots:applied with cattle manure alone or no cattle manure orno fertilizer resulted in bacoside content ranging from 2.1 to 2.3 percent. The bacoside csntent was

monitored at different growth intervals, namely 70 days, 3 months, 6months and 12 months. The

variation in bacoside content was not significant, but ranged ftom2.2 to 2.4 pereent. The plots were

subjected to severe stress by not irrigating the plot, not applying rnanure, fertilizers and even not

weeding the plots. The sample was taken at the end of 12 months. The bacoside content was found to

be 4Vo significantly higher than all other treatments. The results are discussed in the paper.

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EFFECTIVE RETRIEVAL OF DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES

AND DATABASES FOR Hf,RBAL MEDICINES

Baboota S., Kohli K. and Charoo'N'

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy,

Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi- 110 062' India

pharmacist providing drug information frequently asked questions about the safe and effective use of

herbal medicines in today's world. Therefore relevance and quality of information is of primary

importance for health care providers and their patients. This paper aims at providing knowledge using

daiabases to retrieve information and answer questions relating to herbal medicines. Resources, which

may be used as starting points by the pharmaceutical scientist for finding the desired information are

included in the paper. An algorithm that can be used when answering questions relating to herbs and

medicines was also included. To find information, researehers must be able to effectively use Internet

search engines, directories, subjects-oriented websites, and library catalogs. Further, resources related

to herbal medicines in internet are also included'

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POLTUTION PROTECTWE HERBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS

Manasi lVI. DeshPande

Dept. of Dravyaguna, B.V.D.U. College of Ayurveda, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Pune - 43, India

pollution attack on the body is multipronged. Various pollutants cause slow and chronic injury to

almost all vital organs of the body by their poisonous inflictions. The body begins to suffer from low

resistance and low vitality and brings in premature aging and retards body functioning. It is difficult in

the present era to stay away from pollutants and toxic substances released due to anthropogenic activities.

Whgn we think about human body it cannot be safe.to use always antibiotics, ahtihistamines, stimulants

and vitamins, minerals and enzymes. To face the situation a non-hormonal, non-toxic plant medicines

are useful which will have a two pronged action: (i) they will help to increase body resistance and, (ii)

they help to restore the normal functioning of body by its Rasayana karma. Details regarding some of

the important herbs, which could be used as pollution protective agents are included in the paper'

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AGROTECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CULTTVATION OF MEDICINALPLANTS IN INDIA. PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE POTENTIALS

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Prakasa Rao E.V.S. and Khamrja S.P.S.*

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Field Station, Allalasandra,GKVK PO, Bangalore-560 065,India

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P0 CIMAP, Lucknow-226 015, lndia

Among the 8000 plant species known to be in use for medicinal pwposes in India, about 20 species

used by pharmaceutical industries in large quantities. Sirnilarly, a large number of plants are beingused in indigenous systems of medicines as well. Majority of the medicinal plants supplied is fromwild and conditions due to over exploitation the natural resources are dwindling rapidly, there is an

urgent need to cultivate these medicinal plants and ensure sustained supply of quality materials to the

herbal drug industry in India and also for exports. CIMAP has been developing agrotechnologies forvarious medicinal plants in order to make its production economically sustainable. Some of the agro

technologies developed by CIMAP include cultivation of such plants as Dioscorea, Serpent wood,EgyBtian,Henbane, Corkwood, Pyrethrum, Ergot,,Quinghao, Ashwagandha,Bhuin arnld<,,Ka1megh,

Gtrggul,,Mulethi, Isabol, Periwinkle, Senna, Brahmi, Mandookparr'nt, andEuca$tpttrs-spp. CIMAP isalso pursuing on medicinal plants such as multiple cropping.systems, impr.oved,agrotechniques, organicmethods, improved nutrient and water management methods and also in the selection of suitablespecies on different agencies.

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MEDICINAL PLANTS OF PHARMACEUTICALIMPORTANCE FROM KERALA

: Regional.Research Institute, Pooj4pura, Trivandrum,India

Kerala withits varied type of agro climatic conditions is a treasure house of plant drugs. Availabilityof vegetable drugs help the traditional physicians of Kerala to practise medicine entirely with plant

drugs. In recent years a number of Pharmaceltical finns have mushroomed resulting in increased

demand for raw drugs which resulted in a wide demand and supply gap. tfre medicinal plant unit has

been conducting medico botanical survey in the foresfs of, Kerala. This has helped to identify plants

which.grow luxuriantly in different,parts of the state and those plants which haye a good demand inthe pharmaceutical industry. The botanical names of the plants, Sanskrit name, local name, habitat,

brief description, parts used and the important Ayurvedic recipies in which they are ingredients will be

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BIOTECHNOLOGYSUPPORTSFoRCONSERVATIONoFPLANTDIVERSITYUSEDINIIEALTHCARESYSTEM

GaneshanS.,RajasekharanP.E.andSunithaBhaskaran

In Vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation l..aboratory, Division of Plant Genetic Resources

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghaita Lake P.0', Bangalore 560 089, India

Indian subcontinent is rich in plant diversity used in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani preparations. Most species are

distributed in the Western Ghats, Himalayai and North East. Excessive collection from wild for medicine, food or

i*grun.., results in depletion of naturai resources leading to habitat loss, Among the 270,000 plant species. in

existence, 1 in g are coriidered endangered (luCN, 1998) ; one quarter of plant species are at the risk of extinction

within the next generation. Conservartion oi genetic diversity in plant species used in ISM and health care has

u..orn. increasiigly important, both in t.nn*f adding economic value for biological resources and creating an

;;;;i. stake fo:riutur! domestication and cultivation. For RET species that arein decline, in situconservation

;";;;y;;;giu. udrqout support. Biotechnology support to ex situ conservation Plo.Srams, besides gomple-

menting iire afJaOy ur.d^ ronu.ntional methoos, havJ the potential to broaden the genetic base in species dem_a1{-

i"g t igt priority. Several applications have been ruc.essfu[y accomplished in the science of conservation biol-

og"y. rlrrr^, include use of tiiiue culture derived plants for in vi-tro coniervation showcasing as a back up for Field

Gene Banks (IVAGsj r"J .ppfi.rtion of cryogenic technology for long term seed., pollen and plant tissue

,ryopr.r.,uution (SCB, pcRivgcs). Folloing integrateo conservation approaches using both conventional and

ui|tJ.hnotogical methods, protocols for conseiving ptant diversity for 20 species used in ISM and health care

t uu. Orrn oitimized. The cunent status of specifi- plant species would be discussed along with recommenda-

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STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF MEDICIANL PLANTS

Rajasekharan P.E.

Division of Plant Genetic Resources, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,

Hessaraghatta Lake P.O., Bangalore - 89., India

Given the rapid growth of the herbal industry, it is not feasible to encourage the presently prevailing -situation,

where 95Vo of the industry's requirements and over 700 species are harvested from wild. Ready information

relarding cost of cultivation in unit area, economic size of the unit, gestation period,. yield, farm gate^price,

ec"onomii life (crop cultivation) market demand and supply position etc. is not available.in the case of most

medicinal planis. These are key factors in formulating credit propcts to lend on a large scale for smlll farmers.

Hence the assessment of credii becomes very difficult. Non availability of planting material, lack of awareness

among farmers on identification, improvement package ofcultivation practises and on farm processing of medici-

nal plints are also lacking. poor baclward and forward linkages is also affecting the sector. The viability of tissue

.otti". as an option for slpplying planting material should be looked into. Kinds of incentives required to e19?ur-

ugr funnrtr to cultivate ri i6.inut plantJ and what required for the industry to encourage buying of medicinal

piuntr fror farmers? Organic farming or integrated medicinal plant cultivation within the available cropping

,yrt.** are viable optiois? Achievin! sustainable utilisation of medicinal plant resources is an objective that

,.quir6 the application of a variety ofmethods, one of which is the-development of.practical guidelines for the

sustainable exploitation of selected species. Economic, Policy, Regulatory issues will be discussed.

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REGULATORY STANDARDS OF HERBAL DRUGS ANDITS IMPACT:ON.ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

Ojha S.K., Rao Ch.v., Mehrotra S. and Pushpangadan P. :

Pharmacognosy and Ethnophatrnacology Division, National Botanical Research Institute,

. Lucknow-226 001,India

Over the past few.dec.ades the importance and acceptability of herbal drugs has increased many folds

in developing noval lead therapeutic compounds. The growing interest of general public is focused on

true 'health care" system rather than the 'disease cate". The increased global interest in herbal niedi'

cines has i npacted tremendously on the world economics. The widespread use and great commercial

interests in herbs has created a special and alarming situation regarding demand and supply. For long

term availability of plants as drugs and dietary supplement there must be some regulatory standards

and parameters of safety, efficacy and toxicity. Since it varies according to time and place claims are

primarily anecdotal and there is no universal regulatory system that ensure the safety of these herbs to

be used as remedies. The dietary supplement and health education act of 1994 enacted by us has very

significant impact upon the regulatory and commercial status of herbs. In this context the priority and

emphasis should be stressed on safety profile of herbalism which is to be scientifically validated and

the resources of scientific information regarding the quality of medicament to achieve the total health

care system.

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Manoj M. and Baby Joseph

Nagarjuna, Klayanthani P.O., Alakode, Thodupuzha, Idukki, Kerala, India

Ayur.vedic classics from 13'h century A.D. such as Yogaratnakara, Bhaishajyaratnavali and Bhavaprakasa

describe substitutes for scarce hprbs and minerals of that time. In the present era heavy requirement ofraw materials (herbs) by Ayurvedic and otherherbal-based industries has led to unhealthy exploitation

of many medicinal plants resulting in'thdir extinction. This crisis along with the unscientific substitution

of herbs has necessitated a detailed study of ttris topic. Even if classically proposed, substitutes cannot

be as good as the original drug, a substitute may be preferable than an adulterant or complete absence

of the drug. This study contains comparison of R.asa. Guna, Veerya, Vipaka and Karma (Ayurvedicpharmacological parameters) of the original drugs as well as their corresponding classically proposed

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EMER.GING MEDICINAL PLANTS OF DRUG ANDPHARMA CEUTICAL INDUSTRJES

Singh J.

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226 015,India

The plant-derived drugs have been in use for millennia throughout the world. Globally, they are utitized

in the form of crude extracts, galenicals'and isolated single pure chemical compounds in traditional,

folk or tribal systems of medicine as well as in modem medicine. Still further, there are a number ofmedicinal plants used in so called herbal remedies mainly sold in health food shops in developed

countries as OTC (over the counter) products. More over, realizing the irnportance of the plants in the

drug discovery, bioprospection of many plant species is in progress in various laboratories of the

world. Consequently, a number of new and unique molecules and therapies are coming up for cure or

management of such dreaded diseases, as cancer, AIDS, genetic disorders, malaria, tuberculosis and

age related problems etc. There are many Indian medicinal plants which are entering into global

marketSomeof theimportantspecies are:Aconitumspp. (Vatsanabh).Acorus calamus (Buch) Adhatoda

zeylanica (Vasa), Aloe barbadensis (Kurnari), Cassia angustifulia (Senna), Catharantus roseus

(Sadabhar), Plantago ovata (Isabgol), Picrorhiza kurroa (Kutuki), Podophylluin hexandrum (Ban

t ut *i), Raufolia serpentia(Sarpagandha) Rheum australe (Revandchini), Swertia chirayita (Chiraiyta),

andValerianawallichil (Tagar). In addition to these, there are many more medicinal plants attracting

attention all over the world for their unique pharmacological /curative properties in the treatment ofvarious diseases including cancer, HIV and liver diseases. Some of the important ones are: Aesculus

hippocastanum and A indica (Indian Horse-chestnut), Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), Articum

Iappa (Burdak), Callophyllum inophyllum (Naga-champa), Croton tigilum (lamalgota),Hippophae

rhamonoides, (Sea buck thorn), Hypericum perforatan (St.Johnos wort), Nothopodyles nimmoniana

(Kalgur), Phyllantus amarus, (Bhumyamalaki) andTaxus wallichiana (Talisptra), etc. Some aspects

such as availability/status, market potential and therapeutic importance of the globally important

medicinal plant species will be discussed.

CURIVATION OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - NEEDS ANDPRIORITIES IN NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Chauhan H.S.,and Singh J.

' C"nt ulInstituteof MedicinalandAlomaticPlants,P.O.CIMAP,Lucknow- 2260I5,India

Crude drugs and essential oil specially derived from higher plants constitute an important commodity

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in natural products through out the world. The main source of these higher plants is the wild flora. In

India about 90Vo medicinal plants used in Indian system of medicine (ISM . Ayurveda, Unani, and

Siddha) are still collected from wild source leading to depletion of local flora at an alarming rate.

However, there is reverse case with aromatic plants yielding essential oil; most of them are introduced

one and are under large scale cultivation. Collection from the wild sources has many disadvantages ofunstable supply poor quality control, unreliable botanical identification, greater chances of adultration

and substitution and poor post harvest management. Therefore the domestication and scientifically

organizedcollection of medicinal and aromatic plants are gaining momentum in view of conservation,

sustainable supply, total quality control and post harvest management, highly remunerative to growers

and problematic wasteland management. The Indian. Pharmaceutical, perfumery and flavour industries

utilizea large number of drugs and essential oil derived from plants. Similarly a significant number ofplants are exported and imported to meet the national and international demands. Thus in view of the

present scenario , the medicinal and aromatic plants have to be identified and prioritized for the

development of complete package of agrotechnologies including post harvest and processing

technologies. For such endeavours, the attention on urgent basis is required on those plants which are

in great demand in the industry , which are exported/imported and are under the various categories ofthreats (viz., rare, vulnerable, endangered and extinct).

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MEDIEINAL PLANTS USED TO TREAT THE VATA ROGA INTHE INDIGENOUS

T::";::JTEM OF SRI LANKA

Among the Eastern eourrtries where the Indigenous medical system are used, Sri Lanka hold a unique

place. Apart from the medical systems of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani the indigenous system ofmedicine is famous aryong the people in most of the rural places in the country. Mostly the pills and

powders are used as medicament in this system. Watika Prakaranaya is considered as pharmacopoeia

sf this system. It contains hundreds of compound medicines with their methods of manufacturing and

the uses. Out of these compound medicines, the recipes which are used to treat the neurological disorders,

are separated and their raw materials are listed. Those plants materials were described according to

their uses in the treatments. Anupana drugs have lot of different actions and they are more in number.

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SEED GERMINATION STUDES IN STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICAL.

Sivananda T.N., Harish G.U., Vibha Rao and Yogeesh H'S'

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bangalore - 560 089, India

Strychnos nux-vomicais an important medicinal planthaving strychnine as its active principle used in

mdian System of Medicine. The leaves, bark, seeds and roots are usgd in the preparation of drugs.

Seed geimination studies were carried out from seeds collected from a silgle plant source in the

Westeh Ghat region of Karnataka. The freshly collected seeds were germinated in between papgr

*"ltroa t"pt in a"g.O.D. incubator at25o C and recorded 96Vo germination. The seeds were sown in

pots consiiting of soil, sand and cattle manure in the ratio 1:1:1 (soil mix) and kept in a polyhouse

maintained at-30 degree C. with 90Vo relatle humidity recorded 90Vo germination. The'seeds were

stored at ambient teirperature for a year in brown paper bags covered with a cloth bag. Duringthe

second year, the seeds were germinaied-again in between soil mix and soilrite synthetic medium. The

germination percentage in soil mix medium was_less tha1.30 To where as the germination percentage

i"n soilrite *"diu* *iS 48 Vo. These results are discussed in the paper.

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MEDICIAL PLANTS TO MEET GOBAL NEEDS: A GUJARAT PROFILE

Varshney A.K., Sharma A.K. and Singh A.P.*

GSFDC Limited, Ghandhinagar, Gujarat, India*Rajpipla Forest Division(W), Narmada, Gujarat, India

India is bestowed with a treasure of medicinal plants with its geographic, climatic and biological

diversity. The supply base of 90Vo herbal raw materials usedin ISM's is largely from the wild. Gujarat

is poor forest stajte-but rich in bio.diversity due to its unique agroclimatic zones and patterns ofprecipitation, the forest types ranging from Tropical mo_ist deciduous forest of south Gujarat to Tropical

iho* for.rts of Kachchh and Saurashtra. Out of 200'flowering plants recorded so far, 750 plants are

used by various pharmaceutical industries fro their medicinal values. Approximate estimate of the

.u* d*g yielding plants available in Gujarat and their morphological classificalion are studies. During

the samill survJy-of 605 pharmacies in Gujarat, ilis found, that 275 medicinal plant species &re^rnost

frrqu"nify utilizld in different pharmalzutical formulations. Ou1.of 27.5 species, 22P-9" fouldinOi!"no,ir to Gujarat in which ti7 arefound in wild and 51_are cultivated cr,ggs.

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51 #e tress,21 aie shrubs, 33 areclimbers and72 are herbs. It is also reported that t1 pharmacies are

exporting different raw materials to various counffies. WHO forecast is that global market for herbal

proOuctJis expected to be US$ 5 trillion by 2050, strategres lor meeting the global demand are ex-situ

Lultivation of ""ono*ically

important and valuable medicinal plants by applying. various. bio-

technologie s ard in-situ *td "r-ittu

colservation for rate and endangered and.threatened medicinal

piuni, U'istablishing Medicinal Plant Con_servation.Area-in the_ forests creating gene and fermplasm

;;;k f* these planis and establishing "Vanaspati Van" in degraded forests uldel Joint Forest

tutunug"*.nt sysiem to.provide raw maierial to various fiharmacies on sustainable basis to attain self

-reliance and boost up the export of herbal drugs for blooming 'herbal renaissance' across the world.

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EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A POTBNT LIVERPROTECTIVE AYURVEDIC DRUG BHUMIAMALAKI

Bagchi G.D.

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP; Lucknow -226 015, India

Different herbaceous species of Phyttanthus (Famtly: Euphorbiaceae) are commonly known as

,Bhumiamalaki' of Ayurveda and are used m the preparation of various herbal drugs for the treatment

of jaundice. These species show great chemical variability between them and different plant parts.

However, due to morphological similarity between them these species are usually confused with each

other and are used indrmixad in the preparation of different Ayurvedic preparations. For better efficacy,

the species or plant part that is rich in potent compounds should be used. In the present paper, different

-oryhotogicai and lhemical characters of herbaceous Phyllanthzs species were examined in detail to

ptorrid" distinguishing characters to identify the potential species and also to distinguish them from

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R.OLE OF SUBSTITUTES IN TIIE PLACE OF. GENUINE MEDICINAL PLANTS

Jyothi Shanbhag and DubeY S.D.

Department of Dravyaguna, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, India

Ayurveda has been the richest source for providing material for research in the various fields of drug

investigation. The use of plants as source of remedy exists since time immemorial. Ayurveda has

come up with credit as successful contestant in the choice of remedial agents in this modern era but

there are many problems in standardization which is affecting the globalization of Ayurveda. Among

them tradition of using substitutes plays a major role. It has created a problem in qualiry control ofcompound preparations. Specific plant cannot be grown and made availabtre everywhere because ofecological variations and hence different substitutes are used in different parts of country. In ancient

time utility of these substitutes were very less because all the drugs were available in genuine form but

gradually its demand is increasing because of scarcity unsuitability and increased cost of particular

drug. These factors are responsible for the birth of these substitutes. In Ayurveda, physicians are

authgrized to change the ingredients of formulations and we get lots of references of there substitutes'

Now it is our duty to trace the rationality behind it.

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METHOD STANDARDIZATION AND TISSUE CULTUREOF OCIMUM BASILICUM

Raman Dang

Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 560 027,lndiaEmail - raman-d @ yahoo.com

Few reports on Tissue culture of Ocimum basilicum have been published and hence it was thought

worthwhile to establish a suitable nutrient media for initiation and maintenance of static culture of this

species and also explore the possibility of production of biologically active constituents in the callus

developed on chemically defined media. The sterilized seedlings were transferred to Murashige and

skoog medium with various concentrations of growth hormones for initiation of callus. In order to

study the growth pattern of callus, the fresh weight of the calli were noted. To know the origin ofcallus at the cellular level, histological studies were carried out to establish the amount of terpenes by

established GLC method. The initiation of callus was obtained under optimum conditions. The rate ofgrowth of callus was gradual, uniform and the calli were compact, dense and soft. Histological studies

revealed the initiation of callus from the Central cavity. Presence of linalool and eugenol were detected.

An attempt has been to develop the static culture of stem and root calli of two species of O. basilicum,

which is the first report of this species on MS media.

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HERBAL CLOTH

.Mudappathi Balakrishnan

SreeVilla,Pallikulam,Chirakkal,P.o.,Kannur670011,Kerala,India

Cotton, a prime plant product, has been used for making Cotton fabrics for centuries. Technological

developments during the past few decades have contributed towards the prdcessing and manufacturing

cotton iabrics of high standards. Even though, normal dyes have been used for colouring and finishing

the fabrics in the early days, with the introduction of an array of synthetic dyes and processing and

furnishing technologies, aesthetic quality of cotton fabrics has immensely increased. Hand woven,

traditionally manufactured cotton fabrics are much preferred, especially in the International market,

than the mach inc produced ones. However, at present hand woven cotton fabric industry r1 the southern

States arc confronted with several inherent problems Ban on Azo-dyes by some of the European and

Scandinavian countries, due to their suspected health hazardproblems is one among them. A humble

attempt has been made to overcome this problem to a certain level and to boost the traditional handloom

industry in the State to a new direction, by experimenting with natural dyes of herbal origin, especially

those of high medicinal values. Incorporating the therapeutic value has also carried out value addition

of the cotton fabrics by incorporating the therapeutic value. It is hoped that processing of the fabrics in

known, proven medicinal preparations may have an added advantage of having apossible therapeutic

properties.

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CURRBNT TRENDS INMEDICINAL PLANTS . A GLOBAL PERSPECTWE

Mahesh T.S. and Lucas D.S.

A.L.N.Rao Memorial Avurvedic Medical College, Koppa - 577 126'Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India

Nature Vs. Nurture is the law of universal application. On recent past the herbal trade industry has

gained a momentum to fulfill the needs of global demand. Consequently suffering with the retrospective,

retrieval of nurturing trades due to varied crisis, reversible phenomenon of above demand supply

theory is in pace with the alternative methods to overcome the crisis. As a result the set up of seed

bank to preserve the red listed endangered species worldwide. Agronornic techniques under propagation

of Medicinal plants are in active phase. And thus proper conservation of wild species is required to

meet tfue ecological balance. Tissue culture is another means to enhance the qualitative yield of medicinal

plants. And today's raised interest in organic food substances is another ventures to qualify the herbal

genuine products by minimizing the haphazard effects of pesticides, chemical manures and certain

use of growth hormones etc. And thus it is necessary to adopt suitable techniques to preserve, conserye

and propagate the varied medicinal herbs to meet global needs getting threatened day by day. The

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A NOVEL METHOD TO PREPARE DRIED GINGER FORAYURvEDICPUnPosB

Biju Mani and Manoj M.

Nagarjuna, Alakodam, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist, Kerala' India

Oneof the oldest known spices * Ginger, has been used by man sinceseveral centuries not only as a

spicebut,as.medicine also. Its origin has not been established with conforrnity but India is supposed to

Ue tt e home of this unique spice. tn the Indian system of medicine- ayurveda, ginger is atime renowned

cure for digestive disorders. Ginger in its fresh as well as dried forms find innumerllle uses in culinarY

ano ryflci,nar,l1:ou*rtons.

The characteristic pleasant and aromatic odour.t:jl*J:rjj::;|;r:,;essential oil which can be separated from the dried rhizome by steam distillatior

eells are particularly numerous in the epidermal tissues and scraped Ginger is therefo e poor in oil

content. Unfortunately, dried ginger available in the market for manufacturing of oil and oleoresin is

scraped, and which may limit the yield from dried Ginger. It is therefore,a matter of survival for us to

increase productivity and also mai'ntain the marketability of the produce through improved quality or

by adopting innovative modus operandi.

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ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS OF SELFCTED MEDICINAL PLANTS

Baby JosePh and SoPhY Paul

Nagarjuna Research Foundation, Kalayanthani, Thodupuzha - 685 588, Kerala, India

India is using herbal medicines from Vedic period. At present 85 7o ofthe_p_opulation depends upon

herbals for their diseases. The global market is expanding from 60 billion US Dollar, at a rate of 7 Vo

annually. Medicinalplants occupy animportantroleinthe sociocultural, spiritual and medicinal purpose

of rurai people in India. Their sustainable management and harvesting generate employment and

enhance "*port

earnings. Ayurvedic literature is enriched with the descriptions about the identification

and collection of medicinai plants, harvesting methodology and presentation techniques etc but less

descriptions is seen on the cultivation practices. Nowadays living in a currency-based economy and

considering vast nature of herbal market, as rnuch information re;garding medicinal plant cultivation

e4penditur!,and yield is a need'of tirne. The pr€se*t paper atternpts to analyze the economic status of

selected medicinal plants, which: are profitably suitable for large-scale cultivation in tropical or

subtropical.climate. We can concentrate the selection of plants for its'botanical name. Seedlings cost,

Labour expense mahuring cost, durhtion of the crop, usable parts,'present yield, Rate / kg, Vo of risk

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AYURVEDIC METHODOLOGY FOR MENTAL EXAMINATION

Pillai N.G.K. and Ramu M.G.

Ayurvedic Research Unit, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India

For diagnosis and treatment of various physical ailments, many exhaustive examination schedules arebeing used by different Ayurvedic Researchers. But a well defined scheme of examination - a method-ology - for studying various mental disorders on Ayurvedic lines in making accurate diagnosis is stillessential for researchers and Ayurvedic practitioners. Therefore, the Ayurvedic Research Unit underCCRAS functioning in National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) pre-pared a methodology to be adopted in diagnosis of Manasaroga Psychiatric disorders. This was pre-pared after compiling relevant material scattered in the Ayurvedic classics. On the basis of furtherexperience during research relating to concept of various mental faculties, it was found necessary toredact the examination scheme. This methodology has been found immensely useful to arrive at moreaccurate diagnosis. This should obviously augment the efficacy of treatment and there is an inbuiltscope for framing various questionnaire to study and standardize them correctly for eliciting the state

of different moietics of Manaha (mind) in patients with their back grounds. While making the rnentalexamination through this scheme will offer a new basis for quantitative approach in sndyiag variousmental disorders and help to critical evaluation and application of certain basic principles in rhe areaof Manasavyadhi (psychiatric disorders).

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AYURVEDA AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGE}{CE

Mala Kapadia

l0,Gannet, Sherly Rajan Road, Off Carter road, Bandra (w), Mumbai - 400 050, India

Emotional empowerment is knowing, choosing and living with respect, rhythm, and responsibiliry.These are the new three 'R's for our success. They form the foundation of the self-science.

Respect: One major emotional crisis in our life is low self-esteem. Emotional empowerment allows us

to respect self and thus connect positively to others and the environment.

Rhythm: Our heart beats in rhythm. There is rhythm in our body/mind system. There is rhythrn inuniverse. When we resonate with the natural rhythm, we rernain healthy.

Responsibility: Steven Covey defines it as the ability to choose responses. Most of us reet b estimulus out of memory traces in brain and cells. We limit our choices in spite of'negative results, Tldngives bitth to feelings of victimization and powerlessness. Ayurveda literally rneans the 'scim dlife', and Yoga is to unite with the ultimate, the highest power. Together they create artof living; YoGrand Ayurveda both together create Vedic psychology that has great insights of emotional intelligrre-

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IMPACT OF MODERN LTVING ON HEALTH

Nalini Gite

Rural Health Programme (Ayurveda), Flerb Garden Project, Rishi Valley Education Centre,Rishi Valley - 517 352, Chittoor District, Andhra hradesh, India

Modern li -styles have had many adverse effects on our Health. Ayurveda offers a response to manyof the problems caused by the modern or western lifestyle. We will exarnine three.aspects of modernliving in the light of what Ayurveda proposes.

I-oss of traditions and Practiees: A disdain of ancient wisdom has caused rxany traditions and cus-toms to disappear from the pool of common knowledge. We will examine some of the well-developedsystems of pre-natal care and child rearing and contrast them will current practices.Impact of Air and Water Pollution and loss of Wood.ed land: These three phenomena have had anadverse effect on the health of not just individual but entire societies. Adverse effects of chemicals,fertilizers and pesticides have caused problems that get further complicated by an over-dependence onmedication. Ayurveda's faith in a disciplined life, its recommendations about diet which are conso-nant with the land, season and time of the day become very important for re-establishing a balancebetwecn mind and body, The concept of 'swasthvritta' or a 'healthy way of being' is ill be examinedin this context.

Impact of Media and the Life-styte it Advocates: The media advocates a lifestyle of glamour, fameand beauty, a world of instant gratification, excesses and quick-fix cures. Ayurveda, embedded as it isin a value system of respect towards nature and all living forms gains particular importance.' oP-04

PREVENTIVE AND PROMOTIVE ASPECTS OF MENTALHEALTH - AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH

Hemalata Sharma and Santhosh Nair S.R.

Govt. Dhanwanthari Ayurveda College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Ayurveda defines the parameters prescribed for identifying a healthy which include normal physi-ological functions, proper digestion power, normal status - Manah prasannta, and will power - Atmaprasannta. One who passes the above tests is considered healthy. Allopathic system has lately recog-trized mental parameters also for a person to be a declared as healthy. Mental health is a multi-dimen-sional problem including psychological, medical, educational and social aspects. It is not alike in thefamilies of rich or poor, educated as well as illiterate and in all castes and communities. The Ayr.lrvedicapproach to life, health, disease, diagnostics and therapy is always incomplete without serious impli-cation.of the role of mind. The Ayurvedic classics consider Ayoga, Atiyoga and Mithyayoga of Kala,Buddhi, and Indriyartha as the generic cause of all disease. The mental diseases in particular.emergethrough the psycho.emotional disorder of the organisrn where the Manas (mind), Hridaya (brain) andtlre Mohavaha Srotas (psycho-emotional impulses) play specific role. The present paper deals withthe role of Medhya drugs, implication of Achara Rasayana, Panchkarrna and Yoga in the preventionad promotion of mental health.

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PURIFICATORY THERAPY IN MENTAL DISORDERS -AN AYURVEDIC CONCEPT

Jithesh M., Vasudevan Nampoothiri M.R. and Jayaprakash G. :

Dept. of Kavachikitsa, Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

The body, including the faculties as well as mind sets the subsffatum for any disease. There is close

relation between psyche and soma and so the psychosomatic concept of disease is much appreciated.

The bodily humours in their normalcy perform much psychologic functions as well' Many psycho-

logical manifestations seem to be developing with the derangement of bodily humours and so physical

treatment modalities are being tried in mental disorders. A perfect discrimination is rather difficult

between the physical and psychotherapeutic measures, as they act complementary to each other.

purificatory therapy comes under one of the modalities of logical approach towards the mental disor-

ders. In addition to getting rid of the vitiated humours. The above said therapy clears the channels of

circulation, enlightens the faculties and clarifies the mind. With the same, the stability of body ele-

ments and immunomodulation are also being achieved which probably adds to mental health. The

signs of proper purificatory therapy stands close to the signs given in a person relieved from mental

disorders. Thus purificatory therapy is having an inevitable role in physical treatment for mental

disorders. In this paper, the efficacy of purificatory therapy if resorted to in mental disorders will be

discussed.

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MENTAL ITEALTH AND AYUNfNN.q.

Sisir Kumar Mandal* and Abichal Chattopadhayay**

*Department of Roga Vijnan and Vikriti Vijnan, **Department of Samhita Sharir

I.P.G'A.E &R at S.V.S'P' Hospital, 294l3lIl,A.P.C' Road, Kolkata,India

The physical and mental health is interrelated. The fundamental causative factor of the predication of

disease is Vayu. Vayu controls the mind also. So though Raja and Tama are the dosas of mind till

emphasis is traced on Vayu, the mental health can be assessed in respect to its psychological phenom-

ena. Several numbers of drugs have been mentioned as Medhya Rasayana, which are having the

efficacy to face the adversities of modern stress and strain. The drug which mitigate the pathological

state of Vayu can also useful to counteract the mental disorder. In the full paper details will be dis-

cussed in this aspect with the Literal review and Clinical results.

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EFFECT OF THE LEAVRS OF ARTOCARPAS HETEROPHYLLASFOR TEE STATE OF ANIDRA

Dissanayake K.G.C., Wickramasinghe M.S.K.* and Trssera M.H.A.

Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka*Minneriya Ayurveda Hospital, Sri Lanka

According to Ayurveda, the Upasthamba (three basic factors) required for the maintenance of human

body are diet, brahmacharya and sleep. Thus the individual is no longer healthy unless he receives the

sleep and sleep plays a vital role in the preservation of health. The modern scientists too have provedthe vitality of sleep. A survey conducted by us revealed that 12.5 7o of out door patients and l27o ofresidential patients under AyurVedic treatment in North Central Province of Sri Lanka Ayurvedichospitals were subject to state of Anidra. The drugs recommended in Ayurveda for this state have notshown remarkable effectiveness. But most of the traditional physicians in Sri Lanka use hot waterextract of Artocarpus heterophil/us leaves for to increase the time of sleep. A study was conducted toevaluate the efficacy of A. heterophillu,s to treat Anidra. The result proved that there was remarkablerise in the number of hours of sleep in the treated patients. Hence the drug might contain the chemical,which'stimulates the sleep or at least chemical capable of stimulating chemicals in the human bodyresponsible for sleep.

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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MEDITYA RASAYANA IN MANODVEGA WITHSPECIAL RBFERENCE TO ANXIETY NEUROSIS

Sudhakar D.,Inderjit Kaur, Parveen Bansal and Acharya M.V.

Central Research Institute (Ay.), Patiala.I4T 001, India

Manodvega is counted among manas roga. Its symptomatology resembles with anxiety neurosis to agreat extent. It is a mental illness defined by excessive anxiety and'worries, sometimes involvingpanic attacks and manifesting it in physical symptoms such as tremors, chest pain, sweating andnausea. A clinical trial was carried out in Central Research Institute (Ay.), Patiala, during the year2000-2001 on 40 voluntarily accepted patients. The patients were selected according to various selectionand exclusion criteria laid down by the Council. The patients were given Medhya Rasayana in a doseof 500mg t.d.s. with warm water along with counselling for 45 days. Constituents of Medhya Rasayanaare Brahmi and Vacha Ghana satva in equal parts. Pancha karma was given as a supportive therapyalongwith 30 minutes relaxation exercises and 10 minutes meditation. The results demonstrated that37.5Vo of the patients showed good response,40.62Vo patients fair respons e,21.87 7o poor results and8 patients were dropouts. From the study it was concluded that the Medhya Rasayana may be usedeffectively in Anxiety Neurosis without any remarkable side effects. The details will be discussed inthe full paper.

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EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF.ANXICALM IN PATIENTS OF ANXIETYASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION

Jitendra Ranade and Jaydip Bhaduri

Lupin Laboritories Ltd.,159 C.S.T. Road, Kalina, Santaxruz(East)

Mumbai - 400 098, India. Email : [email protected]

The objective of the study was to compare Anxicalm with Alprazolam in patients with anxiety and

hypertension. Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, settings; c-onqultinq

piactices of two cardiologists, 100 patientq (.60IW140F) with generalized anxiery disorder (GAD) and

hypertension uncontrolled with current treatmen! weretested withone tabletofAnxicalm orAlprazolam

tO:Smgl BID for 4 weeks. All the 100 patients (alprazolam 50 Anxicalm 50) completed the study.

Anxicalm reduced themean HARS score (mean +- SD) by 60 % (L9.9 +3.2) to7.9t4.4), alprazolam,

by 64 7o (from20.6 +3.6to7 .5 +Z.9).These reductions were significant (P < 0.001), but the difference

between them was not (p = 0.6). Anxicalm lowered the blood pressure from 154194 mm Hg + to 138/

86 mm Hgt10/5). These reductions were also significant (P<0.0001), but the differences

between them were not significant (P = 0.46). The global response was comparable in both groups

(Alprazolam: excellent 76Vo, goodT4%o; Anxicalm: excelLentT|To, good267o) there were no adverse

effects. Anxicalm (one tablet BID) is as effective and well tolerated as Alprazolam (0.25mg BID) for

relieving anxiety and facilitating control of hypertension.

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CONCEPT OF MI,NAS ROGA IN AYURVEDA ANDITS UTILITY IN THE MODERN AGE

Mishra S'K'

A.D.K. Jain Health and Research Centre, Jawahar Park (West), J, Extension,

Lakshmi Nagar, New Delhi - 110092' India

The pace of life and sffess and strain is on an increase at the turn of the millennium- As a result of this

the Neuropsychiatry disorders are also on the increase. Probably the concept and rich knowledge base

that exists in Ayurveda and Indian philosophy is going to provide a long lasting solution t9_ th:t:problems provided it is unfolded fully and carefully. The vitiation of sharir Doshas (Vata,Piita, Kapha)

and Manas Doihas (Raja and Tama) are the basic components on the basis of which Sharir Rogas and

rrain* nogas have to be identified, if the causation of Pathogenesis is initiated because of the vitiation

of Raja ani/o.Tama (Manas Doshas), the disease as per Ayurveda shall be designated as Manas Rogl

Shailr Doshas have to be vitiated even in these, in due course of time. It is only crucial to analyse and

iJ.",ifv wherher rhey have initiated rhe 'samprapti' (Pathogenesis) or.not? If it has been identified

that Manas Doshas have initiated the process of euthogtnesis (Samprati) as pet Ayurveda concepts it

will fall in the category of Manas Roga.r

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MEMAL HEALTII'AND AYURVEDA'I j

Diggavi Guru Prasanna and Prasanna S. Mathad

118/19, "Adarsa", S.N. PET,2od Cross, Link Road, Post Bellary,India

The mental health is mainly dependent upon the 'Manas', and 'Manasika Bhavas'. Manas is consid-

ered as the factor responsible for yolking Atma i.e., Sarira and Indriya. The concept of Ayu is based on

the state of manas, for mauas is chiefly respofisible for perceiving sukha-dukha, hitha-ahitha.etc.inrelation to life. Briefly speaking sukhayu and asukhayu refers to mind body relationship while hithayuand ahithayu refers to the psychosocial and psychospiritual relationship as Ayurveda gives equal im-portance 6 tre welfare of manas here and hereafter. Ayurveda plays a very important role in mainte-o*o of mental health.1.In Charaka chikitsa rasayana chapter, Acharya mentions Medhya Rasayana, Achara-Rasayana, as

preventive aspect.2.Mani, Mantra, Hom4 Balin Dhopina, Dhyana, Dharana, Sangeeta,'and Shravana (heariltg music) as

a preventive/curative aspect.3.Yagas like Brahmi-gritha, Panchagavya-gritha, and Saraswatyadi-gritha are used as a curative as

pect. In this way Ayurveda also deals with mental health both as preventive and curative aspects.

.:THE ROLE OF AYURVBDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF

MENTAL DISORDERS

Kulkarni K.B.

Aswani Kumar Ayurveda Chikitsalaya, RON - 58220g,Gadag Dist., Karnataka, India

Vitiation of physical Doshas, ie., Vata,.Pitta,and Kapha along withManas Doshas, ie., Rajas and

Tamas by inhomogeneous foods, drinks, drugs, mental stress and strain etc., is to be evaluated . Theclassificition of thi mental disorders and their treatrhent are discussed. The herbs used for treatmentof mental disorders are listed. The mentioned herbs have no side effects

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ARTHRITIS - A NIGTITMARE ? . APSYCHOSPIRITUAL APPRAOCH

Jose P'V

Ponnankunnel Medical (Psychospiritual Trial Centre), M.C. Road, Muvattuouzha - 686 661, Kerala , India

Every disease of the body is the physical mani station of a psychological issue. Ar'thritis is morecommon in elderly persons. This affects mainly the person's- knees. There are two kinds of causes forarthritis, the basic cause and immediate causes. If one analyses the psychological aspects of legs andkneq one can find out the basic causes of the disease. Those who have trouble with theirknees will be

a bit self--conceited, stubborn and proud. Consequently they are not ready to give in to others, to giverecognition to others or accept them as they are. In proportion to their mental stiffness their kneesUecome stiff and stuck and rigid and'inflexible. Eactr ioint in our body stands for our relations withfus. The basic cause of arthritis is definitely the consequence,of our 'karma'. Cases of few patients

ucated for arthritis and their cure on the basis of psycho spiritual approach are discussed.

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MENTAL HEALTH AND AYURVEDA

Raakhi N., Vasudevan Nampoothiri M.R., Govindan Nampoothuri K. and Radhakrishnan V.N.

Dept.ofKayachikitsa,Govt.AyurvedaCollege,Thiruvananthapurarn,India

Prajnaparadha-one of the three basic aetiological factors for all diseases is caused by the vitiation ofDhee, Dhiriti and Smriti. It is possible to prevent it by means of control over mind, sensory and motororgans. The urges of desire, anger, greed, infatuations, envy, pride, anxiety and grief should always be

suppressed. Our mental constitutions can be changed into a more acceptable one by gradually modifyingvarious factors in self and social circumstances. We are using psycho therapies in Sareera rogas andpurification of body as first step in psychic disorders. Is there something, which helps to achieve

health, maintain health and will always prevent the various hazards of internal and environmentalfactors? Mental health is one important amongst them, which can be improved by practicing the dailyroutine - Sadvritta and avoiding the don'ts. There is description about Achara rasayana, the regimento be followed for rejuvenation. If one possesses the necessary mental faculties there is no need forother rejuvenation therapy. Ayurveda emphasises that by achieving a stable mental power alone, wecan ward of many diseases.

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MENTAL DEPRESSION : MANA.THE RELATIONS BETWEEI{TRIGT]NA AND AYURYEDA

Jadhav Prasanth S., Satija Kamlesh, Hingmire Amol B. andDubbewar Arti P.

Samhita Dept, Rasashastra Dept, Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Pusad, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India

Swasthya or health of a man depends upon physical and mental health of tltat human being. If physical

health damage, it can be recovered by Aahara Vihara, but in case of mental health it cannot be dooe-

According to Ayurveda, the guna of Mana , ie. Triguna, plays an important role in consistenoe ofmental health. Power of Man fMental Poser] & functions of the Mana depends upon thc rcnfloilm

between Triguna. The relation between mental health and Triguna regarding to Mana rill bc diis*mlss

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EFFECT OF ASHWAGANDHA ON TIIE SFXUAL HEALTH

Anup B. Thalkar, Gurdip Singh and Skandhan K.P.*

Department of Kayachikitsa, I.P.G.T. & R.A., Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India*Dept of Physiology, M P Shah M€dical College, Jamnagar,India

In the modem eia stress and tension are part and parcel of the life. Dietary habits and lifestyle has also

been changed. All these factors have affected physical as well as mental health of the person. Incidences

of sexual disorders have increased due to altered physical and mental status of health. It is the need of

the hour to find out the drug, which can improve the physical and mental strangth as well as can

endure the sexual vigour. Ashwagandha is the answer to this problem from the treasure of the Ayurveda.

A clinical trial was conducted at the hospital of I.P.G.T. & R.A., Gujara! Ayurved University, Jamnagar

in which 3gm Ashwagandha in powder form,with milk twice a day was administered to 33 rnale

patients for gO days. Parameters for lhe assessment of sexual desire, erection, orgasm and duration of

sexual act were developed. Results obtained from the trial were very encouragiqg. Details of the study

will be presented in the full paper.

oP-02CONTRIBUTION OF INDIAN ANTIAGING HERBAL DRUG

IN MEDICII\E OF THE MILLEI\TNII'M

GYanendra PandeY

Regional Research Insti$te (Ay.) GwaliorRoad, Jhansi -284003,U'P., India

The immunology, biochemistry, body defense system, biogenesis, celltrlar biology and medicine along

with other allied branches of studies are interacting to study the aging process and to find out the

medical measures for encountering the senile disorders, with investigation on different aspects of

physiopathoiogical narure related io aging phenomenon of human body, Vitf i1ter.cgursg b1w1n.noO"* and ancient ideologies in the areas of medical science is to pJay pivotal role in conducting in-

depth investigations on the aspect of gerontology and there is growing.interest for searching anti-

aging drugs in global perspectives. Many of the rasayna drugs are possessing immunomodulatory and

aiti-oxidant e*ects in prevention of ailments, preservation of health and curative measures against

diseases including various psychosomatic, chronic, degenerative and auto-immune disorders. Scientific

investigations have recently been diverted towards lrerbf drugs, which are found to be potent source

of anti--oxidant agents remarkably validating Sreat siqli.ficance-of ras?yu* theTly T-" qlTl"ryt olanti-aging herbal agents crediting Ayurveda'ior medicine of the millennium. Many herbal drugs of

potentlal as anti-aging herbal agents have been referred in Indian medicine *1.1*q" o{b"::fcompound preparation are recommended under rasayana thelapy. These cary multifarious scientific

importance.

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ROLE OF HERBAL DRUGS IN PRBVENTION AND TREATMENT OFcoMMoNLY OCCURRTNG DTSEASES, WITH

SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH-EAST INDIASarma B.P. and Barmann N.*

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, Govt. Ayurvedic College, Jalukbari, Guwahati - 14, India*Dept.of Medicine, Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati, India

"Health for All'? means health is to be brought within the reach of everyone in a given community. Italso implies the removal of all sorts of obstacles to the health that is to say the elimination of malnuffition,ignorance of diseases etc. Its success depends on continued progress in medicine and public health.Rasayana therapy is one of the eight major branches of Ayurveda. The Rasayana is that branch of lifescience, which attempts at prevention of aging and diseases. This unique feature of Ayurveda can beextensively used forpromotion of health in the primary health care system throughout the world. Thistherapy can be fully utilised for the people all over world regardless of age, sex, class and community,especially in North East India.

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GERIATRICS AND REJUVENATION THERAPY IN AYURVEDA

Irfan Aziz*,Rao Ch. V., Pushpangadan P. and Shanta Mehrotra

Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharrnacology DivisionNational Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, lndia

It is understood that we are not in position to prevent the process of aging or the problems of old age.Ayurveda, the science of life plays a key role in preventing the old age by prolonging the biologicalage using technical, social and medicinal principles. The entire treatment in Ayurveda aims at twoaspects. The first one is to promote strength and longevity and second on the treatment of diseases.Charka opined that a physician has to give priority to prevent a disease and to improve bothpharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. This constituted the rasayana therapypropounded by Charaka, Sushruta and other authorities as one of the eight branches of uyuru"iu.Rasayana therapy includes Ausadha rasayana (ffeatment with drugs), Achara rasayana (code of conductfor healthy living) and Ajasrika rasayan (proper diet). Rasayana therapy indicates the highest level ofcomprehensive approach adopted by ayurveda for the complete betterment of human living. The clinicalacceptability of these rasavanas as adaptogens and worldwide interest in ashwagandha and otherrasayanas is a logical place in therapeutics.

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GERIATRICS AND REJUVENATION THERAPY IN AYURVEDA

Ravindran P.A.

Kailasamandiram, Kottakkal - 676 5O3, Malappuram, Kerala, India

Geriatrics is that branch of medical science that deals with the problems of the aged. Varied are the

reasons for ageing and the problems of the aged, which make &em physically and mentally disabled

and helpless. According to Ayurved4 Vardhakya or aging is the result of and the reduction of 'ojas'

and ,Tejas,. The Dhatus become weak. It i. h"r" that the Rasayana or Rejuvenation treatment of

Ayurveda becomes relevant. The seventh branch of the Ashtangas, though widety described in the

Ayurveda classics, is seldom put into practice especially the 'Kuteeprravesika' type- We know of only

a very few instances of antibody having tried the Kuteepravesika that too not on a full scale' There

are different opinions heard regarding the construction of Kuti, the treatment methods' insisted

restrictions, etc. It is high time that thstreatment be undertaken at least on a restricted level and the

*"rf. p-p*fy documented and the results popularised, how far it will help prevent aglng (preventive

geriatiics; and also to control or treat the complications of ageing.

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MANAGEMENT OF NEURO.DEGENERATIONTHROUGH HOLISTIC APPROACH

Sangram Keshari Das, Jane D.K., Jana B.C. and Shaw B'P'

Institute of pG Ayurvedic Education and Research,2g4l3tl,APC, f,.oaiJ, Kotkala 700 009, India

In ordinary sense the term degeneration means sick cell, but in pathological point of view it denotes

accumulation of abdominal material (hyaline, fat, water, etc.) in the cytoplasm of the cell. But recent

concept includes oxidative stress leading to free radical damage of the body tissues. In AYurvedu, th:

term ,dhatukshaya' is very much closely related to degeneration. vata, provocative diet, drinks, mental

stress and strain play a ,nu.1ot role in the genesis of neural degeneration. Several Ayurvedic preventive

and curative measures, mineral and herbo-mineral formulations may be helpful as neuroprotective

and prevent neurodegeneration. Botanic, metallic and marine products like Aswagandha (Withania

somiyrral, Mandukip arni (Centalla asiatica), Jyotismathi (Cotastrus panniculatus)' Sankhapuspi

(Convolvulus pluricailis), Brahmi (Bacopa moneiri), yasthimadhu (Glycyrriza glabra),Bala (Sida

)ordifutia),Guggulu (Commiphora mukul),Swarna Bhasma, Mukta Bhasma, etc arc neuro-supportive

and neuro-protective.

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Vijay Singh Rana

C/o Sri Rama Shankar Singh, Gautham Medical Store, Chotalapur, Varanasi, India

A long healthy life has been the cherished wish of man since antiquity. A number of hymns and

prayers are seen in Vedic texts devoted to healthy living and longevity. There are prayers to prornotes

rejuvenation, healing and regeneration of tissues i.e., dhatus in the body. Panchakarma means the

Sodhana therapy. Sodhana is concerned with elimination of Malas of the human body. These are

endogenous toxins of our body. If these toxins not evacuated properly it accumulates in channels,

block them and cause disorders. Malas, excessively accumulated and excited destroy the life. Mala

sanechaya is one of the major cause of diseases. Besides the Panchakarma therapy in the treatment ofdiseases these are indicated as preparatory procedures before administration of Rasayana or rejuvenation

therapy.It is postulated that the vitiated Dashas and Malas of the body need to be eliminated radically

before a rejuvenation therapy is given. The rejuvenation therapy in the form of drugs and diets may

not be effective unless the body channels are cleansed and morbid Doshas and Malas are eliminated.

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AYURVEDA . THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT MODERN LIFESTYLE

, Sarita Bhutada

686,2a+2b, Bibwewadi, Pune. 411037, India

In the present century life and living has changed for the worse. With the increasing use of modern

luxuries and better communication and advertisement life has become sedentary, inviting trouble.

With these realities of life we have learned to survive at the expense of living under stress, change in

food habit, addiction, lack of exercise, inadequate sleep and no satisfaction in life etc. The modern

way gf living invites many diseases suchhypertensionandcardiacaliments, depression, self medicatign,

obesity, psychosomatic disorders, addiction, suppression of symrpathy latragenic condition etc. The

Ayurveda way of life teaches you to rymain with nature. Principles of Ayurveda and how th9.V h.ave.

and bould help us to improve our he4lih, role of psychological and physical fitness, role of meditation/

yoga, role of trayopastambha, role of Dinacharya and Rutucharya, role of Vyayarn, role of Rasayan

and Vagikaran and ro!.e of Ayurveda medicine as per Prakruti and Vata, Pitta, Kapha were discussed in

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PP-03GERIATRICS AND RASAYANA IN AYURVEDA

Papri Nath and Dubey S.D.* :

Department of Ayurveda Samhita" *Department of DravyagunaFaculty of Ayurveda,IMS, BHU, Varanasi,India

The word 'Jara' is derived from the verb 'Jrish', which means old age. It is one of the natural disease

under Kalaja category. Ageing is continuous inevitable biological process of general decline or loss inphysiological and biochemical activities and also causes changes in the living process. So these natural

manifestations are irremediable and cannot be treated by any therapeutic devices. However, Rasayana

action is considered 'that which produces excellent dhatus, prevent and alleviate senility and diseases.'

Out of many actions of Rasayanas important actions are vayahsthapan and tarunya mean which preventpremature ageing and delay the aging process and stabilize the youthful age in Psycho-neuro-endocrinoand immunological and other all parameters. With increase of elderly population the prevalence ofage associated diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis,osteoporosis and other related conditions are on rise. Rasayana may prevent or alleviate some of these

debilitating diseases of old age and can provide maximal longevity with highest quality of life and fullrange of functional capacity at every stage of life. Growing incidence of the elderly in population isquestionable matter in determination of socioeconomic status and health status through out the world.Rasayana therapy may solve the problem of ageing and also applicable for prevention of these

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THE WIDER APPLICATIONS OF RASAYANA PP.O4

Jajay Kumar TliPathy

C.G.H.S. Poly Clinic, I.C. Block, Saltlake, Kolkata 700 106, India

In the present era of sffess and strain, pollution and confusion ; the concept of Rasayana has made

Ayurveda more attractive, more global and more acceptable. The concept of Rasayana not only includes

dmgs but also principle of life and method of administration of drugs. The two broad effects of Rasayana

srrch as improving the vitality of the healthy, and curing the diseases of the diseased gould be achieved

by modulating the different body functions either with the administration of drugs op by changing the

hfe style. The concept of free radicals in the pathogenesis of different diseases has been a major boost

for Research in the field of Rasayana. The new research has put Rasayana in a very stable position as

immuno-modulating/disease modifying agents. Application of Ayurvedic prirrciples in the understanding

of Rasayana effect can be still beneficial to broaden the application of Rasayana in treating differentdiseases. This paper analyses the application of Ras ayana Therapy with a consideration of Ayurvedic

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ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE . AN AYT]RVEDIC VISION

SreekumarT.

Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College., Thaikkattussery, Ollur,Thrissur - 680 322,Kerala,India

Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) has been the object of most detailed study for the past three decades

in terms of epidemiology, occunence, international differences, time trends, risk factors, diet, disorders

of lipid metabolism, constitutional-psychological-geographic factors. Although extensively studied,

the condition stiil prevails as it was a couple of decades ago and still is the chief cause of mortality

and morbidity. Patients of IHD are also prone to vascular abnormalities in other thrimarma doshas as

brain and kidneys. The reason for this prevalence may well be attributed to a lack of oriented and

applied understanding of the condition, taking body as a whole and the whole vascular tree and its

.lntrnt, as one singular entity. This article is expected to modestly throw some light upon the subject

by analyzing and visualizing various factors of IHD in the light of basic principles of Ayurveda and

suggests management strategy for the Sulme, strictly on terms of Ayurveda.

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PROMOTIVE, PREVENTIVE, AND CURATIVE ASPECTS IN AYURVEDA

Subhash Bagade and Lucas D.S.

Rao A.L.N. Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College, Koppa - 577 126, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India

The man's desire of every human beings is to spend a happy and enjoyable life. In order to achieve

this he is using more sophisticated artificial and more chemical means and methods right from his

daily routines. These methods are taking us away from the nature. But man and nature go hand in

hand. The gift of such an injustice with nature is that man is suffering from more complicated iatrogenic

diseases. Usual works are turning as hardships or stressors, both physical and mental, towards him

and whose body is unable to bear these things. A long healthy meaningful enjoyable life was the goal

of our ancient seers wanted to achieve four primary targets - Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.

Healthy life means not only absence of any physical pains but also without mental and spiritual

miseriis. Ar,rcient seers studied nature elaborately and concluded that man and nature are made of

same basic units. They better help each other. The Ayurveda is built on the same foundation and its

goal is to promote health, prevent diseases and cure diseases from their very root. Dinacharya,

Rutucharya, Sadvritta, Panchakarma, Rasayana, Vajikarna; etc., are mentioned elaborately in Ayurveda

for the same object. The means and methods used for these are not artificial or synthetic but more

natural. Adoption of these methods can help man to lead a long healttly life.

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JARA CHIK1TSA (GERIATRICS) IN AYURVEDA

Prasanth A.S. :

Dept. of P.G. Studies, Ayurveda Mahavidhyalaya, Heggeri, Hubli - 580 024, Karnataka, India

Amongst Astanga Ayurveda, Jara Chikitsa is the treatment which prevents the process of ageing or

the treatment which improves the sense of well being during the ageing process. Jara means diminution

of age. Vruddhaapya, Vardhakya,Iara etc. are the synonyms. In Madhava Nidana Parishistha bhaga,

Shakti ksheenatwa, Smriti nasha, Glani, Vali Palitya, Danta nasha etc. are described as premcnitory

symptoms. Acharya Vagbhata in Astanga Sangraha, Shareera sthana explains the symptoms of ageing

as Shithilasara Mamsa Asthi Sandhita, Twak Parushya, Avanama, Vepathu, Kasa, Swasa and

Shleshmodgeerana. Rasayana therapy is generally recommended as the treatment of Jara. The features

of premature ageing can be manipulated with the help of Rasayana and Vayasthapana dravyas. Amalaki

Rasayana, Ashwagandha Rasayana, Chywanaprasha, Pippati Rasayana, Bringaraja Rasayana, Swama

Bhasma, Rajata Bhasma etc. are the popularly used Rasayana preparations in treating the symptoms

of Jara.

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MASSAGE TIIERAPY AND POSITWE MALTIIManoj C.

Sree Ramakrishna Ayurveda Yogasramam, Kanjirammattom, Thodupuzha, Kerala,India

Massage can be defined as a rhythmic movement on the body along with a certain pressure either with

hands, legs or with certain instruments like vibrators. This can be,given in the form of strokes, gliding.

kneading, pressing and tapping. For doing this certain lubricants like oil or powder are used. Massage

is helpful for a wide range of diseases by clearing the blocks. Due to the heat generated by the massage

and stimulation of energy centres, blocks will be softened and moved. In Kerala style, massage can be

broadly classified into foot massage and hand massage; massages are also classifieii based on the

medium using for massage - Abhyangam (using.oil) and Udhwarthanam (using powders and pstes).

Based on the positions taking for massage it was again classified into Arjunapattam and Bhimapa*tam

Massage therapy can be used not only for wide range of diseases but also for maintaining good healdt-

Some of the diseases are sciatic pain, jointpain neurological pain, sinusitis, muscle fatigue, spondylosis,

constipation circulatory problems etc. It is also useful for maintaining the good health in old age, for

sports people, infants during pregnancy and lactation etc 1

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Kumarihamy N.M.

Ayurveda Hospital, Diyakalawa, Sri Lanka'

Ayurveda is the science of life and Panchakarma is the best therapy in Ayurveda. This paper describesvarious procedures in Panchakarma as listed below.

Poorva karma: Before doing main karma first of all patient has to be in readiness. We can do Poorvakarma for it. Sneba is the main Poorva karma procedure, which smoothen the body. Sweda is designedto induce sweating, which helps to relieve from stiffness and heaviness of the body.

Pradana Karma: It includes Vamana, Virechana, Vasti, Nasya, and Raktamoksha.

Paschath karma: This is practiced after Panchakamna, and includes Gargling therapy, Herbal smoke,etc.

PP-10ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Rajeev Kumar A.C.

Aswathibhavan Chikilsanilayam, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India

We should remain healthy to fulfill Dharma (virtuous action), Artha (resources), Kaama (intensivedesires), and Moksha (satisfaction). This paper presents Dos and Don'ts to be practiced in life toimprove personality

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AUTO IMMUNE AND DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS IN AYURVEDA

Kavitha T. Nair, Vasudevan Nampoothiri M.R., Jayanthi P.V. and Radhakrishnan V.N.


In the present era, due to irregular food habits, lack ofexercise, stress and strain, our body develops atendency to auto immune or degenerative disorders in the long run. Whatever the case may be it's therajoguna pradhana vatha, which is the initiator. As we all know vatha dosha has dissimilar propertiesto that of balasa, which in its normalcy is ojas (sareerabala) and when vikrutha is mala (ama). Amavisha (due to Vishmagni) produced by unwholesome regimen leads to srothorodha, hampering thefunctions of vayu. This results in ojovyapat, which is nothing but stages of auto immunity leading toojokshaya and death. Degenerative disorders can result if srothorodha (margavarana) is left untreated,as said.by Aeharya Susrutha'in Sthoulya roga nidana;Thus if can be inferred that both these manifes-tatiqn as vathavyadhi,is due'to avarana (masking the normal functions of vayu), whether as Type IDiabetes Mellitus, AIDS, SLE or as Neuro degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.As the prognosis of these diseases is poor (asadhya) if neglected, early detection and proper manage-ment is essential. The treatment principle is that it should include mainly rasayana therapy (for eg.

chyavanaprasha, silajitha, lausna, etc.), which is found to have antioxidant properties to fight against

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DRUG-HERB INTERACTIONS AND SAFETY

rnd Shanta MehrotraRao Ch. V., Ojha S.K., Pus{rpangadan P. a

Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, National Botanical Researehlrrstitute, I ucknow,Ifidia

The practice of medicine is nowata crossroads: there arecountlesspatients being treated simultaneously

with both western and orjental medicine. Often it is no surprise that a patient seek herbai treatment

while taking several prescription drugs. Authentic data about interrctions of herbal formulatisns with

other drugs are rarely available. [,ess appreciatd but gaining considerable notoriety, are those adverse

reactions that cannot be predicted a prior due to pharmacokinetic interactions, at the level of altered

absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Pharmacodynamic interactions, were

pharmacological effects of one drug are altered by another. This type of interaction occurs at or neaf

ih" tirru" target site and involves mechanisms of action of.t\.i1teYling Pgt. Y"tt "1]:,ptt5:practitioners are unaware of the potential problems associated-with.herb-drug interaction ald ft: f"*,1ut ,t

"ir limited diagnostic skilis, Focusing on clinical manifestations and training

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ltaffcan wisely predict atd can avoid potentialherb-$ruginteraction:. With advaqcement of knowle{ge' technology,

e*pe.tise, and documentation oficientific research in peer-reviewed journals, books, compe4dia, newsletters,

computer software and web sites may reduce the risky interaction$.

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PHYSICO.CHEMICAL STANDARDIZATION OFBALCHATURBIIADRIKA CURNA, AN AYURVEDIC FORlVfi }LATION

Girija P.V., Singh S.P. andNair GA.

Drug standardizationunit, Regio;:1ffiffi#rrHLlTf*u,* rhimvananthapuram, rndia

The Ayurvedic formulation- Balchaturbhadrika cwna is very effective for atisara, chardi, kasa, svasa,

jvara, and balsosa. It was prepared from four single dnrgs viz., Aconitum heterophyllum (root), Kyllinga-trirrpr(rhizome),

Piperiongur?r (frui$ andTerminaliachebula(leaf galls). All the ingredients and the

.urnu *.r" analyzedin order to assess the authenticity and genuineness of the drug based on Ayurvedic

requirement. Physical parameters such as moishrre content, ash content, exEactable material in water

and alcohol, foaming and swelling index and chemical parameters like tannin and suga,r have'been

determined. Analysis of ash was also carried out which confirmed the presence of minerals {Ctr, SOu'

K, Mg, Na, Ca, Fe) in the curna. Successive extraction of all ingredients and curna.ryas carried'out

using soxhlet apparatus.with different solvents in order of their polarity. Tests for the identificatiol gforga-nic components have been carried out with these extracts and confirmed the presence of alkaloids,

threnoids, amino acids and sugar. Thin laser chromatographic studies of all the ingredielts an{ tfrc

curna were carried out simultaneotsly using different solvent systems. Identical'Rf values 9f &:different extracts of the ingredients and those of the curna indicate the chemical contribution of each

ingredient to the curna. Fiuo."r""oce property of alco-ho] and water extract of all ingredients and

curna was noted. Shelf life study of cuma was also carried out.

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DETERMINATION OF TOTAL PROTEIN CONTENTS FROMSPIRULINA USING TITROMETRIC METHOD

Abhay Vaidya, Umesh Dutt Mishra and Nagesh Badwe

Concept Pharmaceuticals Limited, Chikalthana- 43I210, Aurangabad, Maharashrtra, India

Spirulina has been successfully commercialized in several countries because it contains huge amount

of valuable constituents such as proteins (60-70 Vo),B-complex vitamins, Beta-carotene, phycocyanin

and carotenoids. Recent developments have shown the varied uses to which Spirulina can be appliedas low volume high value product. Several therapeutic properties have been reported now whichinclude treatment of anemia, diabetes and cholesterol lowering properties. In India, it is a well knownayurvedic medicine. Several new effective formulations are available in the market . Estimatation oftotal Protein contents from Spirulina is estimated using titrometric method as these contents are notreported in any of the official pharmacoepia. In order to obtain protein contents we have crushed the

Spirulina into the fine powder and transfer the quantity equivalent to 0.5 gm in Kjeldal's flask added

to it 3gm mercuric sulphate, 5 ml of nitrogen free sulphuric acid and shaked well to moist all contents

and heat after adequate cooling, added 80 ml of water, zinc,I0 N NaOH andS Vo Sodium Thiosuiphate,distilled the same and titrated against 0.1 M NaOH using methyl red methylene blue as an indicator.The factor applied is each ml of 0.05 M Sulphuric acid is equivalent to 0.001401 gm of Nitrogen and

calculated the nitrogen contgnt. The total protein contents were estimated from the percentage of thenitrogen present in the sample by applying the factor 6.4. This method is simple less time consumingand can be used in routine analysis

oP- 04ROLE OF "STANDARDS'' IN INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE

Britto Perianayayam J., Sumitra Singh and Sharma S.K. IFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Discipline,

Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, Haryana, India

Over 500 plants are used in Indian System of Medicine and about a hundred plants are used forisolation of active principle to be used in modern system of medicine. Today there is an increase indemand for plant based pharmaceuticals, and they are mostly collected from sources and few are

cultivated; hence making identification and authentication of the plant essential, since it may lead tofake or substitution. For example, collection of rhizomes of Cortus speciosws is mixed easily withrhizomes of Hedychium sp. (Zingtberaceae). In the Indian Systems of Medicines, many plants areused in formulations, by the "Vaidya". The knowledge of compounding has been passed down fromgeneration to generation. His knowledge of the plant species, part used, method of collection, storageand process involved in formulation may yield a preparation with less efficacy due to substitutionwith inferior, spurious, defective substitutes, collection of the drug in wrong season, a wrong part,stage of development and age. With time many pharmaceutical companies have sustained over to

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manufacture of traditional formulations using single drug or in combination and telescoping process

of manufacture for higher profits, but they lack official standards. It is concluded that endeavor should

be made to standardt " uid evolve good manufacturing procedures for proper storage, ventilation,

humidity plant drug formulations, so that medicaments are available to the patient with uniform content,

stability, palatable, organoleptic properties, and proper therapeutic efficacy which would help give us

Orug inioimation, datiaboutiheirclinical evaluation, new dosage form, quality control, standardiiation

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QUALITY CONTROL AND STA}{DARDISATION OFHERBAL DRUGS THROUGII IVIICROSCOPIC STT]DIES

Joseph G.\'.R.

Central Research institute (Ay), Cheruthututhy. Kerala - 679 531, India

Reproducible standards of each plant are necessary for effective quality control. Since almost all market samples

of ihe crude drugs are available in the form of small pieces and some times in dried form, microscopic studies

emerged as a major tool for accurate identification of the crude drugs. Histological studies of the plant drugs are

not only to study the adulterants but also are indispensable in the accurate identification. Microscopic obsen'ations

of the Phytlorihut species revealed the occurrence of anisocytic and paracytic type of stomata rn Phyllanthus

amarus while only anisocytic type of stomata is present in P. fraternus and P. maderaspatensis. Epidermal cell

walls of p. amarus and, P. fraternlls are way and straight walled epidermal walls are observed tn P. niaderaspats.

In india all the above mentioned species of P'hyllanthrzs are called "Bhumyamala" and they are being used in the

treatment of various liver disorders. However all the species of Phyllaflthas doesn't have the active constituents

responsible for the treatment of liver disorders. Because of the lack of proper identification and knowledge

"Bhumyamala" is heavily adulterated with the so many non-genuine species. This is only one such example. Ih

the present investigation histological diagnostic characters of the some of the important medicinal plants are

discussed that are supported by proper microphotographs and line drawings.

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF A SIDDHA DRUG, MURUKKAN VIDAIMATHIRAI AND ITS MARKET SAMPLE

Gayathri Devi V., Anitha John, Nair B.V.K. and Nair G.A.

Regional Research Institute (Dr), Poojapura, Trivandrum, India

Murukkan vidai mathirai is a widely used prepared Siddha drug for intestinal worrns, indigestion,

abdominal bloating and distension. This paper is intended to establish standard parameters forprepared

drugs and to test the quality of the drug Collected from markets, by taking Murukkan vidai mathirai as

an Jxample. One sample of the drug was prepared by C.R.U. (S), Trivandrum and another procured

from thsmarket. The iwo samples were analysed and the values were compared to assess the quality

of the market sample. The physicochemical studies of both the samples were carried out as p€r standard

procedure and the results obtained were within a reasonable range. The Thin Layer Chromatographic

Frofile and phytochemical investigations of the two samples of the drugs confirm the above observation.

Hence it can be concluded that the parameters presented in this paper provide the necessary tools to

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TIIE CONCEPT OF USING IIERBS IN WHOLE STATEVERSES ISOLATED FRACTIONS

Paramkusha Rao M.

Dept. of Dratyaguna, S.v. Ayurvedic college Tirupati - 517 507, India

Email : paramkusha @ rediffmail.com

Herbs, like foods, are manufactures naturally the 'bio-laboratories', i.e., plants. Herbs are eco-de-

signed drugs consists of several phytochemical ingredients in each, possessing divergent pharmaco-

logical activities. It is apt, in the light of growing global awareness on medicinal plants to analyze and

1..ui"* the utilization for the benefit of ailing humanity. At the outset, two schools of thought prevail

regarding the use of herbs as drugs. The ancient school advocated and practised by Ayurveda prefers

using the herbs in the whole state, without disturbing naturally designed integrity of them. The second

school insists on isolation of pharmacologically active chemicals present in the herbs preparing syn-

thetic equivalent if possible and using them for therapeutic applications. The merits and advantages of

"whole d*g" application, as envisaged in Ayurveda, has been discussed with relevant information.

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EXCUSRSIONS INTO TIIE LESS EXAMINED ASPECTS ILITTiE EXPLORED AREAS IN THE REALM OF

STANDARDISATION / QUALITY OF AYURVEDA 'OUSHADHIS' AND IOUSHADHAS'

Somanathan A.R., Sadanandan K., Ravi Divakaran' Philip M.P., Murugesh M.,Bayamma K.V., Lakshmanan A.J., Satya A.L., Vani V.,

Kaja Moideen and Damodaran N. P.

International Institute of Ayurveda, Trichy Road, R.N. Puram, Coimbatore - 641 045, India

The compelling urgency to develop practical (instrumental) methodologies for standardisation and

quality control (QC) of Ayurveda drugs of for multi drug composite medicines, in view of their inclu-

sion under the purview of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, was pointed out by us ab6ut two decades ago,

during implementation of Dept. of Science and Technology, Government of India - supported project

on th; ,.rb.j""t. The complex ramifications of the problem arise from several factors. The task ofestablishing standards/QC profiles and protocols for 100 'Oushadis' including a few mineral drugs

and about 30 'Oushadas' covering "Choornams" and "Gulllikas" (aiming at a more rational, refined

methodology, reflecting an approach to fingerprinting of their herbal ingredients than hitherto avail-

able) has bien takbn up. The result obtained in this renewed endeavour our and the limitations expe-

rienced for want of marker compounds (at affordable cost) for identification, will be presented.

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FORMULATION AND HPTLC STANDARDISATION OFACORAS CALAMUS LINN. TABLETS

Tamizh Mani T., Pulok K. Mukharjee, Nagendrappa M.H., Manimaran s.,

Subburaju T. and Suresh B.

Department of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, TIFAC Core in Herbal Drugs

J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

Acorus calamuslinn, is cofi]monly known as Vasambu or Vaj belongs to thefamily Araceae. Dried

rhizomes are considered to possess antispasmodic, carminative, antihelmintic and CNS activeproperties.

ih" i-portant constitueniof Indian.ilu*ur is B - arasone. Jh,e dled-rhizomes are collected-*{made into coarse powder and subjected to solvent extraction. Calculated amountof extract ts $1eAwith lactose and starch paste. Then granules are prepared'by wet grnnulation method andllried--Jhe

Jri-a gt*oles are lubricated wittr pirified talc'and cbmpressed in Rotary tabletmachine- The tablets

are suSjected to physical and chemical evaluation. Physical evaluation like hardness, friability' welgh1

variation and disinLgration tests are performed. Chemical evaluation of the tablets is done by IIPTLC

method. Tablets'are extracted with ethanol and this extract was compared with standard p -arasoneby

High Perfonnance Thin Layer Chromatography, on silica gel 60 l* ETLC. (Merck) plates- The

*o"Uit" phase is Toluene : efuryt acetate {g1 :bT. The detection and quantification is performed at a

wavelength of 290 nm. This method can be used for detection, monitoring and quantification of P -

arasone rn Acorus calamus and herbal preparation containing A. calamus

oP-10AYURVEDIC FORMULATION AND HPTLC STANDARDISATION OF

SARPAGANDHA TABLETS

Manimaran. s., saravana Babu c., saravanan A., Kripesh K., Tamizhmani T.,

Sivabaggium T.o Subburaju T., Nanjan M..I. and Suresh B.

Department of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, TIFAC Core in HD,

J.S.S. Colleg" of Phut-acy, Rocklands, Ootacamund - 643 001, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu' India

Rauwolfia serpentina Bentt is known as SarpaganrJha belongs to the Family Apocynaceae, used.as

antihypertensive and tranquilizer. Roots are collected in autumn from 3 to 4 years old plant along with

bark. It contains not less'than 0.14 Vo of alkaloids, calculated as Reserpine. The dried roots were

crushed into fine powder and passed through sieve No 120. Calculated amount of Sarpangandha root

powder is mixed with starch paste and granules were prepared by wet granulation method and dried.

th" d.i"d granules were lubricated with purified talc and compressed in rotaryoblet machine. Tables

were subjJcted to physical and chemical evaluations. Physical evaluations like hardness, friability'weight variation and disintegration tests were performed, chemical evaluation of the tablets isdone by

detJrmination of Reserpinl by HPTLC technique. Tablets were extracted with methanol and

concentrated to dryness. ^ttti.

"itract is compared with standard Reserpine ty Fgh perf.orrynce thin

layer chromatograph on silica gel 60 F2'4I{PTIC platas. The mobile phase is Toluene Ethylacetate :

Diethylamine (70:i0:t0). The detectioi and quantification is perfud at a wavelength of 2_66nm.

By this quantiiication technique the alkaloid, Reserpine, content of the tablets is found tobeO-ll%o.

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PHYSICO- C IIEMIC AL E\A LUATION' OF AYA BIRT]NGA RAASA KARPAM

Anitha John, Gayathri Devi V., Nair B.VK. and Nair G.A.

Regional Research Institute, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapurarn, India

Siddha system, which is largely based on the drugs of plant origin and mineral origin, is one of the

traditional sy.stems of medicine in India. The therapeutic efficacies and popularity of any system ofmedicine depends on the quality of medicines used for the treatment. Hence drug standardisation has

become Very essential and the need of the hour, in order to check the adulteration, to identify the

spurious materials and to improve the quality of the drugs. The present paper describes the details

regarding the standardisation of an important siddha drug viz,, Aya birunga raasa karpam. This drug is

used for anaemia, debility and browning of hair. Taking this as an example, physico-chemical values

have been ascertained using standard methods to make sure whether all the ingredients added are

genuine and in the correct proportion. The analytical results show that iron is the major constituent

and it is estimated by standard procedure. The value obtained was in agreement with that mentioned in

the formulation given in the classical texts. Chromatographic studies were carried out to characterise

the other chemical constituents of the prepared drug as well as those of its ingredients. The Rf values

for the prepared medicine obtained from TLC studies were in agreement with the values obtained forthe single drugs present in the medicine.

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PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND.CONTROL IN THEMANUFACTURING OF ASAVAS AND ARISHTAS

Unnikrishnan T.

Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala, Ollur, Trichur Dist., Kerala, India

The merits of fermentation process in the manufacture of Asavas and Arishtas over the chemical

synthesis are:

I. Desired changes may be brought about in steps, which would otherwise be produced by a

lengthy process.

II. Fermentation is the only process for synthesizing some complex components.

III. It works under less drastic and economic conditions compared to the chemical process, and

IV. Unwanted products may be removed from the product.

Sedimentation is a part of Ayurveda products manufacturing, especially in the production of Asavas

and Arishtas, products quality can be specified and controlled by physical and chem.ical methods

during sedimentation.

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A CASE FOR REJUENATING AYURVEDA IN OUR COUNTRY

:Appa Rao A.V.N.

University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University,

Warangal 506 009, Andhra Pradesh, India

There is a need to uplift Ayurveda throughout the country for the sake of mankind Some of the methods

envisaged to rejuvenate the system include:

(l) Salvaging the ancient literature and treatises of this svstem. their reproduction centralization on

translation interpretation on etc.

(2) Instituting Ayurvedic Universities.(3) Establishing centres for validation of Ayurvedic medicines for modern mind is not ready to

accept a medicine without experimental proof of its efficacy'

(4) Establishing speciality hospitals to treat diseases like Cancer and AIDS'

(5) Giving recognition and support to Ayurvedaic physicians without formal degree diplomas- rvho

have gained reputation in effecting cures, and

(6) Setting up a National Institute of Ayurveda etc'

These and few other methods to uplift Ayurveda will be discussed. Lot of money is being pumped in

to popularise medicinal plants. While medicinal plants and herbs are used to make Ayurvedic medicines;

ttrey atone do not .onrtitut" Ayurveda. They are like an organ in the body; let the whole structure be

supported, instead ofjust an organ.

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STANDARDIZATIONoFANAYURVEDICDRUG'AJowANShashi Pal Singh, Girija P.V. and Nair G.A.

Drug Standardization Unit, Regional Research Institute (Dr), Poojapura,

Thiruvananthapuram, India. Email : mtrpal @ yahoo.com

Ajowan (Trachysperrnum ammi) is a popular remedy for diarrhea; its fruits being antidiarrhoeal,

antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, stimulant, storna chic, and tonic are beneficial in bronchitis.

atonics dyspepsia and flatulence, dipsomania, hysteria, sore throat, and plaster or poultice- It $'as

applied to abdomen in colic has been physico-chemically standardized in lieu of parameters set by the

CCARAS and WHO for Ayurvedic formulation and single drugs. The pH of aqueous solution s'as 5.6.

Inorganic chemical tests show the presence of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cl, CO3 and SOrin the ash' Drug

was extracted with petroleum ether, acetone, alcohol and water. These extracts showed characteristic

fluorescence behaviour under UV light. Tests for organic compounds showed the presence of alkaloids,

phenolic, steroid, flavonoids, amino acid, and sugar in the drug. TLC study also indicated the presence

of various organic compounds in the drug.

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QUALITY CONTROL OF IIERBAL EXTRACTS/DRUGS

Britto Perianayayam J.r Sumitra Singh and Sharma S.K.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Discipline,Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, Haryana, India

Why standardization and quality control of herbal drugs? Over the past few years, use of botanical

alternative medi-cines has held ground. Continued research for the efficacy, analysis and evaluation ofherbal drugs with regards to their performance- limitation, optimal dosages, contra indication and

application is going on, regardless of the form of herbal preparation. Same level of quality controlshould exist for all batches. Presently there is no government body (or) organisation that certifies an

herb as labelled correctly. For example 50Vo of the Echinacea sold in US from 1908 to 1991 was infact Parthenium intergrifuIium. Hence use of Latin name for proper identification of herbs is must,

since both the above mentioned herbs are referred as "Missouri Snake root". Herbal medicine is notgoing to be very popular with consumer if it is not very effective. The greater the effectiveness, the

greater the popularity, modern techniques like U.V.,IR, GLC, HPLC, NMR, etc. are invaluable in the

effort to properly and fully develop suitable quality controVstandardisation of plant drugs.

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FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HPTLCFINGERPRINT TECHNIQUE OF AN AYURVEDIC TABLET

CONTAINING CENTE LLA AS I AT I C A

Manimaran S., Sudhakar Raja S., Saravanan A., Rajendran K.'Subburaju T. and Suresh B.

Department of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty,India

The demand for herbal products has been steadily increasing. It is often a difficult task to verify the

validity of herbal products for their quality as well as therapeutic efficacy and safety. Thus a fingerprint method is adopted to validate the Centella tablets by HPTLC technique. The Centella asiatica

contains the phytoconstituents, which enhances the memory power. Centella asiatica extract is the

major ingredient in the commercially available memory improving formulations. Centella tablet, an

ayurvedic formulation was formulated and standardized in our laboratory. The tablet was made,by wet

granulation method using starch paste. For the validation of these tablets, they were powdered and

extracted with methanol and compared with the standard Centellaexffact. The chromatogram of these

exfracts were developed and scanned by using CAMAG instrument. The chromatograms were scanned

at254nmand no significant difference were observed in the individual peak profiles as well as in theirRf values. Thus the Centellatabtets were found to contain all the phytoconstituents responsible for the

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MARKET SAMPLES OF MUSALI AND THEIR VAJEEKARANA (APHRODISIAC)EFFECT. A PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL STUDY

Bandi venkateshwarlu, vasanth P., vijaya Kumar D.* and Raghavan K.v.* :

Government Ayurvedic College, Hyderabad, India*Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India

The use of herbal drugs is increasing with every passing day, as awareness is increased qn safety and

treating the disease from the root ciuse upwards- Wi& the increasing demand for herbal medicines,

chances of adulteration and substitution have been increased- In this conditions the need forstandardization and identification andevaluationof theirtherapeuticefficrcyof ttredrugsanples sold

in the markets are emerged. Now a days various drugs are available under a single name and various

names seen for a single drug many varieties of drug are sold under the same name making it difficultto access which of the varieties is therapeutically active and actually implied by the ancient sages' The

botanical sources of many drugs, avaiiable in the markets are controversy. Out of these Musali fallsunder the contemporarily most important ones. In the name of Safed Musali there are about fourvarieties of samples are available in various markets (tuberous roots of Asparagus adscendens,

Chtorophytum aiundinaceum, Chlorophytum tuberosum, Chlorophytum borivillianurn), where as inthe name of Kali Musali tubers of Curculigo orchioides are sold. To evaluate the botanical sources ofmarket samples of Musali, pharmacognostic studies are carried out including organoleptic properties,

macroscopii, microscopic -haracters, ash values, and florescent studies. To evaluate the therapeutic

efficacy of the above samples, clinical studies are carried out on male infertility and impotent patients.

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Senthil Kumar P. and Suhburaju T.

J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund - 643 001, Tamil Nadu,India

Synergism is the principle involved in the therapeutic activity of herbal dosage forms. When compared

wittr p-ure chemicals the same component in plant matrix gives more bioavailability and therapeutic

effeci. Components of plants which are not active themselves improve the stability, solubility and

bioavailabilily or half life of the active components. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in citrus fruits is more

bioavailable than the pure form. Sennoside - A and Sennoside-C have similar laxative effects, however

a mixture of these compounds (7:3) double the activity. Quality control method for the conventional

pharmaceuticals cannot be easily applicable to the herbal drugs. As mentioned above multiple-omponents

are responsible for the,therapeutic effect. The content of active components vary according

to seison and rainfall. It may be possible to analyze all the components, but it requires pure marker

compounds for comparison. Then the cost of the product will be in hundreds and thousands. Prepared

extricts and powders plant materials are used in herbal formulations- Both the materials will absorb

moisture from the environment and provides the medium for microbial growth, as they contain nutrients.

Tablets made with powdered plant materials absorb moisture and become soft. In case of coated

tablets after absorbing the moisture the core material swells and breaks the coated iayer. Herbal syrups

are not transparent and it is difficult to find the foreign particles present. Isolation of plant components

in the pure form requires preparative HPLC, an expensive method.

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ESTIMATION OF RUBIA CORDIFOLIAAND ITS ADULTERANTIN THE RAW DRUG MIXTURES

Thankamma A.

Drug Standardisation Unit, Ayurveda Research Institute, Poojapura, Trivandrum. Kerala, India

Quality of a medicine depends on the genuineness of the ingredients. Adulteration has now become

very common even in drug industry. Thus standardisation has become quite inevitable for qualitymedicines, which in turn enrich Ayurveda, the Science of Life. The roots of Rubia cordifulia(Manjishtain Sanskrit and Manjeny in Malayalam) is a drug commonly used in Ayurvedic preparations. Thestem of Rubia cordifulia known as Kolmanjetty, Poovathu and Cheevallikodi in Kerala is commonlyadmixed with the costly R. cordifolic roots, sold arid used as manjetty. This paper describes fewsimple methods by which manjetty and is adulterant Kolmanjettvy whether in separate lots or in thepowdered/crushed mixture of two, could be identified and estimated. Of the various physico-chemicalstandards of the genuine and the adulterant, Sugar content, fibre content, water soluble extractivewere selected for the estimation purpose. Manjetty and Kolmanjetty were weighed separately and

then mixed jn such a way to prepare 07o,20To,40Vo,607o,407a,20To,07o of Kolmanjetty). Samples of257o.507o. andT5Vo of Manjetty (757o.507o,25%o of Kolmanjetty) were also prepared. Sugar content,fibre content water-soluble extractive and alcohol soluble extractive of all these samples weredetermined. A standard graph was drawn with these values for each parameter and a straight line was

obtained in each case. With the help of this graph the amount of manjetty present in any sample, even

in the powdered form can be ascertained through the determination of its sugar content/fibre content/alcohol soluble extractive/water soluble extractive. The methods are elaborated in the full paper.

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EVALUAT1ON OF SHODHANA, MARANA AND BHAVANA PROCESS IN THEPREPARATION OF MRUGSHRUNGA BHASMA

Khandelwal K.R., Kadam S.S., Dhinkaran K. and Dinesh Kumar

Bharati Vidyapeeth's Deemed University, Poona College of Pharmacy andResenrch Centre, Pune - 33,India

In Ayurveda, Mrugshnrnga bhasma is mentioned as a potent cardio tonic formulation, In the presenf

study, scientific study of Mrugshrunga (Deer antler) and its bhasma was carried out. Shodhana, Mannaand bhavana are the important in-process techniques, used in preparation of Mrugshrunga bhasma.

Shodhana is not merely a purification process, it involves changes in characteristics of the raw material.

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The effect of shodhana dravya (lemon juice) on Mrugshrunga pieces was studied. by appi3 in 3 ', s-, .1111"11n

physico-chemical parameters of evaluation. Shodhana dravya was also analyzed before and ;li:ttreatment. Shodhana process imparted porosity to the raw material. Shodhit Mrugshrunga was sttbfect:c

to Marana (I) process as per the procedure mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, and again anali'zeil for it':inorganic content and other physicochemical characteristics. After Marana (I) process. material ivos

divided into two parts. One pan was subjected to bhavana process (with juice of Aloe t'era Leaf) and

then it was subjected to Marana (II) process. Second part was not subjected to bha'rana prccess but

subjected to Marana (II) process. Bhasmas obtained from these two parts were analyzedby applying

modern physicochemical parameters and by traditional methods (e.g. Nischandrika, Reichapgrira,

Varitaram, Apunarbhava etc.).These two samples were also studied by using differerriial scanning

calorimeter (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEii.{).

Significance of Bhavana process was also confirmed by qualitative and quantitative estimation ofactive inorganic radicals. Bhasma samples prepared by traditional method were also compared with

Bhasma prepared in muffle furnace and samples available in the market. The study gave rational basis

to the significance of the in-process techniques involved in the preparation of bhasma.

oP-21ASSESSMENT OF CTIYAVANPRASH AS A I\ruTRACEUTICAL

Mythili P., Bala Murugan J. and Purohit A.P.

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Deptt. of Pharmacognosy, Poona College of Phan-iracl'.

Paud Road, Pune- 411 038, India

The nutraceutical potential of Chyavanprash was assessed on the basis of nutritive and pharmacoiog:cai

parameters. Under nutritive parameters it was found to contain carbohydrate,fat,protein. ash, moisture,

minerals, vitamin C, heavy metals. Energy value was also calculated. The pharmacological acti"'ities

like anti-oxidant potential and immunomodulatory activity were evaluated. From the results it vras

evident that Chyavanprash has good amount of antioxidant potential as it significantly decreased the

malonaldehyde levels in the drug treated group of animals as compared to the untreated gror:p. The

antioxidant potential of Chyavanprash was observed to be more than equivalent amcunt of vitamin C,

which may be possibly due to the synergistic action of amla with other ingredients. Bath the srudies

carried out for immunomodulatory activity i.e. the carbon clearance iel,t anil the humoral antibod-r-

titre indicated that Chyavanprash has signifir:ant immunomodulatory acti-rity. It rvas observed that

immunity has been increased in the drug treated group as compared vrith the untrearcd group. Ailthese results were found to be significant both in the normal and stress condilions. It was ccncluded

that the sample of Chyavanprash taken for study had significant nutracbuticai pctential, as it possesses

both the nutritive value and the pharmacological effect.

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FORMULATION AND HPTLC STANDARDISATIONOF CNS DEPRESSANT TABLETS /.

Tamizh ManiT., Pulok K. Mukherjee, Manimaran S.,

Nagendrappa M.H., Subburaju T. and Suresh B.

Depa*ment of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, TIFAC Core in Herbal Drugs,

J.S.S College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund-643 001, Tamil Nadu,India

Vtex negunde is known as Nochchi belongs to the family Verberacea e. Passiflora edulis, known as

Passion fruit, belongs to the family Passifloraceae. Arial parts of both the plants were collected,

identified and authenticated at'Botanical survey of India, Coimbatore. The fresh plant materials were

washed with water and dried at a temperature not exceeding 40'C. The dried leaves were ground to a

coarse powder and subjected to solvent extraction. Calculated amount of both plant extracts were

mixed with lactose and starch paste and granules were prepared by wet granulation method and dried.

The dried granules were lubricated with purified talc and compressed in rotary tablet machine. Tablets

were subjJcted to physical and chemical evaluations. Physical evaluation like hardness, friability,

weight variation and disintegration tests were performed. Chemical evaluation of the tablets was done

by HPTLC finger print technique. Tablets were extracted with ethanol and this extract was compared

with individual plant extract by High Performance Thin Layer Chromatograph on Silica gel 60 Frro

HPTLC Plates (Merck). The mobile phase is Ethyl acetate : Acetic acid : Formic acid : Water

(100:11:lI:27).Thedetectionisperformedatawavelength of260nm.Bythismethodwecancomparethe chemical constituents present in plants extracts and formulation.

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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF AYURVEDA DRUGS, FORMULATIONSAND PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS

Saxena R.B.

Regional Research institute (Ayurveda), Central Council for Research inAyurved and Siddha, Tarikhet, Rariikhet - 232 663,India

Ayurveda has designed four .faceted treatment. Lacking of quality in any factor can cause failure togoal of treatment. Without medicaments vaidyas/doctors cannot do treatment satisfactory. Because

valdyas/doctors do not see the effect of the medicines but see the differen t Anupans take place the role

in the absorption of the medicines or enhance the action of the medicines drug means raw materials,

formulations and pharmaceutical preparations. It is a proved fact that drugs mentioned in our ancient

books are potent enough to combat many number of diseases on this earth. Even then our drugs and

formulations are failed to reach the mark of expectation in the treatment aspects. In this regard one has

to take to improve the quality of the drugs and formulations of Ayurveda and to rnaintain their peak

potency throughout. The entities which are to be considered basically in the direction of quality

improvement are discussed.

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STARNDARDIZATION OF PANCHALAVANA W.S.R.TO THEIR IDENTIFICATION STUDIES

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Sujit kr. Dalai., Reddy R.C. and Dwivedi L.K.

Department of Rasashastra and Bhaisajyakalpana, National Institute of Ayurveda,Amer Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

In Ayurveda panchalavana (five varieties of salts) place a great role in preparing different dosageforms as well as direct administration of these lavanas along with diet. During the course of timeamong the five varieties of lavanas, some of the lavana became rare substances in the raw drug market,also identification and uses of these lavanas in different forms are collected and used. In different partsof the India by the name of one particular lavana, different substances used. This facilitates difficultyin standardization of different Ayurvedic dosage forms which contains panchalavana as a ingredients.Hence present study deals with standardization of panchalavana with special reference to theiridentification studies. For this purpose samples collected from various places are studied in the viewof their availability sources chemical constituents in them and organoleptic characters etc. It is theneed of present hour to come forward towards natural products like Avurvedic drugs. Natural sahpossessing complexity form of chemical structure with having different elements which are essenriatrfor maintaining physiological condition of human body .As it is known that these substances containsdifferent elements which will replace the elemental deficiency of the body. At the same time it ils

needed that genuine samples by the name of panchalavanas are to be identified and advised for A5,un'odicdrug manufacturing units to facilitate, production of genuine Ayurvedic medicines.

PP.O4STUDIES ON STANDARDISATION AND ANTI-TUMOUR

ACTIVITY OF CYAVANAPRASHA

Muzaffer Alam, Dasan K.K.S.'* Joy S.r* Susan T.* and Tewari. NS.

CRI , Unit - I, Bhubaneswar - 751 009, Orissa, India*CSMDRIA, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106, India

Cyavanaprashawas prepared as per Ayurvedic formulary, Part I and was analysed- It wrs arlsCI scrmedfor anti-cancer activity against Methyl cholantherenc induced fibrosarcoma Tkee mmmialCyavanaprasha of different companies were analysed and compared the valnm rmifr prcpuod medicin€.The prepated Cyavanaprasha showed ash, vitamin C, tannin, fat and sugur 5-60 %,.0.0?32 %, l-4 %.4.85 Vo and 57 .7 5 Eo rcspectively. The solubility in water was 75.8 96, where m in aicohrol ir *.ro 73 %,.Iron, Calcium, Magnesum, and Phosphorous contents were 0.007 %.A-U75 *"A-}]f, *' snd 0.013 %respectively. The total alkaloidal( contents on silica get thinlayer chrommtogrryhv rwoh'ed into sixpositive spots of Dragon Droff's reagent. It showed only modenate dir.iq' in earty stag€ at ntmourestablishment at a dose level of 3glrat. The commercial samples bave revealed coryarable values forsugar, fat, nitrogen and minerals.

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ARKAVAIDYAM OR TIIE AYT]RVEDIC MEDICINEIN TIIE FORM OF DISTILLATION

Sukumaran N.

Integrated System of Medicine, Velasseril Medical Centre,Vadakkadathucavu,

Adoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India

Arkavaidyam is an ancient and invaluable wealth of most effective and primitive ayurvedic

manufacturing system of medicines that is long forgotten. It is a treatment by administering distilled

Ayurvedic medicines, and is considered to the most effective method of Ayurvedic treatment. Various

types of treatment are followed at present day for the cause of diseases and Ayurveda are among them

is advocated by the rishis of ancient India. It goes without mention that this system was improved and

progressed much during those days. Merits of Arkavaidyam are discussed'

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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDIES ON HERBAL DRUG

'KALIMU SLl', (CU RCU LIGO ORCHTOIDB S)

Rawat A.K. S., Agnihotri A. K., Khatoon S.o Mehrotra S. and Pushpangadan P.

National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U. P., India

Curculigo orchiodes,Gaertn (Family Amaryillidaceae) is an important medicinal plant, which is

commonly used in Indian systems of medicine and is known as 'Kalimusli' in Hindi 'Siyahmusli' in

Urdu. Tuberous roots are used as medicine for the treatment of various disorders viz. Piles, Jaundice,

Asthma, Diarrhoea, Skin disorders, Gonorrhea. It is also considered as demulcent, diuretic, tonic,

aphrodisiac in same parts of country it is also used as vegetable. The drug is commonly found throughout

India. In the present paper detailed pharmacognostical studies of Curculigo orchioides collected from

Gorakhpur, Anapara (U. P.), Surguja (M. P.) and Trichur, Keral has under taken. The study included

macroscopic, microscopic, physicochemical study, fluorescence powder analysis and TLC finger

printing. The drug can be easily identified on the basis of schizogenous and lysigenous mucilaginous

canals. idioblasts consists of raphides of galcium oxalates, vascular bundles concentric almost

arnphivessel some transitional forms of V B. between collateral and amphivesbel bundles also seen.

The drug show peculiar,orange brown colour when powder treated with507o HNO3and Conc. HNO3

and dark green with 507o KOH, 507o HNO, and Conc. HNO3. An attempt has also been made to

evaluate the market sample of 'Kalirnusli' to identify the adulterant/substitute of the drug.

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AGNI KARMA . AN EFFECTIVE PARASURGICALPROCEDURE FOR GRIDHRASI WITH SPECIFIC

REFERENCE TO SCIATICA

Dheeraj Malhotra, Shahi R.K. and Kulwant Singh

Department of Shalya - Shalakya, I.P.G.T & R.A.,Gujarat Ayurved Universiry, Jamnagar - 360 008, India

Ayurveda provides different procedures for the treatment of ailments viz., medicinal, surgical andparasurgicals. Surgicals and parasurgicals procedures are indicated for those which are not cured bymedicaments. Parasurgical has got its own beauty for the treatment of specific ailments and AcharyaSushruta has earmarked the Agnikarma as supreme amongst all. A11 most all the Acharyas havementioned Vata-Vyadhi under the heading of Mahagada, indicating they are difficult to cure. Gridhrasiis such an entity which can be broadly correlated with disease sciatica on the basis of its symptomatology.As far as treatment aspect of the disease is concerned, there are various limitations and complications,in the proceedings of allied sciences. Hence it is the legal responsibility to give satisfactory treatmentfrom treasurc of Ayurvedic principles. It is interesting to note that Acharaya Charaka, the father ofIndian medicine has specifically mentioned Agnikarma in the line of treatment, which has been foundeffective in various clinical trials. Different Acharayas have suggested different sites for Agni karma.An attempt has been made to standardize the procedure in case of sciatica. A detail of the Agni karmaprocedtife along with initial encouraging results and the probable mode of action will be put forwardin the full paper.

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PARAPLEGIA DUE TO SPINAL INJURY

Geetha G.

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

'Paraplegia due to spinal injury' is a common orthopaedic problem seen in the Ayurvedic hospitals.Many cases have got marked improvement with Ayurvedic treatments. This paper is intended tohighlight the effective therapies in this problem. Presentation of the paper is made in three parts.Details about the condition - as mechanism of violence, severity and emergency of the problem, clinicalfeatures etc. - form the first part. Management measures are mentioned in the second part. Rehabilitationtherapies and clinical data of cases were presented in the third part.

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CLINICAL STT]DDS ON ROLE OF AVURVEDIC MEDICAL AND

PARASURGICAT, EPTROACIMS IN TIIE MANAGEMENT OF

CHRONIC SIMPTB GLAt]COMA

, Srikanth N. and Sharnra K'D"

central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (ccRAS), 61-65, Institutional Area'

Opp. D Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110'058

Glaucoma - the comparable ciinical condition of Adhimantha rs a range of disorder that is character-

izedby optic disc,cupprrlg, visual field.defects and an intraocular pressure raised sufficiently to dam-

ig" tirl eyesight. trls is"itte major blinding condition of the present era occupying'r.7a?o of total

blindness, causing gradual deterioration of eyesight. Current medical lnanaq:meat of the, disease is

;ifiii",jou* itirt"""cular^pressure (IoP) inctuoing topical and svstelic medications. unfortunately,

the drugs used to reduce IOP such as parasympathomimetic agents (pilocarpine), sympatlomimetic

ag;" ["d;;nalir,e;, beta-blockers, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (acetlzolamide), result in lafY-8";rretif""r, *t i.ft interfere the vision. A clinical study was conducted for,a period of 7 months to

evaluate the efficiency of a classical ghee formulati,on, Mahatriphalaghiita on topical and i1t1nf;;;tr*tl" il Ji"grosed cases of open angle glaucoma. To3ig.al therapy i'e', TwpanS *u', :h"9uled for 5 days atong"w;ttr internal medication foione month. Follow up study was conduct30

for,slx;;;; SG#nrunrieduction in Iop and marked improvement of visual acyity was found. No further

;;;#;;*r ii;ia defects and no adverse .n".t of medication was observed. In this "T"tgt:g

,i""*i" tte parasurgical approach, i.e., leech application also represents an alternative method for

problem that has elude a better solution'

oP-04ANTIBACTERIAL STUDY ON KSHARA SUTRA

Dattatreya Rao S.

' S.V. Ayurvedic College, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh' India

Kshara Sutra is now a established technique in the treatment of fistula in ano- and other general

problems of ano-rectal region. Of late, a quest is continuing to establish the mode of action of the

kshara Sutra by which the wonder thread cuts and heals the tract forever. There are four hypotheses,

which proclaims the actual mode of action of Kshara Sutra, which incude: (a)the mechanical pressure

of thread and drainage system, which cuts the tract, (b) the antibacterial effect of the thread that

exerted on the tract, (-c) chemical cauterization of the tissue, and d) local during delivery system. Out

of these, to understand the chemical cauterization,-hstochemical and histological studies are required

to be carried out and already reported by few workers. For understanding the bacteriological effect a

detailed bacteriolo2gical study isto be carried out. In this paper systematic bacteriological studies, i.e.,

the culture and sen'sitivity test of the pus discharged from the tract were undertaken. It will establish

the effect of different type of Kshara Sutras on the bacterial status of the fistulous tract.

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INDIGENOUS MANAGEMBNT OF ANAL FISSURE

SreekumarT.

Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College,Thaikkarurssery P-O., Ollur, Thrissur - 680 322,India :

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Anal fissure is a very common, much painful, yet many a time misdiagnosed condition. It is of acuteand chronic varieties; it may be self limiting in some- It has gender wise differences and the causes

may be multifactorial, including anxiety. Management of anal fissure, mentrored variably in Ayurvedicliterature as Parikarthilca, is discussed in the presentation. As part of the clinical study, 60 cases weretaken and suitably grouped. They were managed with internal medicine, and local infiltration, analstretching and Ksharasootra application - single or in combination of the above. The causative factors,reasoning of group allocation, management techniques and probable efficacy of each managementpattern are individually discussed, bespectacled with Ayurvedic vision with application relevantparameters. The merits are recommended for future prospective trials.

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DIFFERENT METHODS OF PREPARATION OF KSHARA SUTRA _A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Rajesh Sannd, BaiwaR.M.S., Parveen Bansal and Acharya M.V.

Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Patiala - 147 O0I, Punjab, India

Piles and fistula-in-ano have been counted in Eight mahagada in the classical Ayurvedic texts. AcharyaSushruta has suggested treating them with Kshara Sutra. But refeiences for its standard preparationare not available. After multi-centric study carried out in four major centers, a standard formula of 2lcoatings viz., Il coatings of latex of Euphorbia nerrifulia,'l coatings of the latex and water extract ofAchyranthes aspera and 3 coatings of latex and turmeric powder were established. T\e 2l coatingsmake the coating thick and unstable, which fall off while handling and applying to the patient. It alsocatches moisture in humid atmosphere. Keeping this in mind the authors have tried to prepare theKshara Sutra with other method, which ensures stability and easy handling while application. Thepresent study carried out on 28 cases of piles and fistula-in-ano, the thread was prepared with 11

coatings viz.3+7+3 in comparison to 2l coatings used in the standard method. The study revealed thatthe experimental thread was more stable during handling and applying and it. did not spoil due tohumidity. The cutting time was also reduced as compared to the standard thread. The disadvantagewas that the patient treated with experimental thread suffered inflammation and tenderness for 2.3days. It was probably due to the combined action of the components like Euphole, Curcumin andproteolytic enzymes present in the latex and turmeric respectively.

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KSHARA SUTRA IN FISTIJLA.IN.ANO

Sanjay Kumar Singh and Manoranjan Sahu

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Kshara Sutra therapy is an original research contribution of the department of Shalya ShalakyaI.M.S.,

B.H.U. Though various types of Kshara Sutra were studied but majority of the work has been done on

standard Apamarg (sanuhi based) Kshara Sutra. But due to some disadvantage like irritability, pain

and lack of patient's compliance the therapy is less accepted by the patients. There fore there was a

grru, n""a to nnO out a more effective unJ ur."ptuble kshara sutra for the management of flstull-i|l-

ano this direction a new type (Guggulu based) Kshar sutrawas designed by the department which is in

use since last eight years. The present paper will deals with the various aspects of efficacy of guggulu

based Kshar sutra specially on its antebacterial effect. The study was carried in 40 cases of recurrent

high anal fistula. The findings of the study will be presented.

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rsn,lnq, suTRA - PREPERATION, STANDARDISATIONAND ITS AP'PLICATION IN ARSHAS (HAEMORRIIOIDS)

Bannigol S.

Dept. of Shalya Tantra, Ayurveda College, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Kshara suffa is an ancient technique of treating various diseases like Nadi vruna, Bhagandara, Arshas,

Arbuda etc. In spite of extensive research work done at different centers still lot of confusion and

controversy persists regarding its preparation methodology and application in the diseases, The paper

discusses details of Kshara sutra mentioned in various texts, method of preparation and its application

in ttie disease Arshas. Salient features presented are: sample method of Kshara sutra preparation,

applied aspects aetio-pathogenes is of Arshas, standard method of application of Kshara sutra, mode

of action of Kshara sutra, complications and effective management, and advantages of Kshara sutra

over other conventional modes of treatment.

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JALAUKAVACHARAN EXPERIENCE, ADYANCEMENT AND FUTURE

Subash Chandra Dutta

Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Puri -752XLz,Orissa, India :

Jalauka (leech) is used fruitfully for curing different diseases in different countries from time

immemorial. The process of Jalaukavacharan was described elaborately in different Ayurveda Texts.

Jalaukavacharan (leech application) has been us€d in Shleepada The procedure was standardised to

five the following observations.1. New measures in preservation of leeches such as preservation without foo4 bed erc-

2. Holding the leech with dry cotton during application.

3. Pricking the desired spot for application with sterilised needle to make the leech attached easily.

4. Covering the leech with wet cotton during sucking to enhance the process.

5. Vamana process of leech may also be done by turmeric powder or saindhav lavan solution.

6. Vaman process of leech by turmeric powder is safer than any other process.

7 . Use of turmeric powder over the bite mark diminishes the time of bleeding after the detachment ofthe leech. Use of ghrita there, is useful to subside the pain or burning sensation.

8. Besides these, there are also some valuable experiences, which will be elaborated in the full paper.

Leech is used successfully to decongest the congested skin flaps in plastic surgery. Therefore hirudin,

derived from medicinal leeches is rapidly established as a safe substitute of heparin. Hirudin is used as

thrombolytic and also used to cataract surgery to prevent post-operative fibrin formation.

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SURGERY IN AYURVEDA - PAST AND PRESENT

Sahu M.

Department of Shalya Shalakya Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Ayurveda is considered as the upaveda of Rig-Veda. Shalya tantra, the surgical speciality was well

developed and practices by a certain school of people. Later, during the Samhita peno4 Sbalya unmwas established as an independent branch in Ayurveda, and as it was formed by Dhanvantari, was

called the Dhanvantari Sampradaya. Sushruta, who lived in around 500 B.C. was much aheadof this

time in expounding and practising the surgical principles. Sushruta Samhita can be considered as the

first textbook of surgery, describing various principles and methodologiesof rurger*xbeingperformedthen; the science dealt with shalya as foreign bodies, detailed descriptions of Vranas management offractures, Indian plastic surgery, tools used etc. Through this science of surgery in Ayurvda faded

after the Samhita period, it was revived later. Shalaya lantra go( a new life after independence.

Development of Shalys tantra in different regions will be explained in the full paper.

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ORTHOPAEDICS IN AYURVEDA

Diggavi Guru Prasanna and Prasanna S. Mathad

l18ll9, "Adarsha",-S.N. Pet, 2nd Cross, Link Road, Post-Bellary,India

Ayurved4 the ancient life science where we find the orthopathy in view of asthi-vikara, sandhi-vikara,asthi-pradoshaja vikara and sandyashritha vi kara.Acharya's like Susruta, Charaka, Vagbhata,Yogaratnakaia explained these vikaras in their Nidana-sthana, Chikitsa-sthana and Uttara-sthana.Among these Acharya's, the renowned surgeon, Acharya Susruta, gives a detailed and very exceptionalviews, descriptions regarding Asthi sandhi vikaras which are proved true in this modern age withrespect to modern science.

The basis of Hetu (etiology), these are mainly divided into two parattel tracks.

Nijakaranokta vikaras, Arnavata-Rheumatoid arthritis, Sandhivata-osteo arthritis, Vatarakta-Goutyarthritis, Kostukasheersha.etc. Agantujakaranokta vikaras. Bhagna/Bhang-Fractures Sandhi-chyuthilmoksha-Dislocation, etc. In this paper we have gtven importance to the management (treatment) ofthe orthopedic problems. Highlighting the treatment of Agantu karanokta vikaras (fractures and islocation), Acharya Susruta, mentions four treatment aspects which are in practice now a days in amodified manner. Kusha bandana - P.O.P. Asthi poorana- Bone Grafting.. Kavata shayana vidhi-imrnobilizing technique. Chakra yoga - metallic traction, etc. Acharya mentioned metallic subortion(plate) method and transplantation of the bone or renovation of the bone is mentioned. ln emergencyfor pain and swelling Acharya mentioned Raktavasechana, agni karma. They mentioned differenttypes of fast acting yogas with supplementary rejuvenators in the form of reju calcium and the yogasfor rapid healing or union of the bone.

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PREPAR.ATION OF KSHAR.SUTRA AND THE REQUIRED DRUGS:

Medha Patel and Mukul Patel

Nisarg Ayurveda Healthcare Centle, Shreyas Hospital, Swaminarayan Complex,opp Maj

" "ffiH1'h:lTie*il?.::li,i#fr-3e5 005' India

Different types of Kshar-Sutra are used in different ano-rectal conditions and a variety of drugs areused in their preparation. However, the procedure of preparation of the thread remains almost thesame. The drugs usually used for coating the threads are Snoohi-Ksheer, Ark-Ksheer, Udumber-Ksheer,etc. A range of ksharas are also used. The most widely used Kshar is the Apamarg-Kshar (Ash Extractof the Apamarg Panchang). A good quality thread preferably linen thread is used for the Kshar-Sutra.Usually 2l Bhavnas (coatings) are given to the thread one after the other as the previous one dries.These threads are then cut to required sizes, packed and preserved properly taking necessary sterilityprecautions- Kshar-Sutra manufacturing is the demand of the times. Proctology is very promisingbranch which becoming very popular day by day. Ayurveda has lot to offer in this field. Ksharas andKshar-sutras will definitely play a key role in the development of this branch.

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MANAGEMBNT OF LOW BACK ACHE AT HOME

Sreekumar T. j

Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College, Thaikkattussery P.O., Ollur, Thrissur - 680 322,IndiaE-mail tsreekumar @ sancharnet.in

Low back ache is an all too common condition. Majority of cases of LBA occur aftet asimple injurylike fall or after lifting a heavy weight in unorthodox body positioning. LBA may be the aftermath ofsthanasamshritha sopha in many, especially in recurrent cases. Although extensively studied andresearched, much currency is spent by the exchequer by the time a concrete diagnosis is reached,which itself may be difficult in many sufferers. This study probes the causes of LBA according to theprinciples of bhanga and shatkriyakalas in Ayurveda and tries to explain the findings in an appliedperspective. A simple home remedy consisting of internal ayurvedic medicines and pichu with homeprepaireble oil is also assessed for its efficacy in various strata of cases. The management regime wassimple, safe, 100 Vo herbal, cost effective and need no hospitalization.

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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF "COW DTJNG ASH'' ASABRASIVE IN TOOTH PASTE

Gattani S.G., Gokhale S.B. and Surana S.S.

R C. Patel College of Pharmacy, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India

Dentifrices are preparations intended for the purpose of cleaning the accessible surface of the teeth-Early writings of Ayurveda refer to the use of toothpicks, chewsticks, and sponges in hygienic teethcleansing rituals. Dried animal parts, herbs, honey, and minerals were rugg.tt"O as dentifriceingredients. If teeth are not cleansed properly, food debris which collect upon visible tooth surfaces orby decay with start from hidden surfaces and slowly, insidiously spread to the visible parts and eventuallydiscolor and destroy them. Dentifrices should be clinically satisfactory, must posses sonic degree ofabrasiveness, use of an insufficiently abrasive dentifrices favors the producotion of pigmented pellicle.The ideal dentifrices from a cleansing point of view would exhibit minimum of tooth abrasion withmaximum cleansing efficiency. In present paper we have investigated Cow dung ash as abrasive byevaluating it physically, chemically and microbiologically. Our investigation shows Cow dung ash:(a) physically., chemically and microbiologically suitable for cleansing purpose, and (b) it is freefrom toxicity and it is effective cleansing and polishing agent.

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KSHARASUTRA IN THE MANAGBMENT OF BHAGANDRA

Kshirod Kumar Ratha, Sthiti Srujani Mishra and Byasadev Naik

s.v.s.P. Hospital, Kolkata -700 009,India

Various texts above mentioned the efficacy of Ksharasutra in the management of Bhagandra Sushruta

has described its use in Naadivrna but for the first time Chakradutta has given the idea about process

of preparation and its uses in Arsha. Standard Ksharasutra is prepared by using thread processed with

Snuhi Ksheera. Apamarga Kshara and Haridra Chirna. Kshara has property of heat producing, absor-

bent, corrosive, styptic and act as membrane stablilizing agent, and helps in liquefaction of granula-

tion tissue and improvement of unhealthy sore. Haridra has antiseptic property and Snuhi latex prop-

erty. Ksharasutra has peculiar quality in destroying the skin and flesh where such an effect is desired.

In case of incising (Bhedana) excising (Chhedana) and scraping (Lekhana). Ksharasutrahas its greater

importance than surgical instruments and even can be used at Marmasthala without anyu hazardous

effect. Clinical study has been conducted on 40 patients of Bhagandara in S.V.S.P. Hospital, I.P.G.A.E.

& R, Kolkata. The clinical study was carried out basing on standard parameters to access unit-cutting

time and to know the exact duration of healing. The result was encouraging and average unit cutting

time was about six days/cms.

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SANMOHANA TANTRA - A CURTAIN RAISER

Mamathesh Kumar S.

Ayurveda Consultant, Bangalore, India

The principle of Anasthesia in ayurvedic is 'one can artificially induce emesis from the evidence that

vomiting it is disease. Similarly that state of Anasthesia can be artificially induced from the proof that

such a condition like moha, murcha or sanyasa can afflict a man'. The Anasthesia Ayurveda involves

three stages namely administration, maintenance, and recovery. Here broadly names as Sanmohana

and prabhodana. There are drugs described in treatises and nighantus that come under these twogroups. Dhatura, ahiphena, bhanga, mandira etc. drugs induce samohan where as drugs like katabi

prod_uce prabhidana. The various techniques like errhine, enema etc. can be assumed for the purpose.

The practical concepts in the subject can be elaborated from various contexts like marma, avarana ofvatas, madatyana, nidra etc. Sanmohana tantra is that branch which is the essence of all the eight

specialities and a supplementary to the shalya tantra involving loss of feeling or sensation, maintenance

of that state and after the accomplishment of the purpose, recovery to normal.

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DISCUSSION ON MUKAJA MAMSA SANGKATA (SIJB MUCOSAL FIBROSIS)

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H. NO. 8-11-270,"Sri Giri" N.G.O- Colm5r,l.IeelakdrrrlN+-Raichur- 584 l04India

It has been observed for the past few years rhar rlrwryr of fu rrert dirc mch m MlHEal Ebr6isor Mukaja Mamsa Sanghata are becoming very md ournrr- f@; b Susrutr, fu vitiated

kapha affecting rhe mamsa of Talupadesha md ffi!' lhe ThrM M oGdGrrxrlps. This

condition is known as Mamsa Sanghata This my be oanelmd b fuod ftuic- Thc mkiamamsa of Talupradesha gets vitiatedby dushitakaphaandbecmesruksrdi}icsbuiliedvalaand thereby restricting the movements of the facial muscles. Cming to tre fiGalrrd Gpffib Smhq

Sweda, Gandusa and Kavalagraha are the main aspects to be followed- Sush @dG kfhenachethana karma. We opted the following line of treatment in ourpatients. 1. Ttiphrlaqnxh G'q&shrfollowed by 2. Irimedadi tiala kavala graha, 3. Ushnodaka Gandusha, and 4. I-effiaa kilma wiftparijatha patra. One should be very much careful while doing lekhana karma because frere is srrcry

chance that patient may bleed heavily. With the above line of treatment patients witl be relieved *iththeir symptoms. Day after day we can see a great smile on the patient's face. In all the four cases we

tried 8 days of treatment has enabled the patient's to open their mouth completely.

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EFFECT OF AN INDEGENOUS DRUG ON MENOPAUSA.L SYNDROME

Syemala B. :

Bhagyapooja, T.C. 24lI82l,Elarirlam Nagar, House No- 195, Thycaud P.O., Thiruvananthapuram - 14, India

Cessation of menstruation or Menopause is the important milestone of women as it is a transitional

stage from reproductive,age to non-reproductive or old age. Several changes occur in the body and

mind of women, which will,be discomfortable most of the time. Main symptoms of menopause are hot

flushes, excessive sweating, depression, over anxiety, numbness etc. Most of the women get feared ofthese thinking that they are having some dreadful diseases. Very few approach general physiciaas or

gynecologists for the same. However it is observed that because of the improvement and advaocement

of health care programs, life span of women are highly increased than early years. So women have to

spend nearly trvo third of their life after menopause. The discomforts occurring during menopause are

considered in modem medical science as that due to decreased level of hormone mainly that of estrogen.

So replacement or administration of that hormone i.e., estrogen preparation is the main measures ofmanagement of menopausal syndrome in modem medicine. However, this is observed to have several

adverse effeets that every woman cannot take. It is in this sontext that an Ayurvedic herbal drug was

tried among such cases and got encouraging results. The details will be discussed in the paper"

'"Hlffi 3i,fi ilR?fl"H?i.ffi #$'w"""Mistry I.U.

Dept. of Kaumarabhritya, IPGT &RA, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

Happy and healthy motherhood as well as childhood is apart of goal. That's why life of mother is veryimportant. Statistics says 5,00,000 women continue to die every year in the world from pregnancy

related causes. This means, every minute of every day there is one maternal death" For this pulpcse

our government with collaboration of W.H.O. plans maternal and child welfare centers. In India,

rnortality and morbidity among the mothers and children are very high due to the negligence regarding

their diet, personal hygiene psychological conditions and other cause like anemia, hemorrhager Fuerperaisepsis, toxaemia etc. Ayurveda has a l,ot of suggestion in order to prevent antenatai ancmalies, toconduct normal deliveries and good neonatal care. It mentions certain specific managernent from the

very first day of conception The prescribed principles are to be strictly followed in order to protect the

mother and growing fetus from various hazards. Personal hygiene f.or apregnant rvo:hen is also essential

to avoid geaing inlection from unhygienic sources which include environment, dress material,_etc.

Pregnant woman has been also advised to avoid herself from mental and psychic trauma Still 80% ofwoman living in villages are left from antenatal care, which hampered the aim of M.C.H to get 1009o

antenatal care. Details about the antenatal care in Ayurveda which is bmt for a women, will be discusseri

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oP-03ADOLBSCENT GIRL CARE THROUGH AYURVEDA -

KEY FACTOR TO HEALTI{Y SOCIETY

Geeta Mata and Abhimanyu KumarPG. Department of Kaumarbhritya, National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road, Jaipur, India

Adolescence i.e., age 10-19 years (WHO) is the critical period of a girl's life, which determines thefuture health of society. Adolescent girls make L}Vo - 20Vo of female population. Adolescent girlhealth is an important issue which, although have started getting special attention throughout world,has not yet received the attention it deserves actually. Adolescent girl faces so many physical,psychological and emotional problems. Living in a gender-biased environment makes her morevulnerable to various nutritive and emotional stresses. She is most important yet most deprived segmentof our society. Anaemia, malnutrition, menstrual problems, and psychosexual problems pertaining toinadequate sex education are experienced by majority of teenaged girls. Mental health andieproduciivehealth are another important issues related to adolescent girl which, when well managed, ian lead tosafe motherhood. Bala, Mugdha, Taruni - the names given to teenager girl in Ayuivedic classics,emphasise the importance given by Acharyas to adolescent girl, because the very purpose ofclassification .of age is to advocate age specific rituals and remedies. In this transitory phase, theinnocent girls are passing through a crisis of disharmony of Sharirika and Mansika doshas. Ayurvedahas much to contribute to health care issue of these girls.

oP-04EFFECT OF KSHARA KARMA IN CERVICAL ECTOPY (CERVICAL EROSION)

Suresh S.N.

Sri Sankara College of Ayurveda, Sannasipatti, Poolankulathupath PO.Trichi - 629 009, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail : [email protected]

The Cervical Ectopy is the commonest condition occurring in majority of women seeking therapy fordischarge per vaginae. Normally the endocervix is lined with a single layer of tall muciflid secietorycolumnar epithelium and the portio-vaginalis by non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium. Inthis disease the columnar epithelium of the intra cervical portion invades the portio-vaginalis due tovarious reaso,ns. The principle of management is the destruction of the invaded columnar epithelium.In this study it was achieved by Kshara karma and the results were correlated with.ryo-"uut.risationa technique of management now in use. Both the therapies were done around the 10tir day of mensesand the cases were followed for 8 weeks. Observations made on incidence reveal thal the middlesocio-economical status, non-vegetarian, multiparous women and housewives less than 35 yeurs weremaximum, that was identical in both the groups. Excessive mucoid vaginal discharge was seen in afew cases, whereas other symptoms such as dull backache, dysuria, postcoital bleeding were presentonly in few of them. The healing of ectopy after the Kshara karma therapy was very *u"h encouraging,with highly significant rate of cure. Lncidence of vaginal discharge wal ve.y less during the proceis Jfhealing with no adverse effect. The healing after cryo-cauteris=ation *u, ulro highlylignificant butwith more incidence of copious vaginal discharge thatrequired frequent changing of pads. On comparing

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the results of these two procedures, it was found that both Kshara karma therapy and cryo cauterisationwere identical in their effectiveness. However the later differ a little bit on the incidence of vaginaldischarge during the process of healing. Hence the Kshara karma is an effective, safe, simple, lesspainful, cheap, easily available, easy to administer and can be adopted as a routine technique in themanagement of cervical ectopy.

oP-05AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF

POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

Sheba Sunil

Vaidya Rathnam Ayurveda college, Ollur, Kerala, India

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine abnormality affecting femalereproductive performance. It is a silent epidemic, a leading cause of infertility (74Vo) menstrualdisturbances (807o) and is associated with hyper androgenism(50Vo),obesity (45Vo),insulin resisrance.acanthosis nigricans, and abnormal hair growth(69%o). In addition to these endocrine disturbances"there are far reaching long term health consequences in patients of PCOS, which include increasedrisk of coronary artery diseases, hypertension, type II diabetes and carcinoma enclometrium. PCOScannot be considered as a well defined clinical entity. Thus far no agreement exist regarding criteria todiagnose this heterogeneous syndrome. The classics of Ayurveda mention a number of single drugs,combination drug preparations and certain procedures like Panchakarma for various endocrine disordersin females mentioned above. Studies conducted conclusively prove that Ayurveda can effectiveiytackle this endocrine problem with respect to clinical gravity. 46Vo of females mentioned have eitherone of the above said clinical symptomatology. The Additional benefit, which is vested into Ayurvedais that this system deals with non-hormonal herbal preparations to tackle this hormonal menace. Hencethe risk is near zero'

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EFFECT OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT FOR NORMAL DELIVERY

Sheela D.

Dept orPrasoothitan'?#iiHrffi,,'#lJtfllll,T*HT*1":%';il#ilT;:l.ssery' orlur' rhrissur'

An anti natal care project named 'Janany' was launched under the department of prasoothitantra atVaidyaratnam Ayurveda College Hospital, Poochinnipadam. Ninety pregnant ladies were examinedduring a period of 12 months, periodically at a fortnight interval. Data recorded periodically includedblood pressure, weight gain, fundal height, position, presentation, foetal heart rate etc. Medicineswere given for complaints and follow up was taken. From eighth month onwards specific medicineswere given for normal labour, which includes ghrithapana,kazhayagutika, abhyanga and pichu. Dataand feedback were collected and recorded and reveal that the incidence ofcaesarean was less. In caseof normal labour also strain was very less and with minimum delay. Those who had caesarean also hada good and healthy puerperium. The project was appreciated by the public and the response arnong thepublic in ayurvedic antinatal management was very positive and is aimed at the propagation of thesame.

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oP-07KSHARA PRAYOGA AS AN ALTERNATWE THERAPY IN CERVICAL PATHOLOGY

UshaV.N.K.

Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stree Roga, S.D.M. College of Ayurveda, Udupi - 574 118, India

Cervical Pathology including cervical hypertrophy, cervical erosion and cervical intra epithelial

neoplasia clinically represents with white discharge, and backacke. In the modern gynaecological

practices Hysterectomy is proposed as an ultimate therapy. However, there may be specific functions,

er hormonal activities associated with the uterus, which necessitates alternate suitable management

measures. To avoid hysterectomies at the young ages, thus preventing patients subjecting to major

abdominal surgeries and post-operative complications, Kshara prayoga in cervical pathology is under

trial and proved efficient in treating the cervical erosion and I and II gares of CIN. Khara karma by its

properties of 'kshanana' removes the slough of cervical erosion, hinder the squamous rnetaplasia

which may lead to cervical carcinoma and encourages healthy re epidermidization. Application ofkshara arrests the disease process turning into dysplasia and carcinoma in situ, which are the pre-

cursors of invasive carcinoma. Patients after being investigated with paps' smear were treated withlocal application of kshara.The encouraging results obtained discussed in detail and the detail will be

Oiscusse,t in the paper.

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NEUROLOGICAL iNSUIT OF BIRTH ASPHYXIAAND ITS MANAGEMENT

Sharma R.D. and Shrinidhi K. Acharya

Dept. of Prasuti Tantra and Kaumarbhritya, IMS, BHU, Varanasi - 22I 005,lndia

Although child birth is a natural process, its usually assisted. Most babies establish spontaneous

breathing without any special assistance, About 3.5 to 7.5Vo of babies have difficulty in establishing

breathing and thus need active resuscitation. Failure to resuscitate such babies in time may leads to

asphyxia which have been held responsible for 26Vo of total infant death in India. Severe asphyxia

leads to multisystem failure which usually ends up in neurological complications such as hypoxic

ischaemic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, hyperkinesis, neuromuscular disabilities, etc. depending

upon gravity of hypoxia. Asphyxial damage causes cascade of intracellular events which cause neuronal

deqth, after few hours of insult, which in turn may pennanently handicap the child. Importance ofneonatal resuscitation in order to prevent this life threatening asphyxia was well known in ancient

times, which has been well documented in ancient Ayurvedjc literature like Caraka Samhita, Shushruta

Samliita, Astanga Saingraha etc. Administration of 'Bala Ksheera Paka' in babies with birth asphyxia

and neurological damage has shown promising results.

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RBLEVANCE OF PUMSAVANA KARMA

Valsan P. Kurian

Govt. Ayurveda College Trippunithura, Kochi, India :

Ayurveda advises'certain regimes for the expectant mother for favouring conception, to maintain

pi"gnun.y, and to attain proginy of desired sex that is Pumsavana. Now the families are nuclear and

*oit of tirem may contuin on" or fwo children, and the parents will be happy if they get children of

desired sex.

"Pnmsavanamithy pumsthwakarakam kama" ,

The,literal **nlog is a procedure to attain male pqogenl However, different.Acharyas describe

methods to attain fernale progeny also in the same heading. So in wide sencE it can be taken as progeny

J*i*J ."*. In rhe past mali piog.ny was preferred beiause, for militql actions oLlY. males were

selected, and when **btok" out t[ere will be a decline in male population For many religious cu*ollsa son is preferred. A man without'a son is "Apoojya" and will not attain "Moksham". At'present in the

limitediamilies if they,can attain ch,ildren o1Oesirea sex, we could avoid unwanted child birth and

M.T.Ps. The details are discussed in the paper. ' : :

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AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH TOWARDS BAI,A SAMVARDIIANAVIKRITY ( CEREBRAL PALSY)

Shailaja Rao and GoPinath B.G.

Dept. of Kaumarabritya, Sri Dharmasthala Marljuantheshwara College of Ayurveda,

Thanniruhalla, Hassan - 573 201,India

Ayurveda, the Ancient system of Indigenous Medicine offers great attention towards the child health

care. Great ancient scholars *"re udopted various mealur:s.to-impr-9ve the.physical, mental and

inrellectual growth of the child. Samvardhana Ghrita (Ka.Sa.Sulehanadhyaya) is a unique therapeutic

combination-indicatedforPaugu (crippling),:muki (dumb),Asruti (deaf) andJada (rnental retar{ation).

Tlre drug is no! in regular pru"-ti"" no* u days. A scientific evaluatioS 9f the medicine is a need of the

time to !"a*loe'thJclaim. The above clinical presentations are jointly present in cases of cerebral

p"fry *tti.tt is a crippling disorder causing physical a$ ryltaldisabilities, commonly irreversible in

nutur". ru6ng into ibnsideration of the aU-oveiacts a clinical trial was conducted to assess ttre e-ffi9a9r

of Samvardhana Grita in 30 cerebral Palsy patients within the age group sf 3-7 years. Five,{ 9f ft:medicine along with honey was:administered orally twice daily'for a'period of one mandala (48 days)'

The follow:up-study *u, ion" for 6 months. The different physical andmentalcriteria were assssed

with body mass index, specially developed scale for range of movements of the ioint :ontr. afift'

speech'und h"*ing ability, BASIC-MR.part A for behavioural Assessment (selected criterias)-

Siatistically signifiJant improvements were noted in the physical, inteflecnral and motor functions.

No improvl*rntr in hearing ability were noted. The details of the study with necessa'ry data will be

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BAALAGRAIIA. THE SYNDROME CONCEPT INAYURVEDIC PAEDIATRICS

Viswanathan K.G.

Dept. of Kau marabrithya, Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Col lege, Thaikkattussery,

Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala 680 322, lndia

Kaumarabrithya or Paedatrics is one of the major branches of Ayurveda. It deals with the preventiveand curative aspects of child health-like neonatal care, food and nutrition, preventive medicine, diseasesand their management etc. As in many cases, Ayurveda has a special view and concept in the healthand diseases of a child of which Baalagraha deserve special reference, in the definition of paediatricsitself. Baalagrahas are referred to as the conditions, which should be seriously considered and treated.Even though the name, signs and symptoms and treatment are varied in different texts, Baalagrahagive apicture of various syndromes appearing in children. Some are the signs and symptoms of infectiousdiseases, while some are of deficiency diseases. On critical analysis the concept of communicablediseases can also be observed. The attempt is to evaluate and analyse the tsaalagraha as the concept ofin paediatric practice. The data will be presented in the paper.

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BOOSTING IMMUNITY IN CHILDREN

Viswanathan K.

Ayurveda Allopathy Medical Centre, Mundakyam, Kerala,India

Children come under the physically weaker section of thb community and are given special care intheir nutrition, growth and cure and prevention of diseases. Diseases like Diphtheria, whooping cough,tetanus, polio, mumps, measles, rubella, hepatitis-B etc could be prevented by immunization. Certainfebrile diseases such as pharingitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, adenoidites, bronchitis etc. are caused bystreptococcal and staphylococcal infections. These diseases are treated and cured by antibiotics. Theseinfections will never produce immunity and so reinfection is always a sequel. Such patients are givenAyurvedic treatment in combination with antibiotics depending on the clinical stage of the disease.Treatment with Indukanta Kritham started orally in low doss at early afebrile condition and graduallyincreased to normal dose and continued throughout afebrile period, antibiotics administered duringfebrile exacerbdtions, and Dasamoolaristam had shown improvement in immunity and reductionbacterial loads.

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PAEDIATRICS IN AYURVEDA

Mini Suresh j

ShanthiNilayam,ManakadP.o.'Thodupuzha,Idukki,Kerala,India

paediatrics or Koumarabhrilya is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda- Most of Ayurveda classics

give a very detail explanation about Balachikiti- KasyapaTantrais considered as the exclusive book

for Barachikitsa. The regimes during pregnancy and-derivery are explained A wide description of

causes and treatment of various ailments liL f"""r, respiratory skin, gastrointestinal and neurological

diseases. Kerala is gifted a lot of ayurvedic practition"i. who deal mainly paediatrics' Except surgical

emergencies, most of the ailments can be managed through Ayurveda. Ayurveda give equal importance

to vyadhikshamaan (immunity). Since immunity is the major challenge these days because of the

indiscriminate use oldrugs ani artificial food, a herbal based combinations since childhood can alter

the defective immunity ,!r,"*. Majority of food and drinks are contaminated chemically these days'

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OBSTETRICALMANAGEMENTACCORDINGToSUSHRUTA

SharmaB.N.,RamrajaSinghChouhanandNishaBhalerao

Govt. Dhanvantri Ayurvedic College, Ujjain' India

Now a day, we see around us that percentage of normal delivery is decreasing in urban areas and at the

same time percentage of c.S. in seen increased. so emphasis of this paper is to have normal deliveries

as possible by following ,.Garbhini paricharya,, as started in Sushrut Samhita. Garbhini Paricharya

can be classified as follows: (A) samanya paricharya according to Aahar, eg. ushana and rikshana

dravya should be avoided in Aahar According to Vihar:, "veg vidharanam parityajet", (B) Masanumasik

paricharya e.g. ,.Gokshur siddha sarpi" should be taken in sixth month of pregnency' (C) Medicinal

management in ,.Garbhavathi,, if antenatal haemorrhege is there separate "oushadhi Yogas" for each

month are prescribed. (D) use of "Tail pichu" and "Anuvasan basti" for "sukha Prasuti"' They should be

taken from 7th month of pregnency. Management during Purperoum' It can be classified as follows : (1)

Management of samanya Prasava and (2) Mangement of complications during "Asa' amya Prasava"

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SreedharyMedicalCentre'KurichithanamPO''Kottayam'Kerala'India

Ayurveda has a holistic approach. In Charaka samhita treatment is classified in many ways' In

,,Thisraishaneeya", elgventh^chagter of Soothrasthana' th13e- tYFs o{ lreltmelts are described' which

include Daiva vyapaasraya chikitsa, yuktivyapaasrayachikitsaand Sathwavajaya chikitsa' Among

them, Daiva Vyapaasraya Chikitsa i, mosiimportant It is effective in physiological as well as psy-

chological ailments. Mainly, thirteen types of Daiva VyapaasraValtr1ti1u.Tt*dt are mentioned by

charaka. They are 1. Mantra, 2. Oushadhy, 3. Mani, 4' Mangala' 5' Bali' 6'Upahara' 7' Homa' 8'

Niyarna, 9. Prayaschitha" 10. upavasa, 11. Swasthyayana, 12' Pranipatha' and l3'Gamana' Mantra

means hymn. All vedic verses are Mantras, Mantra has divine power' In all Ayurvedic texts' chanting

of Mantra is narrated. wearing oushadhis is also a treatment' Herbs like Neem' Tul1i erc have a

property to kill pathological microorganisms. wearing of Gems' Jewels etc: has an influence in our

body.Accordingtoastrologicalscience,properGems-maybeused'Byanalyzingthehoroscopeandposition of stars, Gems are selected. rurunguru Karrnas give peace of.mind.This helps to maintain our

body and mind fit and free from disear""r. guti Ku.*u rr described i1 Glatra chikitsa Grahas arc

simply microorganisms. Harmful Crut ur*J "a[ed

BhT*ast Raksho*hna substances coffiol Bhootha'

upahara is sacrificial offering to the deserved ones' offering of sacfed flt'"gtlto fte divine fire is

called Homa. In all ritual functions, fire is most important. It has a wide range- In Daiva\frapaasraya

chikitsa, Horna and Bali Karma are major methods. Niyama is the invoruntary religious observance'

Prayaschithu *"un, atonement. Y*.nltaschitha Karmas ale mentloxed in ritual books' Upavasa is

the fasting as a part of a vow. Swasthyayana means a rite for getting prosperity. Pranipatha is the

reverential bow or salutation. Gamunu is nothing but pilgrimage' F'ven today' Daiva vyapaasraya

Chikitsa has an active role in our life'

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REIKI AND YOGA

JaYaPrakash Devarajan

Prakashadhara, Kakanad, Kochi - 682 030' Kerala' India

This paper describes a brief history, principles, origin, principles' science and procedure's of Reiki and

Yoga.

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AROMATHERAPY IN BEAUTY CARE

Sakina S. Zafar, Shariqu,p Zaf-ay.and Sameer Sippy

Indian Holistic Health Care and Research Orgaiiisation, 504, D2,Sunshree,N.LB.M. Road, Kondhwa, Pune - 411048,India

Tamara Spa Ayurveda, Taj Malabar, Wellington Island, Cochin 682009,India

The roots of Aromatheraphy were originated in China and Egypt, and later on this science was developedby Greeks and Indians.itri Unani ( breek) System of rUeOicine got enriched from rhe conremporu.ysystems of medicine in Babylon, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Chinaand India. During'the 5th Century B.C.the Greek Physicians Herodotus and Democrates visited Egypt and learned about perfumery and herbalmedicine. Herodotus was the first to record the method of distillation of turpentine in about 425 8.C.,as well'as the information on momatic materials. Hippocrate s (460-377 B.C.), the Greek Physicianand so-called "Father of Medicine" also prescribed perfumed fumigations and fomentations. TheRomans like:Galen (1'30 - 201G.8.) recornmended use,of :aromatic oils,for,bath,.massage and,skinailments. The Arab and Persian Unani physicians contributed a lot in the field of.Aromatheraphy andart of 'djstillation. By the thirteenth century, the "Perfumes of Arabia" were famous,throughout theworld. Various aromatic herbs and their essential oils are used in Unani Medicine to enhance,theinternal,and extprnal beauty and health. Some of the most famous are viz. Juniper, Anise;Chamomile,Yartow, Carrol,Bay Laur,el, Rose, French Basil, Celery, Vetiver, Lirne, Sweet Marjoram, Jasmine,Myrrh, Ambrette seEd, Sandalwood, Mandarin, Bitter Orange, Dill, Orris, Caraway,etc. For beautycare, these oils are used in different combinations and there are various mode of applications like bodybath, hands and feet bath, steam bath, massages, after,shower bath, body powders, inhalations, facialsauna and cosmetic preparations like cream, shampoos, lotions, conditioners, soaps, cleansingpreparatioqs;etc. The details regarding aromatheraphy in beauty care will be presented.

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Abdul GhaniAbdul LatifAbdul WaheedAbhay Vaidya

Abhimanyu Kumar

Abichal ChattopadhayayAcharya M.V.

Agnihotri A. K.

Aher DevendraAhluwalia D.K.

Ahmad S.

Ahmed C.N.

Ajay Kumar Tripathy

Ajith RawalAkhtar SiddiquiAlier Devendra RAlka AhujaAlok S.

Alq PK. Debnath P.K.

Anand Kumar ChoudharyAnand P.K.V.

AnandalakshmiAnandteerthAnil Kumar E.S.

Anil Kumar M.V.

Anilchand B.

Anilkumar A.S.

Anitha JohnAnoob V.A.

Ansari S.H.

Anup B. ThakarApala SenguptaAppa Rao A.V.N.

Arathi P.S.

Arif Zaidi S.M.

Ariyawanasa H.A.S.

Arunkumar D.N.

Asim Ali Khan

Aslam .M

Augqstus G.D.PS.Azad BadweBaboota S.

Baboota S.

Babu G.

Baby JosephBadal Chandra JanaBagchi G.D.

Baghel M.S.

Baiwa R.M.S.

Bala Murugan J.

Bandi VenkateshwarluBannigol S.

Balaraman N.

Basavaraj S.

BasirudeenBayamma K.VBenu DhavanBharat ChouragadeBharathiK.Bhat A.V.

Bhatia A.

Bhattacharyyaa G.

Bhattathri V.N.

Bhavar Bhaskar R.

Bhavsar G.C.Biju ManiBiju S,S.

Bikshapathi T.

Binokingsely R.

Biswas T. K.

Britto Perianayayam J.

Byadgi S.

Byasadev Naik

Chandrasekaran A.K.

ChandraShekhar Kundle

Chandrashekhar N.

Ch.aroo N. 'Chathopadhyay A.

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Chaturvedi S.C.

ChaudhariChauhan H.S.

Chetana M.

Chidambaran A.N.

Chithra GopinathCruz Anto Manayil P.

Damodaran N. P.

Damoder JoshiDar A.K.Das B.

Dasan K.K.S.

Dattatreya Rao S.

Dayanand Reddy G.

Deep V.C.

Deepa GeorgeDeshmukh Lailesh R.

Deshmukh Sharad M.

Dharmapalan P.K.

Dheeraj MalhotraDhinkaran K.

Digambar KambleDiggavi Guru PrasannaDiibbewarArti P.

Dinesh KumarDipankar BhattacharyyaDissanayake K.G.C.Divya RavindranDoddamani H.

Dubbewan Arti P.

Dubey S.D.

Durga S.R.

Dwivedi L.K

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112,182112

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32,33,69,103,1591 00,1 48,1 67

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Gattani S.G.

Gaud R.S.

Gayathri Devi V.

Geeta MataGeetha B.S.

Geetha G.

Geetha G.PillaiGeethakrishnan G.

George K.M.

George P.A.

George V.

Gerard L. PenecillaGhazala JavedGhosh S.

Ghosh T.

Gireesh Krishnan T.

Giridharan N.V.

Girija P.V.

Godwin K.

Gokhale S. B.

Gokulan B.G.

Gopinath B.G.

Govindan Nampoothiri K.

Grace ThomasGrampurohit N.D.

Gupta O.P.

Gurdip SinghGyanendra PandeyHanumantha Rao N.

Hari Kumar B.

Harikrishnan Nair K.

Harish G.U.

Harsha K.N.

Helmut DuddeckHemalata SharmaHemalatha R.

Hemanth ToshikhaneHemantha Kumar P.

Hemlata SharmaHingmire Amol B.

Hiremath S.K.

20,78,114,19520

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Fr. Sebastian OusepparampilFraancis M.S.

Franklin V.

Gaikwad Ashish M.

Ganesan R.

Ganeshan S.

Gangal R.N.

Garg Preeti K.

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Hiremath S.R.

Huller M.A.

lbnusaud l.

lddamaldeniYa S.S.

lnderjit Kaur

lndu G. Kumar

lrtan Aziz

Jacob Varghese

Jadhav Prasanth S.

Jadhav R.K.

Jafri M.A.

Jahida Nagori

Jajay Kumar TriPathY

Jamil Ahmad

Jana B.C.

Janardhanan Pillai S.

Jane D.K.

Javed Ali

Javed K.

Jaya N.

Jayakumari D.

Jayanthi P.V.

Jayaprakash Devarajan

Jayaprakash G .

Jayasree P.

Jayathilake N.

Jaydip Bhaduri

Jigeesh P.P

Jitendra Ranade

Jithesh M.

John Korah D.A.

Jose Kurian

Jose P.V

JosePh A.

Joseph G.V.R.

JosePh Mathew

Joshi M.

Joshi V.N.

Joy S.

Jyothi ShanbhagKadam S.S.

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Kaja Moideen

Kaladhar B.

Kamala KrishnaswamY

Kanchan K.

Karimkunnam Ramachandran 100

176302615

69,7437

Kavitha G.

Kavitha T. Nair

Khan A.A.

Khan S.A.

Khandelwal K.R.

Khanuja S.P.S.

Khar R.K.

Khatoon S.

Kiran M. Goud

Kohili K.

Kripesh K.

Krishna Veni N.

Kshirod Kumar Ratha

Kuchanur K.S.

Kulkami K.B.

Kulwant Singh

Kumarihamy N.M.

KundnaneY G.R.

Kuriakose Alosh Peter

Laija S. Nair

Lakshman M.

Lakshmanan A.J.

Lakshmanan S.

Lakshmi Prasad L. Jadhav

Lakshmisubramaniuan S.

Lalithakumari V.S.

Langare SanjaY

Latha P.C.

Latha P.G.

Latif A.

Lekshana Bai V.

Lizzy Palu

Loknath Sharma

Lungare SanjaV N.

Madhava ReddY B.

22

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Lucas D.S. 32,101,109,113,115,149,168

Madhavachandran $

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Madhavikutty P.

Mahadevan N.

Mahadevan N.K.

Mahesh T.S.

Maheshkumar N.

Maheshwara Bhatta H.S.

Maity L.N.

Mala KapadiaMamathesh Kumar S.

Manasi M. Deshpande

18

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Manisha VermaManjunath NaikManjunatha H.C.

Manoj C.Manoj Kumar A.K.Manoj M.

Manoj S.

Manoranjan SahuMarri SrinivasuluMathew DanMathur P.R.G.

Medha Patel

Mehrotra S.

Mini SureshMishra D.K.

Mishra S,.K.

Mishra S.S.

Mistry l.u.Mohan A.Mohan kumar K.P.

Mohan PK.Mohd AnwarMohd SarwarMooss E.T.N.

Mrudula V.

27,29,180,184,177

Mudappathi BalakrishnanMukadam D.S.

Mukul Patel

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Mumtaz AliMuraleedharan A.K.Murali K.

Murali P.M.

MuraliT. NarhareMurthy M.L.K.

Murty K.S.

Murugesh M.

MuthukrishnaswamyMuzatfer AlamMythili P.

Naga Lakshmi V.

Nagashayana N.

Nagendrappa M.H.Nagendrappa M.H.Nagesh BadweNagireddy L.

Nair B.V.K.

Nair G.A.Nair M. K.

Nair P.K.S.

Nair R.B.

Nalini GiteNalini K.

Namboodiri P.K.

Namboodiri P.K.N.

Nampoothiri M.R.V.Nampoothiri N.P.P.

Namratha V.

Nanjan M.J.

Narahari S.RNarang H.K.Narayanan Nambi A.N.NaSgalakshmi V.

Navas M.

Navin Chandra SurnanNeelamNesamonyNigam U.S.Nikhila Ranjan Nayak

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Nisha BhaleraoOjha S.K.

Om Raj SharmaOnkar ChoudariPadhi M.M.

Padmaja B.

Padmashika. PPanda N.

Pandey A.K.

Panikkar K.R.

Pankaj Kumar GuptaPankajavally P.T.

Papri Nath

ParameswarappaParamkusha Rao M.

Parveen Bansai

Patel K.N.

Patil G.B.

Patil U.K.

Peiris K.

Perumal P.

Perumal T.

Philip M.P.

Pillai N.G.K.

Pilapitiya U.

Pillai N.G.K.Pipasha BiswasPoul B.N.

Prabha BalaramPrabhakaran V.A

Pradeep P.

Prakasa Rao E.V.S.

Prakash Mangalasseri

Prakash S.

Prasad B.S.

Prasad Ch.N.S.R.K.Prasad G.C.Prasad K.S.R.Prasad M

Prasad P.V.N.R.

Prasad P.V.V.

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Prasanth A.S.

Prasanth G.S.

Prasasd B.S.

Prashant Kishor Shrama

Prashanth A.S.Pratip Kumar Debnath

Prochezhian E.

Pulok K. MukharjeePurad U.V.

Purohit A. P.

Purushotham M.

Pushpangadan P1 27,129,143,1 64,1 73,1 86

Qasmi LA.

Raakhi N.

Radhakrishnan V.N.

Raghavan K.V.

Raghavan Vaidyar M.K.

Rahman M.K.

Rai N.P.

Raina VishalRajachandradas M.C.

Rajan B.

Rajani Gandh S.

Rajasekharan P.E.

Rajasekharan S.

Rajeev Kumar A.C.

Rajendran K.

Rajesh SanndRajesh ShuklaRajib MukherjeeRama ChowdharyRaman Dang

Raman R.P.

Ramraja Singh Chouhan

Ramu M,G.

Rangesh Paramesh

Rao Ch. V.

Rao P.N. e

Ratnatunge N.

Flavi Divakaran

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Ravi Shankar M.

Ravindra AngadiRavindran P.A.

Rawat A.K. S.

Reddy R.C.

Reddy Y.S.R.

Rekha A. NairRekha D. 'Remani P.

Remani R.

Rohit JohariRupa Bai B.

Sabulal B.

Sadanandan K.

Sahu M.

Sakina S. ZatarSalini ThomasSama Venkatesh l.Samanta M.K.

Samanta S.K.

Sameer SippySameer SippySandhya Parameswaran

Sangarika l. De SilvaSangram Keshari Das

Sanjay Kumar Singh

Sankar Babu A.

Sankar V.

Sankarankutty P.

Santanu BandyopadhyaySanthakumar K.

Santhosh Nair S.R.

Sarada C.

Saraswathy V.N.

Saiavana Babu C.

Saravanan A.

Sarda Pavan D.

Sarita BhutadaSarma B.P.

Sasidharan K.

Sasidharan Pillai C.R. 37,126,130Satheshkumar S. 19

Satija Kamatesh 103

Satq-a Kamlesh 159

Satya A.L. 176Satyavani M.S. 26

Sawarkar Gaurav R. 103

Saxena R.B. 184Seeba S. Balakrishnan 98Seela Sasikumar C. 21

Sema 29Senaratne L. 49Senthil Kumar P. 181

Serasignhe K. 130

Sethukutty V. 7Sewwandi U.D.S. 49Shah B.P. 69Shah N.C. 87Shahanshah Alam Khan 90Shahi R.K. 189

Shailaja Rao 205Shakir Jamil 95Shalini Srivastava 43Shanta Mehrotra 164,173Shantala Priyadarshini T.R. 90Shanthakumar G. 6

Sharada Venkatesh 87Sharique Zatar 91,104,212Sharma A.K. 146Sharma B.N. 207Sharma K.D. 190

Sharma O.R. 81

Sharma R.D. 204Sharma R.K. 63Sharma S.K. 73,81,174,180Shashi Kumar S. 14

Shashi Pal Singh 179Shashidhar 71

Shashidhar H. Doddamani 50Shaw B.P. 165

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Sheela D.

Sherly Devanni

Sheth N.R.

Shivanand GavimathShivananda T.N.

Shobha A. Khilari

Shreekanth U.

Shrinidhi K. Acharya

Shrinivas Acharya

Shukla P.K.

Shyamala Devi C.S.

Shyju Ollakkod

Siddaramappa R.

Siddesh Ardhyamath

Siddiqui M.A.

Singh J.

Singh A.P.

Singh B.P.

Singh J.

Singh O.P.

Singh R.H.

Singh S.

Singh S.P.

Singhal K. C.

Sisir Kumar Mandal

Sitaram B.

Siva Kumar V.P.

Siva Rama Prasad K.

Sivabaggium T.

Sivakaran Namboothiri

Sivakumar S'.M.

Sivananda T.N.

Skandhan K. P.

Smitha L. S.

Smitha M.

Somanathan A.R.

Somani Sujeet S.

Soonrita Manchanda

Sophy Paul

Sowmya R.

Sreekrishnan C.M.

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Sreelatha S.

Sreevidya P.R.

Sridhar B.N.

Sridhar M.K.

Srikanta Pandit

Srikanth N.

Srivastava M.M.

Srividya M.

Sthiti Srujani Mishra

Subash Chandra Dutta

Subashbabu N.

Subbanagouda P.G.

Subburaju T.

Subha Sen

Subhash Bagade

Sudhakar D.

Sudhakar D.

Sudhakar Raja S.

Sudhi R.

Sudhir Raj N.

Suhburaju T.

Suja S.R.

Sujathan K.

Sujit kr. Dalai.

Sukhadha Mohandas

Sukumaran N.

Sulochana B.

Sumitra SinghSundaran K.

Sunil Kumar S. Menon

Sunil Kumar S.G"

Sunilkumar S. Rajan

Sunitha Bhaskaran

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Surana S.J.

Surana S.S.

Suresh B.

Suresh S.N.

Suryaprakash T.N.K.

Susan T. P

Swamy G.K.

Swarny R.K.

Swati KurkrureSyanala B.

Syed Mohammecikoya M.

Syed Shekir JamilTajuddinTakte

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Tewari N.S. 53,68,70,88,124,127,185Thabrew LM. 18,49Thakar A.B. 47Thammitiyagodage M.G. 18Thankamma A. 182Therasilin Louis 18

Thirupathaiaha A. 30Tisera M.i-i.A. 17,145,156Tiwari S.K. 58,76Tripathi S.V. 56Tripathi Y.B. 36Uma Devi P. 20Urnesh Butt MishraUnnikrishnan G.

Unnikrishnan T.

Uoadhya B.N.

Usha V.N.K.

Vaibhav G.

Vakil J.R.Valsan P. KurianVani V",

Varalakshmi S.

Varshney A.K.

Vasanth P.

Vastrad G.R.Vasudevan Nampoothiri M. R..

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Veena Panicker M.S.Velayudhan Nair V.

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Vibha Rao

Vijay D. Wagh

Vijay Singh RanaVijaya Kumar D.

Vijayachandradas M.C.

Vijeyapall J.J.Vishnu Nampoothiri K.S.Viswanathan K.

Viswanathan K.G.

Wamiq Amin M.M. Mohd.

Shoeb lbne Abdul AzizWickramasinghe M.S.K.

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: SWADESHI SCIENCE IIIOVEII'ENT

Swadeshi Science Movement (SSM) is a popular science mov€ment! which aims at the development

and propagation of science at all levels; right from popular: to professional and research levels'

The movement takes the spirit of Swodeshi along with the ethos of lndian culture. lt attemPts to

adopt a holistic systems approach, and to adapt and assimilate the best from anywf1e els_e.a1d

blend them with lndia's age-old'socio-cultural and scientific traditions and foundationi. The activities,of the movement aim af exposing the great scientific achievements of ancient lndiarand thereby

exploding the misconception that science is a product of West odp The motto of SSM is that

"science is neither for revolution nor for exploitation, but it is for social harmony and integral

development".

The SSM'is affiliated to Vijnana Bharati, lndia, with its head guarters atT.D. Road, Cochin, and has

units at almosi all ihe districts of Kerala Sate. SSM has several f'aculties (soronis) such asWhataSoroni . the faculty of Ayurvedic Research and Studies, Romonuja Soroni - the mathematical facutqr,

yogavidyo Soroni - the iaculty for the development and propagation of yoga sciences and yoga

tfrlrapy, Vosthu Vidyo Soroni -the faculty dealing wkh Civil and Architectural Engineering, Thyogoraia

Saroni - the faculty involved in research and studies in classical music, and Publication Division

involved in the pub-lication of magazines, reference books and pfoceedings of seminars, workshops,

etc.'The publications division ato brings out two monthly popular science journals, Swodeshi

Science'iin Malayalam) and 'science lndia'National Science Magazine (in Erglish). Some of the

major activities initiated by SSM, besides World Ayurveda Congress, include:

.i. Swadeshi Science Congress : Annual Science Congress organized in Kerala Statet

coinciding with the birthday of Sir. C.V Raman, with prestigious Young Scientist Award

and 'swadeshi Sasthra Puraskaram' presentation, for the best young scientist of Ker:ala

and for the contribution by individuaLs in the field,of lligrrge and Gchnology from the

State, respectively.

* National Science Day,: Celebrated "u",7

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of the announcement of the discovery of !'Raman -Effect".

* National Technology Day : Annual National Technology Day celebration on I l'hMay is also an occasion for presentation of "Bharadwaia Puraskaram" for the beststudent engineering proiect, selected from,alftlie Engineering colleges of Kerala.

t!'Aryabhateeyam: Annual series of National Seminar organiz'ed to hold a dialoguebetween the ancient (traditional) and modern contributions of lndia in a chosen fieldof Science and Technology. 'Aryabhateeya Puraskaraml is awarded to an eminentScientist who has contributed immensely to lndian Science Movement.

* Sasthra Prathibha Matsaram: Talent Search Competitions for the selection andtraining of young science talents in the State.

* Fact To Face With New Frontiers ln Science: Annual workshop for high schoolstudents conducted at various centres to familiarize them with the frontier areas inScience and Technology.

* Environmental Awareness Programmes: Series of seminars and awarenessprogrammes organized all over the State with the idea of spreading the message ofenvironmental conservation and sustainable living. SSM has launched Nadivand.n"-- a movement for river protection and -"n"gJrunt aimed at networking all thosecommitted to the cause of protecting and sustainably managing our rivers, for thesocio-economic well being of the people of Kerala.

* Science Writers Workshop: Workshop for providing comprehensive training onscience writing in Mala)ralam.

't' Swadeshi Vijnana Mela: The Swadeshi Vijnana Mela and lndustrial Fair - 2002organised at Cochin was a unique exposition of Bharathiya achievements in Science,Technology and lndustry covering both traditional and modern. Major CentralGovernment institutions, lndustries and small-scale industries participated in the Mela.

SWADESHI SCIENCE MOVEMENT5812569 V/A), Swadeshi Bhavanam

TD. Road, Cochin - 682 035, Kerala State, lndiaPh: 0484 - 373758, 3721 19 Fax: 366434

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. A TNNITVNNARY TRIAL ON TIIE EFFECT OF AN INDIGENOUS MEDICINEIN THE MANA.GEMENT OF RIIEUMATOD ARTHRITIS

Krishnakumar R., Jose Kurians, Shajahan MJ'.x and Joy Philip*

DeptorR"la"yfi?,ililXTJ:i,l;::ffi *,iffi ::;ili.:lHlffi ssur,Kera,a,rndia

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic symmetrical inflammatory poly arthritis which mainly affects the

peripheral synovial joints, but is often associated with exffa articular features. All the-systems of medi*

cine are facing difficulties in managing the disease and none of themcould claim a complete mastery

.over the disease. In the present study, an attempt to find out an effective remedy for Rheumatoid

arthritis was done. The bark of Bodhivruksha (Flcrz.i religiosa Linn.) and seeds of Chandrasoora

(Lepidium sativumLinn.), which werefound,effective inthe manageuentof the diseasein the previous

studies were successfully combined with thehelp of a phar-rnaceuticalq.rgdification process viz, Bhavana

(medicinal impregnation) told in Ayurvedic classics.,This c9m-liryqol,yalselected for the present

study. The study design of the preseni'study'was randomised cfinigal U'ial. Fourty-five patients were

selected according to the criteria. Selected patients were placed in three groups and were administercd

with the single drugs and the combined drug in appropriate dosage; for a period of 30 days. Assess-

ments were donebefore and after the treatment. The results were analysed and found that the combina-

tion of the said single drugs, was statistically significant, and it was found superior in efficacy when

compared with the individual usage of the single drugs. '

PTTYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTI-MICROBIAL INVESTIGATIONS ONLEAVES OF AGAVE AMERICANA LINN.

Babu MJ., Shivananda 8.G., Raman Dang Salma Khanam and Natarajan S.*

: Al-Arneen College of Pharmacy, Hssur Road, Bangalqre -.560 W,India ,

*Sami Labs Limited, Peenya, Bangalore, India

Agave americanal. is a stout rhizomatous plant with an aerial stem more or less concealed by the leaf

base and with th,iet fleshy'spine tipped and often spinousely toothed rigid leaves. The chemical inves-

tigations of Agave americanal. was done because'of its traditional'use asdrugin the'Indian systemof

medicine (used as diuretic, laxative, emmenagogue and antosesbitic), conlains,steroidal sapslins,

proteins, amino acids and essential,oils: Ttte main chemieal components,of interestnAgave uesryonins.

Leaves of Agave americana L. are reported in the traditional medicine for their activity in the skin

infections and containsl.2vo of saponins. Saponins can produce a variety of effects due to their surface

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tension. In order to study the antimicrobial activity of the chemical constituents present in the leaves ofthis plant and to localize an active compound bioactivity guided isolation was carried out. Preliminary

anti microbial screening revealed methanolic extract to be most active. This was further confirmed by

bioautography, which showed an active Rf 0.42, on the chromatogram. Column chromatography was

adopted for the purification of the localized compound. Thepurified extracts were tested at every step

by TLC and Bioautography to detect the presence of the active compound. The isolated compound

showing active Rf 0.42 was obtained as amorphous powder and was subjected for structural determi-

nation by modern techniques such as IR, l3C-NMR, rH-NMR, HPLC and HPILC.

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STHAMBHANA GUNA (CHECKING PROPERTY)OF SCOPARIA DULCIS

Ediriweerh E.R.H.S.S*, Galhena G., Liyanage S.S.P., Jayakody J.R.A.C.,

Hettiarchchi H.D.I. and Ratnasooriya W.D.

*Deparrment of Nidana Cikithsa, Institute of Indigenous Medicine,

University of Colombo, Rajagiriyia, Sri Lanka. E-mail [email protected]

Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo 03,Sri Lanka.

Scoparia dulcis Linn (Famlly: Scrophulariaceae, Sinhala: Wal koththamalli) is a perennial herb, grow-

ing in many tropical countries including Sri Lanka.In Sri Lankan traditional medicine, it is used in the

treatment of Diabetes mellitus and in unspecified urinary diseases. Therefore, we thought it may pos-

sess Sthambhana guna. If it has Sthambhana properties, then it should impair mobility and flow of body

fluids and thereby, induce Sthambhana Kriya in Mutravaha Srothas (Antidiuertic action), Sthambhana

Kriya in Raktavaha Srothas (Haemostatic action) and Sthambhana Kriya in Annavaha Srothas

(Antidianhoeal action). The aim of this study. was, therefore, Lo evaluate whether the decoction of S.

dulcis (using several concentrations) possess antidiuertic action (using hydrated assay technlque),

haemostatic action (using Lee and White method) and antidiarrhoeal action (using castor oil induced

diarrhoea) in rats, following oral administration. The results showed that decoction of S. dulcis possess

marked antidiuertic (Sthambhana Kriya in Mutravaha Srothas), blood clotting (Sthambhana Kriya in

Rakthavaha Srothas) and antidiarrhoeal actions (Sthamthana Kriya in Annavaha Srothas). Further, no

toxic effects (in terms of overt signs of clinical toxicity, stress, behavioural abnormalities, hepatic or

renal toxicity) were evident with subchronic administration of the decoction. It is concludedthat Scoparia

dulcis has Sthambhana property as expected, and may be used in the treatment of prameha (polyuria),

Rakta Pitta (bleeding from different parts of the body) and dthisara (diarrhoea).

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ANTIDIABETIC ACTTVITY OF A POLYHERBALFORMULATTON, DTANEX

Mutalik.S.,Chetana*,Sulochana*,UmaDevi.P.**andUdupa,N.

. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal-576119, Karnataka, India*Department of Radiobiology, KasturbaMedical College, Manipal-576119, Karnataka, India

**Department of Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Centre,

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Dianex, a polyherbal formulation (prepared by Apex Laboratories, Chennai) has been screened forantidiabetic activity. The hypoglycemic activity was carried out in normal and streptozotocin induced

diabetic mice. Dianex was administered in different doses (100, 250 and 500 mglkg) orally for 6 weeks.

Blood sugar level, food intake and body weight changes were monitored periodically. At the end of the

treatment period, the serum from diabetic animals was subjected to the estimation of lipid profile (high-

density lipoprotein, triglycerides and total cholesterol), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspertate transami-

nase (AST), urea and creatinine and liver glycogen content was determined. Effect of dianex on glu-cose tolerance was carried out. A part of liver and pancreas was subjected to histopathological exami-nation. Dianex was found to produce significant hypoglycemic activity in both normal and diabetic

animals, which could be compared to glibenclamide (10 mglkg). The food intake and body weight was

increased with Dianex treated diabetic mice. The elevated triglycerides, total cholesterol, AIJ[, AST,urea and creatinine levels were significantly reduced and high-density lipoprotein levels were increased

in diabetic mice after dianex treatment The liver glycogen level was significantly increased- Dianex was

found to increase the glucose tolerance. Histopathological examination showed that continuous treat-

ment with dianex was found to produce the improvedrepairof thetissues afterstreptozotocin induced

injury. The present study shows that dianex can be effectively used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

However the studies on diabetic patients are under progress to confirm its effectiveness in human

volunteers.

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STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF'PARTHALASUNADI' ON THE SEVERITYOF EXPERIMENTAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Thomas Varghese, Jophy Kurian and Swedha V.

Dept. of Biochemisty, School of Medical Education, M.G. University, Kottayam,India

Ayurvedic preparation, 'Parthalasundai' offers protection against isoproterenol-induced myocardialinfarction (MI), and this contain Allium sativum, Withania somnifera, Terminalia arjuna, andAcoruscalamus.The present study was undertaken to scientifically investigate its possible usefulness in myo-

cardial infarction. The Parthalasundai pre-treatment help the myocardium to overcome the stress and

strain as a result of isoproterenol-induced MI. Parthalasundai may be considered as a very good protec-

tive agent in MI induced by isoproterinol by its hypocholesterolimic effect and decreased injury to the

myocardium and so a decieased repair process.

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oP-32EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF 'VN.UOTTATTARA' CONCEPT IN AYURVEDA

Pillai N.R., Nair P.K.S., Nair R.B., Sasikala C.K., Saraswathy !.N.,Venugopalan T.N. and Namboodiri PJ(N.

Central Research Institute (Ayurveda), Cheruthuruthy - 679531. Thrissur, Kerala, India

Health and Disease are two conditions, which are mainly based on the state of Thridoshas. Food ishaving a major role among the factors that control Thridoshas in the body. 'Virudha' is that type offood which provides 'utklesa' of doshas and not able to expel out of the body. This stlldy is an attemptto evaluate the toxicity potential of one of "Virudhaharams" - Prawn (Penacus indicus) with milk,when administered together for a short period in experimental rat models. The biochemical changesespecially a rise in Serum alkaline phosphatase level and supression of antioxidant enzyme'(SoD)clearly indicate the possibility in developing systemic toxicity and tissue injury due to lVirudhahara'feeding while there is some positive effect in prawn alone group. Further studies are required toevaluate the role of free radicals and antioxidant enzymes in 'Virudhahara' to confirm the presentfindings.

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: : Khan K.H., Madani A. and Jain S.K.

Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062. E-mail: [email protected]

A number of infectious diseases are caused by different microorganism such as virus, bacteria, fungi,arthropods and protozoa that can transmit from one person to another. The disease can vary from mildto severe to deadly for the perso.n. Infectious diseases are the world's leading cause of premature death,killing almost 50,000 people every day, In recent years, increasing reports of drug resistance to humanpathogenic microorganism have been coming from all over the world. A major cause for it has been theindiscriminate use of antibiotics and the situation is alarming in developing as well as developed coun-tries. The paper describes yarious infectious diseases and treatment using herbal drugs initiated by ourUniversity and elsewhere in the world.

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ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF'RAJANYAMALAKADI'.AN AYURVEDIC HYPOGLYCEMI. PREPARATION

Aneesha A.

Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Medical Education, M.G. University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Administration of antioxidant agent 'Rajanyamalakadi' has brought about significant changes in thelevril of certain constituents in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Diabetics-induced alloxan in experimentalanimals significantly influence the metabolism of glucose and the lipid pattern in diabetici. Alloxantreated diabetic rats showed a decrease in blood sugar after the administration of drug for a period of 4hours. At the same time insulin showed an increase in its serum level after the administration of drugs.Alloxan-treated diabetic rats showed an increase in magnesium level after the administration of drugs. .

The study showed that the drug Rajanyamalakadi has got antioxidant properties.

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Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Medical Education, M.G. University' Kottayam, Kerala, India

Diabetes induced by Alloxan in experimental animals significantly influence the metabolism of glucose

il;;iipra p"tt*it in diabetics. Altoxan-treated aiarctic ras showd a decrease in btood sugar after

the adminisffation of!*g* ro. aperiod of four weeks. At ttre same time insulin showed an increase in

;;;-;;^i;;"itJi"i the administration ri a*gr. The increased level of glucose concentration in the

:;#;;ir;*"s""*only Eg gty"orytution?rnu"-oglobinconcenffationbut also the glycosylation

of insulin receptors of the ."1. rti itooi *rtow"a that Raianyamalakadi offers a significant antidiabetic

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OPERATIONALDETAILSFORGENERALANDSPECIFICETIIIC4!^, co-lislonnarroNs rNvoLvrNG r{UMAN sUBJECTS rN sruDrEs usrNcTRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINAL FOBMULATIONS

PradeeP Kumar E. and Bose K'S'

Institute of Applied Dermatology, Nayak's Road, Kasargod- 67L 121, Kerala, India

This paper narrates the operational.details of all the ethical issues to.be reviewed by any institutional

ethic committee as a statutory ,"qor."*"nt prior to a clinical evalu-ation (trail) using traditional lerbal;;;tr*;;nai". Government of IndiJr'iuio"tio"., ICMR code, on the general principle of non-

exploitation of the uu:""irl*trmising ttreiias and also safeguarding the subjects from accessing to

risk factors by usinffiplr r"nn"o inf6rmed consent pro."s].rsentiil information chart in patients'

own languug" *itrr"Jurtii" rp*iricity are Jetailed lri a simple,practic{ approach in the form of a

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INTERPRETATIONOFTERMINOLOGYoFAYT'JRVEDICPIIARMACOLOGY FOR RESEARCH

GiridharV.,VasanthP.,VidyaSagarM.andDineshKumarB.

PG Unit of Dravyaguna, Dr. BRKR Government Ayurveda College'

Hyderabad - 500 038' Andhra Pradesh' India

In Ayurvedic pharmacology a: lot of he-qbs w_ere mentioned and their multiple actions were time-tested'

with worldwide inteierili6*irg over herbal remedies more researchers are looking towar-ds Ayurveda'

i#*i]G ;;i;r*i""togy of action..*"niioned'in Ayurvedic phar*"_":19-gv ls

an uphill tasK which

needs knowledge i;;y;;iri" basic principles and mo{ern scientific ryeth$s. An attempt was madeto

i;t6; avu*:"oil tJt-inology tid Kadhara, SVasahara, {{rid-r9-_gatr.31.1y:r1"e@ Rasavana etc'

"iti"!ro*Jdrugs fd;t"*Jiiunagomgxauipl?sof Ay, drugs in wlrlchresearchwascarriedouton

modern scientific methods and need for collaboi'ative work bei*eenAyuwedic and modern pharma-

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A COST EFFECTTVE YILLAGE-BASED ANIMAL IMALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMUSING HERBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS

Khoda V.K.

National Dairy Development Board, 80 Feet Road, 8'h Block, Koramangala Bangalore-560 095

An alternate animal health delivery system using medicinal plants is being implemented in various dairy

cooperatives in Karnataka. The <lbjective is to buildup a sustainable village based veterinary services

which overcomes the shortcomings of the existing veterinary services provided by Government and

dairy cooperatives. Another objective is to reduce the residues of antibiotics in milk which can be a

serious health hazard. Almost all the common ailments of cattle, like fever, diarrhea, retention ofplacenta, bloat, mastitis, wounds, have been successfully treated with herbal preparations.

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DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SNAKEBITES

Sreejith S.P.

Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Research studies and experience of four decades together helped to conclude with profound confi-

dence that with meticulously prepared drugs and uncor-npromisable Pathya even the fatally wounded

could be brought back from the brim of death. The paper describes the diagnosis and management of

snake bites.

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EFFECT OF INDIGINEOUS FORMULA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA

pushpa Kumara A.A.J., Dissanayake K.G.C., Senasekara D.8 and Jayasuriya E.P.**

Lecturer(probationary), Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka* Assistant Director, Ayurveda Research Institute, Nawinna, Sri Lanka

**Medical officer,Ayurveda Rural Hospital, Kaduboda, Sri Lanka

This formula had been used for a long period by. most of the traditional physicians (Amunukubura

traditon) as the treatment for Amavata (Rhumatoid Artharlris) . Thus the effect of this drug was

investigated in this research. This is one of the most crippling disease of the mankind .Many drugs for

this condition have been recommended in the Western Medical System. But these drugs are expen-

sive; the patients received the drugs are subjected to recurrent attack. The drugs give differ_ent side

effects too. But many traditional drugs used for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis have been found to

eliminate the condition successfutty. +O cases of diagnosed Amavata were subjected to detailed his-

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Following criteria have been considered for the selection of this formula for this study

. Easy accessibility o Cost consciousness

The treatment with its effect was observed at various levels of the disease. The results were i4ter-preted in terms of cure and relieved and follow up was done up to I year. Since the results are posiiive,the effect of this formula in Amavata is proved effective.

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. EFFECT OF AROGYAVARDHIM AND CHAKRAMARDA KERAIN THE MANAGEMENT OF KITIBHA {PSORIASIS)

Indirakumari S., Sethu K.S., Nesamany S., Pillai N.G.K.* and Menon T.V

RRI, Trivandrum, India, *C.R. U., B angalore, India

A clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Arogyavardhini internaily and Chakramarda

kera externally in Kitibha (Psoriasis). Patients were given a course of 60 days treatment in each case

andtheassessmentoftheeffectoftreatmentwasdonemainlyonthebasisofclinicalfindings.44cases,who completed all the criteria for study were taken for final assessment of the result. Analysis of these

44 cases is elaborated in the following paper.

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EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF DIANEX IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PA-TIENTS - A RANDOMISED OPEN NONCOMPARATIVE STUDY

Shashidharan U., Sudha Vidyasagar, Bairly K.L. and Kamath M-S.

Dr. TMA Pai Hospital (KMC, Manipal), Udupi 576101,India

The objective wastTo study the effect of Dianex on blood sugar level, fasting plasma insulin (FPI),

glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), insulin resistance (IR), lipid profile and blood pressure and i"s tol-

eriUitiiy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Dianex, a polyherbal formulation manufactured by Apex

Laboratories Limited, Chennai was used for the study. Forty patients of either sex with typeZ DM were

randomly enrolled into the study. After a detailed history, thorough physical examination and routine

investigitions (complete blood picture-CBP; Liver and Renal Function Tests - LFT & RFT) patients

*"re u|lo"uted into bianex monotherapy and Dianex as an add-on drug groups in which the patient

received additional hypoglycemic agent. HbAlc, FPI, Lipid profile were done before and at the end of12 weeks. Dose of Dianex was titrated based on the FBS and PPBS levels estimated every 2 weeks

during the follow up. Results of 37 patients were analyzed, as there were three dropouts in our tludl.In the Dianex add on therapy subgroup (n=26),HbAlc showed a highly significant reduction (p<0'01)

and significant reduction in FPI, IR, systolic and diastolic BP. Total cholesterol was signlficanjly_]1-creur"i (p<0.01), Triglycerides and LDl-cholesterol were significantly increased (p<0.05) and HDLcholesterbl was significantly reduced (p<0.01). In Dianex monotherapy group only diaslolic BP was

significantly reduCed. In both groups there was no statistically significant difference in FBS & ?PBS

vilues. All patients tolerated Dianex very well and there was no hematoiogical, hepatic or renal toxicl8observed during the study period. Dianex is a good adjuvant drug in T-ype2 DM patients, especially

diabetic hypertensive patients. It is not effective alone in Type 2DM. qnd it has a significant adverse

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oP-44AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS

Krishna Kumar C.S. and KrishnanNamboodiri K.*Nagarjuna Ayurvedic Group, Kalayanthani, Thodupuzha, Kerala,India. E-mail: [email protected]

*Nagarjuna Ayurvedic Centre, Kalady, Okkal - 683550, Kerala, India. E-mail: [email protected]

Diabetes Mellitus is known to Indians ftom Vedic period onwards by the name Asrava (prameha).They were treating this problem very effectively at that also. Diabetes is also known as Madhumeha inAyurveda. According to Ayurveda, prameha is divided in 4 major types (and total2ltypes)t. Kapha type (again divided into 10 rypes)

2. Pitta type (again divided inro 6 types)

3. \hta type (divided into 4 types)

4. Juvenile diabetes for children (for unhealthy practices of parents and/or due to the sins ofpast-birth)

This study evaluates the efficacy of Classical and Traditional Ayurvedic line of treatmenr in abovedifferent Diabetes types.

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PREPARATION AMONG UROLITHIASIS CASES

Arif zaidi s.M., Ahmad zameer, Khan Asim Ali and Ahmad JamilFaculty of Medicine, Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India

Urinary tract stones problem even today is considered to be a pressing health problem all over theglobe. During thecourse of problem, agonizing colicky pain and urinary"tract infection are the areas ofmajor concern. In the present scenario, though the treatment of these has been revolutionized with theadvancement of modern medicine and techniques but truly speaking, even today the surgical interven-tionis the most frequent option which is not only traumatting to thi'patients and the relatives but alsocostly and beyond the reach of poor sections of the society. All over ihe globe lots of efforts are beingmade to provide safe, effective and economic remedy for the managemeit of such problems. Lookin!at

-the scenario, a gross need was felt to design a study of compound herbo-mineraf preparation for iti

efficacy in such types of ailments. For last several centuries, Greeko-arab system of -ldicine (Unanisystem of medicine) has also been offering various single and compound drugs for the management ofsuch disorders with considerable positive results. From a long list of such dnigs four drugs iere iden-tified forthi-s stgdy, which-were widely used for urolithiasis-and its associatei disorderslThe presentstudy.with the drugs n1m9ly Dolichos biflorus, Tribulus terrestris, lapis judacus and otolithin a spe-cific compound formulation_ was designed to look into the various urpr.ir of such prob,lems. Seve?almodern parameters were selected for the evaluation of their efficacy during the course of the study,which was conducted on about 30 patients. The statistical data *"-rugg"Jive of higtrly significanianalgesic and considerable relieving effects on urinary pus cells through tiis herbo-minJtaipt.,[*adon.

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EFFECT OF VUAYASARA AND MANJISEIA IN TYPE -2 DIABETES MELLITUS- A CLN\ilCALSTT]DY

Rakesh Kumar Gupta and Yadav RB.

Lalit Hari State Post Graduate Ayurvedic C,ollege and Hospital, Pilibhit, U.P.222 001. India

The study reveals that herbal drug Vijayasara and Manjishta is capable to reducing hyperglycaemiccondition. Among Ay.urvedic drugs, Vijayasara is found good,hypoglycaemic drug for lowering excessglucose level in the blood. During the study it was also observed that these Ayurvedic drug also reducesthe serum cholesterol level and sugar and albumin in urine. Further studies with more accurate experi-ments are warranted.

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CRITICAL EVALUATION OF PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF KAMAIA,IN THE LIGHT OF MODF',RN MEDICINE

Srividya M. and Singh R.H.

Dept. of Kayachikitsa, Faculty of Ayurveda, B.H.U., Varanasi, lndia

Kamala in Ayurveda has been described as a pitto nanatmnja vydhi involving the derangement ofRakta a4d,'Mamsa dhatus. In none.of the classics, these has been mentioned as a direct relation ofKamala to a disease of Yaktrt. Here arises the question whether the Acharyas really didn't know theinvolvement of Yakrt in the eausation of Kamala or did they know it? A critical evaluation of thepathogenesis and treatment of Kamala clarifies all the doubts and estabtishes the fact that Ayurveda has

itready enlightened the different causes if Kamala along with their specific treafinenls and also pro'pounded the role of Yakrt in the manifestation of the disease.

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DEADLY CANCER. A CALM AND COOL SOLUTION THROUGFIHERBAL TRXATMENT

Mohan

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HYPERTEN"IJ;I#.1H"""' acH

Ayurved College, Akurdi, Pune- 411 030, India

An Ayunvedic combination involv ing Acorus calamus (roots powder), Phoenix sylvestrLs (fruit withoutseed),'and Ocimum sanctum (all'parts) were tried in patients and recorded positive resul*. The data ispresentecl in the paper.

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IMPORTANCE OF ANUPANA IN AYT]RVEDIC TREATMENT

Deshmukh Sharad, Satija Kamlesh and Gaikwad Ahish M.

Ayurveda College, Pusad, Yavatmal - 445 204,lndia

The effect of Anupana in patients were tried and found that it'was useful as precursor that promotesmedical action. The clinical data is presented and discussed.

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DEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND AYURVEDA

Manojkumar N.

Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier's Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakk al - 676503. India

Degenerative changes are more or less psychological during advancement of age. But now a days,these types of diseases are cornmin among younger age group also, their etiology is being less under-stood. The main characteristic features of the diseases are (i) The organised structure and function ofcell or tissues is being reduced and (ii) the progressive nature of diseases. According to ayurveda,dhatusaithilyaanddhatukshaya (systemic decay) has got similarcharacteristic feature with these typesof diseases. The two majorcausative factors responsible forthis condition are faulty metabolism of thestructural units (dhatuvaigunyam) and the structural and functional Taults of the bodily channels(srotovaigunyam). The ayurvedic approach to combat degeneration involves steps to achievedhatusthiratva and dhatuvardhana. These include treatments of purification (sodhana),pacification(samana) and rasayana therapy. The paper will consider various aspects of the principlesand practices of these modalities.

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AYURVEDA IN AUSTRIA, EUROPE

SebastianMathew

Ayurveda-Panchakarma Zentrum,st.Primuswe 9-68, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria. E-mail: [email protected]

Ayurveda has started nearly 20 years ago in Europe and still many people and even doctors in westerncountries think that Ayurveda is a kind of wellness treatment with oil massages. What is the reasonbehind this? Good ayurvedic training centres, properbooks and publications about Ayurveda in europeanlanguages, genuine ayurvedic medicines and well qualified ayurvedic doctors are higly missing in Eu-rope. Sine there is a high demand of Ayurveda in Europe, we could propagate Ayurveda in 3 stages:teachirig of ayurvedic food nutrition and teaching of easily available herbals and spices, secondly throughbody cleaning processes (Virecana, Basti etc ) in connection with western medicine and thirdly throughclassic ayurvedic panchakarma and all other ayurvedic treatments. The author who is a surgeon andtrained in ayurvedic medicine describes in detail of his experience about Ayurveda and the suggestionsfor a better future of Ayurveda in Europe.

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ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN PRIMARY I{F'-ALTII CARE

Jaya G. and Heera RGovt. Ayurveda College, Kannur, Kerala, India

Ayurveda is not just a dry description of faca gving freedom from diseases. It is instead a philosophy;indeed a way of life. According to the modern science, tteattth is a state of complete physical, mentaland social well being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a fundamental humanright and it involves individual's state and international responsibility. Positive healthimplies the notionof perfect functioning of the body and mind. It conceptualizes health biologically, psychologically andsocially. In this regard, health has been described as a potentiality-the ability of an individual or a socialgroup to modify himself or itself continually, in the phase of changing condition of life. Positive healthdepends not only on medicinal action, but on all the other economic cultural and social factors operat-ing in the community. Health is multi-factorial. The factors, which influence health lie both yithin tlreindividual and in the society .The physical and mental traits of every human being are to some ext€ntdetermined by the hereditary factors. The environmental components (physical, biological and psychelogical) are so inextricably linked with one another and have a clear-cut relationship in the manifesta-tionofdiseases. ThevaluesofhumanlifeandtheaimsandobjectivesofAyurvedaarediscussedbrieflyto establish the role of Ayurveda in primary health care. Primary health care is intended to extend theavailable health care facilities to all populations. The measures advisedby Acharyas are so valuable inbringing the community health to a very high level. Like modern health care systerns Ayurv€da alsogives higher status to health educations. The Acharyas wished well being of the universe" Tlrc mea$resfor the health care discussed here are easily practicable and can be implemented with out any burden tothe community. These can be extended to the deep root level, and the advantage of this is that therequirement in the form of man, money and material is minimum. Taking in to consideration of all these

factors, the role of Ayurveda in Primary Health Care ls Inevitable.

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GLOBALISATION OF AYURVEDA AND ALLIED INDIANSYSTEMS OF MEDICINE

Jagannath Divya

Divya Clinic, Patna - 800 00tr, Bihar, India

The Indian systems of medicine have a global vision and the possibilities'of globalisation are discussed-

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DRAVYAGT]NA, TIIEAYUR.VEDIC PIIARMACOLOGY, AND ITS ROLEGLOBALISATION OF AYTJRVEDA

Gl, subramani Arcade, plot No. ,.r, J:H:"-;:;r, colony, Hyderabad - 500072, rndia

Dravyaguna - the AyurvediC pharmacologY is one of the importantstibjects, which deals whh identifi.cation, -properties, actions and uses of drugs. Vedas, Atha-aVeda in pa-cular have their o- materiamedica. Hence Athavaveda is considered as source for Ayurveda and its different subjects likepharmacologY. The edifice of the subject DravyagUna stands on the foundation of the Uasic funOamen-tals of Pancha Mahabhutas (physical basis of body) and Tridoshas (biological representat I ves). Hencethe composition of drugs and their properties aredescribed Ofl ttre basiJof MaiabhUta5, while theiraction is described in applied n,anner on the basis of Tridoshas. There are six Padarthas Yiz.Dravya,Guna. . which get practical application in Karnia, Samanya, Visesha and Samavaya DravyagUna. Thedravya can be termed,as drug only on the condition that is used for a definite purpose (Artha) and -thrationale (Yukti). Classification of drugs in Ayurveda is,based on five characters viz., Taste, property,Potency, After taste & Specific action. Source, PharmaCodYan cs; Pharmacohne-s, uses, routes andtime of adminisffation, Anupana dravyas and Pathyahara, compatabilitY and incompatabilitY of drugsand dietary articies toxicology, processing of drugs, dosage etc are also emphasized in Dravyaguna.Thus Dravyagufla emphasizes that individual variation in each and every disease be considered keipingin mind the nature, place, -urationlage, strength etc of disease and diseased i"., Utf*";;il#;;of drug to get better results.

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Rajasekharan p. E.

Division of Plant Genetic Resources, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake p.O.,

IPRs being applicable directly for all new inventions of products and processes having industrial possi-bilities, the herbal based R&D and industries (including the Ayurveda sector) also wi1 have to experi-ence the threats and opportunities of the New IPR Regim.e the world over. Ayurvedic drugs can beproposed for inclusion in the geographic indication tist oiWto. Legal obsracles: traditional knowledgeof biological material, however, cannot be patented per se. Why? Being based on life forms was thishistorically not paleqtable. In order to patent the knowledge it must be novef. Biopiracy calls for aneffective system of laws and standards in India to protect our traditional wealth. In other words, this is

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also an area where large-scale patentable inventions ae beiry m* and naturally this has significantimplications for the growth of the Indian herbal indrufiry tuchding ayurveda. It is in this connection thatone has to have a meaningful strategy to protect the trdilinel ayurveda and otherherbal based indus-tries the indigenous R&D activityinthis sectqisextremdyuredcWbileevery effortbe made to rectifythis serious.shortcoming, it is also necessafy to ralre aderyrc cae from possible onslaught froin for-eign sources and hence the justification for verSr spccial porccnm- at least for another decade. NewIPR Regime will, bring in many new challenges md Wofluflities to tre Indian S&T and industrialsectors, including Ay-rveda. Some of the related isfl6 will be dismssed-

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Sebastian Champappilly

Advocate, High Court of Kerala,India. Email. [email protected] ; [email protected]

Ayurveda- the 'Science of Life' dealing with the preventive and curative aspects of health, requires theprotection of law for its continued survival in the age of globalization. India has the unique responsibil-ity for securing a legal recognition for Ayurveda the world over. This necessitates a comprehensiveNational Policy and ils implernentation requires a legal framework. The legal matrix should be in tune

with WHO standards as otherwise Ayurveda will never get global recognition and thereby India wouldstand to lose its opportunity for tapping international market in Traditional or Alternative Medicines.The existing law-Indian MedicineCentral Csuncil Act, l970.and sther enactments such as Drugs and

Cosmetics Act, Abkari Acts, Excise Laws etc- is thoroughly inadequate or even counter productiveand there is need for acomprehensive legislation forRegulation, Registration, Standardization includ-ing quality control in,conformity with International Trade Rulas, protection from bio-piracy and pro-tection of Intellectual Property Rights, control and regulation of Drugs and Cosmetics manufacturing,frarning of guidelines for internal patenting of proprietary Ayurveda Medicines, Product Informationand Regulation Act and enactment of the Indian Medicine Practitioners Act, Consumer Protection,Insurancs coverage and finally the integration of trndian System of Medicine with the National Health

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oP-06RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN'AYURVEDA REFORMS AND RBVITALISATION

RekhaD.

Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram ,Kerala , India

The corpus of Ayurveda, emanated from centuries of intuitive and inquisitive wisdom of humanity,

encompasses a comprehensive health care regimen - of diet and activities, of congenialities and con*

duct. With the advent of modernisation and the technological upsurge and increasing demand tbrauthentication via a conventional code of parameters, this immanent but comprehensive health system

was subordinated to the status of an incidental faeulty. The renewed health concepts of the interna'


tional community and the recognition of the immense wealth of traditional knowledge embodied in thesystemhascausedanimminentrevival andrenovation of the research methodologies to befit the basicprinciples of Ayurveda ad to expme the efficacy and the empirical qualities of Ayurvedic therapy. Therevival of the conventional reseach mdrodology in Ayurveda necessitates an open-minded approach,prescient enough to render the system the most productive in terms of a. Scientific advancement b.Socio economic development and c. Provision of'an improved health status to the mankind. Whenviewed in the perspective of this 'science of Life', the conceptualised notions of the funder, the re-searcher and the researched are rendered insufficient to meet the eiigencies of the present scenario.For being accepted and incorporated into the mainstream health care system, the system of Ayurvedarequires a nlore interactive approach, one that is as perceptive to the knowledge of the society (theresearched) as is advocated by the eminent scholars. An improved health status of the society requiresa prescient and benevolent approach, taking into consideration the policymaking and financing aspectsof the society. The concepts of participatory research and its modification and revised conventionalmethodology, whieh incorporate the unique theoretical and philosophical basis of Ayurveda, are to beaccepted and implemented for this realisation. Only an interactive and coordinated approach wouldhelp the aspirants of this science in the exigency.

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RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA - PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Santosh A.R. and Madhu K.M

Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala, India

It is a matter of surprise to many that ayurveda could, 2500 years ago, prescribe a specific daily andseasonal code of conduct to prevent dis-eases and also it could identify the causes, early manifestationsand treatment for every ailment. This only reveals the greatness of Indian science of healing. Such amaturity it gained through constant practice enriched by the keen observation of our ancient seers. Thisiead people to believe that Brahma himself created ayurveda and passed it on to Prajapathi. Somescholars rule out the possibility of any additions to the existing knowledge since it has already attainedperfection. But the example of our own preceptors who improved upon the existing system leads to theneed for innovative study in this field. Henceo we venture, in a humble way, to explain in brief theproblems of research in ayurveda and the qualitative change it can bring in to our knowledge.

Generally speaking, we can classify ayurvedic research into three main categories.

1. Textual research/ literary reviews : :

2. Drug research / pharmacological and therapeutic research

3. Clinical research

Research of our ancient seers was basically empirical. It is only natural that today we adopt a well-designed ayurvedic research methodology that is scientific in the modern sense.

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ETIINO.MEDICO-BOTA}IICAL CLAIMS B{ WESTERN M.P.

]CROSS - ETHI\IIC ANALYSF

SugaDdhiR

Peoples for Animals, BhoPal, India

A criticial examination of ethno medico Botanical studies conducted in India on 48 communities has

been done.The studies reveals that different ethenic groups for different kinds of ailments use about 600

plant species for medicinal purposes. About 400 plant species are known to have usage for specific

purpur^r and for which specefiCptant parts are used. One part of the plant used by one community or

moie than one communities for one ailment or more than one ailment.

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF TIIE SOLANACEAE IN ETHNOMEDICINE

John Britto S.

Dept of Botany St; Joseph College Trichirapally 620 002, India

Members of the Solanaceae have been used by man for the prevention and relief of medical disorders

since the dawn of civilization. Today, Solanaceae plane continued to frgure prominently in tradinimal

medicine,'especially in developing cbuntries. tnOevetopeOnations,pnifredmtimuscainicdrugsbaselton tropane utto6o"r from e.g Diboisia, scopolia, Datura spp. aleus{inlhetrffidawkhvariety of ailments. Solanumiteroids alkolides are maximally exploited in freeodrctim d@mceutical steroids and also powerful both as anti tumor compounds and as molluscicidal agEnts in frtfight against schistosomiaiis. Plants such as Nicotiana tobacum exerts a negative lmpact 9n global

r"!t". fhe potential importance of Solanacea as a reservoir of novel compounds with a desired phtrma-

cological property stroitA be brough to light by concerted research on un explored Solanaceous plants

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AYURVEDIC PESTICIDE - A PANACEA FOR PLANT PEST AND DISEASFS

Rengaraju R. and Sundaravaradarajan K.R.

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar - 608 002. Tamil Nadu, India

Traditionally, Indian farmers have identified and used a variety of ayurvedic plant exfracts for pest and

disease control from sowing of crops to storage of food grains. Since the drawback of synthetic agro

chemicals were realized, eforts allbver the world were under for the chemicals which are cheap' easily

biodegradable and environmental friendly. Ayurvedic pesticides would play.al important role as an

alternitive and provide an ideal source of low cost, safe and effective insecticide. These secondary

metabolites found in plants belonging to various categories via. terpenoids, alkaloids, glycosides, ptrenols

tennis, flaronoids, amino acids sugars etc which cause behavioural and physiological effects on insects.

Ayurvedic plants like, margosa, iobacco, ocimum, onion Garlic, Madhuca, Pongam and chinaberry

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were effectively used against control of pest and pathogen. It is sad to note that many of such potentialayurvedic plans are getting extinct in many parts of the country so nowadays in contrast to theirspecies diversity and abundance available before the modern period. In a series of investigations ontraditional pest and disease control involving rnostly ayurvedic plants. It is so called as Traditional Pest

and Disease Management (TPDM). This will go a long way in promoting use of ayurvedic plants inpest and disease control.

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INVESTIGATIONS ON IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES INWITHANIA SOMNIFERA (L. DUNAL) CELL CULTURES

Keisar Lourdusamy D., Vadivel E. and Azhakia Manavalan R.S.

Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. 641003, India

E.mail: tevadivelu @ yahoo.com

Ashwagandha (Withania somniferal. Dunal) is an important medicinal plant grown in India, used to

treat various ailments of human beings in our folklore medicine. In vitro studies on secondary metabo-

lite synthesis were carried out at tissue culture laboratory of Horticultural College and Research Insti-tute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Surface sterilization with 70 per cent ethyl alco-

hol (30 seconds) followed by 0.1 per cent mercuric chloride for 4 minutes reduced the contamination

and increased the survival of the explants in culture. In full strength MS media (sucrose 30 g/l) supple-

mented with 2,4-D, NAA and coconut water (4 mg, 2 mg and 10 ml/l respectively) produced the

highest callusing in Ashwagandha, leaf explants with higher fresh weight of callus. Full strength MSliquid media (without agar) supplemented with2,4-D and kinetin (4.0 and 0.5 mg/l respectively) was

good for Ashwagandha cells in suspension. The nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, proline

and phenol content of the suspension culture materials significantly influence the cell survival, growth

and secondary metabolite productioninvitro.The fresh weight, dry weight, packed cell volume, cellcount and respiration of cells (survival) were high in the medium supplemented with sucrose 30- 40 gll. Increasing sucrose concentration in the liquid medium above 40 gl arrested the cell growth and

increased the secondary metabolite production under in vitro conditions.The biotic elicitors prepared

fromRhizoctonia solaniincreased the 'Withaferin lt' and 'Withanolide A synthesisinWithania somnifura

cells in suspension culture and the cell survival was optimum. The leaf cells synthesized higher 'Withaferin

A and root cells synthesized higher 'Withanolid.e A in suspension culture. InWithania somnifera, theimmobilizability of the cells with Calcium alginate (2 - 3 per cent) was good and the alkaloids produced('Withaferin A and 'Withanolide A ), were released to the medium supporting the immobilized cells.

The quantity of alkaloids produced by immobihzedcells was higher than that of alkaloids produced bythe intact plants.

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HERSOPRINTTM - A MODERI\ SCIBNTIFIC TOOL FORSTANDARDIZATION OF TRADIfiONAL MEDICINES i

Vijaya Kumar D. and Raghavan K.V.

Indian Institute Of Chemical Technology, (Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research), Hyderabad, India

With the improvement of the civilization of the mankind, the quality awareness and understanding onevery aspect of life is increasing both on physical and psychological planes. The recent trend of imple-mentation of good and rigid policies of quality management like ISO 9000 certification, Good Labora-tory Practices (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Total Quality Management (TQM) and

Validated instruments and services etc. is to provided a COMFOKIABLE and CONGENIAL livingatmosphere for the mankind with a better quality of life. After using the synthetic medicines for somedecades and came across many difficulties in curing some diseases success fully a re-look was given toTraditional medicines, their strength and use for the diseases in curable with the existing methods ofmedicines. The use of herbal medicines has forced to understand the science behind it. Most of thetraditional medicines are prepared and used based on the traditional concepts of disease identificationand their relatioq of the physico chemical properties of the medicines having required efficacy. Whenmedicines of different philosophies were fingerprinted and interpreted it was observed that the chemicaland therapeutic quality as per the trAditional concepts of any phitosophy is correlatd. Until and unless

the process of preparation of these medicines is standardized the efficacy of the mdicim will not bereproducible. The process standardization starts with the standardization of the individrnl ingredientsused for the preparation of the medicine at every stage. The present method is found to be useful for thestandardization of traditional medicines using the traditional pmameters of chemical and therapeuticstandardization. Thus the quality control in herbal medicines will help in giving a better service and

confidence on our traditional medicines in the present generations who have not seen the merit and

enjoyed the benefit of it. If we can eliminate the misconception on these philosophies and medicines byusing modem techniques, there will be a promising future for traditional medicines world wide along

with other types of natural therapies.

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EVAI,UATION OF'PANCHA VIDHA KASHAYA KALPANA'USBD IN AYURVEDICMEDICINES AND WHY IT IS USED WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS

Withanage D.K. and Susula de Silva

Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka

Almost all the Ayurvedic preparations are based on five types of decoctions andPancha Vidh-a-Kashya

Kalpana (decoction). As they are bitter in taste they are called Kashaya. These five types of Swarasa

Kashaya (uice), Kwatha (decoction), Hima (cold infusion), Phanta (hot infusion) and Kalka (paste).

Thripala is a commonly used Ayurvdic medicine for various medicine such as hypercholestremia, hy-perglycemia, etc. It consists of Aralu (Terminalia chebula),Bulu (T bellerica) andNelli (Phyllanthusemblica). Using five types of decoctions of Thripala, concentration of the extracts of arecommendeddose was observed. Further more, TI C studies of extract showed that this decoctions are chemically

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different. Gallic acid and Tanic acid contained in Thripala were not found in the ethyl acetate and waterextractof Kalka butobservedin otherfourdecoctions. Further, TLC studies of ethyl acetate extract ofthe five decoctions showed that those are chemically different from each other and also that somecompounds found in the newly prepared decoctions were not observed in TLC for the old decoctions.Fungal formulation on decoction had been observed after three days of preparation of the decoction.These may be the reasons that decoctions are recommended to be used within 24 hours.

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RELEVANCE OF D.P.S.M. (DEMOGRAPHIC, PSYCHO-SOCTALAND MATERNAL) FACTOR SCALE IN AYURVEDA TO ASSESS

MATERNAL AND FOETAL HEALTH

Bisini. S., Syamalatr K*., Nair P.S.,** and Kumar K.A.***

Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India*KVG Medical College. Sullia

** Dept. of Demography, University of Kerala, Trivandrum,India* **Directorate of Medical Education, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

The Government of India is giving great importance to implement R.C.H. Programme in the country toattain Child Survival and Sair Motherhood'. This goal can be achieved only if Demographic, Psycho-Social and Maternal (DPSM) factors are reduced during pregnancy along with other medical riskfactors. In this direction Dr. Syamalan 's DPSM factor scale is proved to be an effective tool to screenthe DPSM risks involved. In the DPSM factor Scale, he has identified 15 risk factors and scoredaccording to comparative level of risk involved. If the total DPSM P14 CTOR SCALE score is '8 ormore', it is considered as a DPSM risk case, the maximum risk score possible is being 20. If the DPSMrisk score is increased, there is risk of Low Birth Weight, Pro Term delivery, Abortion or even Intra-Uterine Death, in the present paper the authors are trying to associate the DPSM factor scale with therelevant citations from the Ayurveda Text Books-Ashta.ngahridaya, Charaka Sambita, Susrutha Sambitaetc.. so as to establish the importance of these factors in Ayurveda. It is suggested that the DPSMPACTOR SCALE will be an effective tool in the bands of the Ayurveda doctors to screen the DPSM riskcases, which may facilitate them for early intervention by way of counselling and treatment.

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ROLE OF AYURVEDA AND VEDIC ASTROLOGY IN HOLISTIC HEALTH .

Vijay B. Rendalkar

5/34, Sapna, New Ashanagar Hsg. Socy, Pestom Sagar Rd. No. 3,Chembur, Mumbai - 400089'India

Etymologically speaking, the word "Ayurveda" is composed of "Ayus" which means "life" and "veda"

*"*, ,.knowledge" or'oscience" "Ayurveda" is thus the science of life or knowledge about life. Ayurveda

is the sub-part of Atharva-veda. The meaning of "tharva" is unstable, and "Atharva" is "stable". Ayurveda

is eternal, as it has no beginning; it is most nearer to nature, nature is eternal. Ayurveda defines life as

,.combination of body, ,"nr.r, -ind and soul mechanized by unseen (past deeds)"' Relation of this

world and the other world is explained with the examples of fruit and seed. As the presence of fruit

presupposes the existence of seed, the present birth presupposes the previous life, which exhibits con-

,"qo"*", according to the past deeds. Ayurveda states that - pleasure is health, pain is disease' Dis-

eases are classified as-Adhyatmika (psychosomatic), Adhibhautika (physical) andAdhidaivika (SPfui-

tual). Out of these, edhiAaivita (spiritual) diseases are mainly caused by inflrrem of ptanea md

constellations. This explains the "unseen" factor of Ayurveda's definition of tift- Andthic@CBfrlbeauty of relationship between Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology- r ike fte si$ils of frezodh' b0trunare also governedbythebasicfive universalelements. Thesun,MrsandUramsilGg@cdb$fuMercury and Saturn are governed by Air; Jupiter is governed by Etrer and Nepuroa hlm md \'srus

ur" goul*"d by water. ih.." is important significance of Rahu (Dragon"s Head) and Keru tDragm-

Tailj in Vedic Astrology. Rahu governs the toxins in human body ad Ketu is associated w-ith Ailergl''

Ayurveda has describJspiritual Therapy for spiritual diseases caused by effects of planets and constel-

lations (Nakshatra). The ipiritual therapy includes recitation of Mantra, wearing of Gems' auspicious

acts, offerings, gifts, following religious precepts, fasting, invoking blessings, worship of Go4 pilgrim-

age etc. Ryurueoa has also indicated use of-auspicious plants (Herbs) associated with the specific

constellations. Ayurveda and vedic Astrology thus guide the entire mankind towards the way of hotistic

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John Britto S.

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YOGA, MANTRA AND TANTRA

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ROI.E OF AYURVEDA AND VEDIC ASTROLOGY IN HOLISTIC HEAI,TH' Viiay B.Rendalkar :'

5/34,Sapana, New AshaNagar Housing Society, Pestom Sagar Road 3, Chembur, Mubai -400 089, India

The word Ayurveda is Composed of Ayus means life and veda means knowledge making it the science

of knowledge about life. Ayurveda is eternal, as has no beginning, it is most nearest to nature and

nature is eternal. Ayurveda define life as "combination of body, senses, mind and soul mechanized by

unseen(past deed). Relation of this world and the other world is explained with examples of fruit and

seed. As the presence of fruit presupposes the existence of seed, the present birth presuppose the

previous life without life which exhibits consequences according to the past deeds.

Aurveda states thatpleasure is health, pain is disease. Disease are classified as - Adhyatmika (psycho-

somatic) Adhibhautika (physical) and Adhidaivika(Spiritual). Out of these, Adhidaivika(Spiritual)diseases are mainly caused by influences of planets and constellations. An individual as a particularsign of a zodiac has spedific characteristics of body, mind and behaviors, which correlate with particu-lar of constitution and parakruti of Ayurveda. These explains the "unseen" factor of Ayurvedadefini-tion of life, hence explains the beauty of relationship between Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology.

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INTER RELATION BETWEEN AYURVEDA AND TANTRAShaji Raj E.

Donbosco Road, Kuriachira, Thrissur - 680 006, Keral, India

Life is a mysterious journey from birth to death and which continues ven after that to form a vicious

circle, according to the law of karma(actions). In this journey, there were very few, who could come

out of it and travel in a different dimension towards enlightenment. They were come out of it and

travel in a different dimension toward enlightenment. They were the people, who knew the real es-

sence of life, their journey was not to escape from death of "I" the 'ahamakara' or ego. In this search ofspiritual solace, they composed Music, Astrology, Martial art, Yajna, Mantra, Tantra and Ayurveda.

Where was today's science is the science of illusion. it can lead you only from birth to death and not

beyond it. Every scientific achievement is made to lead a luxurious life, to attain wealth and to conquer

death, which is inevitable. The ancient teachings and self-realization were cognate and the people held

the science in veneration. In the due course of time it lost its innate propensity and fell a pray toillusions. Here let us rediscover the ancient science of Yajnam Mantra, Thntra, Ayurveda etc. and

disbuss their interrelations, designed at the unique aim of enlightens.

The ultimate aim of all 'shastra'(Science) is for enlightenment. According to the' Shastras' the human

body is made up of 72000 Nadis (Channels or merdian) which are interconnected by 7 ShakthiChakras(Spinal Energy center) and 3 knots. The 7 spinal energy canters are Mooladhara, Svadhishttana,

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Manipuraka,Anahata, Vishudha, Agna and Sahasrara Chakara. The 3 knots of body are BrahmaGranthi(Brahma knot), Vishu Granthi(ViShnu knot) and Rudra Granthib (Rudra knot).

The idaNadi (lunar current) stars from the Muladhara and ends at the left nostril. The pingala Nadi(Solarcurrent) starts from Muladhara and ends at the right nostril. The Sushumna(fire channel) starts fromMuladhara goes up to the Agna Chakra. It forms a knot there with Ida and Pingala as Rudra Granthi,and dives into two branches . The anterior branch opens at Agna, and posterior branch open at BrahmaRudra (soft spot), the fire channel is also called as Brahat Nadi(Channel of the absolute) , the samavittiNadi( the channel of consciousness). the Madhya Nadi (centreal channel or the path way of Kundalini)All these aspects will be discussed in the paper.

oP-05MANTRA AND AYURVEDA

BakimchandraMumbai,India

As we all know Ayurveda is one of the most ancient science of healing, Ayurveda is philosophy,psychology, and is also a science of medicine. Unfortunately in today's time nowhere Ayurveda istaught holistically, It is very sad but true that not much thought has been on these timeS. We all knowthe grad masters of Ayurveda have clearly stated that Mantra, Mani, and Aushadhi,Vidyanaam tray.Mantra Mani that is Gemology and Aushadhi assimilated together become holistic Ayurvedic System.Certain medicines need to be plucked at certain hour when certain nakshtra is on the accent. ThusAyurveda in a way insist on the part of the Veda's through knowledge about Astrology / Gemology and

Mantra Shastra along with Aushadi Vgyan/.

I would like to talk about importance of mantra in the realm of Ayurveda. But before we proceed wemust know what is mantra and how it effect in the process of healing. There are few interesting ques-tions like how these vibrations originate, how these vibrations take shape, how these vibrations be-come Akshar and create Akshar Brahma. Well I will dwell upon these questions today.

As such the sound is the element of Aakash, which the basic element of Panch Mahabhoot (Five BasicElements) from Ayurveda has derived the basic concept of three Dhoshas,

We all know that the energy of the body need to be in perfect flow for the proper health of an indi-vidual. The energy in the body which symbolizes in literature by way of Kundalini. There are 6 Chakrasin our body that connects human being with the Essence of Panch Mahabhoot. Moladhaar denotesEarch element, Swadisthan Water element, Maipura fire element, Anahat Air element and VishudhSpace element . Interestingly all these chakara are phonetically described in Tantra by various fre-quencies represented by the bijakshara.

When siddh mantra is chanted the mind achieves certain vibratory position which in turn passes throughthe bddy of the speaker into into its surrounding by method of touch in the patients or in the n:cdrcineswhich he is preparing. we all know that there are Rasa and aushadi preparations which are re,luired tobe infused with mantras according to the ayurvedic shastra. Thus the vibration of mantra becomes thechannel of infusing cosmic life force into the medicine which in turn enters into the basic that was ofthe patients. there are also mantras for the purification of patient's room so the right kind of vibrationhelps the healing process.

There are two important ingredients to be prescribed with medicines of Ayurveda, Mantra and Mani tobe get best out of Ayurveda. A vaidhya needs to be thorough literate in the field of mantra shastra as

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well as Jyothy Shastra along with aushadhi vigyaan. I am swe once these elements are fused in to each

other no heaiing science in the world can compete with Ayurveda. I am glad to inform you that the

humble beginning has been started by the effort of Shri Vidya Sansthaan though on a conceptual level

very soon an interna.tional institute of mantra shastra is going to be materialized. The details will be

presented in the paper.

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YOGATHERAPY FOR MA-IOR DISEASE WITH :

THE HELP OF MODERN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGYKesavahmar K.A-

Kottarathil House, Plassanal (P.O.) - ffiflg,Kouayam"KenalaJndia

The paper briefly describes rhe nature of handling of patients attending the clinic with disorders. The

diseises relating to the nervous system is due to either the defective endocrine systems or derangement

of mental equilibrium. Both bodily and mental calmness will be provided to patients as part of treat-

ment. Similarly pranayamam, hypertension and yogabhyasa are also being practiced among the pa-

tients here. Similarly yogasastra is also being practiced among the patients here. The details regarding

those experiences will be discussed in detail.

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MANAGEMENT OF YYANABALA VAISAMYA - AVBJ

FORMULA WITH AND WITHOUT YOGA MEDITATIONBabu G, Bharathi K, and SwamY R.K.

Regional Research Institute(Ay),IGMS Complex, Labbipet, Vijayawada - 520010, AP

Hypertension is are of the several risk factors of Cardio Vascular di.sease. The prevalence of this

diiiase in India varies from 10 to I57o and is reported most in men then in the women, is reported

more in the age of 50 years. The incidence of this disease is fast increasing due to the increased

struggle in the life system. This pathological entity is not described in Ayurvedic system. But the

ct ung" involved this disease appears to be the derangement of vyanavata and hence is named as

Vyanabala Vaishamya.

The present paper is preparedbased on a comparative study conducted among patients with Hyperten-

sion. A combination oiA4una Vacha, Brhmi and Jathamaasi were considered as group I while the

same group with yoga and meditation was taken as group II for treatments. On comparison it was

found that group II guu" ,n.ouraging results, the details of the methodology and results will be pre-

scribed.

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DISEASES CAN BE DETECTED THROUGH ASTROLOGY - CANCERDivakaran K

Mayoor Jyothisha Clinic, Anathapuram, Thammanan P.O', Kochi - 32

Cancer is a malignant tumor caused by Rahu, Mars and Manni. The present paper deals with the

etiologic relationship between different types of cancers and the lagna. Cancerous proliferation is due

to Jupiter consider karakas for leukemia. If the moon is in conjunction with Mars, Rahu, the native

could get leukemia. If the mars is in conjuncture with Mercury, Rahu and the Mars occupation the

ascendant, the native will get the blood cancer. Similarly the probation determination uterine cancer,

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u*ong f"*ale was also discussed in the paper. Hence this paper reveals the detailed relationships ofstars with different types of malignancies and discussed in detail.

YOGA, NATURAOPATHY AND ALTERNATIVE OP.Og

THERAPIES OF INDIAN ORIGINJaYan Dt

Dept of Swasthavritha , Govt. Ayurveda College, Thiruvanthapuram, India

Even centuries ago, a pluralistic form of health care system existed in India. System like Yoga, Siddha,Naturopathy and even folk medicines followed the Ayurvedic system of medical practices. Thoughthese systems followed well the quintessence of all these sciences is considered as Ayurveda.

Earlier Yoga was not devised as a treatment. By the adaptation of Ayurvedic theories in Yoga classics,This gradually developed into a treatment sysiem. Similarly is the case with Indian naturo-pathy also.In the Tamil Indigenous system of medicine, Siddha,several bhasmas, sindoors and kuzambus. arealso used as major medicines. But the folk healers using medicines from the practical experience hasbot been so far successful in documenting it. All these verities of medical practices which wereadapted from Ayurveda will be discussed in detail.

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Subrahmanya Bhat,SDM College of Ayurveda, Udupi 574tr18, Karnataka, India

As mentioned in the Indian philosophy, the conglomeration of the nine elements is the basis of evolu-tion of this universe. It is also said that, this universe is the result of triad of tapa named as the doctrineof basic elements proves the existence of moieties of the almighty in every animate of inanimatematter present in this universe. Therefore it is unequivocal that every efforts of a human being shouldexpress the importance to these nine elements. Any efforts which show importance to only any of thenine'elements should be incomplete or unsuccessful.However in the present field of medical practice mainly the physical aspect of the treatment is stressed.Hence the approach of the medical practice is not complete and as a holistic approach with consider-ation of the

- as well as - factors are lacking, so a complete cure of the illness is a remote

possibility. With this background the present paper enumerates the importance of this holistic ap-proach of the treatment in the complete cure of the disease in ayurveda importance to the causes of thisuniverse.

A COMBINED APPR.OACH OF AYURVEDA PHYSIOTHERAPY ONIOO-O'YOGA IN SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHO.NEURO.REIIABILATION

Arshad P.

Sports Medicine consultant .Usha School of Athletics, Quilandi, Calicut, Kerala, IndiaThe main areas of the study included involvement of Ayurvedic combination in acute and chronicinjuries as well as combination therapy of Ayurveda and physiotherapy in ortho- neurological disor-ders. Similarly the Ayurvedic approach to sports medicine and in reducing the mental stress amongs;porrs personals were also done. The study done at the national camp of SAI has proved the combina-tiooal effect of Ayurvedic marma chikitsa with physiotherapy in sports medicine will be providecl.

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