Boom Boom Boozers

Dear Drs. & friends,

Namaste. The richness of our Country,India ( in ancient days) is well known to us . Iam not talking about the present scenario(where ' Rich gets Richer....Poor gets poorer...)...nor about Sociology...The wealth and the culture of the our India attracted the Capitalism ,Industrialism and eventually dominionism into it..

The heritage of the country need not be mentioned here ...bcoz it's doing rounds in Facebook and other sites..( hope most of us did see it..and the letter of Lord X??? to the Queen of England regarding the wealth this nation possessed.(..If not please try to do it)....

But as an Indian from the deep of the heart I strongly feel that one of the main accused in exploiting and still ruining our Nation is ALCOHOL in all its ( non -medicated alcohol)..(Excluding Aasavaas and Arishtaas) forms .We can't deny that our Ancestors didn't consume the brews....May be the Bhaishajya kalpana is the inventor of inebriants...but the ratio of the quantity and the numerals were negligible...

From our childhood we might have seen many drunkards of all versions ( part time/ party time/occasional/depressed/social/24 hours)...I was scared....really scared...till schooling...

It turned to aversion while graduating especially in public transport...( speak to the sisters,daughters or mother @ home...u will know and feel the pain they suffered while travelling or roaming alone because of these wino-s)...But my aversion turned to astonishment when I saw girls and women smoking and drinking in public...and totally astounded by availing the news that is the case not only in Urban but in rural areas too.....If somebody comes advocating that drinking these spirits falls under personal limits....I kindly request them to touch their own consciences and justify themselves...If they are going to justify that they are not disturbing anyone else....' I jus booze up and enter my room or get into my bed'.....Then:

Humanistic discipline says:

1) Nobody have the right to ruin your own health/ body.

2) No Human resource can be wasted

Under these principles - if suicide attempt is an offence,what about the boozing?

Is only drinking and driving combination, a punishable act and is the sole act of drinking pleasurable?

I have imagined an India minus Intoxicants= extra ordinary beautiful Indians( Morally and Physically)...

The time we spend on these petty issues even on the chat over it.....is very valuable which is not counted by us....

Politicians minus alcohol

Bureaucrats minus alcohol

Rich minus alcohol

Poor minus alcohol

In this the economically weaker sections are very pitiable....the victims drag the entire family into the sufferings...

The former three categories may have sufficient time and energy to do good either for themselves or for others....or for their Country( depends upon their attitude) if they give up the intoxicants....Anyhow something GOOD would be obtained by someone...or by their own family.

Most of the youngsters and even children around 9-15 years have been trapped by this demon.It starts with socialising,partying or mere curiosity.... and a LIFE- starts into another direction...for most of them...

Mentation of the poor and weaker sections of the society will tell us the bitterness...

De- addiction has to be discussed among the medical fraternity in still more serious mode...

'Shrikandasavam' appears first to the mind on this topic.I too have been prescribing this for many.

But without the force of the mind how far can a medicine for such cases would work? I have few requests and suggestions ...

1) Counsel all cases where history of alcohol is there - relevant or irrelevant to the present complaint for which the patient attended your clinic.Its our duty and ethic.

2)Speak to the family members.

3) Each one has their own story.Yet hear it.

"A good listener can be a good preacher."

To bring down the intoxication:

1) honey can be sipped down even in excess quantities.

2) milk with dates.

3) butter milk

4) pouring of cold water over the head.

5)lemon rubbed over scalp or administered internally

6) onions to be chewed.

(Believe others can come out with more suggestions).

Khajura mantha (Sha.sam.) is worth a deep research.

To cause aversion towards the intoxicants:

"Dhaniya seeds ( Coriandrum sativum) to be processed as a kashayam( decoction) and to be administered with palm crystal/ lemon juice". This is to be given regularly and effect is exhibited gradually..

Almost all of them knew the harmful effects of the alcohol.But they are the weak victims who didn't try or try in vain to come out.So scaring the drunkards even before the actual symptoms show in would many times prove fruitful.And now the ball is in the family member's court( esp. spouse's).

How to scare??????: (be ready to be scared)

1) paste of mustard to be mixed with food and given after the victim(?) enters home drunken.

2)VACHA to be mixed with any fruit juice and fed.

Both the above results in vomitting ...

3)The patient's brief or any garment should be stained with blood( from butcher's shop) and to be shown when they are in normal state and say some thing abnormal is happening in his / her body.

4) Well wishers and friends should are to be intimated to intimidate the patient ??? by enquiring occasionally (in their respective rounds in a short span of time)like, "Why do you look aged much earlier? or Why is your face sunken?",etc.

5) Through a well known Physician , inform the victim that his ECG has got severe changes ---- going towards massive attack...

6) Make scenes as if the patient is getting into amnesia...

7)Death's imminency due to alcohol should be emphasised in extreme cautions...

The article's content is not about De- addiction course...but the intention is to prevent a stage of alcoholism where De-addiction course becomes must...Becoz the fact is many of the victims cannot realise or admit that they reached a stage where treatment had become mandatory....

Many friends of mine came out of the demon's den successfully and lives a dignified life...I have to congratulate them on this instance....for I knew how much time they needed to quit it ( Of course...there was a lot of fun and pranks then:) :)

Nobody might have forgotten the recent news of vision loss by hundreds due to Arrack recently...

My humble request is to propagate Anti-Alcoholism to the extent possible....

Encourage for De- addiction...

Support thoroughly for those who are in the course...

Will our Mother entertain us to intoxicate???

Our Mother Nation too won't....

" ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO STUPIDITY. BUT SOME ABUSE THE PRIVILEGE". Use the LIFE installed in your body by LORD with LOVE....

Apologising in advance if I have hurt anybody's feelings...

REGARDS.......

Baby's health care

‎"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."

~ John F. Kennedy

When you become a mother, you stop being the picture and start being the frame.

( A frame which bears and never transits fracas of any sort into it....)

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Let us not discourage HIM yet by bestowing health to our sweet heart cutes....

Following are the few regimen which can be adapted after the new born steps into our home....

Before going to the subject let me clear the air-----

1)Trying all the home made remedies are at our own risk..

2)Discussing it with your Paediatrician(Allo People) might end in mental chaos...Follow it only if u hav utmost faith in the system...

3)Since all the MOTHERS become the best DIAGNOSERS ( not PHYSICIANS) of the CRY & SMILE of their infants after handling the babies even within very few days -- heed to what the Mothers say.....

3)Whatever we follow or practice is secondary...but HYGIENE is primary in all those....steps....

4)Administering cow's milk in an early age leads to critical subsequences....( one of my best friend administered Go dugdha during the 1st month of her baby under the impact that it is best after STANYA ---- but she was abused by the Paediatricians like an illiterate)--- rather than this the pain the parents and the family undergoes cannot be put in words.....THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU ACT...

5)For the 1st 6 months of age ONLY STANYA is the LIFE LINE....we need not feed even water....But in practice sometimes due to the pressure from our elders @ home we can feed the babies with warm water(1-3 tsp.)( water shd be boiled well)

6)Feeding mothers are advised to take plenty of water or fruit juices or porridge like liquids...esp. during feeding process....

7)Uttering mantras or shlokas or prayer songs in minimal voice ( I feel mind voice is better...) while feeding....never watch soaps/serials...

8)Wipe baby's lips after feeding...

9)Speak with the baby as much as possible...even if we knew that they can't capture all we say....( there r many children whose development in regard to verbal power gets hampered bcoz of the very reason that parents & the elders never speak to them.)....

Hope I hav started preaching ....let me stop here...

** Last never the least( Iam helpless....I couldnt stop...pl bear with me) AVOID FEEDING BOTTLES/TEETHERS/SUCKERS to the extent possible....working women pl consider various methods of extracting STANYA and storing till u return....After 6 months of age, feed them with spoons......Feeding counsellors are available.....

TO EXPEL THE MECONIUM:

A drop of ERANDA TAIL mixed well with STANYA to be applied over the baby's tongue on 3 rd day...< pl do this at ur own risk> .(..It's better to avoid this one ...Within 24-48 hrs the infants are supposed to pass the meconium..after this expulsion even if they didn't pass bowels for 10 days the parents need not panic unless the baby becomes irritable and cries continuously...Applying warm palms( by rubbing) over the belly...applying ERANDA tail at the anal region helps most of the times.But the above said method if made under sterilised

conditions / if u r sure ab the hygienic parameters -is far better than allopathic medicines .Hence the caution of 'ur own risk '...is labelled here.

Lactating mothers if fed with greenies -baby's bowel movements can be regularised...)

TO PREVENT THE VACCINATION MARKS:

Apply NIMBA leaves+HARIDRA over the injected site....

NAMING CEREMONY:

Generally Namakaran wld be conducted on 9th/11th day and the infant wld be given its first ritual bath by the elder members of the family..followed by the auspicious poojas and other ceremonies and gatherings to welcome the new born into the family.....Ofcourse a memorable and PRIDE moments of the MOTHER and very spl for a Primi....!!the joy of the parents and the grannys knew no boundaries....Think of an expecting mother in ur closest family circle.....Isn't there a ray of joy sweeping into u.?...Yes! It does....!!!

MASSAGE -BEFORE BATHING: Usage of Til oil on new borns is at stake in many families...for it renders cold???? to the body...

Coconut oil bought to a mild heat mixed with a little coconut milk added with a pinch of Curcuma aromatica (VANA HARIDRA) is used for abhyanga...(Most of us are aware of preparation of coconut milk...to prepare it's oil -boil the c.milk continuously over mild flame and keep on stirring .....).If the oil is made @ home no need of adding the c.milk to the massaging oil....jus add VANA HARIDRA.

BATHING:

Add Amrutanjan/Vicks vaporub( Remember ,Dr.Divakar garu's Amrutanjan Doctor article) - in a bucket of hot water for bathing the baby...The mother can apply over her Chest before feeding her child...Make sure not to irritate the child...apply it mildly..( this is a weaning method ....Hence can be used when weaning becomes absolute must....by applying over the breasts...)

TILAK:

VACHA is a must at an home where Infant has stepped in...

Soak VACHA in salt water for few minutes..and expose the same into a fire lit in a lamp with TIL tail( the oil poured in the lamp plays its own part) & store the VACHA in a container....

When the Sweet hearts suffer from abdominal pain - (by this time each mother can diagnose herself the reason for her baby's cry/ cuddle...) Make a paste of this (Hygiene,Hygiene...)SWEET FLAG and apply over tongue & tummy....

( In southern parts of Bharat desh this is applied on the centre of forehead and in north ,at the corners... A separate debate...??)

AFTER BATHING:

To prevent the agitated doshas in the constitution.....the utmost care an AYURVEDIC PHYSICIAN can give/ prescribe is -

Mixture of:

1) SHUNTI

2) RAASNAA

3)JAYAPHALA (Myristica fragrans)

4)MACHIKA ( Quercus infectoria)

All these r to b boiled in milk and dried in shade and powdered...( priorly)

Make into a paste along with little HINGU after bathing the Child...and apply it over the tongue.

SHUNTI and HINGU- reduces Vaayu.

RAASNAA- reduces phlegm

JAYAPHALA- bestows good sleep

MACHIKA- prevents loose stools.

A Child is Nature's Way of Giving the World Another Chance ....

Wishing all a HAPPY SANKRANTI/PONGAL...

PONGAL'o PONGAL....

BABIES ARE THE BACK BONE OF OUR FAMILY------FARMERS ARE THE BACK BONE OF BHARAT....LET US HELP ALL THE FARMERS WHO GIVE US FOOD EVERYDAY...

JAI HIND!!!!!

Simple formulae:Sure Success

A small attempt to translate few verses from an e- book (Tamil)which my sister Mrs.Vanaja Mathanraj forwarded me .I owe her a lot ( for all the sacrifices she made for my sake in our childhood) esp. for this one.Its a compilation work (of 321 pages) yet a competent one with all possible easily available medicines for many disorders...

We might have all Samhitas....but for a common man and for those who can't get to the terminologies ,only such books carry Indigenous medicine to their hearts and homes...They r least bothered about the System of Medicine nor about the Pharmacolgy...but only the effects or results....( jus like our 'KOLAVERI' did/does)....

Toss away all those doshic involvement jus while going thru this- is what I say while glancing at this book...

So Iam here to get those better interpretations which Iam not well verse at....Here I'll place those home made & simple remedies for few ailments and disorders...

On Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya......

KAYA KALPA for daily regimen ( as told by THERAYAR):meant for all :

A)

1) Morning- intake ADARAK ( in swarasa/whole form)

2) Afternoon-SHUNTI CHOORAN with roti / meals

3) Evening-HARITAKI CHOORAN with milk / honey

B) 1- 2 AMALAKIs to be chewed everyday after food and a pinch of HARITAKI CHOORAN shd be tasted and consumed.

C)RAGI ( Rai ) flour to be added with powdered TILA and GUDA and made into rotis (' Adai' in Tamil ) and eaten.

TO REDUCE OBESITY:

1) BHRINGARAJA( KARISILANGANNI) is used in subjis regularly in Southern India.This can be cooked with Dal and ghee and taken.

2) Salad prepared with RADISH ( White) & PLANTAIN STEM with lemon juice and salt shd be eaten in empty stomach in mornings.

3) ERAND MOOLA - powder and mix with honey- knead it - soak it in a glass of water @ nights and mix it again & filter & consume in the mornings for 1 month...

4) PONNANGANNI KEERAI ( Alternanthera sessilis,Sans.: GOJIHWA,MATSYAAKSHI ) cooked with toor dal and pepper..and taken for 3 months... to reduce that flab.also improves eye sight....

5) NILA AAVARAI ( Cassia senna / occidentalis, if I am right) leaves to be powder & eaten with honey....

6) NIMBU swarasa with salt in empty stomach....

7) AGARU KASHTA ( heart wood) made into paste with cow's milk and rubbed all over the body sheds the flabby flesh...

8) LEMON SWARASA +MADHU+JAL ( 1:1/2:4 in ounces) - mildly heat and take in empty stomach....

9) KULUTHTHA to be soaked before 7-8 hrs. and cooked in 400 ml of water and taken twice a day...

10) PARIBHADRA( Erythrina indica) leaves swarasa 40 ml BD

11)PLANTAIN STEM (Vaazhaithandu ) juice to be boiled with garlic ginger paste and coriander leaves and consumed by adding lemon juice....

12) KULUTHTHA fried and powdered - 1/2 to 1 tsp. to be kept in mouth and swallowed slowly followed by water..

FOR GAINING STRENGTH:

1) Milk with honey - morning ( prescribing the same at night times yields good results)

2)Soak Chana @ nights and boil it the next day.Again boil it with UDUMBARA PHALA (Fig fruit-available in markets) and milk- consume it before dusk.

3)RAGI,WHEAT and RICE( a fat variety)- fried and powdered - made into porridge and taken( boil water...mix 2-3 tsp of powder in little water without lumps...pour this into boiling water....stir continuously ....till cooked...add sugar/ salt...if desired ghee too...

4)2-3 ALMONDS(Badam),PISTACHIOS,1 tsp. of KHASKHAS soaked in milk for 3 hrs. & grinded and boiled with a glass of milk and consumed with palm crystal ( rock candy/ Panang kalkkandu )@ nights.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEBILITATED BY DISEAESES:

Advice CHIKOOS followed by milk...but as it bestows nidra and sheeta to body ...Beware!

FOR THOSE WHITE COLLAR WORKERS:

1) a curry called as thuvaiyal can b prepared from ASTHISHRUNKALA and given twice in a week ( fry the stems with a little oil...make a paste of it with little tamarind,ginger,salt and green chillies....fry the paste again if u feel so...temper ( Chaunk) it with mustard seeds...)...[goes well with sambar rice and curd rice]...

2) AGATHTHIKKIRAI ( I am really sorry-cldnt get the English/ Hindi names..AVUSSIKURA AAKU in Telugu,Botanical name: Sesbania grandiflora,Sanskrit name stands by Tamil name- I hope - AGASTYA) made into subji- to be used once in 15 days...( this is fed to the cattle during Amavaasya and the day after Sankaranti).

FOR TRUSHNA,ANTAR DAHA,MOORCHA ,BHRAMA:

MADHUYASHTI,SIRUTHEKKU(again sorry- this is Tamil name) & PALM CRYSTAL - each 20 gms..powdered and boiled with 200 ml of water- reduced to 100 ml and to be drunk.

And so it goes.... I 'ld wind up here...for the time being....let me come back with 'Baby's health care' which did sound really interesting....

NB: I have tried to explain the process of making few recipes with my experiences...The Best Chefs of our forum are requested to come out with even more dainty dishes with these Oushadis....

If u relish it u can recommend them for ur patients ....Rebukes will also be rejoiced provided proofs are placed....

Ayurvedic pharmacy

AYURVEDIC PHARMACY
dear respected vaidyasi just want to know the formalities for running a ayurvedic pharmacy .is there any need for us to get drug license from drug inspectors? and is there any other formalities?hope i could get some insight,i am planning to open an outlet adjacent to my clinic.thanks in advance.
1) If planning to open an outlet of sales division for OTC and planning to give the bills, as Dr.Surendra bhaiyya stated, the TAN & TIN IS REQUIRED
2)Dear DOCTOR,If by pharmacy u mean a manufacturing unit then yes u have to register it as a company and accquire proper drug licence from state unit. U can download the complete procedure from website of AYUSH. If not found their just give me ur email i'll send u by attachement.If u wish to run a retail store then every state has it's own rule so please check with the autorities of ur state

3)Dear Sunil,Running an Ayurvedic pharmacy retail store does not requires any licence from department of Ayurveda nor from any drug inspectors .You just have to complete some formalities from sales tax department to acquire TAN and TIN numbers. And that is it....All the best for your new planning

Mahanimba

Namaste! Shall I present a small case before you all eminent Physicians and my dear friends which inclined me more towards our precious texts and Veda.

Certainly I should!

On 12-11-2010 a male pt.of 50 years-moderately obese complaining of pain over his Rt.gluteus regn. radiating to his right thigh attended the OPD on a fine morning. The history was since 20 years and before 12 years he had some Desi dawaai (stated as Ayurvedic) for 4 months and had remarkable relief then. But the pain recurred few years later and has become severe for the past few weeks.

The pain was such that it troubled the pt.on sitting from the lying downposition and even a while -sitting was problematic. Walking few meters discomforted him a lot.

Pers. His.: Short stature

Vegetarian , Non-smoker, Non- alcoholic

Manager in a big concern

Rides bike 40 km/day on avg.

Bowels-Normal

Wt. – 72 kgs

No other significant complaint.

He attended the dispensary thru one of his staff who is my patient too.

The prescription was so simple containing Yogaraja guggulu, Vatari guggulu and Mahamasha tail.

One text haunted my mind regarding Mahanimba which is widely available and adviced the patient to take the kalka in empty stomach .

During the follow-up on 3-12-2010 he said “ 80% improvement and halkaa sa dard letne se utne par”(sic).I accept- it was just an experiment done with a strong confident that the kalka can never hurt the pt in anyway. It was a surprise for me for I was under the impression that Our medicines work efficiently only on GIT and very less over the other systems of the body. (Frankly I was more excited than the pt which I had to hide with difficulty till I met my Better-half to whom I discuss such attributes of Ayurveda). I was unable to credit this success to the prescription of the compound medicines dispensed because the same was and is being administered to many cases of similar complaint with insignificant progress.

The reference is not being quoted here as the Eminent Physicians know it and my dear and respectful friends can explore new gems from the ocean on going search into the deep ocean .

I humbly request all our fraternity to guide me about what to be queried and what to be done during the next follow-up of the pt (The pt continues the prescription and the kalka presently).

MY HEARTY SALUTES TO THOSE GREAT SAGES AND OUR PIVOTS OF THE PANEL...........

pacahana kashaya --simple recipe

DHANYA NAGARAJA KWATHA PACHANO DEEPANAS TATHA

The patient is 3+ years old, was suffering with loose stools at the frequency of 3-5 episodes per day since 3-4 days. H/O-Nausea and 2 episodes of vomiting were present.

“LANGANAM PARAMAOUSHADHAM”-----------is the line of treatment followed and suggested. The tot denied the food and I too advocated very “LAGHU AAHAARAAS ” with profound caution against hypoglycaemia and dehydration.

But in the next 2 days the condition turned bad with increase in frequency and the volume of stools with foul odour and tenesmus.(The child took few pieces of kurkure).

Panic enough the mother thought of starting the antibiotics as the water supply around their area was the worst ever and all the disease scenarios were on the outbreak. I just requested the pitiful mother to give away the idea for at least for few days. During the past for a similar history, I had administered “KARPURA RAS” which I liked to avoid this time. I went through our “SAMHITAs”(Yes! We do get the desired gems with a goal in our mind only on searching from the treasures. Believe it.)

I was keen on using easily available drugs and easily processible formulation. It was found that almost all preparations indicated for “Atisara” containing either “SHUNTI and / or DHANYA/DHANYAKA “AND SO THE ABOVE STATED VERSE.

DEEPANA AND PACHANA would be the first line of treatment and why don’t we go alone on that?

Preparation of KWATH:

PANEEYAM SHODASHA GUNAM KSHUNNAE DRAVYAPALAE KSHIPAET

MRUTPATRAE KWATHAYED GRAHYAM ASHTAMAAMSHAAVASHESHITAM

Approximate derivation would be:

50 gms of coarse powder + 800 ml of water------boiling---------à100 ml of kashaya

(SUGGESTIONS AND CORRECTIONS ARE ENTERTAINED)

Dose of Kashaya:

2 palas (approx. 48 ml)

Time of administering Kashaya:

AAHARA RASAPAKAE CHA SANJATAE

Life span of kashaya: 12 hrs

Around 12 gms each of DHANYA AND NAGARA WERE BOILED IN 400 ML OF WATER AND REDUCED TO 5Oml.

Anupaana of kashaya:

Vata pitta kapha

Sugar ¼ 1/8 1/16

Honey 1/16 1/8 ¼

Here it was difficult to select the anupana for the dosha involved was difficult to evaluate. Apana vayu for certain is disturbed. Shall I go with sugar under vata’s dose of anupana?

At the first instance, just 10 ml of kashaya was administered along with 2 pinches of sugar (Bachchae ko kada pilaana aasaani cheez nahi hai.All gimmicks and probable facts told beyond her perceivable power.

My heaven! The child was craving for food within next few minutes and she didn’t purge for the next 4 hrs inspite of the porridge feeding (which she previously did) and the whole kashaya was thus given till night.........

The next day she did well except 1- 2 purges and then again the kashaya was restarted and 10 ml of MUSTA ARISHTAM -on and off (the latter is being given to the kid frequently as a routine Agni deepanam even before).No complain of loose stools thereafter. She is fine then.

Respected Panelists,

I pay my Special Thanks to Dr.G.S.Dehalji who thru his postings established the opinion of administering frequent doses of medicines during emergency in my mind........and Dr.Rangaprasad avargal and Dr.Divakargaru for creating confidence .I owe a lot to them.

Last but never the least to my daughter who took the medicine inspite of the pungentness and bitterness.

This article could have been stated in just 2 lines if I’Id have been a lay -woman........What made me to elaborate this is my MOTHERLIHOOD and to vaunt off the success through our MOTHER-SCIENCE.........

THANKS TO AC.COM..

THANKS TO THE ALMIGHTY...

JAI AYURVEDA.................................

Hepatitis-C

HEPATITIS C-BY DR SHRI DHAR
DEAR DRS
HERE IS SUMMARY OF HEPATITIS C
HEPATITIS C THIS VIRUS COMES MAINLY THROUGH BLOOD TRANSFUSION .
IF ANY PATIENT WHO HAS HAD A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND NOW DEVLOPS AN ATTACK OF VIRAL HEPATITIS THINK OF HEPATITIS C
OR IF A PATIENT IS FOUND TO HAVE PERSISTENT ABNORMAL LIVER FUNCTION TEST ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS THEN THINK OF HEPATITIS C
SYMPTOMS OF HEPATITIS C ARE==There may no symptoms at at all it remain silent for a long until it causes cirrohsis of liver or liver cancerSymptoms of acute hepatitis C infection may be decreased in appetite, fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, itching, and flu-like symptoms (headache ,bodyaches,marked weakness and asthenia
Mode of transmission
1. Blood transfusion
2. Sharing needles
3. From dental procedures(through hepatitis c infected equipment)
4. Tattoo making
5. Nose and ear pierceing
6. Sharing tooth brush,razors,scisors etc
Note: Hepatitis c is not transmitted by sexual intercourse(rare if it occur),hugging,kissing,eating others food bites, using utensils of of an infected person.
it is not transmitted by brestfeeding to baby.
Diagnosis=Hepatitis C testing begins with serological blood tests used to detect antibodies to HCV. Anti-HCV antibodies can be detected in 80% of patients within 15 weeks after exposure, in >90% within 5 months after exposure, and in >97% by 6 months after exposureCourse and Prognosis =Hepatitis C may ends in cirrohsis of liver or liver cancer
NO VACCINATION IS AVAILABLE TILL TO DATECHAMPANZIANS WHICH RESEMBLES TO HUMANS ARE PROTECTED FROM HEPATITIS C, OTHERWISE IT’S VACCINATION MIGHT HAVE AVAILABLE TODAY.WHEN HEPATITIS C VIRUS IS INJECTED TO CHIMPENZEES THEY GOT ITS INFECTION BUT THE DISEASE DOES NOT PROGREES IN THEM THAT IS WHY IT’S VACCINATION IS NOT AVAILBLE ,HUMAN DNA RESEMBLE TO CHIMPENZEES IN A GREAT EXTEND

Discussion of Alcoholic hepatitis

The patient is a 45 years old.
He used to take alcohol and non-veg occasionally.
On examination there was tenderness in whole abdomen and on percussion bloating.
He told me that he was on fast two days back and at night he had 5-6 large pegs of wine and non-veg.
So to clear the Ama condition i gave him Chitrakadi vati 2 tabs tds for 3 day with bland diet only.
On third day his tenderness reduced but there was yellowishness in his eyes.
There was no fever.
I send him for routine blood and LFT.
As the LFT readings were very high i send him for USG.
But in USG liver and other organs were Normal.
Then I applied a this formula—
SGOT(AST) > SGPT(ALT)=Alcoholic Hepatitis
SGOT < SGPT= Viral Hepatitis
As SGOT (2930) was more than SGPT(2200),which show it is a case of Alcoholic Hepatitis.
I am the only Ayurveda physician practicing purely in Ayurveda so my other colleagues told me to refer it to Allopathy hospital and even I was not confident to handle this alone. Even I consulted a reputed specialist of my town at my own.He told to hospitalize the patient immediately. But my patient refused and asked me to give my Ayurveda treatment only.
So i tried Liv 52 drops in high dose i.e 2 tsf twice a day and Drakshadi kashyam 3 tabs bd(for pitha dosha).
After 5 days of treatment his appetite improved and his dahaalso reduced.
I stopped Drakshadi tabs and switched to Liv 52 DS syp 2 tsf bd and Nirocil 1 tab tds
.Patient reported again after 5 day.
I repeated the test for progress of my treatment of 10 days.
And there was such a remarkable improvement in LFT.
ALT and AST were normal and bilirubin was still 4.
Now the patient is on Liv 52 DS syp 2 tsf bd only and has very gud relief in his symptoms.
This proves the efficacy of Ayurveda medicines even in acute cases and even strengthened my belief in Ayurveda.Jai AYURVEDA.

Coutesy: Dr.G.S.Dehal
dear dr

this is a case of viral hepatitis not alcholic hepatitis,please read article Heapatitis abcde on this site as i have written in my article it is self limiting disease only patience in dr and patient is required.very soon i shall write a short article on alcholic hepatitis,but for your knowledge PLEASE REMEMBER THIS LINE WHILE DIAGNOSING ALCHOLIC HEPATITIS

The ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase should be 2 or more

In most cases, the liver enzymes do not exceed 500.

the formula is SGPT DIVIDED BY SGOT=VALUE SHOULD BE MORE THAN TWO (ONLY TRUE IN ALCHOLIC HEPATITIS)

BUT IN OTHER CASES IT SHOULD BE MORE THAN 1 -------Dr.Shridhar

I Agree with Dr ShriDhar that the ratio in alcoholic hepatitis is more then 2.Infact The SGOT/SGPT ratio is significantly elevated in patients with alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis (2.85 +/- 0.2) compared with patients with post necrotic cirrhosis (1.74 +/- 0.2), chronic hepatitis (1.3 +/- 0.17), obstructive jaundice (0.81 +/- 0.06) and viral hepatitis (0.74 +/- 0.07).But in your case the symptoms are more suggestive of alcoholic hepatitis rather then viral.Just ve a feeling the lab reports have been goofed up----------Dr.Rishi

VARICELLA-CHICKENPOX

there r 6 common fevers with rashes in general practice
there is one formula to know the name of that fever,count the day of the apperance of rashes from the of day of the starting of fever
VERY SICK PEOPLE MUST TAKE DOUBLE TEA
1.very = varicella (chichen pox)
2.sick =scarlet fever
3.people=small pox
4.must.=measles
5.take=typhus
6.double=dengu fever
7.tea=typhoid fever
In chicken pox only symptomatic treatment should be given as it is a case of viral fever keep in mind complication of encephlopathy(viral encephlitis symptoms r stupor,coma,convulsion no doubt it is very rare complication only1-2% but still keep in mind)ANOREXIA MAY BE PRESENT DUE TO GASTRITIS (WHICH IS DUE TO THE TOXINS LIBRATED BY THE VARICELLA VIRUS)SO WHEN VIRUS BECOMES INEFFECTIVE EVERY THING WILL BE REVERSED AUTOMATICALLY

Hepatitis-D (Delta virus)

INFECTION OF HEPATITS D NEVER OCCUR ALONE .
HEPATITIS D VIRUS ALWAYS DEPEND ON HEPATITIS B OR C VIRUS .
THE INFECTION OF HEPATITS D OCCUR MAINLY BY THE INTRAVENOUS ROUTE OR DRUG USERS.
THIS VIRUS MAINLY CAME FROM SPECIAL SHORT STATURED PLANTS
THIS VIRUS COULD NOT CREATE ANY PROBLEM IF IT IS PRESENT ALONE IN THE BODY, BUT WHEN OCCUR ALONG WITH THE INFECTION OF HEPATITIS B OR C , IT MAKES THE INFECTION OF HEPATITIS B&C MORE FATAL,CHANCES OF DEVELOPING HEPATO-CELLULAR AND CIRROHSIS OF LIVER INCREASES MANY TIMES.

Footnote on Hepatitis-B

DEAR DRS,
HERE IS FOOT NOTE ON HEPATITIS BHEAPATITIS B
1 IT IS ALSO INFECTIOUS DISEASE
2.INCUBATION PERIOD IS 50-150 DAYS
3.TRANSMITTED THROUGH NEEDLE,BLOOD PRODUCTS,SEXUAL INTERCOURSE,DEEP FASINATING KISS,AND IN ANY CONDITION WHERE EXCHANGE OF FLUID OCCUR BETWEEN TWO BODIES,TATTO MAKING,FROM BARBAR SHOPS,PIRECING OF EAR AND NOSE ETC
4.GRADUAL ONSET
5.MORE SERIOUS
6.CHRONIC HEPATITIS MAY OCCUR AND MAY PERSIST FOR YEARS.CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS MAY OCCUR WHICH CAUSES LIVER DAMAGE AND THIS MAY LEAD TO FIBROSIS OF LIVER LEADING TO CIRROHSIS OF LIVER.
7.THE PATIENT MAY BECOME THE CARRIER OF HEPATITIS B.
8.RECOVRY IS 80%
9.AUSTRIALIAN ANTIGEN IS ALWAYS POSITIVE
IF AUSTRIALIAN ANTIGEN IS POSITIVE (HBsAG) THEN GO FOR HEPATITIS Be ANTIGEN IF IT IS POSITIVE------- IT MEAN THE VIRUS IS REPLICATING AND ACTIVE WHICH POSITIVELY NEED ANTI-VIRAL THERPY LIKE LAMIVADINE WHICH IS THE ONLY FDA APPROVED MEDICINE FOR HEPATITIS B
COMPLICATIONS=
A) CIRROHSIS OF LIVER---PORTAL HYPERTENSION OR HEPATO-CELLULAR FAILURE OR BOTH
B) CANCER OFLIVER
C) RECURRENT ACTIVE HEPATITIS
D) RENAL FAILURE
E) HEPATO-ENCEPHLOPATHYNOTE = IN 80% OF THE PATIENT AUSTRIALIAN ANTIGEN BECOME NEGATIVE WITH IN 6MONTHS
TREATMENT=Rasayana therapy(Pippali,Ashwagandha,Sariva,Jiraka,Draksha: for fatigue, immunomodulation and rejuvenation and to decrease the viral load.
Antiviral herbs:Bhumyamalaki,Kalmegha,Kutki..Hepatoprotective herbs:Punarnava, Bhringaraja,Pipali, Ghritakumari..
Liver Detoxyfying:Moolaka,Apamarga,Arka,Chirayata.
PLEASE PUT ONTAB LAMIDAC 100MG DAILY FOR 1YEAR IF HEPATITIA Be ANTIGEN IS POSITIVE

Click photos

DOCUMENT YOUR CASES BY CLICKING PHOTOS… SOME BASICS ABOUT CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAMERA
Today is my day (sun-(Divakar)-day)…as usual I don't want to create panic in your both hemispheres of the brain by telling a long story, at least today. Reading books or knowing things other than our own subject…always create some continuous enthusiasm, which will enable me to read our subject more passionately…Enthusiasm is the only thing which keeps me get going…otherwise life is little bit boring..How to take authentic medical photos? Here are some tips…1. I strongly suggest that one should keep the record of the patients by clicking photos at regular intervals…it has 4 advantages (I think... many) …(i)Patient can see the difference( ii)It can be very useful to you for case presentation later...(iii)Collection of successful case studies with good photos create a very good opportunity to write a book(iv) It enhances your confidence2. Whenever you take photo of a patient...Some points are always to be remembered:A. Explain to the patient that what you are going to do B. For Ano-rectal cases you may require consent of the patient3. Never take photos exposing the face of the patient; you can cover the face by editing (photo morphing and editing softwares are available online..eg.freeonlinephotoeditor.com & morpheussostware.net, etc.)4. Always take the follow up photos at the same place and at the same angle (it looks authentic)5. Always try to incorporate date of the photo in it.(many cameras have this feature..Otherwise you can write on a card board)6. If you want to take the picture of a drug, leaf etc...Back ground should be in contrast color for better look… (E.g. Leaf...Background should be Red or pink (you can use butter paper)7. Patient should never feel that you are doing a sting operation on him/her...So, be gentle with the patient by making him/her comfortable…8. If you want to show skin lesions of the patient...Photo should always be a close angled one (you can use macro setting on, where you can show the healing tissue, discharge, etc. effectively)9. Fracture should always be shown with the x-ray film along with the photo.10. Don't swap the follow up photos (ilaaj se pehle ka photo (woh actually baad ka hota hai) ilaaj ke baad wala photo (woh pehle ka hota hai)..Avoid cheap slimming centre photo techniques…11. Discharge (blood, pus, serous discharge, etc.) should always be photographed in natural light.12. Use the right camera for the photos, as it should look good…even if you show it on a bigger screen… For that, you have to know the basics of digital cameras…I am not an expert in that field..I will try to tell some of the important functions and nomenclature of the camera which will be useful to you while purchasing a new one (remember what the Sales Man tells about any product is always insufficient ... and it's a deliberate move by him to sell a lesser known or not so good product)SOME BASICS ABOUT CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAMERA: HERE ARE THE TIPS…Never fall in to the trap of Mega pixel Mania (it doesn't mean that more pixels ... means more clarity) because the clarity of the picture depends on so many things other than pixels (capacity of the chip (image sensor), quality of the lens, memory card and nature of the exposure of the light, etc.)1. Image sensor is the vital device for capturing good photos...so see the details of its value (more than 2.5 cm will be good

2.There are basically 2 image sensors (i) CCD (charged coupled device) (ii) CMOS (compliment metal oxide semiconductor) Sony uses CCD and canon uses CMOS both are good …MORE WIDTH OF THE SENSOR…. MORE CLARITY3. Lens is another important part….in camera… (Sony uses Carl –Zeiss(reputed) Panasonic uses( Leica Lenses) canon uses its own lens and Nikon also uses its own lens(it’s called Nikkor)MY SUGGESTION IS… LENS SHOULD BE OF THE SAME COMPANY (THAT’S WHY CANON AND NIKON ARE SUPERIOR AND WIDELY USED)4. Camera should have a good optical Zoom (min.10x zoom is very good for all purposes) digital zoom only enhances the photo resolution by increasing the resolution digitally (Interpolation…)which means quality of the photo will be compromised…(look grainy..If you enlarge the photo) MORE OPTICAL ZOOM...MORE CLEAR RESOLUTION…5. Camera should always have a good flash (red eye is the main side effect of the flash) buy a camera with redeye reduction (most cameras have this function but canon and Sony are the best)..Don’t use flash in day light.6. Always buy camera with MACRO (Macroscopic) option for taking better (close up) medical photos...MACRO SIMPLY MEANS THAT IT MAGNIFIES SMALL OBJECTS OF THE PHOTO WHILE CLICKING... (Very imp. function)7. Image stabilization and Anti-blur, Anti-shake, smile shot and face detection are some other useful functions one should look for..(Sony cameras have all these functions in cameras below Rs.10, 000 range..But my feeling is except anti shake and anti blur most of the techniques are just cosmeticKaunsa camera mera chehra andhere mein detect kar sakta hai? It’s all marketing gimmicks…)8. Screen of the Camera should always be good for better viewing (Min.3 inches LCD screen is a good option)9. Higher ISO settings (sensitivity at which your cameras sensor reacts to the light when you open the shutter) in a camera is useful when you want to take a picture in low light (settings are like 100,200,400 and so on….you can adjust it manually in some cameras…..400 is for low light..100 is for day light, 200 is for night photography)10. Always try to buy a camera with a detachable lens option (so that you can have the freedom of using different lenses (wide angle lens ... (For wider picture) telescopic lens (to capture far away things)Range starts from 22,500(canon 1000D)12. Video Zoom (zoom in /out function while recording a video available) is necessary if you want to record a video of your case or any surgery for that matter..Remember most of the cameras including Sony, Fuji, Olympus, Casio, Kodak etc. lack this function where you have a fixed zoom (cameras below Rs.8,000…Video zooming feature in all cameras start above Rs.12,000 range)CANON AND NIKON ARE THE EXCEPTION...

Abuse of antibiotics abase India

ABUSE OF ANTI-BIOTICS ABASE INDIA
ABUSE OF ANTI-BIOTICS ABASE INDIAThe recent claim that NDM -1 (New Delhi Metallo beta lactamase), the anti-biotic resistant superbug, has originated in India has left the Union Health Ministry fuming.And as we go through the newspapers and other media it seems that the Govt .is worrying about India’s booming medical tourism. What ought to be really worried about is the Country’s high rate of HAI (Hospital Acquired Infections) and the abundant abuse of antibiotics.India , Our Sweet Country, stands strong and first among the abuse and overuse of antibiotics. Of course, other countries like Taiwan, Nigeria, etc. too are in the line....but after all We have to grieve about Our Country first as it is the home town of Great Aacharyas and is the mother state of the Great Science AYURVEDA(The LIFE SCIENCE) AND now here life itself is at trouble due to science. There is no regulatory mechanism to check the abuse.Over-usage of antibiotics and some of these which don’t have the dosage it claims (under dose) will automatically give rise to drug resistant organisms and thus arouse the SUPER-BUG. They have learnt the concept of “Survival of the Fittest’ and are at least fit enough to fight against the present antibiotics.In a single hospital there were 22 cases from whom superbugs were isolated. Note this is the case in a single hospital all over the country.Most of these bugs spread through contaminated hands, air-conditioners, contaminated surfaces and devices used on patients. Those who are on multiple antibiotics or the elderly are largely vulnerable. Superbugs have been around for decades all over the world. There is no record on how many lives are lost due to this. But the recent name given is NDM which has drawn flak from the Government.

Just three days back when one of a neighbour came to me for getting a pain killer administered parenterally, I saw his prescription. He is a patient of Renal calculus (left renal calculus-single ---as per the reports) who had a classical symptom of calculi pain and no other symptoms of infection or even nausea or vomiting. The prescription carried both Ofloxacin 400mg and Cefuroxime 500mg,a fluoroquinolone and a second generation cephalosporin respectively and Inj.Hydroxyprogesterone IM stat along with two pain killers. The Physician is a reputed Nephrologist and the hospital is definitely not a petty one. Is not one antibiotic-- sufficient in his line of prophylaxis/treatment? First day the patient came with Diclofenac injection for his pain and the second day he bought Inj.Hydroxyprogesterone for getting administered saying he got relieved with that. It was embarrassing to make him understand and was a different story .If any erudite Physician can back the medicines used in this case, kindly throw light for which I am obliged.The worst of the tale is with the children and the worser are with the infants for whom the antibiotics are prescribed under the name of anti-flu or antitussives , where virus may be the cause in most of the cases. Even educated and well-to-do mothers administer the same medicines whenever their kids exhibit one or the other symptom till the adolescence?????Presently in the case of NDM, a combination of antibiotics are used for treating and again the cycle starts while teams are working on a new class of antibiotics which may take years to deliver.The article definitely doesn’t imply abandoning of antibiotics but a check for the abuse.An uniform antibiotic policy is the need of the hour for the Allopaths.What should be our part to save Our Country err..... the world from them.KINDLY HELP

Stanya-Breast milk

STANYA-BREAST MILK
Posted By : DR. V.SUJATHA delhi Dated : Friday, August 06, 2010

On the eve of World Breast Fedding week (1st-7th Aug.2010),wish to place down the array of benefits of breast milk(BM).
For the KID:
1)BEST IN NUTRIENT QUALITY
2)Right amount of FATS,PROTEINS and VITAMINS required for healthy growth and development of the child
3)EVEN FOR A PREMATURELY DELIVERED BABY the BM provides the nutrition according to tyhe baby's growth and digesative power and hence easily assimilable.
4)STRONG BONDING EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THE MOTHER AND THE CHILD
5)COMPRISES infection-fighting elements ie.,STRENGTHENS IMMUNE SYSTEM
6)Digestion and consumption are comparatively good than the formula food/milk
7)Babies never develop any allergy to BM
8)Prevents obesity and increasesthe intelligence of the child
FOR MOTHERS:
1)Nursing itself is a wonderful experience
2)Weight control(Ofcourse,size zero is impossible)
3)Prevents Breast Ca and other malignancies too
4)Reduces postpartal bleeding by contracting the uterus toits original size
5)Moreover the women @ the domestic work headaches find a time to relax and to bind with their tots carefreely......

Haritaki -?STANYA SHOSHANA DRAVYA

HARITAKI--?STANYA SHOSHAKA DRAVYA As the World is celebrating Braest feeding week,contemplating on Stanya is irresistible.It happened long back (in 2000) one of my patient's relative, a 30 yrs. old parous female having her LCB ab. 3-4 months back came into my cabin(when I was alone) and wept (she neeeded some convincing soul).She ended with saying ''Dr.!When I was lactating my first child, My breast milk(BM) was abundantly secreting and whiile weaning the child after certain periodmy mother applied(/adviced to apply)KADUKKAI (HARITAKI) paste over the breasts so that the secretion wld reduce and baby wld easily resent.But even after my 2nd labour(FTND) BM is not secreting even a little and the organs are very much shrunken in size inspite of the gestation.My query since then ;Is HARITAKI such a stanya shoshaka?{Note:I didnt meet the lady again nor any medicine nor any advice was prescribed .She was in need of a canal to drain her emotion of not feeding her beloved child.)

Replies : 12 / Views : 211 Monday Aug.9, 2010 »thanks for all the Experts for their respectable replies.Hereby all of them r requested to pour their experiences and experiments on the topic whenever they comeacro

»hi suja single application of hareetaki will not be the reason for her condition,it may be due ahara&vihara(during pregnancy&after delivary) Comments to Reply of Dr. (mrs.) Prabhakantham

» Its not a single application Dear !...........for weaning is a difficult task .people used to apply the substances over the organs for over few weeks .....Thanks for ur reply dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010

» Idu yaaru VAC, Prabhakantham-aa? Sujathaavoda classmate-aa!? dr. rangaprasad bhat - 8/9/2010

» Yes,Sir!!!!!!!!!adhe Great kantham thaan!!!! dr. v.sujatha - 8/13/2010 Posted By Dr. (mrs.) Prabhakantham bengaluru Add Comments to Reply of - DR. (MRS.) PRABHAKANTHAM Monday Aug.9, 2010

»Dear Dr.Sujatha,I think there is no mention regarding the soshan effect of haritaki on sthanya in classical textbooks.But I do remember having read that it acts as लेखनीय , not in context of ob&G, but in the context of pharmacology & pharmako-kinetics of ayurveda.-Sarve santu niramayaa: Posted By Dr. Rangaprasad Bhat chennaiAdd Comments to Reply of - DR. RANGAPRASAD BHAT Monday Aug.9, 2010

»Dear Dr.Suajatha,Your mention of application of Pathya choorna in the LCB(Last Child Birth) causing dessication of breast milk, is possible. Since, I too have heard about it's practice by the elderly persons of the family (Paati vaiddhiyam- Home remedies).I remember one peculiar & particular incident,which happened,when I was in the initial stages of my practice.I was much interested in ekamooliya prayoga. Hence thoought of preapring the vati of hareetaki as an experiment, making the paste of it with water. To my dismay, I could not prepare the vati, because whenI tried to roll n the bolus of kalka to make the shape of vati, inspite of smearing ghrta in my palm and fingers, I frustratingly found my fingers sticking with each other as if they were glued with the help of Fevi-Quix. I feared of tearing my skin, whlie trying to forcibly separate the glued fingers. Later, they were some how separated by dipping them in a mug of water for a few minutes to moisten them.It is this incident, which made me rationally think of about the usage of 2 of my fav. aushadhas viz.., parusakady lhym & Agastya rsynm. They both contain pathya as their ingredients. I find that the pathya acts a demulcent, by coating a protective layer over the otherwise irritated mucous membrane, respectively in cases of Pepetic ulcer & URTI each respectively causing pyrosis & reflex cough.And I noticed remarkable clinical improvement in those two conditions with those 2 medicines.Since then, I value the clinical SOSHSAN effect of the Haritakee.ut, in this particular case, the Haritaki may not be the culprit for non production of breast milk or otherwise shrivelled breasts. The cause may be with in the jurisdiction of Retained placenta / hypothyroidism / PCOD. Warm regards to you. Please do keep posting your clinical observations in future too. Comments to Reply of Dr. Rangaprasad Bhat

» kott. Ary.vd.sal prepares them. dr. rangaprasad bhat - 8/9/2010

» Iam privileged,Sir!Thanks for utr new inputs about Parushakadi lehyam and Agasthya rasayan.Please can u mention the good brands ifor them? dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 Posted By Dr. Rangaprasad Bhat Add Comments to Reply of - DR. RANGAPRASAD BHAT Sunday Aug.8, 2010

»Good question Dear Dr Sujatha, I doubt the action of ‘Haritaki’ as Sthanya Shoshaka Drug. Modern and urbanized women only complain about the decrease of milk secretion and is not seen in real village women, adiwasi’s, tribals etc- I think it is the mindset of the people that is causing ‘Stanyanasa’ and proper counseling and education from our side will definitely cure this ‘menace’. Coming to the causes of ‘Stanyanasa’ Tantrakaras have described it clearly, i.e. // Krodha shoka avathsalyadibhishcha streeya sthanyanasho bhavathi // (su.sa). // Rukshannapana karshana krodha shoka kaamadhibhih stanyanasa // (As. Sa. Utta) //Shukkrodha langhanaayasah stanyanasasya hethavaha // (As. Hru. Utt) // Shodhanadhwa swabhavadhwa yasya ksheeram visushyathi // (kashy. Sam. Su)Anger, Grief, Absence of Affection of the child, Fear, Fasting, Excessive Exercise, Consumption of dry foods, emaciation, over panchakarma and re pregnancy etc. are the causes of decreased milk. The chikitsa for this is 1) Sleshma vardhaka dravya prayoga; sura, shali anna, mamsa, goksheera, sharkara, asava, dadhi prayoga abhyasa. 2) Use of Ghritha, Thaila, Milk prepared from ‘Vajikarana’ drugs. 3) Increased use of Lasuna & Palandu 4) Use of Sugarcane Juice and Manda (Scum of boiled rice) will increase the milk secretion – I have observed instantaneous milk production in many a case and this health tip is usually told by our grandparents, elders etc for this condition. Comments to Reply of Dr. Kranthi R Vardhan

» Dear Dr.Krantiji,thanks for the pain and time taken for replying.The lady was a typical village woman in whom I doubt a negative thought ab feeding.Sir,IN FEW CASES, Haritaki chooran didnt work in reducing the stana size(non-lactating) dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 » Can u please Substantiate either theoretically or with ur clinical experiences... dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 » xlent sir dr. t. divakar rao - 8/8/2010

» Thats Dr. Kranthi ji at his very best.....Sir I enjoy your replies as if sachin is hitting sixes on every ball of brett lee. vaidya rajinder pal singh - 8/8/2010

» wat u said is 100% correct,i fully agree with u dr. (mrs.) prabhakantham - 8/9/2010 Posted By Dr. Kranthi R Add Comments to Reply of - DR. KRANTHI R VARDHAN Saturday Aug.7, 2010 no way dr sujatha. just once application can never do any effect leave apart any long term effect. hav eu ever heard any body saying weight gain after cs? easy human behavior. Comments to Reply of Dr. Meenakshi Joshi

» Dear Dr.,The pt has applied it for few times it seems...Infact, she was an illiterate and I culdnt think of any intended aversion of non-feeding in that lady(stiill I cld remember her grief-striken face.Thank u so much for ur kind reply,Dr. dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 Posted By Dr. Meenakshi Joshi gurgaon Bhavaprakash told that Haritaki astringes all leakages from the body.But no clinical experience so far. Posted By Dr. G. S. Dehal dear sujataji,very nice observation...but I dont think the external application can make that much difference..although haritaki is known for the rooksha guna..and the action of haritaki should not affect her second labour....I may be wrong..expert opinion awaited..good topic... Comments to Reply of Dr. T. Divakar Rao

» Dr.,For a few who were keen on decreasing their stana size haritaki chooran's application didnt prove significant........Thanks for the inspiration..........IT Works in all minds...... dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Dr. T. Divakar Rao delhi Add Comments to Reply of - DR. T. DIVAKAR RAO Saturday Aug.7, 2010

»agree with all Comments to Reply of Dr. Nitin Mishra

» thank u ,Sir! dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Dr. Nitin Mishra Add Comments to Reply of - DR. NITIN MISHRA Saturday Aug.7, 2010

»Difficult to state about this. It could be understood that Haritaki is Kashay rasatmak. It could have the outome. But just by applying it once or twice would not meant to reduce it till next gestation. Comments to Reply of Dr. Gandhi Sachin

» Dear Gandhiji(sounds very good),during weaning they apply the substances many times to make the child avert..... dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Dr. Gandhi Sachin ahmednagarAdd Comments to Reply of - DR. GANDHI SACHIN Saturday Aug.7, 2010

»वैसे ये कहना मुश्किल है की स्तन्य शोषक परिणाम हरीतकी से आया है,और कारण हो सकता है.मुस्ता-लेपन करने से स्तन्य बढ़ता है और धत्तूर-३दिन/नागवेल पत्र५-७दिन गरम कर बाँधने से स्तन्य कम होता है. [मैंने एक बार स्तन्य कम होनेवाले स्त्री को शतावरी कल्प बंद कर साम-पित्तज-स्तन्य दुष्टि निदान कर फलत्रिकादी क्वाथ दिया था उससे स्तन्य प्रवर्तन उत्तम होने लगा था.आपके pt में शायद वाताधिक्य होगा जिसके कारण कम हुआ स्तन्य का आगे प्रवर्तन नहीं हुआ.] Comments to Reply of Vaidya Paresh Dange

» tx for sharing ur views,Dr.Yes,Sir!She was a typical Vata prakriti dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Vaidya Paresh Dange Add Comments to Reply of - VAIDYA PARESH DANGE Friday Aug.6, 2010

»**हरितकी(हर:स्वयं शिवजी का पर्याय है) को स्वयं धात्री एवं योगवाहिनी कहा गया है.... कषाय रस/ उष्ण वीर्य कारण हो सकता है...some other etiology might have been also in process. Disclaimer: Replies and Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on the opinions or information posted on this page. ALWAYS check with your personal physician or health care provider before taking any action regarding your health!

Botanical names of some common herbs

Common Herbs / plants Used in Ayurveda Treatment
Botanical Name Ayurvedic Name
Acacia Concinna ---------Shikekai
Acorus Calamus---------- Vekhand (Sweet Flag)
Adhatoda Vasica---------- Adulsa
Alpini Galangal --------------Kashtha (Galanja Grand)
Aloe Indica------------ Korphad(Aloe wet)
Allium sativum------------ Lashuna(Rasona)
Andropogon Muricatus ---------Wala(Khus)
Asparagus Racemoses ------------Shatavari (Wild Asparagus)
Azadirachta Indica------------ Kadunimb(Neem)
Balsamodendron Mukul -------------Guggul
Berberis Aristata--------------- Daruhalad
Boerhavia Diffusa-------------- Punarnava
Carica Papaya------------- Papai
Cinnamomum Cassia--------------- Dalchini
Citrus Aurantium ---------------Santra sal(Tangerine)
Curcuma Amada-------------------- Ambehalad
Curcuma Longa--------------- Haridra
Curcuma Zedoaria-------------- Kachur Sugandhi(Zeodary)
Cyperus Scariosus------------- Nagarmotha
Eclipta Prestrata ------------Maka(Bhringraj)
Embelia Ribes -----------------Vavding(False Pepper)
Eugenia Jambos-------------- Jambhool Seed(Jambolana)
Fagonia Arabica----------- Dhamasa
Ficus Religiosa-------------- Pimpal mool
Glycyrrhiza Glabra-------------- Jeshthmadh(Licorice)
Hedychium Spicatum ---------------Kapur Kacherii
Herpestis Monniera --------------Brahmi
Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis ----------------Jaswand
Holarrhena Antidysenterica----------------- Kuda (Cinkona)
Lagenaria siceraria -------------Bottle gourd
Lausonia Alba---------------- Mehndi
Mesua Ferrea------------------ Nagkeshhar
Momordica Charantia --------------------Karle(Bitter Melon)
Ocimum santum -Seed --------------Tulas bee(Holy Basil)
Ocimum Senclum-Leaves--------------- Tulasi(Holy Basil)
Phyllanthus Embelica----------------- Avalkathi(Amla)
Phyllanthus niruri ----------------Bhuiamla , Bhumiamalaki
Piper Nigrum-------------- Black Mire(Black Pepper)
Piper Longum-------------------- Pimpli
Psoralea Corrglifolia -------------Bawchi
Rose Petal Pwd---------------- Rose Petal Pwd
Rubia Cordifolia ----------------------Manjeestha
Santalum Album--------------------- Chandan
Sapindus Trifoliatus-------------------- Ritha(Soapnut tree)
Saraca Indica----------------- Ashoka
Swertia Chirata ---------------------Kadechirayat
Symploccs Racemosa----------------- Lodhra
Terminallia Bellerica---------------------- Behada
Terminallia Arjuna ------------------Arjuna
Terminalia Chebula--------------------- Haritaki
Tinospora Cardifolia--------------------- Guduchi
Tribulas Terrestris ---------------------Gokhshura
Trigonella----------------------- Methi
Triphala---------------------- Three herbs- Amalaki, Bibhitaka, Haritaki
Vernoia Anthelmintica------------------- Kadujire
Withania Somnifera----------------------- Ashwagandha
Zingiber Officinale------------------------- Soontha (Ginger Pwd)

kaishora guggulu and amrita guggulu

Medicine
Kaishora Gugulu
Amrutha Gugulu
Ingredients
Triphala,Trikatu,Vidanga,Danti,Trivrit,Guduchi,Gugulu
Triphala,Trikatu,Vidanga,Danti,Trivrit,Guduchi,Gugulu and Twak.
Dosha
Tridosha esp.Kapha vata ghan
Vata pitha ghan
Dushya
Rasa,Rakta and Lasika
Rasa,Rakta and Lasika
Mala
Sweda
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Action
Does the pachan of Vikrit Kapha,removes sweda dorgandhya
Does the pachan of Raktashrita doshas.
Indications
Vata rakta(utaan & Gambhir),Kushta,Sheet pitha,nadi vran,kapha anubandhi rakt vikara,
All types of Santarpan krit Kushta in association with Malavibandha,Amla pitha,pitha anubandhi rakt vikara esp in fatty person,kandu yukt Sravi kushta
Anupaan in different diseases
Inflammatory Arthritis: With Amavatari kash, Rasnadi kash. (S), GT kash.Utan vata rakta: With Mahatiktakam kash, Aragwadhadi kash.Vat kantak: With Sahacharadi kashaym, G.T kashayam.Vata rakta(gambhir): Manjishtadi ksh.Shotha: Punarnavashtak kwathGulma:Varanadi kashyamThis is a rasayan and Kanthi vardhak.
Vidradhi: With Nimbadi Kashayam, Trayantyadi KashayamMedo roga : With Varadi Kashayam, Varanadi KashayamNadi vrana : With Gulgulutiktakam Kashayam

Though all the ingredients are almost same but it is Triphala pradhan yoga.
This is a guduchi pradhan yoga

Hello Dr DehalI would like to add that there is lot more difference in both not only in terms of the quantity of the ingrediants but also in the method in which they should be prepared. this is the reason they produce different action pharmacologically.---KAISHORE GUGULU------take triphala 2 kg with giloy 750 gm in 20 kg water --make kadha---add 750 gm shudha guggulu-----in the end add triphala 80 gm, giloy 40 gm, saunth, marich, peepal, vaividang each 20, danti mool & nishoth each 10 gmAMRITADI GUGGULU------giloy 1 kg, guggulu 1/2 kg, amla, harad, baheda each 1/2 kg, dantimool, trikatu,vaividang, giloy, triphala, dalchini each 20 gm + nishoth 10 gmAnd practically amritadi gives very good results in no time in all the cases of wet eczema, but kaishore is good in dry eczema.Both are effective in all types of vatrakta conditions but u will get more fame when u use amritadi in vatarakat.thanks

Rajayapana Vasti

raja yapana vasti ingredients are :
Makshikam-200ml
Lavanam-15gm
sneham-200ml(yamakam)
kalkam-30gm(balya drugs)
ksira kasayam-400ml
kasaya dravyas may be musta,patha,guduchi,bala,rasna,madanaphala,manjista,eranda,aragwadha etc.
300ml of mamsa rasa should be added to the above 900ml but we add only 100ml of mamsa rasa.ref:c.s.si.12/16 also you can refer a.h.kal.4/31

ACIDIC VALUES OF OILS

Dear Drs.,
I have a query regarding acid value of oil.
I understand that the higher the acid value of edible oil, it impacts the heart. But of what importance is acid value of oils like naryana taila or ksheerabala taila. And on what basis is it standardised in AFI?
Dear Dr Nitin,
If you see the composition of Ayurvedic oils they will have a base oil --like Sesame oil --which is on a higher acidic value or coconut oil --with medium chain fatty acids and a lower acidic value.
When we do a moorchana --we mix oleoresins of various herbs in the base oil .
The oleoresins may be alcoholic, phenolic, esters, ethers, terpenoids, ketones, sesquiterpenes which are complex organic compounds.
These compounds affect the overall ph of the oil.
So most of the oils which reduces vata and kapha-- should have a higher aciidc value
----while oils like ksheerbala which reduces pitta dosha or oils which work on rakta dhatu should have a lower acidic ph.
As of now there is no standardization because the chemistry is still poorly studied.
The more acidic oils (oils pacifying vata and pitta) will act as irritants leading to increased blood circulation to that specific area.
The same helps in washing off of toxins or antigen antibody complexes (Aam) and clearing of the vata channels leading to cleansing.The less acidic oils (pitta pacifying oils) soothes the tissue and provide rest to the already inflamed area leading to pitta shaman.

Dr.Nitin ji,

Acid value or the acid numbers are the European standards and is presumed that fats available in oils converts into fatty acids thus increases the acid numbers, but this can not be applicable on Tail standardization as Tail Murchhan is entirely different with modern oil preparations.

As far as standardization in AFI is concerned there is no specific method are described, only method of prepration of oil is standradize in general and specific references are given for the individual Tail process if some thing different is there.

Both Tail you mentioned here totally have pure classical references in AFI also.1.Ksheerr bala tail -अष्टांग संघ्रह -वात रक्त चिकित्सा-अध्याय २२:४५-४६.(AFI-Part-I)2.Narayan Tail-भैश्यज्य रत्नावली -वात व्याधि अधिकार (AFI-Part-I).There are certain parameters which are not possible to measure on modern scientific methods so are not necessary to standardize.

Thanks

Legal aspects of self prepared medicines

Courtesy:Dr.Surenderji
I m giving here the clause which deals with this provision.
Please copy it and keep for further references..
33EEC. Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drug.—From such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, no person, either by himself or by any other person on his behalf, shall—
(a) manufacture for sale or for distribution—
(i) any misbranded, adulterated or spurious Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs;
(ii) any patent or proprietary medicine, unless there is displayed in the prescribed manner on the label or container thereof the true list of all the ingredients contained in it; and
(iii) any Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug in contravention of any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule made thereunder;
(b) sell, stock or exhibit or offer for sale or distribute, any Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug which has been manufactured in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or any rule made thereunder;
(c) manufacture for sale or for distribution, any Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug, except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Chapter by the prescribed authority: Provided that nothing in this section apply to Vaidyas and Hakims who manufacture Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug for the use of their own patients: Provided further that nothing in this section shall apply to the manufacture, subject to the prescribed conditions, of small quantities of any Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug for the purpose of examination, test or analysis.