Herbal medicines are referred as Herbalism or Botanical Medicine or Phytomedicines. With the increasing use of Herbal Medicines, its marketing and safety has become a major concern for health authorities. The WHO estimates that 4 billion people about 80 % of world population use Herbal Medicines for some kind of primary healthcare The WHO developed a strategy on traditional medicines for the period 2002-2005. One of the major objectives was to promote safety, efficacy and quality of Traditional Medicine. The safety and efficacy of Ayurvedic herbal medicine can be achieved by proper Storage and Handling of herbs for various Ayurvedic Dosage Forms. The storage and handling of raw Ayurvedic Herbal drugs can be improved by emphasizing on good storage house for storage of herbs, packaging of raw herbs, testing of raw herbs as per API format, removal of microbes from raw herbs, processes of sterilization and tips for good storage of herbs etc. The assessment of quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal plants can be established and improved by regulating the storage, packaging and handling of raw herbs for various Ayurvedic herbal drugs which is the most important aspect in this direction. The standardization of storage, packaging and handling of raw herbal drug results in highly safe, effective and quality herbal products which would accelerate the global acceptance of Indian system of Medicine.
Stress at work with various physical, biological, chemical and socio-economic factors contribute to day to day increased incidence of diabetes mellitus. Ayurveda is a rich treasure of safe and traditional materia medica which provides a promising field of drug research. An indigenous drug may not be as potent in lowering the blood sugar level as insulin but it may possess many other qualities which may make it more useful for the holistic management of the disease. In present study, an Ayurvedic formulation i.e. Madhumehar Yoga was assessed in terms of blood sugar levels as well as symptomatic relief in Madhumeha. A clinical trial was conducted on 69 subjects in whom 61 subjects completed the study. In trial Metformin (group I) shows 34.57% reduction in FBS while 26.85% reduction was observed in Ayurvedic formulation (group II). Reduction in FBS was statistically highly significant (p<0.001) in both the groups and the intergroup difference was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Urine sugar was reduced by 100% in metformin and 93% in Ayurvedic formulation which is statistically highly significant (p<0.001) in both the groups and the intergroup difference was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Considerable improvement in blood sugar levels and all signs and symptoms was observed in both groups. The study revealed that both the therapies were significantly effective in the management of Madhumeha, Ayurvedic drugs showed better efficacy on subjective parameters but Metformin was somewhere superior in lowering down the blood sugar levels.
Gandhak has been used as a potent medicine in Ayurvedic system of treatment for various kinds of skin manifestations of different fungal as well as bacterial origin. This miraculous medicines is used both internally or/and tropically, in different dosage form as suitable for the patient as well as diseases. In the current scientific work, effect of Gandhak in taila form is assessed for antimicrobial effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans, in, in-vitro study. In the culture medium, growth of strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans such as Staphylococcus aureus [ATCC6538], and Escherichia coli [ATCC8739] and Candida albicans [ATCC1023] as well as in broth nutrient are found negative when inoculated with Gandhak taila.
Hypertension is emerging as a pandemic in the society. It can lead to severe health complications and increases the risk of many fatal diseases. Though a lot of potent antihypertensive drugs are available today but none of them is free from untoward effects. Due to these reasons the public acceptability for currently available antihypertensive drugs is very poor. The present study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an Ayurvedic formulation i.e., Jatamansyadi Kwatha and Shirodhara in the management of stage - I hypertension. Twenty patients of either sex of stage-I essential hypertension in the age group of 20-80 years were registered for the present study. Registered patients were randomly divided into two groups. In group-I, hypertensive patients were managed with Jatamansyadi Kwatha and in group-II patients, in addition to the administration of Jatamansyadi Kwatha, Shirodhara was also done. The duration of trial was 30 days. After one month of therapy, statistically highly significant reduction in both systolic B.P. and diastolic B.P. was observed in both groups. In group-II patients, statistically significant reduction in mean arterial B.P., pulse pressure and pulse rate were observed. Whereas in group-I, the effect of therapy on mean arterial B.P., pulse pressure and pulse rate were statistically insignificant. Therapy given in Group-II has shown the marginal advantage over the therapy given in Group-I. However statistically highly significant reduction was observed in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both the groups but the intergroup difference between the therapies was statistically insignificant.
Menstrual health is fundamental to women’s sexual and reproductive health. Diet constitutes the life of living beings and influences the human lifestyle as well as individual quality of life. Dietary habits and choices play a significant role during adolescence for normal functioning of reproductive potential and significantly affect menstrual functioning in young women. In today’s era, over consumption of high calorie dense food popularly called as junk food, disordered eating habits, meal skipping are major causes of menstrual disorders which are on increasing trend amongst teenagers. These abnormal eating habits have carved up the developing nations and posing great threat to human health. Only way to cope up with this nutritional pandemic is to focus on Ayurveda dietetics which not only emphasizes on nutritional value of food but even places greater emphasis on type of food, quantity, digestive capacity, dietary customs, habitat, food processing, meal intake timings etc. for the promotion of positive health and prevention and management of wide range of ailments. It is imperative to reinvigorate the ancient science of dietetics to obtain its prime benefits for mankind. Knowledge emphasizing about the eating habits, nutritional diet, disadvantages of unhealthy foods, their impact and preventive measures should be given to create awareness and render health education for a change towards healthy eating practices. Therefore, this review summarizes the ancient and current scientific evidence on association between dietary habits and reproductive potential as well as preventive management approach through Ayurveda.
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