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EDITORIAL- JUNE

EDITORIAL- JUNE

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Medical education teaches students about the conditional approaches to make decision supported by scientific logics where understanding of contents and procedures is emphasized than memorizing without understanding. Still the teaching patterns in Ayurveda in many of colleges across India foregrounds the memorizing of verses than the scientific understanding of those verses, specifically when many of these verses have given clues to number of researches bringing revolution in medical science as genetic connection of Prakriti and its relationship with individual body and physiological alterations. Charak Samhita has always advocated for reasoning based logical study and accordingly qualities of students are mentioned in Sutrasthana 9/6. Yet modern concepts of intelligence and intelligent quo...
Editorial- May

Editorial- May

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Emotions are integral part of human beings connecting body with brain. Srimad Bhagwadgeeta 14/10 deals Triguna as a vital concept behind emotional feelings and behaviour of an individual.  Attachment created by dominance of Rajas guna make a person jealous. But attachment of perverse tendency originated from ascendance of Tamas leads to functional jealousy with intense emotional feeling. Such tendency hypnotizes the person and, the person becomes incapable of rationality. Charak Samhita Nidanasthana 7/4 suggests such jealousy as one of the cause with other causes aggravating dosas that affects heart and mind. So, it is important to recognize the trigger and maintain the emotion. Otherwise such emotion progresses to anger and negative outcome. Trigger is based on "others’ success as own fai...
EDITORIAL- APRIL

EDITORIAL- APRIL

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          Scientists across the globe are involved with various studies on persistent symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection aside from common symptoms. Number of studies have highlighted psychological symptoms as anxiety, depression etc. Many other studies have revealed asthenia, anosmia, taste disorders etc. A research published on 1st April in Nature Communication Rutkai et al. (2022) have pointed the neurological manifestation of COVID-19 infections in non-human primates. Four Rhesus macaques (13-15 years) and four wild African green monkeys (16 years) were used in study. All of them developed infection within first week of exposure. Cell death-associated neuronal changes were noted in cerebellum of infected animals. Microhemorrhages were demonstrated in cerebellum, brainstem and ...
Editorial- March 2022

Editorial- March 2022

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Sleep is a state of body and mind for rest. It is essential natural part of individual’s life for normal physical, mental and cognitive health. A good number of researches have been conducted on latency and exact time of sleep. Cultural associations at minor level are also noted. Apart from the cases of occupational compulsion, all suggestions lie with nocturnal sleep as it is also related to circadian rhythms, and light at wrong time may disrupt sleep. Charak Sutrasthana 21/44 commands against the day-time sleep for normal physiological bodies in between 18 to 65 years, however, it is allowed during summer season. The reason is obviously evident that a greater variation is observed for sunrise and sunset time according to season in India, and the period of night is 4-5 hours shorter in s...
Editorial- February

Editorial- February

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     A good number of formulations used in Ayurveda are oral liquid doses forms. Various analytical parameters used in pharmacopoeia are to ascertain minimum quality and accuracy of medication delivery with specified dosing devices. Viscosity is one among those parameters measuring resistance to flow based on molecular adhesion and cohesion within the fluid. The Maintenance of viscosity in pharma products relies upon the best available delivery system with aim to optimized release of medicinal compounds at the site. Increased viscosity in cough syrup provides soothing, demulcent and humectant effects. Modified higher viscosity has compound release problems, so a modified version should be opted only after researches.       Oils and Ghritas are another important oral lipid-based formulatio...
EDITORIAL – JANUARY

EDITORIAL – JANUARY

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Editorial- December

Editorial- December

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             The most honored word in Indian culture is Maa (mother). It is linked to Adishakti, goddess of creation of everything. Dictionaries define mother as one of the parents who gives birth to child and takes care of that child with affection and responsibility. Even the ‘mama’ is the only phonation produced when child has not learnt to speak. Scientifically, it may be due to slight nasal murmur produced when lips are pressed during breastfeeding. Mothers look after all basic needs in early childhood. A strong emotional bond is developed between mother and child. Researches have shown the impacts of maternal illness on child’s psyches.           Recently an article published in Journal of Affective Disorders predicted the association between maternal depression at earlier time ...
Editorial- November

Editorial- November

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     Sleep is a requisite of a healthy life. Waking up during Brahmamuhruta is mentioned in Sutrasthana 2/1 of Ashatanga Hridaya. Almost all Indian religious texts recommend the same. It means proper sleep and early to bed is indispensable to each other.      A cohort study published in European Heart Journal- Digital Health refers to association of heart diseases with sleep onset timing. To find this, scientists used wrist-worn accelerometer for sleep onset and waking up time of 88026 participants aged 37-73 (years) over a period of 7 days. They enrolled participants during 2013-2015. Researchers included myocardial infarction, heart failure, strike, chronic ischaemic heart disease and transient ischaemic attack excluding fatal cardiovascular diseases. They ...
Editorial- October

Editorial- October

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Psychologically happiness is an emotional state of joy and satisfaction. It is subjective signs of well-being. Srimadbhagwatgita deals happiness under three categories in chapter 18. The verse 38 deals with Rajsik type of happiness resulted from senses and objects. Generally, such happiness is anticipated by mass. Even, neurobiology of happiness is associated to sensory pleasure. An article published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease on 28th September 2021 revealed the links of happiness in early adulthood with dementia. The study was conducted on 15,000 participants between ages 20 to 89. The odds of cognitive impairment were observed 73 percent higher in those having elevated depressive symptoms in early adulthood. Separate studies have highlighted the mechanisms of stress hormones in r...
Editorial- September

Editorial- September

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            Intimate association of Ghrita with Indian culture is well marked with its uses in recipes, medicines and all religious functions for hawan by offering ghrita to fire. Ghrita prepared from cow milk is preferred in medicine and religious functions. Chemically, it contains mixture of glycerides, free fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus etc. It is rich in omega-3 fatty acids specifically docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Researches have revealed the importance of omega-3 fatty acids on brain structure and function. It is effectively used in various neuronal disorders related to depression, dementia etc.             Kulzow et al. (2016) have shown the beneficial effects nutritional supplementation with of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAs) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)...