A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF GUDUCHYADI SYRUP IN ENHANCEMENT OF MEDHA IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

Abstract

Academic underachievement of children is a big concern among parents and teachers in present day competitive society. It is reported that around 20% of school children have scholastic backwardness include physical illness, below average Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder, family and school factors. Intelligence is usually said to involve mental capabilities such as the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. In spite of advancement in modern medicine, its success is very limited in context with the enhancement of Intellectual power and memory. Objectives: 1) To select subject with IQ ranging from 70 – 89 and study in detail about the factors influencing the Intelligence. 2) To evaluate the effect of Guduchyadi Syrup in the enhancement of Medha in school going children. Materials and Methods: An interventional Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical study was conducted, in which 30 subjects were assigned in both Group A and Group B and given with Guduchyadi syrup and Sugar syrup respectively, with a dose of 5ml thrice a day after food for duration of 3 months. Follow up was done on 30th day after completion of the treatment. Interpretation and Result: Both the groups showed significant result in Subjective and Objective parameters. Conclusion: Both Guduchyadi syrup and Sugar syrup are having significant effect on Medha. The effect is considered to be consistent or improved even after follow up. But the change was less for the group given with Sugar syrup compared to the effect of Guduchyadi syrup.