Ancient Science Research Articles

Role of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) as preventive diet in lifestyle disorders

The incidence of lifestyle diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and overweight/ obesity associated with cardiovascular disease is increasing rapidly. In past few decades, due to increased westernization in life style and due to enhancement of economy, there is increase in prevalence rate of these diseases among Indian population. Ayurveda,an ancient science, describes ways to prevent and manage lifestyle disorders, through proper dietary management and lifestyle advises, in form of Dincharya and Rutrucharya . Millets have been major staple diet in Central India but after the advent of high yielding varieties of rice and wheat, millets got sidelined from our food basket. In Ayurveda, Proso millet is mentioned in trundhyana varga. It possesses madhura Kashaya rasa, katu vipaka, ushna virya and is kaphavatta shamak. In its constitution we can find prithvi,vayu, jal ,and tej mahabhut. Due to its bruhaniya property it can be useful in malnutrition, on contrary due to its laghu, ruksh guna, vilekhana karma it can be used in obesity. In present review article the less explored, underutilized, nutrient rich, commercial available Proso millets are enlightened for its phytochemical and other activities which may benefit the people in overcoming various lifestyle disorders.

Философская рефлексия как онтологическая данность и ее роль в современной практике

This paper touches upon the issue of philosophical reflexion as one of the leading themes in modern ontology, epistemology and praxiology. In the center of scientific and research attention is the phenomenon of philosoph-ical reflexion, its origins in ancient science, its further study in the works of P. de Chardin, thinkers of the classi-cal school and representatives of analytical philosophy. The authors have identified the ontological bases of the phenomenon under consideration: the focus on cognition and the purpose of this kind of activity, the need for self-analysis and self-knowledge, and the formation of a holistic and critical worldview. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that reflexion and philosophical reflexion have a number of similar features: thus, the former is characterized as a generalized representation with an emotional and value component, and the latter as a form of human intellectual activity aimed at self-reflection and self-knowledge. As a practical example of reflexion actualization, the authors turned to the pedagogical sphere, which reflects the interaction between teachers and students in order to improve the quality and level of the educational process on the part of its active subjects.

Case report of Shwetapradara in Ayurveda w.s.r. to Leucorrhoea

Ayurveda is an ancient science, which deals with the various treatments, its prevention and various principles for management of diseases are described in Ayurveda. Ayurveda has mentioned Ashtanga Ayurveda in which Balaroga under which Streeroga and Prasruti Tantra was mentioned. Shwetapradara is one of the important disorder found in gynaecological practice. It can be correlated with Leucorrhoea in modern science. Shwetapradara is a condition which is characterized by Vaginal discharge (Yoni Srava) without any pain, discomfort and burning sensation, Vaginal Itching (Yoni kandu) etc. It is mentioned as one of the symptom presents in many gynaecological disorders. Ayurveda has mentioned various treatments for the management of Shwetapradara in which Shamana Chikitsa is important line of treatment. In this case study, Shamana Chikitsa as a Pippalyadi varti used for the management of Shwetapradara w.s.r. to Leucorrhoea.

Advancing Ayurvedic Research in India: Navigating Challenges Toward a Healthier Future

India, the birthplace of Ayurveda, stands as a beacon of traditional healing wisdom. In recent years, there has been a growing global interest in Ayurveda, prompting increased research endeavors. However, the path to unlocking Ayurveda's full potential is riddled with challenges that require strategic solutions. By fostering standardization, enhancing infrastructure, promoting collaboration, and adapting research methodologies, India can harness the potential of Ayurveda to offer holistic and effective healthcare solutions. The time is ripe for concerted efforts from government bodies, researchers, practitioners, and industry stakeholders to elevate Ayurveda to new heights and contribute to the well-being of individuals worldwide. In this editorial, we delve into the specific issues surrounding Ayurvedic research in India and propose solutions to propel this ancient science into a more prominent role in global healthcare.

Panchnidanatmak Study of Vataja Pratishyaya w.s.r Allergic Rhinitis

Allergic Rhinitis becomes very common problem in now days. Patient who suffers with this aliment has symptoms like stuffy nose, continuous sneezing, red itchy and watery eyes and swelling around the eyes. All these symptoms are very much similar to Vataja pratishyaya which is a type of Pratishyaya in Ayurvedic texts. This problem become serious when it hamper the patient daily routine. Allopathic medicine only gives symptomatic relief. Ancient science Ayurveda always focus on the route cause so that we can find an effective treatment plan. To find the root cause of disease it is very necessary to do the Panchnidanatmak study of Vataja Pratishyaya.

A STUDY ON APPLICATION OF ANCIENT SCIENCE FOR HOUSE DESIGN IN JORHAT CITY OF ASSAM, INDIA

A STUDY ON APPLICATION OF ANCIENT SCIENCE FOR HOUSE DESIGN IN JORHAT CITY OF ASSAM, INDIA

Evaluation of Spermatogenic Activity of Polyherbal Compound Musalyadi Churna and its Protective Effect Against Nicotine-Induced Testicular Degeneration in Sprague-Dawley Rats.

The ancient science of life known as Ayurveda uses a variety of formulations or herbal compounds to treat a wide range of illnesses. Male infertility accounts for half of all infertility worldwide, and numerous etiological variables play a role. A pharmacologically active tobacco component called nicotine has a negative impact on male fertility and the reproductive system. Musalyadi Churna (MSC) is one of the polyherbal compound formulations mentioned in Ayurveda Classics for aphrodisiac therapy and recommended for the treatment of male infertility. The current study aims to evaluate the spermatogenic potential of MSC along with its protective effect against testicular degeneration induced by nicotine in rat models. Sixty adult Sprague-Dawley male rats were used in the experiment, which were divided into ten groups of six rats each. Nicotine was administered orally as disease control. The standard and vehicle control were also included along with study drug groups in which MSC was administered orally to the rats. The study was conducted for 70 days for each group with assessment of body weight and food consumption. After treatment, rats were weighed and sacrificed for evaluation of parameters like organ weight, epididymal sperm count, and sperm morphology along with histological assessment. The data were statistically evaluated using analysis of variance test and Bonferroni multiple-comparison range test to compare different treatment groups. In the present study, MSC possesses substantial spermatogenic efficacy, and the result indicates that the study drug possesses a protective effect against nicotine-induced impaired testicular functions in rats, but further research to elucidate its exact mechanism of action is essential.

Review on Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) as an Important Speciality in Ayurveda

Ayurveda is an ancient science which deals with the Ayu (Life) of all human beings. Kayachikitsa is one of the most important branch/speciality among primary eight branches of Ayurveda. In Ayurveda, Kayachikitsa is such a unique branch which deals with ‘Kaya’ meaning ‘Sharira (body)/Mana (mind)/Antaragni (Digestive fire)’ and ‘Chikitsa’ meaning ‘treatment’. It deals with diseases suffering entire body and mind so, it is correlated to Internal Medicine in modern medicine. It is described as the superior branch of Astanga Ayurveda and it is given prime importance due to its wide field of application in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases affecting human beings. Kayachikitsa is a very important and leading speciality in Ayurveda. So, considering this fact, we summarize about Kayachikitsa speciality and its importance in this article.

ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY (STHAULYA): A LITERARY REVIEW

In this era, most people are suffering from lifestyle disorders like cardiovascular diseases, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, diabetes mellitus, etc. unhealthy diet, wrong sleeping patterns, less physical activity, stress all these things are leading people towards lifestyle disorders. The occurrence of these diseases is directly linked to the day-to-day habits of an individual. People are inclined towards a sedentary lifestyle that can lead to various chronic diseases, which can have life-threatening consequences. Today’s generation has become physically inactive due to the modernization and development of multiple technologies, which leads people towards a sedentary lifestyle. Obesity (Sthaulya) is one of the lifestyle disorders which is more complex and invites several complications like hypertension, multiple joint pain, diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, etc. In Ayurveda, it is described under the term medoroga. In Charaka Samhita Acharya Charaka has described sthaulya under ashtoninditiya purusha. The main factor in sthaulya vyadhi is the abnormal function of med-dhatvagni. A metabolic disorder occurs due to an imbalance between the intake of energy and its expenditure, which results in the growth of adipose tissue and increased body weight. Ayurveda is one of the most ancient sciences which describes fundamental and applied principles of health disease and its management. There are many drugs, various formulations, pathya-apathya, dincharya, rutucharya, and yoga which are helpful in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Ayurveda has preventive and treatment aspects about sthaulya (obesity), which this article studies. The objective of this study is to study the effectiveness of ayurvedic management in obesity, to study obesity, to study sthaulya, study medoroga.

Yoga Pose Detection for Human Rehabilitation Using Deep Leaning

Abstract: Yoga is an ancient science and discipline originated in India 5000 years ago. It is used to bring harmony to both body and mind with the help of asana, meditation and various other breathing techniques It bring peace to the mind. Due to increase of stress in the modern lifestyle, yoga has become popular throughout the world. There are various ways through which one can learn yoga. Yoga can be learnt by attending classes at a yoga centre or through home tutoring. It can also be self-learnt with the help of books and videos. Most people prefer self-learning but it is hard for them to find incorrect parts of their yoga poses by themselves. idea behind this yoga pose detection project using deep learning or neural network learning is that yoga popularity is increasing day by day because of its benefits. Doing yoga helps us physically, mentally as well as spiritually. Because of this many people nowadays are doing it regularly. The main idea of this project is to help the people to recognize which yoga pose they are doing with the help of this detection technique. Yoga which involves 8 rungs and limbs of it, which includes Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. To easily help people understand which pose they are performing via images, video recording by classifying it, we are implementing this project because of this people will incline towards doing more as they will get help to identify which pose they are doing very easily.

A survey study on Traditional Food Pattern of Kandhamal and Boudh District (Odisha)

Ayurveda is an ancient science of life science since time immemorial and it was developed more than 3000 years ago. It’s based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the body, mind, and spirit. Ayurveda, apart from providing various therapeutic measures for diseases, emphasizes maintenance, promotion of health, and prevention of diseases through diet and lifestyle regimens. In Ayurveda food, sleep, and celibacy are considered as the three supports (Traya Upastambha) of life. Food is the best among things that sustain life and it has been given prime importance for health. No medicine is equivalent to food. It is possible to make a person disease-free and healthy with just a proper diet. Traditional foods are foods and dishes that are passed on from generation to generation on have been consumed for many generations. For growth and development as well as maintain of health, nutritional food is highly required. So that scholar wants to know about what are the traditional food pattern and what is the status of health by taking traditional food pattern.

Ancient science of weather forecasting in India with special reference to rainfall prediction

The monsoon on the Indian subcontinent remains a seasonal occurrence that all inhabitants of the subcontinent desire. Modern scientific knowledge of methods of rain forecasting has originated recently. However, traditional indigenous wisdom is peculiar to our country. In the past, India had a magnificent scientific and technical legacy. Even today, it is common that village astrologers (pandits) are right in a surprisingly high percentage of their rain predictions. Scientists and local traditional farmers have a long history of astronomical research and treatises that predict rainfall. They use different methods to forecast rainfall conditions based on numerous panchangs, almanac bio-indicators (Bhoum method), non-bio-indicators (Antariksh method), and predict the likely behavior of climate in the planting season. Rainfall forecasting also aids in the planning of operations by agriculturists, builders, water supply engineers, and others. All mortals from the subcontinent have looked at it from their own perspective, and it continues to be the subject of intense multi-dimensional engagement. The monsoon has provided a means of life for numerous civilizations while also shaping the drainages and palaeo-geography of the subcontinent. The objective of this article is to document some indigenous knowledge for forecasting climate and environmental dynamics towards community resilience.

A Comprehensive Study of Sushrutokta Upamas with Special Reference to Sharira Sthana

Ayurveda is the very ancient science of Life. The science of Ayurveda is the divine gift to mankind. Acquiring knowledge with some analogous examples or similar known descriptions is termed as Upamana Pramana. It is the source of our knowledge regarding the relationship between names and the things to be named. The base of knowledge is the resemblance or similarities and dissimilarities between two objects and their comparison to obtaining knowledge about unknown phenomena. It has immense utility in the field of medicine. Sushruta explained this as a separate tool for learning. It also helps in easy comprehension of the subject enabling the lay persons or beginners to understand the same. Keywords: Ayurveda, Upamana, Analogy, Upama, Sharira Sthana.

A LIGHT ON INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AYURVEDA AND ASTROLOGY

Astrology is an ancient science like Ayurveda and Yoga. The purpose of the astrology is to reveal the course of life of a person on the basis of the positions of the planets and the zodiac signs at the moment of his or her birth or conception. Thus, terrestrial predictions are done on the basis of celestial observations. The principles of Ayurveda have been explained in astrology and those of astrology have been explained in Ayurveda. Both Ayurveda and astrology do betterment of human life, and both are complementary to each other. Thus, medical astrology is emerging as a new branch. It is need of today to explore this new emerging branch by doing research works in this field.

Ancient Science of India 11: Sage Paraasara: The Father of Ud-vriddha Vigyaana (Botany)- A Conglomerated Review

A symposium was held in the Himalayas during 700 BC, to discuss the theme of Aayurveda (Life Science) and medicinal quality of plants. Sage Paraasara, an eminent plant scientist of Bharatvarsa, projected the concept on Origin of Life, Plant Cell Structure and vast knowledge of Ud-vriddha Vigyana (Botany) in that conference.

Efficacy of pranic healing for inch-loss

Pranic Healing is an ancient science and art of healing that uses Prana or Life force to heal the whole physical body. It is a no-drug, no-touch energy healing modality taught by Master Choa Kok Sui since 1987. The study aimed to assess if a single session of Pranic Healing can lead to inch loss.An interventional study was conducted with 49 volunteers who desired waist circumference reduction. Baseline waist circumference measurements were collected from all participants. This was followed by a single 60-minute session of Distant Pranic Healing administered by a Certified Practitioner.Waist circumference measurements were recorded immediately after the healing session. The data analysis showed that post-intervention there was a statistically significant reduction in the measured waist circumference for the study group for over 90% of the study participants. These results prove that Pranic Healing can aid as a modality for inch loss. It is remarkable to note that a reduction of waist circumference was achieved in a 60-minute Pranic Healing session without using any drugs, gadgets, or physical contact.

Antihypertensive Drugs - Ayurvedic Perspective

Hypertension is a very common disorder, particularly in past middle age. It is not a disease in itself, but is an important risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. According to WHO, it is above 140/90 mmHg. An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30-79 years worldwide have hypertension. American Association of Heart mentioned that normal blood pressure is less than 120 mmHg systolic and less than 80 mmHg diastolic. Epidemiological studies have confirmed that higher the pressure (systolic or diastolic or both) greater is the risk of cardiovascular disease. The principal focus of Ayurveda is on maintaining good health and adopting a healthy way of life. There is no description of such a single disease which can resemble with hypertension. It can be correlated with Vata Pradhaan Tridoshaj Vyadhi, Raktabhaar, Uchharaktachapa etc and involves dhatus like Rasa and Rakta and gets influenced by Mana. Our ancient science has provided us various drugs which influences the pressure of the blood. These drugs has directly or indirectly role in curing HTN for example Sarpagandha, Jatamansi, Rudraksh, Ashawgandha etc. which should be analysed by the physician clinically. This article would help future researchers and clinicians for administrating these drugs in different forms clinically and help further researches. There are specific alkaloids present in these drugs which influence different centres resulting in decrease in the Blood pressure. The present work deals with enhancing the role of Ayurvedic drugs and promoting more natural ways of treatment.

Management of Melasma through <i>Ayurveda</i> – A Case Report

Melasma is a pigmentary disorder hyperpigmentation primarily occurring on the cheeks, forehead, and bridge on the nose, upper lip, and occasionally elsewhere on the face. It is painless, superficial brownish macular patches. Modern science recommends laser therapy and various types of steroid use for treating melasma. Laser therapy is very expensive, and steroids have many side effects. So, in this study management of melasma has been done through Ayurveda, which is cost-effective, and easily available with the least side effects. From the signs and symptoms, melasma looks identical to Vyanga as per Ayurvedic texts that come under Kshudraroga (minor disease). In Ayurveda, external therapy Lepa (local application), is prescribed as one of the therapeutic measures for effectively managing melasma. A 32-year-old female patient was diagnosed clinically with melasma. She got treatment from a dermatologist and applied an allopathic care cream over the brownish patches. After regular application of the cream, a brownish patch does not decrease. She has no history of sunray exposure and has no family history. So, she went to Ayurvedic treatment. She was treated with Ayurvedic Lepa for local application and Panchanimbadi Churna internally for 21 days. The content of Ayurvedic Lepa was Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) Churna (powder), and Dugdha (milk). In ancient science, Nutmeg is known by the name of Jatiphala. Nutmeg is a very useful drug utilized therapeutically, and spice and Panchanimbadi are useful in all types of Raktavikara (blood disorders). The result was assessed with subjective and objective parameters, i.e., colour score and MASI score. After 21 days of treatment, significant changes were observed without any side effects. The colour score decreases from 3 to 1, and the MASI score from 15.2 to 10.1.

Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Seringe): A known Visha but potent medicine W.S.R. Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya

Ayurveda is an ancient science dominantly focuses on healthy living and mindful life in contrary to other medical sciences. Ayurveda specifically uses herbs and herbo-mineral combinations for the treatment. The herbs described in the classics also include some Vishadravya (poisonous plants) as potent medicine. Anything that results in "Vishannatva" (stress) or "Vishada" (sadness) in the body is "Visha" (poisonous material). Depending on the intensity of toxicity, Ayurvedic classics have classified all poisons into two categories: Mahavisha and Upavisha (less potent toxin). Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Seringe) is classified under the Sthavara Visha (poison of plant origin) and Mahavisha. It is the only Mahavisha that is still recognised and available. All Vishadravya should be used after some specific Shodhana (purification). While administering Vatsanabha in the form of Ayurvedic medicines, Shodhana (purification) is an effective technique for minimising its hazardous effects. Although it is Vishadravya, the compounds containing Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Seringe) are listed in ‘Essential Ayurveda Medication for Ayurvedic dispensaries, operated under centrally supported programmes of the Government of India. This enlistment affirms its significance in other ways. Nearly 17 percentage of the formulations mentioned in RRS have Vatsanabha as their constituent. Modern research has already proven the analgesic, antipyretic, antioxidant, antimicrobial and many other activities of Vatsanabha. Thus, the present review is designed to extensively discuss and understand the safety profile of Vatsanabha and utility in various diseases, along with its probable mode of action.

At the Ayurveda Hospital, Practices for Controlling and Preventing Infection must be Disseminated

In order to achieve health and alleviate illness, Ayurveda, an ancient science of life, takes a holistic approach. The fundamental idea of health that guides modern medicine is present in Ayurveda. A major component of its conception is the preservation of a healthy person's health [1]. Sankraman (infection) is a concept that has been well-studied, as has the control and prevention of it. Ancient science overemphasizes the need of personal hygiene, seasonal maintenance, and environmental preservation for good health, the control of sickness, and the prevention of its spread. Due to government support and growing public awareness, Ayurvedic medicine is now becoming more and more popular.