Rheumatism
Characterised by intense pain and inflammation of the muscles, ligaments, tendons and / or the joints, it is termed 'Amavata' in Ayurveda. Divided into chronic muscular rheumatism (affecting muscles) and chronic articular rheumatism (affecting joints), if neglected, it may even affect the heart.
Symptoms
Fever
Immense pain & stiffness in affected muscles in case of chronic muscular rheumatism.
Excruciating pain and stiffness in the joints in case of chronic articular rheumatism.
Root Causes
Accumulation in the joints of toxins (ama), formed due to improper digestion, metabolism or excreation.
Infections from teeth, tonsils and gall bladder.
Aggravated by exposure to cold weather.
Healing Options
Herbs Sallai Guggul (Boswellia sarrata) Guggulu (Commiphora mukul) Rasna (Vanda roxburghii) Lohsun (Allium sativum)
Ayurvedic Supplements Yograj Guggul Rashnadi Guggul Maharashnadi Kada Rumartho
Diet Avoid curd & all sour items, pulses (except moong dal), rice, meat, fish, white bread, sugar, refined cereals, fried foods, tea or coffee. Have potato & lemon juice Celery seeds, bitter gourd are highly beneficial.
Lifestyle Bowels should be cleansed daily Soak the affected parts in hot water containing Epsom salt .Then apply Mahabishgarbh Oil. Hot water bag to the affected area is extermely beneficial. Avoid damp place and exposure to cold weather. Don't indulge in day-time sleeping Limit yourself to restricted exercise
Yoga Plough (Hala Asana) Bow (Dhanur Asana)
Ayurvedic massage Mahanaryan Taila Mahamas Taila Saindhavadi Taila Rhuma Oil

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What is Stress

The term "stress" is difficult to define and may mean different things to different people in divergent circumstances. The oldest definition is that of Hans Selye who defined stress as the "non-specific (i.e. common) result of any demand on the body, whether the effect be mental or somatic".
According to latest health reports, Stress is said to be one of the largest killers of man today. Stress is now becoming more accepted as being crucially related to our total health - physical, mental and emotional. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, the majority of all physician visits are prompted by stress-related symptoms that are known to cause or worsen medical conditions.
Stress is our response to specific stimuli called "Stress inducers". Or they are the events that generally produce stress. They may be temporary or chronic, leading to negative health consequences or outcomes changing a person's life. Although life itself is dependent upon certain forms of stress, it is only when stress is handled poorly by the body or mind that it becomes a health hazard. Stress that is expressed or experienced negatively can be linked to many physical complaints, from headaches and hypertension to symptoms affecting a person's mental state. Anxiety, depression and feelings of anger, fear, helplessness or hopelessness, and other emotions are often linked to stress.
Two powerful body systems cope with stress. The nervous system controls the rapid body changes, while the endocrine system regulates the longer-term patterns of stress response by releasing hormones into the blood. The adrenal activates the sympathetic nervous system, reducing the normalizing effects of body function. This increases the metabolic rate, heart rate, circulation and blood pressure. In addition, effectiveness of the digestive system is diminished and disturbances in sleep patterns become common.
How stress is created?
Interchangeably used with the word anxiety, stress relates mutually to our social and psychological environment. Major situations like divorce, marriage, retirement, death in the family, pre-natal conditions, a job loss and other emotional upheavals as well as minor hassles like waiting in line for hours, getting struck in a traffic jam, misplacing or losing something, disputes, even daily household chores and competitive examinations in fact any unsettling human experience can sometimes become stressful and play havoc with a person's health.
In the work place and even at home, stress can test a person's problem-solving abilities. The demands of everyday living are numerous and if a warning bell is sounding somewhere within you, it's time you pay heed to it.
Stress alarm - Identify your Stress triggers
What are the warning signals? Are you moving towards a stress burnout? If you have been experiencing the symptoms listed below, over extended periods of time, it's time you acted - now!
Can't cope, can't concentrate, Feel hopeless, helpless, depressed.
Always tired
Often irritable and angry. Can't control your temper
Eat too much or too little. Eat too many fats, too much salt and sugar
Have trouble sleeping. Don't get enough sleep, or sleep too much and still feel tired
Smoking in excess. More than normal intake of alcohol, caffeine or drugs
Have frequent headaches, backaches, and stomachaches
No time to talk to friends and family
Cut back on exercises
Family tensions run higher than usual. You and your spouse fight more often
Not interested in sex.
Always sick lately. Get cough and colds and other viral infections more often than you used to
Allergies and skin rashes
Disinterested in life, in general

Would you like to analyse your stress?
What are the causes of stress?
Dr. Selye called the causes of stress "stressors" or "triggers." There are two kinds of stressors: external and internal.
External stressors include:
The Physical environment noise, bright lights, heat, confined spaces.
Social (interaction with people): rudeness, bossiness or aggressiveness on the part of someone else.
Organizational: rules, regulations, "red tape," deadlines.
Major life events: death of a relative, lost job, promotion, and new baby.
Daily hassles: commuting, misplacing keys, mechanical breakdowns.
Internal stressors include:
Lifestyle choices: caffeine, not enough sleep, overloaded schedule.
Negative Thinking: Pessimism, self-criticism, over-analyzing.
Mind traps: unrealistic expectations, taking things personally, exaggerating, rigid thinking.
Stressful personality traits: perfectionist, workaholic, pleaser.
It is important to note that most of the stress that most of us have is actually self-generated. This is a paradox because so many people think of external stressors when they are upset (it is the weather, the boss, the children, the spouse, the stock market). Recognizing that we create most of our own upsets, however, is an important first step to dealing with them.
The most important thing is, to be able to monitor your stress levels and know how to deal with your problems as they appear. The body is superbly equipped to deal with stress, but up to a certain level. If you're adaptive resources become overworked and exhausted, your body ceases to function smoothly. Different organs then can become stress targets.

So how do you guard against stress?
Herbs:
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi)
Ayurvedic Supplements
Stress Guard capsule
Aswagandharisth
Brahmi Bati
Meditation
Yoga
Plough (Hala Asana)
Corpse (Shava Asana)
Ayurvedic Massage
Go for Sirovasti or Shirodhara
Other stress management techniques
Get sufficient sleep
Get fresh air
Get physical exercise through yoga or aerobics
Enjoy a pure and natural diet. Have a balanced meal
Learn to say "no" more often
Deal with emotions constructively
Develop a sense of humor
Develop meaningful relationships
Develop a support group
Give your life a purpose and meaning
Pamper yourself sometimes
Buy a pet, especially if you are living alone
Enjoy nature
Express your aesthetic self
Enjoy a favourite recreation
Learn time management and delegation techniques
Practice deep breathing and relaxation skills

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Garlic for open wounds & Cuts
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Garlic is one of the most healing ailments that you can use on open wounds. Garlic poured in water
and applied on sphagnum moss was an accepted field density during the first world wars. Garlic and honey
poured to a smooth practice is still used to treat septic places, boils and ulcers.



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How useful are Kitchen Remedies?
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Is it possible for you to consult your physicians all the time. At times you can be one yourself!
When the need arises, you can whip up a supplement using resources from your kitchen.
This'll provide a temporary & much needed relief to your folks at home!
Kitchen remedies: For little reasons. For every seasons
AILMENT REMEDY
Acne Take in a half cup of aloe vera juice twice a day. Add sufficient water to a turmeric & sandalwood
powder (each half a teaspoon) to from a paste & apply over them .
Asthma Down one-fourth cup of onion juice with a teaspoon full of black pepper. This alleviates
breathlessness & relieves congestion. Have a cup of licorice & ginger tea.
Backache Grease the ginger paste with Mahanarayan oil and apply.
Bad Breath Consume half a cup of aloe-vera juice.
Bleeding external Apply ice cube or sandalwood paste.
Bleeding internal Drink a glass of warm milk with a 1/2 teaspoon of saffron & turmeric powder.
Boils To initiate a boil head, apply cooked onions as a poultice or neat line apply a paste of ginger
powder & turmeric directly to the boil.
Burns Add coconut oil to the paste of fresh gel of aloe vera blended with a pinch of turmeric
Powder and apply.
Cold Boil teaspoonful of ginger powder or eucalyptus leaves in one quart of water & inhale the steam.
Congested nose? Apply eucalyptus oil to the sides of your nose! Or inhale a pinch of calamus root powder
in each nostril !
Constipation Don't forget to take in a glass of hot milk with a teaspoon of clarified butter at bedtime.
Or Drink a glass of boiled water with one teaspoon of flax seed.
Cough Add a pinch of salt with two pinches of turmeric powder to one glass of warm water and gurgle.
Or suck a clove with a piece of rock candy.Take basil decoction or basil juice with honey.
If your cough has been troubling you for long, try this : Take a half teaspoonful of ginger powder,
a pinch of clove with a pinch of cinnamon powder and honey in a cup of boiled water and drink it as tea.
Ear ache Use 3 drops of garlic oil in your affected ear. Make a mixture of a teaspoon full of onion
juice with a half teaspoon of honey. And use 5 to 10 drops into aff.
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Research Findings
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Summaries of some of the important findings of topical and original research being carried out in the field of
Ayurveda in recent times have been mentioned here for handy reference. For more details, please click on
the relevant links shown.
Evaluation of NEEM GUARD( A herbal preparation) as a versatile healer
Valuation of effect of A Herbal Formulation (Stress Guard) for management of Stress & it's
allied complications
Role of Ayurvedic drugs in management of HIV infection - A pilot project
A Role of Ayurveda in AIDS
Medicinal plants in oral health care in India
Effect of Terminalia Arjuna on coronary flow, an experiment study
Results of Clinical Studies of Ayush-64 on Vishamajvara (Malaria)
Results of Clinical Studies of Ayurvedic Preparations on Vrikka Shotha (Nephrotic Syndrome)
Results of Clinical Studies of Ayurvedic Preparations Parinama-shoola (Duodenal Ulcer)
Results of Clinical Studies of Ayurvedic preparations on Hridroga (Ischaemic, Heart Diseases)
Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Pyretic Action of Juniperus Communis. Linn. Leaf Extract in Rats

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Evaluation of NEEM GUARD( A herbal preparation) as a versatile healer
This was an open clinical trial conducted in the OPD clinic. Patients of both the sexes were included after proper
diagnosis and physical examination. Forty-nine females and thirty-one males agreed for this trial. However 7
patients dropped out during the course of study. Patients were of different occupations, for example, housewives,
students, businesspersons, and professionals. Their age ranged from 7 to 53 years. The trial continued for 9
months. During the trial each patient took medication for 3 months. Fortnightly study was done to assess the
response.
Each tablet contains Neem (Azadirachta indica) -350mg,Giloy(Tinospora cordifolia) -75mg and Trifala (Phyllanthus
emblica, Terminalia belerica,Terminalia chebula) - 75mg.
Dosage: Two capsules daily with water early in the morning.
Diseases No. of Patients Poor Response Good Response Excellent Response

Pimples/ acne 27 2 7 18
Fungal Infection 15 3 4 8
Allergy/Urticaria 4 0 2 2
Contact Dermatitis 3 1 2 0
Obesity 4 0 2 2
Eczema 8 2 4 2
Leucoderma 5 3 2 0
Boils 4 0 1 3
Psoriasis 3 0 3 0

Total 73 11 27 35



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Valuation of effect of A Herbal Formulation (Stress Guard) for management of
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Stress & it's allied complications.
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Dr. A.K.Singh, M.D.(Ay)

Head, R&D Department, Goodcare Pharma Pvt Ltd, Calcutta, India
This Clinical trial was conducted in the OPD of our clinic . Patients of both sex were included in this study.
The age range was between 13 - 62 years. Male: Female ratio was 15:9. Patients profile included businessmen,
servicemen, consultants as well as housewives and students.
Each tablet contains Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)-350 mg Brahmi(Herpestis monniera)-100mg and
Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi)-50mg.
Dosage: 1 capsule twice a day to be taken with milk or water.
The clinical trial was conducted on the following stress related problems:
Diseases Problem Before Treatment In % Problem After Treatment In % Improvement In %

INSOMNIA 70.80 8.30 88.24
BODYACHE/HEADACHE 100.00 25.00 75.00
RESTLESSNESS 66.70 12.50 81.25
NOT BEING WELL 100.00 0.00 100.00
LACK OF CONCENTRATION 91.70 12.50 86.36
SADNESS/GUILT 70.80 20.80 70.60
ANXIETY 83.30 8.30 90.00
DISTURBED APPETITE 66.70 0 100.00
LOSS OF LIBIDO 50.00 8.30 83.44
FORGETFULLNESS 54.20 12.50 76.92
IRRITIBILITY/ANGER 66.70 16.60 75.00
NERVOUSNESS/PALPITATION 79.20 20.80 73.71
GENERAL DEBILITY/LETHERGY 100.00 12.50 87.50



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Role of Ayurvedic drugs in management of HIV infection - A pilot project.
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Doiphode V,V; Gupte, R.B.
Proceedings of international Seminar on Comple- mentary Medicine in AIDS, Ayur, Educ. Ser.No.68, Pune,
p. 72-80, February 8, 1998 '(Eng ).
AIDS patients (25 patients) here administered with Guduchi, Shatavari, Amalaki, Bhui, Kohada, Makaradwaja,
vanga bhasma and abhark\bhasma in different combinations based on the principles of Rasayana chikitsa
described in Ayurveda. Evaluation of the results revealed that the group "A" patients showed significant
weight gain, as compared to control group. No significant statistical difference were observed in experimental
or control group in the parameters observed viz., haemoglobin estimation, absolute lymphocyte count, platelet
count, montoux test, and chest x-ray.
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A Role of Ayurveda in AIDS
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Kulkarni A.

Proceedings of International Seminar on Contemporary Medicine in AIDS, Ayur. Edu. Ser No. 68, Pune, p. 65-71,
Feb 8th 1998 (Eng).
Ayurvedic medicines were given to the patients to get the symptomatic relief, they include Chyavanprash in the
form of Raktavardhak ( 1 TSF ) in the morning, Sookshma triphla tabs ( 2 tabs) twice a day. The above medicines
have been shown to improve the quality of life of the patient and help to keep away from the diseases and
hazardous infections.

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Medicinal plants in oral health care in India
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Farooqi, A.H.A.; Jain, S.P.; Shukla, Y.N.; Ansari, S.R.; Sushil Kumar
(Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP
Lucknow 226015, UP, India)

Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, v. 20(2): p. 441-450,1998
Use of medicinal plants in oral health care has been reviewed under the following subheadings: plants useful as chewing sticks, plants useful in pyorrhoea, plant useful for tooth hypersensitivity, and plants for relieving gum inflammation and toothache. 84 plants with their botanical and Indian common name, distribution in India and purpose and method of use were considered. Sixteen herbal products along with their product name, manufacturer, ingredients, form of the product, and method of use and effect were tested.
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Effect of Terminalia Arjuna on coronary flow, an experimental study:

Bhatia J.; Bhattacharya, S K,; Mahajan,P.; Dwivedi, S.
(Department of Pharmacology and medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, Shadara 110095 Delhi)
Indian Journal Of pharmacology.30(2): p118-119,1998 (Eng.)
Coronary flow was measured on the isolated perfused rabbit heart after administration of different doses of the Terminalia arjuna extract ( 1 to 1024 micro gm ) at time 1.3 and 5min. The results show coronary flow was significantly enhanced with the higher doses of extract. The results show antianginal activity of T.arjuna NSL. New Delhi.
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Results of Clinical Studies of Ayush-64 on Vishamajvara (Malaria):

The studies on Clinical evaluation of Ayush-64 in Vishama Jvara been already conducted over 5,055 cases in past and a monograph to this effect has also been published. Both types of Malaria cases i. e. with Positive P.Vivax and without positive smear on blood examination have been taken into account for- studies then. Further studies on 173 Symptomatic cases of Vishamajvara have been conducted at RRI, Jaipur and RRC Hastinapur during the reporting per effect of clinically diagnosed cases have been shown in the following table.
S.No. Trial Therapy Instt. Centre Total Cases Result
Good Resp Fair Resp Poor Resp No Resp Drop out
1 Ayush-64 RRIJ 140 71 27 38 04 -s
RRCH 31 - 06 06 19 -
2 Parijata Ghanavati RRCH 02 - 02 - - -
TOTAL 173 71 35 44 23 -
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Results of Clinical Studies of Ayurvedic Preparations on Vrikka Shotha (Nephrotic Syndrome):

Punarnava and Trinapancha moola are known Ayurvedic drugs used to eliminate Oedema. Their efficacy in the management Shotha has been evaluated at CRU, Varanasi separately at combination for a comparison. 42 cases of Vrikka Shotha had already been studied prior to reporting period. The observations 770 have been reported from the Unit which are reproduced under in the Table.
This study was conducted by various research centers of Central Council of Research in Ayurvedia & Siddha.
S.No. Trial Therapy Instt. Centre Total Cases Result
Good Resp Fair Resp Poor Resp No Resp Drop out
1 Punarnava CRUV 250 75 130 45 - -
2 Trinapancamoola CRUV 220 50 115 50 05 -
3 Punarnava Trinapancamoola CRUV 300 102 155 38 05 -
TOTAL 770 227 400 133 10 -
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