AYURVEDIC DRUGS & TREATMENTS THAT HAVE CAUSED A NEW TREND

AYURVEDIC DRUGS & TREATMENTS THAT HAVE CAUSED A NEW TREND

Other than the classical preparations which used to be manufactured by certain companies no other mode of drug admission was prevalent other than in rural areas where single drugs are used to treat diseases, but in that case too no serious researches were performed and no one claims about results. Tinospora cordifolia, otherwise known as Guduchi, is one of the drugs acclaimed to be effective in the treating chickun gunya, arthritis and other endemic diseases. It is one of the main ingredients of Guducyadi kashayam. Pappaya has recently occupied news for its evident action in dengue haemorrhagic fever acting by increasing the platelet counts, a condition called thrombocytopenia where there is a drastic reduction in number of platelets due to blood loss. The effect of Wrightia tinctoria, the main ingredient of the popularly used ayurvedic oil called 777oil and Psora oil , is needless to say, as the psoriatic lesions get cured completely, paving way for new skin. Sarpagandha, known by the scientific name Rawolfia serpentina, is another drug that has been used in Ayurvedic patent medicenes for the management of mild to moderate hypertension. The advent of patent proprietary Ayurvedic drugs have resulted in more and more patients approaching Ayurvedic doctors as the decoctions or the “kashayams” as it is called are bitter to taste and that these yeild better results when compared to the classical drugs. Ayurveda also claims to cure small to moderate kidney stones by using only herbal preparations and dieuretics. A special variety of Ayurvedic pancakarma treatment called Sirodhara, where the oil is poured over the fore head, has been very effective in treating chronic insomnia and other psychiatric and psychologic problems ranging from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia. So far Ayurveda has been able to succesfully manage lumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, osteoarthritis knee, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, scleroderma, guillain barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, demyelinating neuropathies, spine related fractures, hemiparesis, cerebro spinal atrophy and other orthopaedic and neurologcal cases.