Deepak Rahangdale

• MD(AYURVEDA)
• Research Officer at CENTRAL COUNCIL OF RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCE

Manipur (North-East India), located inside the Indo-Burma biodiversity hot spot, has a rich history of systematic usage of traditional medicinal plants. This study aimed to systematically document and quantify ethno-medicinal information from Senapati and Kangpokpi districts of Manipur State. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among informan...

Nowadays, Gallstone disease (GD) is a recurrent Hepatobiliary disease as well as a frequent and economically highly relevant disorder in developed countries, considered a worldwide burden on the health system. In India prevalence of gallstones in the adult population was found to be 6.12%, more common in women of the north, north-east, and east as...

Aachaaryas have mentioned various types of diseases of different Srotasasincluding MootravahaSrotasa and many of the diseases are having much resemblance to descriptions of modern diseases like Mootraaghaata with BPH, Ashmari with urinary stone, Mootrakrichchhra with UTI etc. The present era is so fast developing and updating to cope with the medic...

The ancient text of Ayurveda has described many diseases elaborately and they can be found even today. Kushtha is one of the most commonly affected diseases of humankind. Kushtha has been described in detail in terms of its Eti-opathogenesis, Symptomatology, complication and management. As far as the chronicity of the disease is concerned, Kushtha...

The word ‘Agnimandya’ in itself signifies the state of the inadequate process of digestion on ingested food. In Ayurveda, there is a concept called Ama, which is considered the main reason for the majority of the diseases. Ama is a toxic substance formed due to Ajirna. This Ama is circulated all over the body through minute channels and gets lodged...

Ayurveda is a science of life and more than just a medical system. Ayurveda has taken the foremost place in the management of crippling diseases. Prameha can be compared with Diabetes mellitus- II due to its clinical appearance. The disease was chosen for the study due to much prevalence in society and the lack of effective medicine.

Acharya Charaka has illustrated that Samshodhana is effective on Rakta, Mamsa, Asthi, Majja, Shukra Dushti. Virechana (therapeutic purgation) is considered to be the most effective in eliminating the increased Pitta Dosha. Not only this, it is also capable of eliminating the Kapha & Vata Dosha. It has been stated that Virechana is preferable in San...

In day to day life the problem related to anorectal disease increase in people. The bad habbit or not following good daily routine (Dincharya) are the primary cause of disease related to anorectal disease.Most of the people having constipation and so that cause pressure on haemorrhoidal vein and cause the piles.In such cases patient is not always r...

Ayurveda aims to protect health and prescribes cure. There is appropriate direction to protect and preserve the doṣa and dhātu in their normalcy. The therapeutics in Ayurveda has been classified into two broad groups i.e., svasthyorjaskaram (natural immunity with strength promoter) and roganut (disorder alleviating).In which svasthyorjaskaram is co...

In Ayurveda, all the skin diseases are considered under the Vyadhi Kushtha among it Dadru is Pittakapha Pradhan Kushtha having clinical features Kandu (Itching), Raga (Erythema), Pidika (Eruptions) and Utsanna Mandala (Elevated circular skin lesion). While during management of this disease, it is difficult to manage due to relapsing nature. Ayurved...