Deepshikha Rai

Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha | CCRAS · Ayurveda

Background: Malnutrition is a major threat to health of children. It is influenced by several socio demographic factors. Objective of study: To study the prevalence of malnutrition in children visiting BalRoga OPD at a state Ayurveda medical college in Haridwar, Uttarakhand and establish their relation with coexisting factors like age, sex, birth w...

Kashyap Samhita, the only available source book on Kaumarbhritya, is presented in the form of compilations of teachings of Acharya Kashyap by his disciple Vriddha Jivaka. With the lapse of time, the book was lost in oblivion and then resurrected by Vatsya, who procured it from Anayasa. This article reviews the history of this ancient text and vario...

Respiratory illness comprises a large proportion of pediatric patients attending clinics and hospital. Cough, coryza, breathlessness are major complaints of respiratory ailments. Vyaghri haritaki is an ayurvedic preparation for cough, cold, coryza, breathlessness, etc. It is mentioned in reputed book of ayurvedic pharmacy, Bhaisajya Ratnavali. It a...

Hypothyroidism is a commonly prevailing disorder in adult Indian population. It is second only to diabetes mellitus as the most common endocrine disorder. It is a clinical syndrome resulting from deficiency of thyroid hormones due to their insufficient synthesis which in turn results in a generalized slowing down of metabolic processes. It is chara...

Obesity, a nutritional disorder among children and adolescents is reaching alarming proportions in India and world. Obesity impacts the child"s immediate health, educational attainment and quality of life. This article reviews the current scenario on the issue, its etiological factors, impact and management. Marketing of unhealthy foods and sugary...

The term 'Jataharini' refers to a group of diseases which are potentially fatal and responsible for perinatal death as well as female infertility. The concept of jataharini is explained in kalpa sthana of Kashyap Samhita. A closer view of the text reveals that this group of diseases includes infectious, genetic, social, environmental and psychologi...

As the incidence of elderly people is rising in the population world over including India, it is now felt necessary to develop newer strategies for Geriatric health care. Accordingly Geriatrics is emerging as a major medical specialty globally. Conventional system of medicine has nothing much to offer in the core area of geriatric care except the m...

Astanga Hridaya is one of the authoritative treatises of ancient Indian medicine. It has attracted the attention of medical experts not only within India but also of neighboring countries such as Arabia, Persia, Tibet and Germany. Its popularity is substantiated by large number of commentaries by scholars of Ayurveda and translation into other lang...

Occupational exposure is a potential cause of almost all respiratory diseases. Several occupational agents and jobs have been identified as definite or probable causes of occupational lung diseases in various epidemiological studies. Occupational lung diseases include occupational asthma, silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, mesothe...

Respiratory infections are major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Cough being its commonest manifestation calls for a medicine, which is efficacious, palatable and free of side effects with suitable mode of administration. Vyaghri Haritaki, a classical formulation in Bhaishajya Ratnavali, is an Avaleha (electuary), palatable and can be...

Nutrition has always been a basic necessity of mankind and diseases resulting from its inadequacy or overuse have existed even before the dawn of modern science. Ayurveda which is the ancient system of medicine of India has described these diseases with their etiology and treatment. This article reviews the ancient wisdom about nutritional disorder...

Agni is the digestive and metabolic fire of the body. Ayurveda emphasises that all the diseases are the result of weak state of Agni. Improper functioning of Agni leads to various gastrointestinal disorders as well as various metabolic disturbances. Therefore, main principle of treatment of all diseases as per Ayurveda is to restore and to strength...

The field of Ayurveda is broadly divided into eight parts. Kaumarbhritya refers to the science of diseases and care of children, right from conception till adolescence. Kashyap samhita is undoubtedly the pioneer text in this branch of Ayurveda. The text is divided in various sections (Sthanas) of which Vedanadhyaya is twenty fifth chapter in Sutra...

Child health is the key to healthy youth and adulthood. Child mortality of a nation signifies level of its healthcare standards. Several diseases of adulthood bear their roots to childhood. It is thus important to improve health status of children and prevent diseases to facilitate their growth into healthy adults. Swarnaprashan is an age-old time...

Cardiovascular diseases have a large share amongst non-communicable diseases. Valvular heart diseases constitute a significant part of cardiovascular diseases which cause morbidity and mortality in India. India is currently heading towards becoming a heart disease capital of world. This puts a tremendous pressure on available resources of medical a...

India has a rich cultural heritage which affects the life of a person at all stages of life. Hinduism is one of the oldest world religions prevailing in Indian subcontinent. Hindu mythology describes various Sanskaras (sacraments/religious rites) outlined from birth to death of an individual. Out of the sixteen Sanskaras described, eight are for ch...

Care of new born right from just after birth till the first feeding has been described by three major treatise of Ayurveda, the Brihattrayi. It includes Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita and Astanga Hridaya. The steps included in neonatal care or Navjata Shishu Paricharya are Prana pratyagamana (neonatal resuscitation), Ulva parimarjana (cleaning o...