INTIMATION FOR BODHIKA SEMINAR 13/12/2023
DEPARTMENT OF SAMHITHA SIDDANTHAM & SWASTHAVRUTHAM
NAME OF FIRST PRESENTEE:Dr. Krishna priya T
DISSERTATION TITLE:Critical study of ‘Vaidyatārakaṃ’- an Āyurvēdic treatise in Malayāḷam
TIME: 2:00-4:00 PM
VENUE: COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
ABSTRACT
Āyurvēda, the most prominent indigenous system of medicine, developed as a result of the accumulated wisdom and practical experiences of many generations. The art of writing emerged as a way of preserving knowledge that was previously transmitted orally from one generation to the next. Writing in the form of manuscripts, inscriptions and coins was used to store information for a longer time.
Kerala has a rich tradition of indigenous medicine and health care practices. Besides the classical Āyurvēda, a number of local health care systems such as Marmacikitsa, Kaḷari, Bālacikitsa and other ethnic health care practices are prevalent here. Most of these systems of knowledge are unique and are often known only to a few individuals and communities. Some of them are in written form and kept within their own.
‘Vaidyatārakaṃ’ is such a text written by Vaidyakalānidhi C.N Narāyaṇan. The book is written in Malayāḷam language and is in śḷōka form. It was published in 1974 by Dr.M.N Śaśidharan and printed at Nālātra printers, Kōṭṭayaṃ. The author belongs to great Tiruvitāṃkūr rājavaidya tradition who were specialists in Bālacikitsa. The book is written with priority given to Bālacikitsa, whereas other divisions of Āyurvēda are also covered. ‘Vaidyatārakaṃ’ contains total 67 chapters and 6668 śḷōkās. This study was conducted with an aim to critically analyze and interpret the subject matters including historical, cultural and linguistic aspects of the text, content wise analysis of the text, drug review of the text and understanding salient features of the text.
Linguistic analysis of the text revealed the usage of anuṣṭup vṛtta and prāsās such as ādyākṣaraprāsa, dvitīyākṣaraprāsa, etc. Similar concepts from other texts were enlisted and other sole contributions of text were completely translated in the content wise analysis of ‘Vaidyatārakaṃ’. A total of 596 drugs mentioned in the text were enlisted in the drug review. Identification of special chapters, special concepts, special formulations and special procedures were done and enlisted under the heading salient features of the text. Thus the critical study of the text ‘Vaidyatārakaṃ’ revealed that it includes a number of original contributions and can be used as a handbook for physicians and as a reference text for the beginners of Āyurvēda.
NAME OF SECOND PRESENTEE:Dr. Shebna Kassim
DISSERTATION TITLE:Status of doshas and dooshyas in Hypothyroidism - an ObservationalStudy
TIME: 2:00-4:00 PM
VENUE: COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
ABSTRACT
The inevitable factors involved in the pathogenesis of almost all diseases are vitiated doshas and dooshyas. The aim of treatment is to restore the normalcy of these doshas and dooshyas and thereby regain health. Identification of the doshas and dooshyas precisely in a particular disease is a must to determine the apt treatment plan. Physician at times find difficulty in correctly identifying the doshas and dooshyas involved in certain disease conditions mentioned as per modern health science, which do not have specific correlation in Ayurveda.
Hypothyroidism is one such clinical condition characterized by multisystem involvement, which cannot be correctly identified as a specific disease in Ayurveda. Difficulty in correctly correlating hypothyroidism with any specific terminology in Ayurveda and in identifying the doshas and dooshyas involved in the manifestation of the disease, force the physician to adopt the trial-and-error method of treatment, which at times may prove pointless. Hence a clear understanding of the doshas and dooshyas involved in the manifestation of hypothyroidism is needed to understand the disease in Ayurvedic perspective and it will be beneficial for the proper diagnosis and effective management. Therefore, the present study was conducted with an aim to observe the status of doshas and dooshyas in hypothyroidism.
The study involved 3 steps. In the first step, the causes, signs and symptoms of derangement of doshas and dooshyas from all available Ayurvedic classics were collected and clinical features similar to those of hypothyroidism were identified and interpreted in terms of doshas and dooshyas. In the second step, based on this data a semi structured questionnaire was prepared to assess the status of doshas and dooshyas involved in the manifestation of hypothyroidism. This questionnaire was subjected to face validation and content validation among 9 subject experts and necessary modifications were made. In the third step, this validated questionnaire was administered among 160 diagnosed cases of hypothyroidism selected by consecutive sampling method from the OPD of Government Ayurveda College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram and ISM Dispensaries by direct interview method after obtaining their consent. The collected data were summarized and statistically analyzed for making conclusions.
The result obtained shows the involvement of tridoshas with predominance of kapha and vata vriddhi. All the dhatus are affected with predominance of rasadhatu vriddhi and there is involvement of all the three malas with predominance of purishavriddhi and sweda kshaya.
DEPARTMENT OF SWASTHVRUTHA
NAME OF EIRST PRESENTEE:Dr. Pretty Susan Job
DISSERTATION TITLE:“A SURVEY ON THE PREVALENCE OF POST-COVID COMPLICATIONS AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAD COVID-19 INFECTION IN 2021”
TIME: 2:00-4:00 PM
VENUE: COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 that was initially identified in Wuhan city, China, in December 2019. After its first detection in China, COVID-19 has spread to around 229 countries/ territories. On 11th March 2020, after the disease spread from China to the world, it was declared as a Pandemic by WHO. According to WHO, 768,983,095 confirmed cases, including 6,953,743 deaths were reported globally till August 2, 2023. Post-COVID complications include a wide range of health problems which people experience four or more weeks after getting infected by COVID-19. Post-COVID-19 syndrome has great significance as it affects COVID-19 survivors regardless of the disease severity during the infection. Long term consequences after COVID-19 infection is becoming an important burden to the society. For the timely planning of health care services and improving the overall quality of life of people, data on post-COVID-19 syndrome in general population are required.
The study was conducted to find out the prevalence of post-COVID complications. For the study 300 participants in the age group 20-70 years who visited the OPDs of the hospitals of Government Ayurveda College Thiruvananthapuram who had COVID-19 infection in 2021 were selected by consecutive sampling and were directly interviewed by the researcher using a validated semi-structured questionnaire. With the help of this questionnaire, prevalence of post-COVID complications were elicited. From the study, prevalence of at least one post COVID complication is 77.33%. The most common symptoms which persisted were fatigue (50.7%), hair fall (31.7%), arthralgia (19%), dyspnoea (17%) and cough (15.7%).
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