INTIMATION FOR BODHIKA SEMINAR - 29/06/2022

DEPARTMENTS OF SAMHITA SAMSKRITA & SIDDHANTA

GOVT. AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

NAME  OF  FIRST PRESENTEE: Dr ANJANA RAGI K G 

THESIS TITLE: PREVALENCE OF AMLAPITTA IN 

THAKAZHY GRAMA PANCHAYAT WITH SPECIAL 

REFERENCE TO ANOOPADESA

NAME OF GUIDE: Dr BRAVIN CAMLY R 

NAME OF CO-GUIDE; Dr SOWMYA K S

DATE:29/06/2022

TIME: 2:00-4:00 PM

VENUE: HYBRID / MICROSOFT TEAMS 

ABSTRACT

Desa refers to the natural inhabitancy of an individual. It plays a major role in the manifestation and prognosis of diseases. Anoopa desa is considered as the worst desa for living with prevalence of many diseases like sleepada, galaganda, apachi, jwara, amlapitta etc. Amlapitta is a pathophysiological condition in which the pitta gets vitiated in terms of vridhi and amlatha. The cardinal signs and symptoms of the disease explained in classics are avipaka, aruchi, tiktamlodgara, hriddaha, kandadaha, gourava, utklesha and klama. Acharya Kasyapa has specifically mentioned prevalence of amlapitta in anoopa desa.

Geographical features of Thakazhy grama panchayat like many lakes and rivers, heavy rainfall, marshy area, scanty breeze etc., closely relates with the characteristics of anoopa desa depicted in Ayurveda classics. Hence the primary objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of amlapitta in Thakazhy grama panchayat.

Study was done in three steps. In the first step a thorough literary review on amlapitta, acid peptic diseases and desa were done. In the second step a semi structured questionnaire was prepared. Face validation, content validation and pilot study was also done. In the third step with the help of this questionnaire a house to house survey was carried out among 503 people of Thakazhy grama panchayat using two stage cluster sampling technique. Data thus obtained was subjected to frequency and percentage analysis along with chi-square goodness of fit test.

From the study it was observed that prevalence rate of amlapitta in Thakazhy grama panchayat was 26.4% with majority of the subjects coming under the age group of 41-60 years. No association was observed between the prevalence of amlapitta and gender of the individual. A diet and lifestyle modification chart was also prepared for the residents of Thakazhy grama panchayat to fulfil the secondary objective.

NAME  OF  SECOND PRESENTEE: Dr SRUTHI O

THESIS TITLE:STATUS OF DOSHAS AND 

DOOSHYAS IN POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

 –AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY’

NAME OF GUIDE: Dr SUNITHA G R 

NAME OF CO-GUIDE; Dr SOWMYA K S

DATE:29/06/2022

TIME: 2:00-4:00 PM

VENUE: HYBRID / MICROSOFT TEAMS 

ABSTRACT

 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common metabolic and reproductive disorders among women of reproductive age. It is characterized clinically as a combination of ovulatory dysfunction, hyper androgenic state and abnormal ovarian morphology. Women with PCOS are at increased risk of presenting with menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, obesity, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular problems.

            PCOS as a disease entity was not explicitly mentioned in our ayurvedic classics. Better comprehension of a disease in Ayurveda is done by analyzing the dosha dooshya status, etiological factors and its site of manifestation. The present study was an attempt to understand the ayurvedic perspective of PCOS and to assess the dosha dooshya status involved in it. The indepth knowledge in understanding PCOS will help to provide a better and effective treatment protocol.

            The study involved 3 steps. In the first step, thorough literary review of concept of doshas and dooshyas was done.  The modern and ayurvedic aspects of PCOS were studied in detail. In the second step, based on this data a semi structured questionnaire was prepared to assess the status of doshas and dooshyas involved in PCOS and its face validation and content validation was done to prepare the final questionnaire. In the third step this questionnaire was used to conduct survey among 133 diagnosed subjects of PCOS (Rotterdams criteria) selected by consecutive sampling method from OPD of Women and Children Hospital, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram. Data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis.

            From the survey the involvement of all doshas in PCOS with predominance of vata vriddhi followed by pitta vriddhi and kapha kshaya lakshanas were observed.  Among the dhatus, there is mamsa and medo  vriddhi and kshaya of asthi followed by rakta and rasa. Among the malas, mootra vriddhi was observed.