INTIMATION FOR BODHIKA SEMINAR 

                          31/7/2024

 DEPARTMENT OF SAMHITA  SANSKRITA  AND SIDHANTHA

FIRST PRESENTEE :  Dr.ANAGHA VS

DISSERTATION TITLE : Effect of selected samskaras on the nutritive value of nava and purana

rakthaśāli with special reference to 'saṁskāro hi guṇāntarādhānam uchyate'

Name of Guide : Dr. RESMI B                                     

DATE : 31/7/2024

Time : 2 pm

Venue : college auditorium

                  ABSTRACT

Effect of selected samskaras on the nutritive value of nava and purana

rakthaśāli with special reference to 'saṁskāro hi guṇāntarādhānam uchyate'

 *Anagha V S

 **Dr Resmi B. MD (Ay)

Ayurveda has given much importance to wholesome diet that is prerequisite for the promotion

of health and prevention of diseases. Much emphasis is given to factors like processing and

rules of healthy eating along with quality of food substance. Samskara is an act of processing

that result in transformation of guna of substances, either āhāra or auṣadha. Rice is the primary

meal of over 50% of people on earth and rakthaśāli, a variety of rice is considered best among

them. Lāja, pr̥ thuka and Anna are various forms of rakthaśāli mentioned in classics after

different saṁskārās. Nava and purana rakthaśāli is mentioned separately in the pathyās of

diseases as there are differences in gunas.

The study was done to determine the effects of selected saṁskāras on the nutritive value of

nava and purāṇa rakthaśāli by analytical methods. Samples of nava and purāṇa rakthaśāli were

processed into lāja, prithuka, and anna employing various saṁskārās – toyasannikarṣa,

agnisannikarṣa, toyāgnisannikarṣa, śoucha, kuttana and kāla prakarṣa. Nutritional analysis was

done on protein, fat, carbohydrate, energy, iron, sodium, moisture, dietary fiber, and ash content

using standard analytical protocols. The results showed considerable changes in the nutritional

profile, with an enhancement in protein, fat, carbohydrates, and iron in pr̥ thuka, and an increase

in energy, iron, sodium, dietary fiber, and total ash in lāja. An increase in moisture content and

a reduction in all other values were observed in anna. These observations obtained through the

nutritional analysis of different samples of rakthaśāli support the concept of saṁskāra resulting

in guṇāntarādhāna.

 Keywords: Āhāra saṁskāra, rakthaśāli, nutritional value

*MD Scholar, Department of Samhita Samskrita Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda College,

Thiruvananthapuram

**Professor & HOD, Department of Samhita Samskrita Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda College Thiruvananthapuram.

SECOND PRESENTEE :Dr.ASWATHY NAIR A S 

DISSERTATION TITLE :CRITICAL EDITION AND TRANSLATION OF CIKITSĀPAṬALAS OF THE MANUSCRIPT ‘PRAYOGASĀROTTARAPAṬALAM

Name of Guide    :   Dr.SUNITHA G.R

Name of coguide  : Dr.ASHA V.C                                                      

DATE                  :   31/7/2024

Time                    :      2 pm

Venue                  :    college auditorium

                                                                    ABSTRACT

CRITICAL EDITION AND TRANSLATION OF CIKITSĀPAṬALAS OF THE MANUSCRIPT ‘PRAYOGASĀROTTARAPAṬALAM’

*Aswathy Nair A.S

**Sunitha G.R

***Asha V.C

Manuscripts are handwritten documents that have scientific, literary, and aesthetic values. They serve as the foundation for historical knowledge of various traditional knowledge systems like Natya, Yoga, Ayurveda etc. According to NMM, more than 20,000 Ayurvedic manuscripts were identified but most of them remain unexplored. For proper understanding of the contents in manuscripts, they have to be made available in its most authentic form by conducting critical edition with the help of supporting evidences. As a step towards this, cikitsāpaṭalās of the manuscript ‘Prayogasārottarapaṭalam’ which deals with treatment for various diseases was selected. A copy on palm leaf manuscript scribed by Peruvanath Puṣpoth Nārāyaṇan Nambiār written in old Malayalam script was procured from Government Sanskrit College, Ernakulam and on search for other copies, another variant on paper scribed by P. Kunjikrishna Menon with similar title, content and language was also obtained from the same institution. During critical edition, the accepted readings and critical apparatus were noted. Contents were then transliterated to Sanskrit. Usage of old Malayalam script indicates that both the scribes belonged to Kerala. Most of the formulations in the cikitsāpaṭalās which can be subjected for practical and research purposes consist of limited number of dravyās that are easily available even today. The critically edited and translated copy of cikitsāpaṭalās of the manuscript ‘Prayogasārottarapaṭalam’ will be a handbook for all practitioners and beneficial for research scholars. Keywords: Prayogasārottarapaṭalam, critical edition, manuscript *MD Scholar, Department of Samhita Samskrita and Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram 

**Rtd Professor and HOD, Department of Samhita Samskrita and Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram 

***Assistant Professor, Department of Samhita Samskrita and Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram.                                                                                   

THIRD PRESENTEE :Dr.NAYANTHARA A.S

DISSERTATION TITLE  : Prevalence of Bahudosha lakshanas in persons diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus attending an Ayurvedic tertiary care centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

Name of Guide   :   Dr. JANEESH  J                                

DATE                  :   31/7/2024

Time                    :  2 pm

Venue                  :   college auditorium

                                                                    ABSTRACT

Prevalence of Bahudosha lakshanas in persons diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus attending an Ayurvedic tertiary care centre in Thiruvananthapuram

 * Nayanathara A S

                               **Dr Janeesh J. MD(Ay)

 Imbalance of doshas and its accumulation in the body is said to be basic pathology of disease. Vitiation of dosha is categorized as alpa, madhyama, prabhuta. In alpa doshaavastha langana, madhyama doshaavastha langana-pachana, prabhuta doshaavastha doshaavasechana are advocated. Prabhutha doshaavastha particularly mentioned as bahudoshaavastha by Acharya Caraka. Shodhana is indicated in this condition. Symptoms and complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus have similarity with bahudosha lakshana mentioned by Acharya Caraka

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by variable degree of insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion and increased hepatic glucose production. Common presenting symptoms include polyuria, polydipsia, weightloss, fatigue, weakness, blurred vision and poor wound healing. Estimation of prevalence of bahudosha lakshanas in type 2 diabetes mellitus will be beneficial to know the stage of disease in an ayurvedic perspective for proper diagnosis and providing safe and effective management with necessary advices.

      In first step thorough literary review was done. In the second step study participants were selected from the OPD of Government Ayurveda College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Data was collected by investigator administered bahudosha lakshana assessment tool. In the third step data was statistically analysed to make conclusion.

Results shows that 86.5% participants had severe bahu dosha lakshana,13.5% participants had mild bahudosha lakshana

Key words- Bahudosha lakshana, type 2 diabetes mellitus

*MD scholar, Department of Samhita Samskrita & Siddhanta Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram

**Assistant Professor, Department of Samhita Samskrita & Siddhanta Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram