CLINICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KASHTARTAVA W.S.R. PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA WITH RUTUKARI VATI AND KUMARYASAVA

Adolescence is the rapid growing period when mainly the physical changes are important. 95% girls attain menarche at the age group of 10 to 16 yrs, the peak being 13yrs. Among them, not less than 50% of female are said to experience some discomfort or pain in relation to menstruation. Kashtartava is a symptom mentioned in various Yoni vyapads, Vata being the main causative factor for this condition, which is commonly compared with dysmenorrhoea by cotemporary science. Conventional treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea consists of non-steroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs, hormonal therapy which causes unwanted side effects. Hence Rutukari Vati which is mentioned in Bheshaja Samhita for Kashtartava having the properties like, Vedanashamaka, Arthavajanana have been selected for the planned study. Design of Study: A Single blind comparative clinical study of two groups, trial and control, consisting of 15 subjects in each with pre-test and post-test design. Group A was given Rutukarivati and Group B was given Kumaryasava 25ml twice daily after food. Result: Rutukarivati contains most of the drugs with Tiktha and Katu rasa, Usnaveerya property and Vatakaphahara property; it is effective in controlling pain and regularizing the cycle. On comparison of overall effect of both groups has more significant result but percentage wise group A is more effective than group B. Mild increase in amount of bleeding was noted in patients in group A. It may be because of most of the ingredients in Rutukarivati are Artavajanana and Apanavatashaman. &nbsp

Understanding the Status of Important Criteria Air Pollutants and Its Health Effects – A Review

In India, airborne pollutant is serious, and a growing illness cause of concern, adding considerably to the country\u27s disease burden. Atmospheric effects are generally known to have several harmful health implications. India\u27s air pollution has risen significantly because of population expansion, rising vehicle numbers, fuel usage, inefficient transit networks, poor land use patterns, industrialisation, and most importantly, insufficient environmental legislation. Because air pollution is a major factor, this has an impact on human health. People gradually understood that contaminated outdoor air had detrimental consequences on human health. Hypercholesterolemia, breathing problems, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma are all connected to ambient air pollution on a global scale. The purpose of this research is to review the literature on air quality and how it impacts population livelihoods

A review on natural gamma radiation dose levels and its health effects

Exposure to the natural background gamma radiations in both indoor and outdoor environments is inevitable. The long-term exposure to such radiations could result in lung cancer (sometimes leukaemia, CNS tumours); and hence it must be constantly monitored. In this paper, an attempt is made to review the background natural gamma radiation doses reported at various locations for the south Indian environment and it was found that the gamma levels in coastal regions were relatively higher than those in sub continental locations but in most of the locations the annual effective dose rate was within the permissible limits as per UNSCEA

A brief review of the impact of silver nanoparticles on agriculture and certain biological properties: A case study

Nanotechnology is progressively becoming a popular field of research because it has been successful in changing our agricultural and food systems. According to research published by the UNFAO, agriculture as well as its derivatives would be in high demand sooner or later, owing to nutritional changes. Nanoparticles have been reported to be used in an agricultural sector, because of its capacity to encourage crop growth and yield. Among metal nanoparticles, Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) are attracting a lot of attention. We have highlighted some of the agricultural uses of AgNPs, which include pest management, plant disease detection, crop enhancement, and crop production

Some progress in developing electrochemical sensors for detection of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid based on modified carbon interfaces: a brief review

The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-DPAA) is commonly used in agricultural practices. Unfortunately, it has a high toxicity level and is known to be a carcinogenic substance. Therefore, developing an analytical technique capable of detecting this com­pound is crucial. Electrochemical methods offer a viable solution for the rapid and on-site analysis of 2,4-DPAA residues in real samples. The detection of 2,4-DPAA can be achieved through electrochemical redox electron transfer reactions, making voltammetry an effective approach. Various studies have explored the use of carbon electrodes, such as glassy carbon electrodes (GCE), carbon paste electrodes (CPE), and screen-printed electro­des (SPE), for voltammetric detection of 2,4-DPAA. However, researchers have encountered challenges in detecting 2,4-DPAA using these carbon electrodes. Consequently, modifi­cations have been made to the carbon materials by incorporating chitosan hierarchical porous silica, Fe3O4-polyaniline nanocomposites, silver, manganese oxide nano­particles, alizarin yellow R polymer, hierarchical porous calcium phosphate, and molecularly im­printed polypyrrole with TiO2 nanotubes. In this comprehensive review, we have examined the effectiveness of each modified electrode, considering factors such as the limit of detection, precise linear range, and recovery rate for detecting 2,4-DPAA in real samples