MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS THROUGH AYURVEDA- A CASE STUDY

Psoriasis is one of the most common dermatologic diseases, affecting up to 1% of the world's population. It is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder clinically characterized by erythematous, sharply demarcated papules and rounded plaques, covered by silvery micaceous scale. It has poorly understood etiology and presence of 50% positive family history. Drugs used now a day are basically immunosuppressive which have severe side effects along with remission of disease as well therefore holistic approach of Ayurveda can be a better approach to such disease. Psoriasis due to its different manifestation in different types can be correlated to different types of Kustha mentioned in Ayurveda. So the case being presented here is a male patient with red demarcated patches with severe itching in armpits, groin and nipple.Material and method: The patient was administered with Virechana with Trivritaavaleha followed by Shamana drugs.Results: After Virechana there was the complete improvement in itching and redness of patches was reduced to some extent but after using Shamana drugs there was moderate reduction in all the symptoms along with mild remission.Conclusion: There is need to develop a management for psoriasis which can give benefit on a long run without any adverse effects so, Ayurvedic system of medicine could be answer to this question

Energy Efficient IoT-Sensors Network for Smart Farming

The experience of smart farming can be improved using IoT-based applications. Still, the performance of IoT networks may be degraded due to different factors, i.e., the coverage area of the farm/location (surface or underwater)/environmental conditions etc. Network operations over heterogeneous environments may cause excessive resource consumption and thus may reduce the IoT sensor’s lifespan. To optimise energy consumption, in this paper, an energy-efficient method will be introduced for smart farming, and its performance will be analysed using different parameters (i.e., Throughput/energy consumption/residual energy etc.) using two different IoT standards (Long Range Low powered technology (LoRa)/SigFox)

Antiaging, antistress and ROS scavenging activity of crude extract of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ocimum sanctum </i>(L<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">.</i>) in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Caenorhabditis elegans </i>(Maupas, 1900)

515-521Since aging is the most important risk factor for variety of diseases, the discovery of a wide range of chemical modulators of aging in model organisms encourages new strategies for targeting age associated diseases. Simple genetic manipulation leads to long-lived and healthy animals, so any compound which could have similar effect would prove a boon to mankind. In the present study, effect of different pharmacological doses (1.0, 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001 mg/mL) of O. sanctum crude extract were used to determine their impact on life span, thermotolerance and ROS scavenging activities in C. elegans. The results revealed that 1 mg/mL of O. sanctum extract significantly extended the life span of C. elegans. The extract also proved to be a strong free radical scavenger and increased resistance against thermal stress. It is also suggested that the protective and life span extending action of the crude extract is not only due to its antioxidant capacity but may also be mediated by modulation of some signaling pathways. Thus, in addition to all the known medicinal property of Ocimum, it is capable of increasing stress tolerance and life span in C. elegans

Fatty acid composition of Sonchus arvensis L. roots

The roots of Sonchus arvensis L. were extracted with petroleum ether to afford the extract 2.39 % yield to the fresh weight of the material. The fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) was prepared from the extract and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Eighteen fatty acids were identified and major fatty acids found to be Myristic acid (26.23 %), Palmitic acid (26.23 %), Linoleic acid (19.94 %), Pentadecanoic acid (3.11 %), Stearic acid (1.49 %), Behenic acid (1.27 %). The most abundant fatty acid identified was Myristic acid (26.23 %)

<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Fatty acid composition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Sonchus arvensis </i>L.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> </i>roots </span>

62-64The roots of Sonchus arvensis L. were extracted with petroleum ether to afford the extract 2.39 % yield to the fresh weight of the material. The fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) was prepared from the extract and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Eighteen fatty acids were identified and major fatty acids found to be Myristic acid (26.23 %), Palmitic acid (26.23 %), Linoleic acid (19.94 %), Pentadecanoic acid (3.11 %), Stearic acid (1.49 %), Behenic acid (1.27 %). The most abundant fatty acid identified was Myristic acid (26.23 %)

A facile non-photocatalytic technique for hydrogen gas production by hydroelectric cell

Hydrogen gas is a zero-emission fuel for clean environment. In present work a novel environment friendly hydrogen producing technique based on nascently invented Hydroelectric cell has been reported. Hydroelectric cell is one of the unique non-polluting H-2 gas generation methods compared to photo-biosynthesis, photo-electro-catalysis and thermo-chemical etc. Spontaneous dissociation of water molecule by Hydroelectric cell (HEC) has led this study for effective production of hydrogen gas. Moreover, a nanoporous lithium substituted magnesium ferrite used in HEC dissociates water molecule to produce hydrogen without using any electrolyte and light. Ferrite pellet combined with zinc and silver electrodes known as hydroelectric cell produces zinc hydroxide and hydrogen gas as a result of redox reaction. Nanoporous and oxygen deficient ferrite pellet has been synthesised with optimized processing conditions. Maximum average nanopore size distribution has been obtained 3.8 nm by N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherm. Surface dangling bonds of unsaturated cations and oxygen vacancies in ferrite chemidissociate water molecule into hydroxide and hydronium ion. High purity hydrogen gas is produced continuously by applying different external voltage only on hydroelectric cell. Collected gas has been analysed by gas chromatography in comparison to pure reference hydrogen gas. This technique has produced hydrogen in large quantity 1.856 mmol/h compared to existing photocatalytic active ferrite methods. Hydrogen gas generation by HEC is an exclusively facile, low cost and novel technique

Ozone therapy-new innovation in dentistry: A review article

Ozone has been used as a therapy since the 19th century. Christian Friedrich Schonbein demonstrated the changes in the properties of oxygen with the formation of the particular gas called ozone. Ozone (O3) is naturally produced by the photo-dissociation of molecular oxygen (O2) into activated oxygen atoms, which then react with further oxygen molecules. This transient radical anion rapidly becomes protonated, generating hydrogen trioxide (HO3), which, in turn, decomposes to an even more powerful oxidant, the hydroxyl radical (OH). Ozone is an unstable gas and it quickly gives up nascent oxygen molecule to form oxygen gas. Due to the property of releasing nascent oxygen, ozone has found to be effective against gram-positive and gram‑negative bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Controlled ozone application has been found to be extremely safe, free from side effects and far free from most medications, including antibiotics. Ozone is a promising treatment modality for various dental problems in future. But, it has to be kept in mind that presently ozone is an adjunct to other conventional treatment modalities and should be used in combination until more research shows benefits in independent usage