FOLK MEDICINE AMONG TRIBE PEOPLE- A REVIEW

Today ancient Ayurvedic texts have been researched and a lot of hidden knowledge has been brought to surface light and Ayurveda is becoming one of the leading scientific way of preserving and promoting a healthy life. On the other-hand we do not know much about another type of medicine which is more ancient, equally efficacious and widely practised by its adherents: Folk medicines. Folk medicine was practised during Atharva-Vedic period and it is still practised in 21st century by tribal people, villagers and even by some people of cities who still adheres to their ancestor knowledge in India. Folk medicine has its own concept of causation of disease, diagnostic techniques and treatment. In history of Indian medicine little or almost no attention has been given to folk medicine, on the other-hand tribal and village people believe in folk medicine as it fits in with their culture and way of thinking. If we want that these people can derive benefit from Ayurveda or Modern medicine then we have to take pain to see that today’s medicine is presented to them in such a way that it is ‘acceptable’ to them. We can make it ‘acceptable’ only if we know what they believe in. So here effort was made to recollect knowledge about folk medicine in india so that it not remain patchy and inadequate and helps to promote healthy life

Antimicrobial Activity of Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants: An Update

Plants have filled in as a significant wellspring of elements for conventional drugs for centuries. Verifiable records and present day ethno botanical field examines feature their significance in the conventional treatment of irresistible malady. Be that as it may, plants form just a minor level of present collection of FDA-endorsed antimicrobial medications. The present article gives an outline of active components of plants as hint for other wellspring of antimicrobial agents to be used in the battle against microscopic organisms. It additionally surveys the ethno botanical way to deal with sedate disclosure and talks about various inventive focuses for future medication revelation endeavours in this field. Without an uncertainty, antimicrobials are miracle tranquilizers. They have represented a very long time against different irresistible infections and spared a huge number of lives. The ongoing disappointment of antimicrobials because of the sensational rise of multidrug-safe microbes and fast spread of new diseases, be that as it may, prompts wellbeing associations and the pharmaceutical business worldwide to change their methodology and to expand improvement of antimicrobials against quickly rising anti-infection safe microorganisms. In spite of the fact that there is thinking about elective wellsprings of characteristic antimicrobial molecules from plants having different methods of activity, some of which have been utilized in regular medication for a considerable length of time and have appeared to have serious impacts contrasted with other antimicrobials. This examination portrays plant intensity as an elective hotspot for antimicrobial agents

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS): Work-Related Musculo-Skeltal Disorder and its Intervention in Ayurveda

Today the desk/chair-hand combination became the cultural norm in the workplace. Typical seated worker has risk of musculo-skeltal disorders same as lifting heavy weights on job. CTS is one of the musculo-skeletal disorder and is due to overuse, strain, forceful or stressed motion of hand and wrist. Activities or jobs that require repetitive flexion and extension of the wrist may contribute such as computer work, sewing, writing, playing instruments, and driving for long duration. Its Risk factors include RA or other wrist arthritis, Diabetes etc. In Ayurveda increase or vitiation of Vata results in compression and pain which is present in CTS. Ayurveda management of Carpal tunnel syndrome involves the management of vitiated Vata Dosha. The primary aim is to ease inflammation and pain by improving blood circulation and relaxing the muscles. In this regard, an attempt has been made to review the Ganas (Group of drugs) like Vednasthapana, Daha-Shamaka and therapies like Basti, Swedna mentioned in Ayurvedic classical texts and scientific journals which helps in management of symptom and eliminate the root cause of diseases

Breaking News in Emerging India: Analysis of the Indian Broadcast News System (2007- 2012); Broadcast News in India

This Study examines the role that Indian Broadcast Media plays in furthering the democracy of the country. In contemporary India the Indian public still plays a significant role in forming citizenry. This makes my inquiry significant in intervening into the consequences news framing has on the narratives of the public agenda in Indian contemporary (2008-2012) democracy

Severe Combined Immune Deficiency- An Ayurvedic Aspect with reference to Anuvanshik Vyadhi and Oja Kshaya

The bubble boy disease is also known as SCID (Severe Combined Immune Deficiency) is a very rare genetic disorder, affects approximately 50-100 children in the United States every year. In India, before 2000 no case of SCID is diagnosed which is due to lack of awareness and diagnostic facilities. A steady increase in the number of diagnosed cases was found in India over the last 8 years. SCID is also known as Swiss-type Agammaglobulinemia which is characterized by disturbed development of B cells and T cells resulting in a weak immune system and recurrent infections. In Ayurveda, as such, no disease is compared with SCID, but it can be correlated with Anuvansik Vyadhi or Sahaja Vyadhi i.e., inherited disorder which results in Sahaja Oja Kshaya (primary immune deficiency). Aim: The present study aimed to understand the Ayurvedic perspective of SCID with reference to Anuvanshik Vyadhi, Oja Kshaya, and its probable treatment as per Ayurveda. Materials and methods: Brahitri, Laghutrayi, Nighantus, and various databases like Google Scholar, PubMed, DHARA, Scopus, Science Direct were searched with research papers that help to co-related SCID in Ayurvedic perspective and to understand its cause, treatment as per Ayurveda. It was found that SCID is a primary immunodeficiency disorder that is very severe that occurs due to mutation in ten different known genes and results in a highly compromised immune system that is considered almost absent. This bubble boy disease is considered fatal without corrective gene therapy or stem cell transplant according to modern perspective but with a proper understanding of the cause and symptoms of SCID, the Ayurvedic line of treatment can give miraculous results in SCID. Conclusion: SCID is Anukata Vyadhi as per Ayurveda, but with the use of various Ayurvedic lines of treatment like Shodhana (purification therapy), Suvarna Prashan, various herbs, SCID diseases can be prevented from occurrence and help to improve the quality of life of people suffering from SCID

Genome-wide association analysis of Mexican bread wheat landraces for resistance to yellow and stem rust.

Deploying under-utilized landraces in wheat breeding has been advocated to accelerate genetic gains in current era of genomics assisted breeding. Mexican bread wheat landraces (Creole wheats) represent an important resource for the discovery of novel alleles including disease resistance. A core set of 1,098 Mexican landraces was subjected to multi-location testing for rust diseases in India, Mexico and Kenya. The landrace core set showed a continuous variation for yellow (YR) and stem rust (SR) disease severity. Principal component analysis differentiated Mexican landraces into three groups based on their respective collection sites. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) decay varied from 10 to 32 Mb across chromosomes with an averge of 23Mb across whole genome. Genome-wide association analysis revealed marker-trait associations for YR resistance in India and Mexico as well as for SR resistance in Kenya. In addition, significant additive-additive interaction effects were observed for both YR and SR resistance including genomic regions on chromosomes 1BL and 3BS, which co-locate with pleiotropic genes Yr29/Lr46/Sr58/Pm39/Ltn2 and Sr2/Yr30/Lr27, respectively. Study reports novel genomic associations for YR (chromosomes 1AL, 2BS, and 3BL) and SR (chromosomes 2AL, 4DS, and 5DS). The novel findings in Creole wheat landraces can be efficiently utilized for the wheat genetic improvement