PANCHAKARMA AND SHAMAN CHIKITSA IN TRIGGER FINGER

Leech therapy is proven to be having marvelous effect in various types of diseases which includes Raktadushti. Trigger finger is a disease usually occurring in patients having repeated finger movements. It causes one or more finger to get stuck in curled up position which requires manual help for straightening it up. If not cured patient has to undergo surgery which has its own disadvantages. Jalaukavcharana which is one among the Panchashodhana along with Basti Chikitsa proven to get significant result in patient suffering from condition for 6 months span. Acharya Charak has mentioned in Vatarakta Chikitsa, Raktamokshana is the half treatment of Raktadushtikara Vyadhis. In Vatapradhan Vaatrakta, Acharya Charaka has mentioned Anguli Sandhi Sankoch, Akunchana which is similar to symptoms of trigger finger. Here, Kandara being Upadhatu of Rakta can be considered as Rakta Dushti as well as Vata Dushti, where Vatanulomana and Rakta Shodhana is required. In this study a case of trigger finger was treated with Jalaukavcharana for 3 sittings at the interval of 7 days along with Basti Chikitsa and Avgaha Sweda of b/l hands for 7 days, which showed the relief in symptoms within 14 days span. Observation and results were drawn on the basis of assessment criteria. Discussion was done on the basis of entire observations during research. Conclusion was drawn on the basis of result

Evaluation of persistence of insecticide toxicity in honey bees (<em>Apis mellifera</em> L.)

150-155Study on persistence toxicity of different insecticides focusing newer compounds (imidacloprid, flipronil, and indoxacarb), conventional insecticides (dimethoate and cypermenthrin) and botanical insecticide (azadirachtin) to Apis mellifera was conducted on sunflower. Fipronil recorded higher residual toxicity to honey bees with a PT50 value of 5.83 days. It was followed by imidacloprid (5.74 days), cypermethrin (4.38 days), dimethoate (2.56 days) and indoxacarb (2.02 days). The order of relative persistence of insecticides was: fipronil 45 g a.i./ha > imidacloprid 20 g a.i./ha > cypermethrin 65 g a.i./ha > dimethoate 200 g a.i./ha > indoxacarb 44 g a.i./ha. Residues of all tested insecticides persisted after the application was highly toxic to A. mellifera. Findings focus on the indirect application hazards to the honey bees

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Not AvailableHoney bees which are the dominant pollinators of sesamum when studied revealed that maximum foraging activity for nectar and pollen collection was observed during morning hours of the day in case of all three species (Apis cerana, A. dorsata and A. florea). The mean number of nectar foragers of A. cerana, A. dorsata and A. florea was 3.18, 1.99 and 2.08 bees/m2/5 min, respectively and pollen foragers of A. cerana, A. dorsata and A. florea was 3.06, 1.86 and 1.87 bees/m2/5 min, respectively; and nectar and pollen foragers was almost equal for three species. The bees spent more time while collecting pollen in sesamum flowers. A. florea spent more time for pollen and nectar collection (8.93 and 7.41 sec/flower, respectively) as compared to A. cerana (6.51 and 4.57 sec/flower, respectively) and A. dorsata (6.70 and 5.95 sec/flower, respectively).Not Availabl

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Not AvailableForaging activity of Apis cerana in sesamum crop during pre and post spray of Citral-a (10 µl/l), Citral-b (10 µl/l), Geranial (10 µl/l), Vanilla flavor (200 µl/l), Pineapple flavor (200 µl/l), Mango flavor (200 µl/l), Chocholate flavor (200 µl/l) and Rose white flavor (200 µl/l) attractants indicated that Apis cerana bees were mostly attracted to very few attractants and scents. Citral-a was found to be a good attractant for bees followed by Citral-b and Geraniol. The effect of attractants sprayed remained up to third day of spraying. Other treatments like Vanilla flavor, Pineapple flavor did not show any increase in bee visitation over the unsprayed controlNot Availabl

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Not AvailableIn sesamum bees are the best pollinators which contribute nearly 80% of the total insect pollination (Thapa, 2006). Sesamum is a source of honey for beekeepers primarily because it flowers in mid-summer when not much of other crops are in bloom. It also attracts various other bees and insects that feed on its pollen or nectar; however, honey bees are the primary visitors (Langham, 1941).Not Availabl

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Not AvailableSesamum is a highly cross pollinated crop, rich in oil and protein. Pollination is mostly performed by insects. Any material to increase honey bee visits to specific crop would be of great practical value to harness the benefits of cross pollination. There are very few studies on the role of bee attractants enhancing bee visitation and yield in sesame crop. Hence, the present investigations were undertaken. Apis cerana caged plots was best among all treatments showing significant effects. In caged condition with A. cerana, plants had more capsules per plant (54.00), capsule length (23.24 mm), capsule width (7.22 mm) number of seeds per capsule (54.57), test weight (3.92 g), germination (92.00 %) and vigour index (1261). Citral-a and Citral-b followed by Geraniol were the next best treatments after caged condition with A. cerana colony. Oil content, weight of green capsule did not differ significantly among the various treatments. We conclude that by keeping Apis cerana bee colonies in sesamum, yield can be enhanced. Application of Citral-a, Citral-b and Geraniol is also beneficial in enhancing the yield.Not Availabl