Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, India

SOCIAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE PLANNING IN SOUTH ASIA-PART 11 CHARLES LESLIE Center for science and culture, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711, united states of America ABSTRACT: The second part of the study addresses issues raised by the notion that planning in developing countries should integrated indigenous medical resources in state funded health service system. In this perspective the author analyses here the relationship between “alternative practices” of the world today. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, pages 75-91

ROLE OF AYURVEDA AND YOGA TO OVERCOME AGING S.K. MISHRA MCKR Hospital Ayurvedic Research Institute Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, India ABSTRACT: The changes in the body with aging are various. They can be avoided by judicious use of the knowledge of Aha Vihara and Carya described in the Ayurvedic texts alongwith certain yogic practices with are minutely discussed here. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, pages 92-99

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF KUTAJARISHTA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AMOEBIASIS DINESHCHANDRA, S.K. DIXIT, P.C SEN D. JOSHI Dept. of Rasa Sastra, Institut2 of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 006, India ABSTRACT: A study on Kutajarista’ was carried out and it was tested for anti-amoebic action which is presented in this paper. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, pages 100-102

  ANTIPOISONOUS PROPERTY OF CANAVALIA VIROSA K.K. JAYAVARDHANAN: K. R. PANIKKAR Amala Cancer Research Centre. Trichur 680 533, India and M. KESAVAN: Sr. DONATA and K.RAJAGOPALAN Ayurveda Hospital Research Centre, Amala Cancer Hospital, 580 533, India ABSTRACT : Canavalia virosa seed is applied on the wound after removing the seed coat. This sticks to the skin till the poison is completely removed and falls off which takes five to seven hours. There is complete relief of the poisoning in the case of Scorpion, Centipede., and the seeds which have been detected and studied here. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, pages 103-105  

TOXICITY OF SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM EXTRACT BHUSHAN PATWARDHAN, M.N. SARAF, S.B. DAVID Eisen Pharma Co. P. Ltd, 34/7 Erandwana, Pune 411 004, India ABSTRACT: Toxicity by oral route administration of S. anacardium extract with peanut oil was compared against the same extract emulsified with Tween-80 saline. The traditional way of administration with peanut oil was found to be safe and upto 25 mg/kg/day x9 days, increase in weight, RBCs haemoglobin % was observed without mortality. Same dose with Tween-80 saline was found to have adverse effects regarding all the pharameters with 16.5% mortality. This study support Ayurvedic method of administration for efficacy without toxicity. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, NO.2, October 1988, page 106-109

SHORT Research Communication UNRECORDED TRADITIONAL MEDICINE -1 VED PRAKASH and B.N.MEHROTHRA Botany Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001, India ABSTRACT: This communication reports the households remedies for the treatment of chronic fever, whooping –cough and carbuncle prevailed in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in India. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, NO.2, October 1988, page 110-112

AN ASPECT OF THE FIVE SOULS OF INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY S.MAHDIHASAN SD.34 A, North Nazimabad, Karachi -33, Pakistan ABSTRACT : In this paper the author discusses five souls viz, prana, Apana, Udana, Samana and vyana of Indian physiology. Also aims to show that the last named two souls were unknown to Galen. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, page 113—116

  EFFECT OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANT PREPARATIONS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE METABOLISM BAMBHOLE, V.D. Biochemistry Lab S.R.T.R. Medical College Hospital, Ambajogai (M S), India   ABSTRACT : Powder in fine suspension, water and alcoholic extract preparations of Cyperus Rotundus (Mustak), Iris versicolor (Haimavati) and Holoptelai integrifolia (Chirubilva) were used in adipose cell suspension and also administered orally to evaluate the effect of these plant preparations on adipose tissue metabolism in rats. The result, showed that the preparations from these medicinal plants exhibited lipolytic action to mobilize fat from adipose tissues in rats and consequently helped in the reduction of obesity. ANCIENT Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, page 117-124    

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HERBAL AGENTS USED FOR FUMIGTATION IN RELATIONS TO FORMULATION BISHT, L.S.B., BRINDAVANAM, N. B. and KIMOTHIC, P. Maharishi Centre for Medical Microbiology Environmental Health, Maharishi Nagar (Noida) 201 304 U. P. India ABSTRACT : The study assess some herbal agents used for fumigations as listed in Ayurvedic literature for various applications. Here coarse powder of 19 freshly collected and dried herbal agents were used for fumigating a room of about 594 cu .ft. volume. Air samples were collected using Nutrient Agar plates just before , 15 minutes and 45 minutes after fumigation from both ground and top. Assessment of the agent was done by means of colony counts after incubation of air samples . In relation to Formaline (disinfection by 100% ) all the herbal agents have reduced the microbial colony counts in air samples considerably. Five agents were markedly effective in destroying micro-organisms in ground samples while the rest have disinfected significantly the top samples. Potent disinfection was seen with “Devadāru” and in line “Apamārga” stands second while “Sarsapa” has reduced aeroganic micro-organisms. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, Ng. 2, October 1988, page 154 –150

SOME PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF PONGAMIA PINNATA LINN (KARANJA) N.R. PILLAI and N. VIJAYAMMA C.D.R.S. Pharmacological Units, Dept. of Pharmacology, Medical callege, Trivandrum 695 011, India ABSTRACT : Ste, bark of pongamia pinnata, a medicinal tree of importance in Ayurveda has been subjected to various pharmacological studies using the aqueous extract in different dose levels. The aqueous extract of bark exhibited significant CNS sedative and antipyretic effects in experimental animals. But there was no effect on cardiovascular system, through it showed antispasmodic effects on smooth muscle (invitro). These observations are presented here. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. VIII, No.2, October 1988, page 133 –137