Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, India

NEED FOR AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF MEDICINE- A PROPOSAL FOR ITS ATTAINMENT M.D. PARIKH, R.R.MISTRY and N.S. BHATT 15, sangita, 27-28 Arthur Bunder road, Bombay 400 005, India. ABSTRACT: Integration of various systems of medicine is in the best interest of all concerned. It enables the physician to provide the best available therapeutic care to the patient without undue delay, making way for a better prognosis. It also makes available to him a greater variety of treatment measures hitherto restricted to one or the other system. Integration must be achieved at the theoretical level first by pooling together the facts available in the existing systems. From this pooled data must be formulated newer integrated concepts of human being, illness, etiology and treatment. It is not difficult to achieve such integrations for their already exist certain similarities among the prevalent systems of medicine. This will help to translate ancient wisdom into practice and find proper orientation to modern discoveries. Therefore the adherents of various systems must sink their differences and strive to develop an integrated system of medicine.Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page 79-82

PLURALISM IN THE AYURVEDIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINE* JOHANNES LAPING Institute for Tropenhygiene, sudasien Feld 324, Heidelberg University 6900 Heidelberg 1, West Germany. ABSTRACT: This paper, tries to establish the pluralism within one particular system of medicine, namely the Ayurvedic system. Herein we find not only a multitude of approaches to medical treatment – originating from it’s subtle nosological categories. Rather more, the same subtleness in nosology works effectively into the sector of preservation of health and prevention of diseases. The author would like to call that a kind of vertical pluralism, comprising at least three main spheres: treatment – nosology or diagnosis – and prevention. Beyond that an din comparison with other “alternative” systems of the standard horizontal medical pluralism, one could analyse to which extent individual systems are covering the above mentioned vertical range. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page 83-87

SOME PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF ‘NIMBIDIN’- A BITTER PRINCIPLE OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA- A JUSS (NEEM) N.R.PILLAI and G. SANTHAKUMARI*JOHANNES LAPING C.D.R.S. Pharmacological Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Medical College Trivandrum – 695011 India. ABSTRACT: Nimbidin the major bitter principle from oil of seeds of Azadirachta indica A. Juss was investigated for various pharmacological actions in a number animal models. On central nervous system it exhibited moderate sedative effect it did not show any significant cardiovascular effects in experimental animals. Autonomic pharmacological studies (in-vitro) revealed pronounced anticholinergic antihistaminic (H1-receptor), anti 5 HT and antinicotinic activities. But in-vivo tests did not show any anticholinergic or anti-histaminic activity. Nimbidin possessed moderate diuretic activity and was found to be devoid of local anaesthetic and antiandrogenic effects in rodents. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page 88-95

HORTUS MALABARICUS AND THE ETHNOIATRICAL KNOWLEDGE OF ANCIENT MALABAR K.S. MANILAL Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Calicut- 673 635 India. ABSTRACT: Hortus Malabaricus is the oldest important printed book on Indian medicinal plants. The 1st of its 12 volumes was published in 1678 from Amsterdam this book, written by H.A. Van Rheede is perhaps the only authentic record of the ethnoiatrical knowledge of ancient Malabar, available to us today. Several hundred medicinal plants which were successful used by the Ayurvedic physiclans of 17th century are described in this, along with their medicinal powers and methods of application. The identity of many of the plants described has not yet been accurately established, which would be of considerable interest to ayurveda. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page 96-99

IDENTIFICATION OF KEBUKA N.S.MOOSS Vayaskara, Kottayam, India.ABSTRACT: The identification of the plant Kebuka is probed here by interpreting the classical texts in Ayurveda. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page100-102

BOTANICAL NOTES ON THE IDENTITY OF CERTAIN HERBS USED IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINES IN KERALA -1-THAMALAKI V.V.SIVARAJAN and INDU BALACHANDRAN Arya Vaidya Sala Herb Garden, Kottakkal 676503, India. ABSTRACT: In this paper the authors attempt to clarify the botanical identity of Tamalaki, a controversial herb used in Kerala, in Ayurvedic medicine. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page103-105

STANDARDISATION OF DIKAMALI ANANDAKUMAR,A., MURALIDHARAN, R. and BALASUBRAMANIAM, M. Analytical Laboratory, Indian Medical Practitioners Co-operative Pharmacy and Stores Ltd., Adyar, Madras 600020, India. ABSTRACT: The gum Kidamali is an important oleoresin drug in the Indian System of Medicine. The market sample of Madras Crude drug trade has been identified as the gums of Gardenia gummifera Linn. f. of Rubiaceae. The morphology, microscopical structure of the source material, the fluorescence analysis and the chemical studies including thin layer chromatography of the drug are reported. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page106-109

VRIKSHAYURVEDA (Arboreal Medicine in Ancient India) C.K. RAMACHANRAN Chinganezhath House, Mavoor Road, Calicut – 673001. ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the special branch of the Ancient Indian science on plant life as depicted by Vrikshayurveda, and the obvious relevance of the insights these provide to enrich our knowledge and practice in this field, Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page110-111

IS IT A WEED? G.V. GOPAL Department of Bio-Sciences, Lab. 109, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Gujarat, India. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page114-115

THE SINO-INDIAN ORIGIN OF CHEMEIA AND CHUMEIA AS SYNONYMS IN GREK, SIGNIFYING ALCHEMY S. MAHDIHASSAN 3813 Courtleigh Drive, Randallstown, Maryland 21123, United states America. ABSTRACT: In China the antecedent of alchemy is represented by the god of longevity emerging from the peach. The first synthetic drug, Kim-Yeh, red colloidal gold, signified gold-cum –herbal juice. Kim-Yeh=Kimiya (Arabic) =chemeia (Greek). Translated this gave Chrusozomion=Gold Ferment, specifying the drug. Rasayana was translated as Chumeia, herbal juice-incorporate and signified the art alchemy. Chemeia was Chinese and Chumeia, Indian. Originally each signified both, a drug of longevity and the art, alchemy. Finally the art of making red gold was misunderstood as the art of making gold itself. Ancient Science of Life, Vol. IV, No.2 October 1984, Page116-122