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Pilot Survey of Plants Found Along the Roadsides, Hedges and Waste Places of Gamdi Village, Anand, GujaratBy Bipin Vithal Sawant, Somraj Kharche, Dilip K Jani
Abstract: Field survey is an essential tool for understanding the availability and distribution of medicinal plants. Eventually it helps in promotion and conservation of medicinal plants by educating the people about their medicinal uses. So, a survey was conducted under the promotion of National Service Scheme (NSS) to identify and trace out the distribution of medicinally useful plants which grow in Gamdi village as a weed along the roadside including the …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 53–61 Read article →
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Doctrine of Signature - A key in Discovering the Therapeutical Effect of Zornia gibbosa SpanBy Bipin Vithal Sawant
Abstract: Abstract According to Doctrine of signatures the herbs that resemble various parts of the body can be used to treat ailments of that part of the body. The theme of natural objects' shapes having significance is very old and can be correlated with “Purushoayam Lokasammitah” (man is epitome of universe) of Ayurveda. In Shatpat Bhrahman, a reference regarding functional correlation of various parts of the trees to that of human …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 30–34 Read article →
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An Experimental Study to Determine the Rasapanchaka of Zornia gibbosa SpanBy Bipin Vithal Sawant, T. S Bairy, Shrikanth Pacharya
Abstract: Zornia gibbosa Span a member of fabaceae family, locally known as Nellujollusoppu/Haradahacchaga is widely used in the treatment of fracture by folklore practitioners of Udupi district, Karnataka. The present experimental study was carried out to evaluate Rasapanchaka of Zornia gibbosa Span (Samyojaki) by making use of human volunteers and animal experimentations. In order to incorporate the drug in Ayurvedic pharmacopeia it is essential to understand the Panchabhautic composition of Zornia …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 1–7 Read article →
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Rationale behind Scope of Hepato-Protective Drugs in the Treatment of Mukhdushika (Acne Vulgaris)By Bipin Vithal Sawant, Nilesh Vijay Kasar
Abstract: AbstractAmong the skin diseases, mukhadushika is the most commonly observed ailment in day-to-day life having latent impact on one’s psychological behavior. Mukhdushika is mentioned in the context of kshudraroga by almost all major lexicons of Ayurveda with its brief pathogenesis. In contemporary medicine mukhdushika can be correlated with acne vulgaris which is predominant in puberty due to hormonal changes. Excess androgen leads to over secretion of sebum from sebaceous glands …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 45–51 Read article →