scholarly journals AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN PSORIASIS - A CASE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol p5 (6) ◽  
pp. 3147-3151
Author(s):  
Anupriya Varma ◽  
Ashish Varma
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Symptomatic Relief ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Duration Of Treatment ◽  
Pasi Score ◽  
Permanent Cure ◽  
Ayurvedic Treatment

Background: Psoriasis is a complex, chronic, multifactorial, inflammatory disease that involves hyperproliferation of the keratinocytes in the epidermis, with an increase in the epidermal cell turnover rate. Environmental, genetic, and immunologic factors appear to play a role. The disease most commonly manifests on the skin of the elbows, knees, scalp, and lumbosacral areas, intergluteal clefts, and glans penis. At present, there is no permanent cure other than providing symptomatic relief in modern medical science. Skin disorders respond better to Ayurvedic treatment. Due to psoriasis, the patient also has psychological symptoms like anxiety and depression. In this disease medicine as well as counselling is important in treating it. Case presentation: A 25-years old male, diagnosed with a case of psoriasis, came to our hospital with complaints of itching in the whole body, scaling especially from the scalp, with red patches all over the body for 7 years. He was tired of trying all kinds of medicine and depressed. After a thorough examination, an ayurvedic treatment plan was designed in the form of Panchakarma and oral medicines. Outcomes: significant improvements were noticed in all symptoms; the duration of treatment was 3 months. And then follow-up was done after every month. PASI score decreased after treatment. Keywords: Psoriasis, Kustha, Ayurvedic management

scholarly journals SWITRA AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH AYURVEDIC TREATMENT AND CUPPING THERAPY W.S.R.TO VITILIGO – A CASE STUDY.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Tejas Date
Keyword(s):  
Skin Disease ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Protective Layer ◽  
Cupping Therapy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
World Population ◽  
Concept Of Disease ◽  
Ayurvedic Treatment

     In Ayurveda, all concept of disease, Dosh, Dushya, Nidan, Chikitsa are very specific and clear. In skin disease, Ayurveda has its own concept of treatment which is very beneficial and results are seems to be wonderful. Skin is a protective layer of the body work as covering. Any impairment of body can reflect over the skin. In Ayurveda Prabha of skin is due to Bhrajak Pitta. All skin disease comes under Kushta Roga and Switra is one of them. Switra is mention in Kushta Roga Chikitsa where white patches appear on the whole body or a local region. In modern medical science it comes under vitiligo .Vitiligo comes under a cosmetic disfigurement of skin and 1% of total world population affected by it. Here is an attempt to establish the concept treatment of Switra trough Ayurveda and cupping therapy.  

scholarly journals New Molecular Targets for Antidepressant Drugs

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 894
Author(s):  
Johannes Kornhuber ◽  
Erich Gulbins
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Antidepressant Drugs ◽  
Molecular Targets ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Severe Mental Disorder ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Markers Of Oxidative Stress ◽  
Peripheral Markers

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and severe mental disorder that is usually recurrent and has a high risk of suicide. This disorder manifests not only with psychological symptoms but also multiple changes throughout the body, including increased risks of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Peripheral markers of oxidative stress and inflammation are elevated. MDD is therefore best described as a multisystem whole-body disease. Pharmacological treatment with antidepressants usually requires several weeks before the desired effects manifest. Previous theories of depression, such as the monoamine or neurogenesis hypotheses, do not explain these characteristics well. In recent years, new mechanisms of action have been discovered for long-standing antidepressants that also shed new light on depression, including the sphingolipid system and the receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

scholarly journals ROLE OF SROTODUSTI IN THE PATHOGENESIS – A CRITICAL REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 736-742
Author(s):  
Khushboo Pandey ◽  
Sanjay Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
The Body ◽  
Specific Disease ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Oppo Site

Many fundamental principles have been explained in Ayurveda, having specific terminology which cannot be compare with any other terminology in modern medical science and Srotas is one of them, having more function- al importance rather than structural, which are enamors and Akasha Mahabhuta is mainly involves in its constitu- tion. Srotas play a significant role in the circulation and transportation of various materials including micronutri- ents throughout the body, having Khavvaigunya property which provides the space for accumulation of vitiated Dosha & Dushya. In the pathogenesis of any diseases ‘Doshadusya Sammurchhana’ is an important event, which happened in the Srotas and the whole process is known as Srotodusti. It is of 04 type viz. Atipravriti (Increase activity/flow), Sang (Obstruction), Siraagranthi (Reduction of the lumen of the system) & Vimarggaman (Oppo- site direction flow). The management of disease depends upon Srotodusti as well as type of Srotas involved in the pathogenesis of specific disease. The characters of Srotas involve and type of Sroto Dusti affect the treatment plan and as well as the prognosis of disease. Keywords: Srota; Sroto Dusti; Ati Pravriti; Sang; Siragranthi; Vimarggamana.

scholarly journals CHRONIC ECZEMA MANAGED WITH AYURVEDIC TREATMENT - A CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol p4 (05) ◽  
pp. 2437-2441
Author(s):  
Thakor Narendrasinh M ◽  
Gamit Anupriya R
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Genetic Defect ◽  
Skin Barrier ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Skin Condition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Ayurvedic Treatment ◽  
Chronic Eczema

Background: Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by pruritic, erythematous, and scaly skin lesions often localized to the flexural surfaces of the body. A genetic defect in the filaggrin protein is thought to cause atopic dermatitis by disrupting the ep-idermis. This disruption, in turn, results in contact between immune cells in the dermis and antigens from the external environment leading to intense itching, scratching, and inflammation. Scratching can then lead to further disruption and inflammation of the epidermal skin barrier; this has been described as the itch scratch cycle. According to Ayurveda, it is Raktapradoshajavikara, in which Tridosha are involved, with dominance of Kapha. The management available in current mainstream medicine is unsatisfactory; Various Ayurvedic treatments have been in use for these manifestations. Case Presentation: A 55 years old female patient presented with complaints of itching in both legs, some-times in elbows, patches in both legs since 4 years. She has also known case of HTN since 10 years. Management & Outcome: Patient was admitted in Vasant Prabha Ayurvedic Hospital and was put on Ayurvedic treatment that consisted of whole body Abhyanga, Bashpaswedana, rectal drug administration (Niruhbasti) and other medicaments. She stayed for 30 days in the hospital. This case highlights the im-portance of Ayurvedic treatment in providing fast improvement in skin disease. What benefits the lady could not get in last four years have been achieved by her in just 30 days.

A Simple and Inexpensive Clinical Whole Body Counter

1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 248-253
Author(s):  
A. K. Basu ◽  
S. K. Guha ◽  
B. N. Tandon ◽  
M. M. Gupta ◽  
M. ML. Rehani
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Body Counter ◽  
Optimum Parameters ◽  
Whole Body Counter ◽  
Single Detector ◽  
Background Index ◽  
Iodide Crystal

SummaryThe conventional radioisotope scanner has been used as a whole body counter. The background index of the system is 10.9 counts per minute per ml of sodium iodide crystal. The sensitivity and derived sensitivity parameters have been evaluated and found to be suitable for clinical studies. The optimum parameters for a single detector at two positions above the lying subject have been obtained. It has been found that for the case of 131I measurement it is possible to assay a source located at any point in the body with coefficient of variation less than 5%. To add to the versatility, a fixed geometry for in-vitro counting of large samples has been obtained. The retention values obtained by the whole body counter have been found to correlate with those obtained by in-vitro assay of urine and stool after intravenous administration of 51Cr-albumin.

Visualization of Invasion into the Body and Internal Diffusion of Nanoparticles

2008 ◽  
Vol 396-398 ◽  
pp. 569-572
Author(s):  
Fumio Watari ◽  
Shigeaki Abe ◽  
I.D. Rosca ◽  
Atsuro Yokoyama ◽  
Motohiro Uo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Fluorescent Microscopy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Internal Diffusion ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Body Level ◽  
Organ Level ◽  
Level 2 ◽  
Internal Body

Nanoparticles may invade directly into the internal body through the respiratory or digestive system and diffuse inside body. The behavior of nanoparticles in the internal body is also essential to comprehend for the realization of DDS. Thus it is necessary to reveal the internal dynamics for the proper treatments and biomedical applications of nanoparticles. In the present study the plural methods with different principles such as X-ray scanning analytical microscope (XSAM), MRI and Fluorescent microscopy were applied to enable the observation of the internal diffusion of micro/nanoparticles in the (1) whole body level, (2) inner organ level and (3) tissue and intracellular level. Chemical analysis was also done by ICP-AES for organs and compared with the results of XSAM mapping.

scholarly journals Making the choice between bioelectrical impedance measures for body hydration status assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry M. Davydov ◽  
Andrey Boev ◽  
Stas Gorbunov
Keyword(s):  
Body Schema ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Information Criterion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Body Compartments ◽  
Fitting In

AbstractSituational or persistent body fluid deficit (i.e., de- or hypo-hydration) is considered a significant health risk factor. Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) has been suggested as an alternative to less reliable subjective and biochemical indicators of hydration status. The present study aimed to compare various BIA models in the prediction of direct measures of body compartments associated with hydration/osmolality. Fish (n = 20) was selected as a biological model for physicochemically measuring proximate body compartments associated with hydration such as water, dissolved proteins, and non-osseous minerals as the references or criterion points. Whole-body and segmental/local impedance measures were used to investigate a pool of BIA models, which were compared by Akaike Information Criterion in their ability to accurately predict the body components. Statistical models showed that ‘volumetric-based’ BIA measures obtained in parallel, such as distance2/Rp, could be the best approach in predicting percent of body moisture, proteins, and minerals in the whole-body schema. However, serially-obtained BIA measures, such as the ratio of the reactance to resistance and the resistance adjusted for distance between electrodes, were the best fitting in predicting the compartments in the segmental schema. Validity of these results should be confirmed on humans before implementation in practice.

scholarly journals Integumentary Colour Allocation in the Stork Family (Ciconiidae) Reveals Short-Range Visual Cues for Species Recognition

Birds ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-146
Author(s):  
Eduardo J. Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
Juan J. Negro
Keyword(s):  
Short Range ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Divergent Evolution ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
Chromatic Spectrum ◽  
Mixed Species Flocks

The family Ciconiidae comprises 19 extant species which are highly social when nesting and foraging. All species share similar morphotypes, with long necks, a bill, and legs, and are mostly coloured in the achromatic spectrum (white, black, black, and white, or shades of grey). Storks may have, however, brightly coloured integumentary areas in, for instance, the bill, legs, or the eyes. These chromatic patches are small in surface compared with the whole body. We have analyzed the conservatism degree of colouration in 10 body areas along an all-species stork phylogeny derived from BirdTRee using Geiger models. We obtained low conservatism in frontal areas (head and neck), contrasting with a high conservatism in the rest of the body. The frontal areas tend to concentrate the chromatic spectrum whereas the rear areas, much larger in surface, are basically achromatic. These results lead us to suggest that the divergent evolution of the colouration of frontal areas is related to species recognition through visual cue assessment in the short-range, when storks form mixed-species flocks in foraging or resting areas.

scholarly journals Comparison of superficial wound documentation using 2D forensic photography, 3D photogrammetry, Botscan© and VR with real-life examination

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-430
Author(s):  
Federico Massini ◽  
Lars Ebert ◽  
Garyfalia Ampanozi ◽  
Sabine Franckenberg ◽  
Lena Benz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Forest Plot ◽  
Technical Documentation ◽  
Forensic Photography ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractEvidence acquisition, interpretation and preservation are essential parts of forensic case work that make a standardized documentation process fundamental. The most commonly used method for the documentation and interpretation of superficial wounds is a combination of two modalities: two-dimensional (2D) photography for evidence preservation and real-life examination for wound analysis. As technologies continue to develop, 2D photography is being enhanced with three-dimensional (3D) documentation technology. In our study, we compared the real-life examination of superficial wounds using four different technical documentation and visualization methods.To test the different methods, a mannequin was equipped with several injury stickers, and then the different methods were applied. A total of 42 artificial injury stickers were documented in regard to orientation, form, color, size, wound borders, wound corners and suspected mechanism of injury for the injury mechanism. As the gold standard, superficial wounds were visually examined by two board-certified forensic pathologists directly on the mannequin. These results were compared to an examination using standard 2D forensic photography; 2D photography using the multicamera system Botscan©, which included predefined viewing positions all around the body; and 3D photogrammetric reconstruction based on images visualized both on screen and in a virtual reality (VR) using a head-mounted display (HMD).The results of the gold standard examination showed that the two forensic pathologists had an inter-reader agreement ranging from 69% for the orientation and 11% for the size of the wounds. A substantial portion of the direct visual documentation showed only a partial overlap, especially for the items of size and color, thereby prohibiting the statistical comparison of these two items. A forest plot analysis of the remaining six items showed no significant difference between the methods. We found that among the forensic pathologists, there was high variability regarding the vocabulary used for the description of wound morphology, which complicated the exact comparison of the two documentations of the same wound.There were no significant differences for any of the four methods compared to the gold standard, thereby challenging the role of real-life examination and 2D photography as the most reliable documentation approaches. Further studies with real injuries are necessary to support our evaluation that technical examination methods involving multicamera systems and 3D visualization for whole-body examination might be a valid alternative in future forensic documentation.

scholarly journals Correlation of age, sex and season with the state of human decomposition as quantified by postmortem computed tomography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic L. C. Guebelin ◽  
Akos Dobay ◽  
Lars Ebert ◽  
Eva Betschart ◽  
Michael J. Thali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
The State ◽  
The Body ◽  
Seasonal Effects ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Postmortem Computed Tomography ◽  
Whole Body Computed Tomography ◽  
Urban Study

AbstractDead bodies exhibit a variable range of changes with advancing decomposition. To quantify intracorporeal gas, the radiological alteration index (RAI) has been implemented in the assessment of postmortem whole-body computed tomography. We used this RAI as a proxy for the state of decomposition. This study aimed to (I) investigate the correlation between the state of decomposition and the season in which the body was discovered; and (II) evaluate the correlations between sociodemographic factors (age, sex) and the state of decomposition, by using the RAI as a proxy for the extent of decomposition. In a retrospective study, we analyzed demographic data from all autopsy reports from the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Zurich between January 2017 to July 2019 and evaluated the radiological alteration index from postmortem whole-body computed tomography for each case. The bodies of older males showed the highest RAI. Seasonal effects had no significant influence on the RAI in our urban study population with bodies mostly being discovered indoors. Autopsy reports contain valuable data that allow interpretation for reasons beyond forensic purposes, such as sociopolitical observations.

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