scholarly journals AYURVEDA MEDICINE INTERVENTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KITIBHA KUSHTHA (PSORIASIS): A CASE STUDY

Author(s):  
Kumudu Weerasekera

ABSTRACT Kitibha kushtha is one of the common forms of disorder which can be correlated with psoriasis in modern medicine. According to Ayurveda classics, the disease arise mainly due to vitiation of Tridosha (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) and Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Medas and Kleda dhatu. This disease primarily characterized by Syava (silvery scaly lesions), Kinakara sparsha (Hard), and Parusha (rough to touch). It is observed that many Ayurveda treatment regimes have been used to treat Kitibha kushtha. Therefore, this study was accomplished to evaluate the Ayurvedic treatment regime for Kitibha kushtha.  A fourteen year old female patient was referred to Ayurvedic Teaching Hospital, Borella, Sri Lanka with two years history of Kitibha kushtha, presented with symptoms of Syava (silvery scaly lesions), Kinakara sparsha (Hard), Parusha (rough to touch and Kandu (severe itching) of the affected area of skin. These existing clinical features were graded and marked using a standard performa. Treatment regime conducted for nine weeks continuously and results were recorded through subsequent visits every week. At the end of the treatment period the patient was entirely relief (100%) from clinical features of the disease Kitibha kushtha. Key words: Kitibha kushtha, Treatment regime, Psoriasis, Ayurveda

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-486
Author(s):  
Dnyaneshwar Kantaram Jadhav

Ayurved is science of life. Its guide human being for living on preventive & curative both aspect. Its ancient knowledge which is still stand truth to time. There are many diseases which is not mentioned directly in Ayurveda texts is called as Anukta vikar. Subclinical hypothyroidism is one of such disease. Such disease specifically mentioned but its line of treatment described very well. The present case is 28 year old male patient was suffering from Bhaar vrudhi (weight gain) from last 2.5 years while symptoms like Drubalya (fatigue), Sheet prachiti (feeling excessive cold), Bhrama (vertigo),  Shwasakashtata (dyspnoea after walking), Katishool (backache) since last 2 years. Patient on modern medicine still he doesn’t get any satisfy relief, at the end patient decide to take Ayurvedic treatment only. For treatment patient was came to Nakshatra Ayurved Panchkarma clinic & Research center, Mumbai. Ayurvedic management include internal medicine, Rukshaya bashpa peti sweda. After 1.5 month patient got Excellent Result. All symptoms disappear, weight reduces up-to 4 kg, TSH level comes from 7.71 to 3.23. This is single case study, will Collect data of more cases for further Research.


Author(s):  
David Theodore ◽  
Stacie D. Burke ◽  
Annmarie Adams

Abstract This paper focuses on Montreal’s Drummond Medical Building (1929), designed by the well-known architectural firm of Nobbs & Hyde, as a case study of the new typology that emerged in urban Canada in the 1920s: a modern, purpose-built high-rise for healthcare professionals, with elevators, telephones, indoor parking, and retail shops, located in an upscale commercial district. What role did medical high-rises play in the practice of modern medicine? We speculate that these clinics marked the end of the house-office era across Canada, centralizing the practice of healthcare professionals. This CIHR-funded project illustrates complex social and physical networks among architects and doctors, drawing attention to the importance of studying architecture as a technology in the history of modern medicine.


Author(s):  
Andrea Reichenberger

The following article describes a pilot study on the possible integration of digital historiography into teaching practice. It focuses on Émilie Du Châtelet’s considerations of space and time against the background of Leibniz’s program of analysis situs. Historians have characterized philosophical controversies on space and time as a dichotomy between the absolute and relational concepts of space and time. In response to this, the present case study pursues two aims: First, it shows that the common portrayal simplifies the complex pattern of change and the semantic shift from absolute-relational concepts of space and time to invariance and conservation principles. Second, against this background, I present the Online Reading Guide on Émilie Du Châtelet’s Foundations of Physics, a teaching and research project designed to help navigate Du Châtelet’s Institutions physiques (1740/42). This project makes Du Châtelet’s important text visible to a broad audience and allows for a more critical and deeper view on classical topics of the history of philosophy and science in a more accessible way than traditional introductions.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-266
Author(s):  
Kaja Kaźmierska

One of the common and schematic descriptions in the perspective of the 1989 breakthrough are two ways of dealing with it by people who are respectively called winners or losers of transformation. These stereotypical characteristics are not only the tool to draw the general image of effects of the transition, but are also based on the specific way of interpretation deeply rooted, for example, in neoliberal thinking. Yet, from the perspective of an individual—so-called Schütz’s man on the street—the categorization of winners and losers not only simplifies the description of social reality, but also it cannot be easily biographically justified because the etic categorization is not always relevant to the emic perspective. In other words, the life history of an individual, showing the main phases and events of biography, and life story—the way that one interprets his/her biographical experiences— may not correspond to each other. The analysis of these two aspects of biography (what is lived through and how it is interpreted) shows how people have dealt with the process of transformation. In the paper, it is presented on the basis of one case study.


Author(s):  
Filipe Silva de Oliveira ◽  
Edson José Wartha

ResumoHistória da Ciência e Ensino de Ciências são áreas do conhecimento com possibilidades de interface anunciadas e investigadas na atualidade, desse modo, produzindo conhecimento a comunidade de pesquisa interessada em encontrar caminhos didáticos para a sala de aula. Por meio de Narrativas Históricas (NHs), Estudo de Caso e sistematicamente Sequências Didáticas, essa interface tem sido desenvolvida. O estudo de textos históricos de divulgação científica auxilia a compreender a divulgação do conhecimento científico para o público comum no passado, acredita-se ser possível o uso desses textos na construção de materiais didáticos como Narrativas Históricas (NHs) e Estudo de Caso. Neste artigo discutimos características enunciadas em textos de divulgação científica escritos por um divulgador da ciência brasileiro, relacionando essas características na construção de Narrativas Históricas que venham a utilizar os textos desse divulgador. As características são conteúdo temático, composição do enunciado e estilo verbal. Essas características auxiliam na compreensão dos textos desse divulgador no processo de construção das Narrativas Históricas.Palavras-chave: Ensino de Ciências. História da Ciência. Divulgação Científica. Narrativa Histórica. AbstractHistory of Science and Science Teaching are areas of knowledge with possibilities of interface announced and investigated today, thus, producing knowledge to the research community interested in finding didactic paths for the classroom.  Through Historical Narratives (NHs) Case Study and systematically Instructional Sequences, this interface been developed. The study of historical texts of scientific popularization assist to understand the popularization scientific knowledge to the common public in the past, it is believed that the use of these is possible in the construction of instruction materials such as Historical Narratives (NHs) and Case Study. In this paper we discuss characteristics stated in scientific popularization texts written by a Brazilian science disseminator, relating these characteristics in the construction of Historical Narratives that come to use the texts of disseminator. Features are thematic content, statement composition and verbal style. These characteristics assist in the understand of the texts of this disseminator in the process of construction the Historical Narratives.Keywords: Science Teaching. History of Science. Scientific Popularization. Historical Narrative.


2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Voss

AbstractAs archaeologists grapple with the international curation crisis, new attention is being given to the problem of ‘orphaned’ archaeological collections and collections that are underanalysed and underreported. The common rationale for curating such collections is to restore research potential, but such efforts are met with frustration because of the difficulties of re-establishing provenance and quantitative control for artefacts long separated from their original archaeological context. Moreover, most archaeologists view curation as a process that manages, rather than investigates, archaeological collections. To the contrary, this article argues that accessioning, inventory, cataloguing, rehousing and conservation are not simply precursors to research, but rather meaningful generative encounters between scholars and objects. Examples from the curation of the Market Street Chinatown archaeological collection illustrate how the process of curation can generate innovative research undertakings. Because archaeological research on this collection cannot proceed in a typical way, the research developed through the curation process departs from archaeological conventions to bring new perspectives on the social history of the Overseas Chinese diaspora.


Author(s):  
Deby Babis

Purpose The official history of an organization is usually found on the organization’s website and in brochures. The purpose of this paper is to explore the narrative of an institution’s official history, the autobiography, as compared to the biography constructed by researchers. Design/methodology/approach A case study was conducted on the Organization of Latin American Immigrants in Israel (OLEI), covering the entire history of the organization. Based on a longitudinal, holistic and qualitative perspective, the research methodology combines data collected from interviews, archival and digital sources. The access to these data enables researchers to explore some of the reasons and circumstance behind the construction of the official history. Findings The analysis of the data revealed a significant gap between the autobiography and the biography in four episodes. The common thread running through them was the creation of a narrative that reinforces and emphasizes the growth and stability of the organization, through the use of strategies such as forgetting, erasing and remythologizing. This narrative was found to have been re-constructed following a period of instability. Originality/value The originality of this study relies on the use of the terminology of autobiography and biography for the exploration of the official history of an organization. The innovative research methodology applied in this paper, which compares an organization’s biography with its autobiography, enables the exploration of different dimensions and dynamics, emphasizing the value of understanding autobiography by constructing a biography.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunjal H Bhatt ◽  
Hemang U Raghavani ◽  
Kishor G Satani ◽  
Haridra C Dave

Pratishyaya (rhinosinusitis) is very difficult to treat as it happens with Sadhya Janak Nidana (sudden causative factor) also. Many times rapid and sudden onset is seen in Pratishyaya after exposure to even a weak causative factor.  If this vicious cycle of Nidana (causative factor) and Roga (disease) continues and if treatment is neglected the Roga becomes Jeerna(chronic). At this stage it becomes necessary to cure the disease with Shodhana (purification) therapy rather Shaman (curative) therapy. In this type of chronic cases we can get good results with only Vamana Karma (emesis therapy). In modern medicine conservative management is the first choice and if the disease is not managed by it, they prefer surgery to maintain the drainage and ventilation of the sinuses. Vamana Karma with or without Nasya (nasal instillation) can give complete improvement in such cases. The burden and risks of surgery can be avoided and the quality of the patient’s life can be improved with Ayurvedic treatment.


Author(s):  
Kirti Mandar Deo

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the major complications found in 15% of diabetics. It significantly reduces the quality of life. In DFU there is a prolonged inflammatory phase, delayed mature granulation tissue formation and reduction in wound tensile strength. The recommended line of treatment as per modern medicine includes Blood sugar control, removal of dead tissue & Wound dressing.According to Charak Samhita, Prameha Pidaka are caused due to upeksha (neglect) of underlying Prameha. Prameha Pidaka are of darun type and have 7 subtypes. Purana Ghrita plays significant role in wound healing in non-healing diabetic ulcer.Objective: To study the effect of Purana Ghrita in non-healing diabetic ulcer.Methods: In the case presented here, a male patient aged 70 years with type 2 diabetes, was admitted in the hospital for 2 months for the treatment of Non- healing diabetic ulcer on the sole of left foot. Allopathy treatment did not give desired results. Hence after 2 months of admittance, Ayurvedic treatment was introduced for DFU. Dressing of wound was done by mixture of Purana Ghrita, honey, Triphala Churna and Haridra Churna along with the dressing, Rasapachak, Raktapachak, Mansapachak, Gudmaradi vati, Aarogyavardhini vati & Sanjivani guti were used internally at different times. Result and Conclusion: With above mentioned treatment the non-healing diabetic ulcer healed and the patient was discharged after 30 days.Purana Ghrita has Vrana nashak qualities. It cleanses as well as heals i.e. it has Shodhan and Ropan properties.


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