Kore Sharayu A, Shubhangi Jadhav and Gayatri Kulkarni
Sumatibhai Shah Ayurveda Mahavidhyalaya, India
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Nat Prod Chem Res
In the world of herbal drugs, Ayurveda has achieved the highest position. Presently, it is one of the most popular ancient science in complimentary therapy. The scenario of Ayurveda has changed from treating only very chronic diseases and some cosmetology related problems to global health challenges like HIV and tuberculosis. The efficacy of modern medicines also has some grey areas such as side effects, untowards or adverse effect which compel the patient to discontinue the treatment. Thus, inspite of availablity of effective treatment the prevelance of disease is rising. HIV along with tuberculois aggravates the problem. WHO has reccommonded to give supportive therapy which will be useful to reduce side effects like gastritis or severe muscular weakness felt on the day of taking DOT medicines. Sane Guruji Arogya Kendra is an authorised DOT centre where average 25 to 30 newly diagnosed cases of tuberculosis come annually. With the objective of reducing the side effects of the DOT the patients have been given supplimentary Ayurvedic medicines as mentioned above along with DOT. In awide range of patients, it was observed that side effects were very well controlled. The obsevations were encouraging and thought provoking. Both the drugs were very well tolarated. Patient showed tremendous improvement in apetite, gained weight, had better quality of life. The detail analysis of data showed that the given supplimentary therapy proved to be beneficial. It is recommonded to take up multicentric trial based on this work. This can be a step towards contribution of Ayurveda to National health programme.
Kore Sharayu A is an MD in Ayurveda and Professor and HOD at Sumatibhai Shah Ayurveda Mahavidhyalaya in Dravyaguna Vignyan Department (Pharmacology and Materia Medica). She is a Reviewer for research aticles in international journals AYU and JAIM and a Research Commitee Member of College. She has been working in TB OPD since 2007. She has published articles in reputed ayurvedic journals and has been an Invited Speaker at Update Ayurvda and National Conference on Rajyakhma and Kushtha (TB and Leprosy). She is the recepient of Annasaheb Patwardhan Vaidhyakeeya Puraskaar (VM Gogate Vanoushadhi Purskaar) by Hon. Vaidya Khadiwale Vaidyak Samshodhan Samshta. She is the Co-Convever at medicinal plant exhibition at World Ayurveda conferences for 3 times.
Email: drkoresharayu@gmail.com
