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Ayurvedic
medicine Research
Ayurvedic
treatment & Chronic Ulcers and Scabies
Researchers at the
Medical and Cancer Research and Treatment Centre, Nagercoil, India have
used Ayurvedic medical herbs Azadirachta indica ('Neem') and Curcuma longa
('Turmeric') to help heal chronic ulcers and scabies. The 'Neem' and
'Turmeric' was used as a paste for the treatment of scabies in 814 people.
In 97% of cases cure was obtained within 3 to 15 days of treatment. These
results indicate that 'Neem' and 'Turmeric' offer a very cheap, easily
available, effective and acceptable mode of treatment for the villagers in
the developing countries. No toxic or adverse reactions were noticed, so
far. However, further research is needed.
Charles V; Charles SX
The use and efficacy of Azadirachta indica ADR ('Neem') and Curcuma
longa ('Turmeric') in scabies. A pilot study. Trop Geogr Med
(Netherlands) Jan 1992, 44 (1-2) p178-81
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Ayurvedic
treatment & Hepatitis
A study carried
out at the Clinical Pharmacology Department, Government General Hospital,
Guntur investigated the application of Ayurvedic medicine (‘Kamalahar’)
for the treatment of hepatitis. Kamalahar is an indigenous preparation,
which has been reported to be beneficial in acute viral hepatitis and the
researchers sought to evaluate the efficacy of Kamalahar for acute viral
hepatitis in a double blind, placebo-controlled study.
Fifty-two patients with
acute viral hepatitis were randomly allocated to one of two groups, the
first to receive Kamalahar 500 mg and the second group received a matched
placebo three times a day for 15 days. Forty-four patients (Kamalahar 20;
placebo 24) completed the trial.
The results revealed that
there was a marked improvement in clinical signs in the Kamalahar, which
was not seen in the placebo group. The fall in serum bilirubin and serum
alkaline phosphates at day 15 was significantly greater with the Ayurvedic
preparation. No significant side effects were observed.
The report concludes that
Kamalahar offers therapeutic promise in acute viral hepatitis. Das DG, a
double blind clinical trial of Kamalahar, an indigenous compound
preparation in acute viral hepatitis.
Indian J Gastroenterol
(India) Oct 1993,12(4) p126-8
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