Browsing by Author "K.H.H.V.S.S. Narasimha Murthy"

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A review on antidiabetic action of asanadi gana
(International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy, 2013) Vandana Gupta; Bipin Bihari Keshari; S.K. Tiwari; K.H.H.V.S.S. Narasimha Murthy
Herbs and herbal drugs have created interest among the people due to their various clinically proven effects and lack of side effect. Moreover the overuse of synthetic drug which result in higher incidence of adverse drug reaction, has motivated the human to revert to nature for safer herbal medicines. The current review focuses on Asanadi gana (group of drugs) and its potential in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, a major crippling disease worldwide leading to huge economic loss. The review describes, various aspect of Asanadi gana like active phytoconstituents having hypoglycemic action, pharmacological properties and mechanism of action of its ingredients. This review also focuses on the traditional therapeutic action of the asanadi gana dravyas mentioned in ancient classics. In various pharmacological studies, done in last few decades on the drugs of asanadi gana dravyas, it has been proved that almost all the constituents of asanadi gana, posses anti hyperglycemic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant and other therapeutic properties.
Clinical evaluation of hairbac tablet and oil in the management of diffuse hair loss: An open clinical study
(2013) Ranjan C. Rawal Prof.; Palak Gandhi; T.B. Singh Prof.; K.H.H.V.S.S. Narasimha Murthy
Hair is an important component of the body derived from ectoderm of skin. Keratin is the main component of hair fibers. Hair has great psycho-social significance for persons. The average growth rate in a normal scalp is 0.41 mm per day but lower growth rate is observed among aged persons and chronic disease persons. Hair loss is a most common problem among men and women of all age groups and it is a socially and psychologically distressing also. Its severity varies from a small bare patch to a more diffuse and obvious pattern. Diffuse hair loss may occur at any age and gender. It affects the whole scalp. Management of hair fall is extremely complex. Treatments for the various forms are available but alopecia has limited success. As a general rule, it is easier to maintain remaining hair than it is to re-grow; however, the success rate is very less with unwanted adverse effects. There are claims that poly herbal formulations are giving promising results. So, a poly herbal formulation 'Hairbac' tablet and oil, is evaluated for its safety and efficacy in diffuse hair loss. The subjective parameters used for assessment were Hair Texture, Hair Density/cm sq area and Hair Loss. The beneficial effects of Hairbac Tablets and Oil assessed in the context of hair texture, density /1cm2 and hair loss among females suffering with diffuse hair fall showed highly significant improvement without any adverse effects assessed by the respondents.