Browsing by Author "Rao, Mangalagowri V."

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    A Review Study on Prakriti (Body Constitution) Specific Herbal Tea in Diabetes Mellitus
    (Bentham Science Publishers, 2021) Sapna, Sehgal; Huddar, Vitthal G.; Rao, Mangalagowri V.
    Among the health challenges, management of diabetes is very important. This is on account of the decrease in the age of incidence, high prevalence and systemic complications that reduce the quality of life of patients. The age-standardised DALY rate was highest among major non-communicable diseases for diabetes, which is increased in India by 39�6% from 1990 to 2016. Furthermore, conservative management through modern medicine has produced many adverse effects along with invariable systemic complications. Personalised Prakriti-based medicine is an essential part of Ayurveda as compared to modern medicine, which advocates disease specific management irrespective of personal factors. This personalised Prakriti specific management offered by Ayurveda will play a vital role in changing global health. It offers a holistic package of modalities encompassing diet, lifestyle, and medication. Prakriti-based herbs are likely to offer remedies for health issues like adverse drug reactions, drug withdrawals, and economic disparities. Hence, a review study on personalised Prakriti specific herbal tea for Diabetes mellitus (Madhumeha) throws light on the various herbs along with their mode of action, which can be a very effective remedy. � 2021 Bentham Science Publishers.
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    Efficacy of Samsarjanakrama in a patient with Agnimandya due to vyadhi sankar: A case study
    (Elsevier B.V., 2021) Mukta; Rao, Mangalagowri V.; Arora, Jyoti
    Most of the people experience digestive problems like constipation, diarrhoea, acid eructations, loss of appetite etc. at some stage of life. These are the acute conditions that appear due to Agnimandya (reduced power of digestion, assimilation and metabolism). Conditions that may cause Agnimandya includes changes in diet and lifestyle and chronic diseased conditions. When the Agnimandya or the conditions that may cause Agnimandya persist for longer duration it turns into a life threatening disease. When Doshas (body humours) get aggravated, they affect the Agni (Power of digestion, assimilation and metabolism) and thus the food taken is not digested properly forming the Ama (morbid material). Ama when formed is accumulated in the body over the period of time, forming roots of many diseases. In the present case study the patient has Agnimandya, because of the chronic metabolic conditions. The Agnimandya and consequent nutritional deficiencies are addressed, while preparing the treatment protocol. The central focus of Ayurvedic treatment is the management of Agni and the Ama. The diet was advised on the line of Samsarjana Krama (Sequential administration of liquid diet to normal diet to kindle the Agni or digestive power) and the effect of treatment was analysed after 1 month. The symptoms of the diseases were reduced along with the improvement in the Agni and the nutritional status. � 2021 The Authors
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    Evaluating Ayurvedic mouthwash and soda-salt mouthwash for oral mucositis in head and neck cancer: A randomized controlled trial
    (Elsevier B.V., 2023) Saniya, C.K.; Rao, Mangalagowri V.; Patil, Rajkala; Choudhary, Sunil; Singh, Om Prakash; Dhiman, K.S.
    Background: Patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemo-radiation (CCRT) for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) often suffer from side effects such as mucositis, xerostomia, pharyngitis, laryngitis, and pain, which are being managed symptomatically by alcohol-based mouthwashes. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of Ayurvedic mouthwash �Draksha Guduchyadi Kashaya� in reducing the severity of oral side effects of chemo-radiation. Material and methods: This concurrent parallel randomized controlled study was conducted at Sir Sunderlal Hospital, BHU, on 70 HNSCC patients scheduled to undergo RT/CCRT. Patients who met the inclusion-exclusion criteria were enrolled, and 35 were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (Ayurveda) or the control group using a simple random technique (lottery method). Blinding was not implemented in this study. Patients in the intervention group (Ayurveda) were instructed to perform kavala with 50 ml of �Draksha Guduchyadi Kashaya� for 2 min, ten times daily, while the control group performed 2-min gargling with soda-salt mouthwash ten times daily. Results: Out of the 70 patients enrolled, data from 60 patients were analyzed, revealing statistically significant differences in the onset of mucositis (p = 0.049), pharyngitis (p = 0.034), laryngitis (p = 0.009) and intensity of variables such as mucositis (p = 0.000), xerostomia (p = 0.046), pharyngitis (p = 0.002), laryngitis (p = 0.035), and pain (p = 0.000). These findings indicate that Ayurvedic mouthwash may be beneficial in managing the oral side effects of chemo-radiation in HNSCC. Conclusion: This AYUSH financially supported trial (Reg No: CTRI/2020/04/024672) demonstrates promise as a safe and cost-effective alternative for managing oral complications of RT/CCRT, offering complementary treatment for comprehensive cancer care. � 2023 The Authors
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    The healing potential of Draksha-guduchyadi kavala in radiotherapy induced oral mucositis in non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: A comparative case study
    (Elsevier B.V., 2022) C K, Saniya; Rao, Mangalagowri V.; Choudhary, Sunil; Singh, Om Prakash
    Patients undergoing Radiotherapy (RT) for Head and Neck carcinoma often suffer from side effects such as mucositis, xerostomia, pharyngitis, laryngitis and pain which are being managed symptomatically by mouthwashes of soda-salt, chlorhexidine or betadine. Among the side effects, oral mucositis is the most debilitating one. This comparative case study comprises of 4 patients undergoing RT. Here, 2 patients each are randomly allocated into two groups. One group received the existing prophylactic management i.e., Sodium bicarbonate-salt solution mouth wash and the other group received, Draksha-guduchyadi yoga for kavala (gargling). Both the sets of patients were asked to perform gargling, from the first day of radiation to 15 days thereafter. The effectiveness of both mouthwashes was compared for their healing potential on oral mucositis by RTOG grading. The reduction in mucositis was significant in the group which received Ayurvedic mouthwash compared to the other group. This study positively highlights the contribution of Ayurveda in cancer treatment especially in the field of quality of life. � 2021 The Authors