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- BiologyOpen access
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE THROUGH THE LENS OF KAYACHIKITSA
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a progressive loss of renal function over time and poses significant challenges in global healthcare. In Ayurveda, CKD is understood as an Upadrava (complication) of urinary system disorders or systemic conditions such as Prameha (diabetes)...
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Background: Cissus quadrangularis, a Vitaceae climber valued in Ayurveda for fracture healing, shows reported antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer effects. Most reviews treat it as chemically uniform, overlooking ecotype-driven variability behind inconsist...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Among the nine Sthavara Vishas enumerated in the Rasashastra classics, Vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox Wall. ex Ser., Fam. Ranunculaceae) occupies a singular and paradoxical position. It is at once the most lethal botanical known to the Ayurvedic materia medica and among t...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Aesthetic Misalignments: Art and Kitsch
This article examines the relationship between art and kitsch through the lens of Brazilian cultural formation, arguing that aesthetic categories are inseparable from social history, class relations, and processes of cultural hybridization. It begins by distinguishing folklore fr...
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THE CELLULAR GLYCOCALYX AND ITS BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS
Biological cell is a basic dynamic structural and functional entity of a living being. Their molecular make-up exhibits varied physicochemical and molecular functional complexities. These lead to the effective manipulation of their overall behaviour and ensure their survival in s...
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Background of the study: Druti Kalpana is a particular procedure where hard and dense metals and minerals are converted into a liquefied state. The various lakshanas of druti are Nirlepatvam, Drutatvam, Tejastvam, Laghuta, Drutam Yogasca sutena. The importance of selection of sho...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Background: Fixed-dose combination therapy containing a biguanide, a sulfonylurea, and a thiazolidinedione has emerged as a highly effective strategy for managing type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in patients with inadequate glycaemic control on dual therapy. Despite widespr...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Introduction: Agni is regarded in Ayurveda as the fundamental principle governing digestion, metabolism, and tissue nourishment, thereby maintaining the equilibrium of Dosha, Dhatu, and Mala. Impairment of Agni results in Agnimandya, a pathological condition considered the initia...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
HERBAL THERAPIES IN FIBROMYALGIA: A REVIEW OF CURRENT EVIDENCE
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. It significantly affects the quality of life of patients and poses a major chal...
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Fagonia cretica L. is a hardy medicinal shrub of the family Zygophyllaceae that has long been used in traditional healthcare practices of arid and semi-arid regions. In Ayurvedic-oriented literature it is commonly correlated with Dhamasa or Duralabha, although the identification...
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Lavanga (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry, Family Myrtaceae), commonly known as clove, is a highly aromatic dried flower bud that occupies a distinctive position in both classical Ayurvedic therapeutics and contemporary pharmacological research. Described in Ayurvedic...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
This study developed an Adaptive Threshold-Based Enhanced Bit Plane Complexity Segmentation (AT-EBPCS) technique for high-capacity image steganography. Conventional BPCS methods use fixed complexity thresholds, limiting adaptability to images with varying texture distributions. T...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF TRIVRIT MODAKA AND VYOSHADI GUTIKA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TAMAKA SHWASA
Tamaka Shwasa is one of the important respiratory disorders described in Ayurveda. It is mainly associated with the vitiation of Vata and Kapha Dosha and manifests through the Pranavaha Srotas. According to the Ayurvedic description, its origin is related to Pittasthana, and Vire...
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Gastrointestinal complications are common after renal transplantation and pose a diagnostic challenge because infective, drug-induced, and rejection-related causes overlap in presentation. We report a 26-year-old female who underwent live-related renal transplantation (mother don...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Dyslipidemia, marked by deranged levels of Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL, VLDL and HDL, is a rapidly growing metabolic disorder associated with sedentary lifestyle, faulty dietary habits, obesity and insulin resistance, and is an important risk factor for cardiovascular d...
- BiologyOpen access
Long before prehistory, plants were employed as medicine. Medicinal plants provide wide variety of therapeutic phytochemicals is reasonably safe. The phytochemical screening confirmed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates and amino acids, flavonoids, polyphenols in the extract...
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YAKRITROGAHARA DRUG: ROLE IN HEPATIC DISORDERS AND SYSTEMIC PRODUCTIVITY
The liver is a vital organ indispensable for survival and homeostasis. It plays a central role in metabolism, detoxification, digestion, haematopoiesis, nutrient storage, hormonal regulation, and immune defence. In Ayurveda, the liver is described as Yakrut and is functionally as...
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ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF HINGVADI CHOORNA: AN AYURVEDIC POLYHERBAL FORMULATION
Background: Hingvadi Choorna is a classical ayurvedic polyherbal formulation described in Yogaratnakara. Although the formulation is documented in classical literature, comprehensive analytical evaluation is limited. Establishing its analytical profile is essential for scientific...
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Infertility is a complex condition that affects many couples globally, with male-related issues accounting for nearly half of all cases. In Ayurveda, male infertility is correlated with conditions such as Klaibya, Shukra Kshaya, and Beeja Dushti,[1] primarily involving vitiation...
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PANDU ROGA AND IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA: AN INTEGRATIVE VIEW OF AYURVEDA, MODERN HEMATOLOGY
Rasa Dhatu is the primary Dhatu responsible for nourishment, hydration, and sustenance of all subsequent Dhatus. Dhatu which is circulated continuously in the body is called as Rasa Dhatu. Any pathological alteration in Rasa Dhatu results in Rasa Dushti, which manifests as both K...