प्रकृति हमारी माँ

मनुष्य जीवन प्रकृति पर आधारित है। जीवन में जितने भी परिवर्तन होते हैं, उतार चढ़ाव आते हैं, सब प्रकृति पर निर्भर होते हैं। शरीर द्वारा जन्म होना तो एक संरचनात्मक स्वाभाविक प्रक्रिया है, परन्तु पालन-पोषण, जन्म-मरण, जीवन संरक्षण सब प्रकृति पर आधारित होता है। मनुष्य जीवन के अति उपयोगी तत्व - वायु, जल, अग्नि, आकाश, पृथ्वी - सभी पाँच तत्व इसी में समाहित हैं। इसी आधार पर प्रकृति को पृथ्वी, धरती माता, जीवनदायिनि भी कहा गया है।

आदि काल से ही मानव का अस्तित्व प्रकृति से ही है। शायद यही कारण है कि हमारे सभी प्रकार के क्रियाकलापों में, चाहे वह सामाजिक हों, चाहे धार्मिक, या आध्यात्मिक, धरती माता का पूजन स्पर्श, प्रणाम के द्वारा सर्वप्रथम किया जाता है।

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पंचकर्म केंद्र द्वारा देव संस्कृति विश्वविद्यालय के विद्यार्थियों हेतु 14 दिवसीय (11 से 24 अप्रैल 2022) "पंचकर्म कार्यशाला" का आयोजन किया जा रहा है

The use of integrative therapy based on Yoga and Ayurveda in the treatment of a high-risk case of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 with multiple comorbidities: a case report

(Source: Mishra, A., Bentur, S. A., Thakral, S., Garg, R., & Duggal, B. (2021). The use of integrative therapy based on Yoga and Ayurveda in the treatment of a high-risk case of COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 with multiple comorbidities: a case report. Journal of medical case reports, 15(1), 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02624-1) (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33627186/)

Background: We report a high-risk case of a coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19)-positive patient with comorbidities including diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), hypothyroidism and chronic kidney disease (CKD), treated successfully using an integrative therapy plan based on Ayurveda and Yoga, along with government-mandated compulsory modern western medicine (MWM) treatment. Recently, some evidence has been emerging on the use of Ayurveda for treatment of COVID-19. The classical texts of Ayurvedic medicine such as Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita contain descriptions of pandemics of similar proportions and describe them as Janapadoddhvansa, meaning the destruction of communities, along with their causes and treatment.

Case presentation: The case reported herein is a 55-year-old man from Delhi, India, with confirmed (tested) COVID-19, who first took MWM for 7 days before seeking integrative therapy. The patient has comorbidities including DM, HTN, hypothyroidism and CKD and had developed symptoms including fever (which was resolved by the time integrative therapy was started), sore throat, dry cough, body aches, weakness, bad taste and smell, and heaviness in the abdomen. Based on the patient's symptoms and comorbidities, a treatment plan including Ayurvedic medicines, Yoga protocol, dietary recommendations and lifestyle modifications was prescribed by a registered Ayurveda doctor and a Yoga consultant. The patient started experiencing improvement in all the symptoms within 2 days after starting the treatment; he reported approximately [Formula: see text] relief from the symptoms after 5 days, and almost complete relief within 9 days. Also, the blood sugar levels (both fasting blood sugar [FBS] and postprandial blood sugar [PPBS]) exhibited significant improvement after 5 days, and decreased to within the normal range within 12 days. Besides relief in symptoms, the patient's real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test done on the 19th day returned negative results.

Conclusions: Integrative therapy was found to be effective in mitigating the symptoms of COVID-19 in this patient with multiple comorbidities. Moreover, a significant improvement in blood sugar levels (not under control with modern medicine) was also achieved. Integrative therapy based on the classical texts of Ayurveda and Yoga may offer a promising and scalable treatment option for COVID-19 patients. A case series or a suitably designed randomized controlled trial is needed to assess its efficacy.

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Yagya Therapy as adjunct care tended to normalized level of thyroid hormones in 18 thyroid patients after 40 days of treatment

(Source: Saraswat, A., Yadav, G., Sharma, U., Bisen, K., Desai, T., Bhagat, S., & Shrivastava, V. (2021). Yagya Therapy as adjunct care tended to normalized level of thyroid hormones in 18 thyroid patients after 40 days of treatment. Interdisciplinary Journal of Yagya Research, 3(2), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.36018/ijyr.v3i2.61) (http://ijyr.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/ijyr/article/view/61)

Yagya Therapy is an ancient Vedic therapy. Using specific herbs for management of the disease, this novel approach can provide a supportive care in various conditions. Besides, it involves a holistic approach with pulmonary inhalation of herbal vapors through Pranayama. In the thyroid condition, hyper and hypo thyroid, there is imbalance of the T3, T4 and TSH hormones along with complains in associated with quality of life. The present study evaluated thyroid hormonal levels and quality of life in 18 thyroid patient after giving 40 days of Yagya Therapy with application of herbal mixtures for hormonal balance as supportive care. Patients were without any change in the drug and dose in past 6 months. The pre and post evaluation after Yagya Therapy revealed that in just 40 days of Yagya Therapy as supportive care, it helped to achieve the desired pattern in the hyperthyroid patients. In hypothyroid patients (n=9), pattern of increase in the T4 and T3 levels and decrease in TSH level and in the hyperthyroid patients (n=3), decrease in the T4 and T3 level and increase in TSH level were observed (p=0.06). In addition patients reported significant improvement in quality of life in physical weakness (p-value 0.0078), breathing issues (p-value 0.0078), sleep issues (p-value 0.0176), stress (p-value 0.002), indicating the potential of Yagya Therapy in treating and managing Thyroid condition. Yagya Therapy has great potential for management of chronic condition of Thyroid through both balancing thyroid hormones as well as by improving quality of life.

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Exploring the Science of Marma - An Ancient Healing Technique: Its mention in Ancient Indian Scriptures

(Source: Mishra, A., & Shrivastava, V. (2021). Exploring the Science of Marma - An Ancient Healing Technique: Its mention in Ancient Indian Scriptures. Dev Sanskriti Interdisciplinary International Journal, 17, 43-51. https://doi.org/10.36018/dsiij.v17i.154) (http://dsiij.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/dsiij/article/view/154)

The complex science of Marma holds an extremely important place in Ayurveda. The Marmas are specific anatomical locations in body through which vital life/bio energies of the human body flows. To be more specific, a Marma point is defined as an anatomical site where muscles, veins, ligaments, bones and joints meet together. These are very important places, serving as the ‘seats of life’ (Prana - the vital life force). Any injury to these parts may lead to severe pain, disability, loss of function, loss of sensation and death. Therefore, it has been stated in the scriptures that these vital points should not be injured, and should be kept intact even while performing surgeries. Recent research indicate that if any Marma point is inflamed or painful, then stimulating its nearby Marma points can help in alleviating this pain. Several studies and texts have reported the therapeutic benefits of Marma Therapy in treating various physical and mental disorders. Looking at the importance of Marma Science with regards to surgeries, as well as their recent use and future possibilities as an effective therapeutic procedure, the present study was undertaken for an in-depth study of the Science of Marma. The present article, which is Part-1 of this study, gives an account of various ancient / classical Indian scriptures, including the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Epics, Samhitas, etc., that mention different aspects of the Science of Marma. Both the spiritual aspects and complete anatomical description of Marmas are available in these scriptures. It is observed that the knowledge of Marmas was being extensively used for various purposes like warfare, self-defense, surgery, etc., ever since the Vedic age.

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हेमन्त एवं शिशिर ॠतुचर्या

हेमन्त ॠतु – हेमन्त ॠतु शीत काल की मुख्य ॠतु है। इस समय कड़ाके की सर्दी होनी शुरू हो जाती है। इसे शास्त्रों में स्वास्थ्य-काल कहा गया है। इस ॠतु में व्यक्ति स्वास्थ्य वर्धक आहार-विहार का सेवन करे तो वर्ष भर ऊर्जा एवं स्वास्थ्य से ओत-प्रोत रहता है।

शिशिर ॠतु के समय आदान काल का प्रारम्भ हो जाता है, परन्तु वह क्षीण होता है। अत: इस समय विसर्ग और आदान काल दोनो का लाभ ले सकते हैं।

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