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Volume 1, Issue 6 - 7 email:- dgmgadag@rediffmail.com February & March 2001
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
The Brain - Special Issue
Placebo that heals?
Editorial
Many of the modern medical practitioners claim that
Sexotronics Ayurveda therapy is of traditional, incomplete and have no
DGM Campus NEWS sense in it. But present day researches show them the golden
Book Review gates to achieve the perfect health through Ayurveda. In fact
Women’s Page many Ayurvedic physicians are unable to explain the effect
and Phamacodynamics of the compound drugs used in
Editor in Chief : Ayurveda, as they were not aware of researches in their
Dr. G.B. Patil, curruculam. In such case the word placebo action comes in
Principal to picture.
Editor: From antiqueness to this era of medical enlighten-
Dr. K. Siva Rama Prasad, ment, the placebo (I will be pleasing - Latin) has been the
Reader in Kayachikitsa single most potent and versatile tool for relieving the pains
that man is here to.
PGARC, DGMAMC
An experimental interest in placebos is awakening. It
Contributing Editors : is becoming more obvious that what happens after ingesting
Dr.R.K.Gachhinamath a pharmacologically active drug also happens, to some ex-
Dr. R.R. Joshi tent, when a sugar pill is taken; and that at least some de-
Dr. C.M.Sarangamath gree of relief obtained with an active drug is due to emotional
Dr. U.V.Purad and symbolic factors. That is, the placebo effect pervades
Dr.AK.Panda medical practice even in the absence of a placebo pre se.
Dr. S.H.Doddamani The use of the placebos at the clinical level has been
Office Assistance questioned time and again and discussed and debated in
Smt. P.K. Belawadi medical literature over the past 200 years. Physicians use
Sri. M.K.Joshi dummy medications all over the world. A placebo often alle-
Published by viates aches and pains and induces in the over all condition
of the patient and makes him feel much better. This improve-
Publication division,
ment is all in the mind.
PGARC,
Many doctors prescribe a big list of medicaments,
DGM Ayurvedic Medical
which may not be necessary to the patient but certainly sat-
College, Gadag
isfies the patient and gives the feeling that the disease is
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grave and the dump of medicaments relieve it.
Printed at A fairly large number of scientists and research work-
Bhandage Offset Printer, ers are of the opinion that placebos make life easier for the
Gadag, Karnataka -582103 (.....Continued in Page - 8)
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February & March 2001 Amruta Bindu

2. DGM Campus NEWS
From Sushrut Vedike
Guest Lecture on
BRAIN - ANALYTICAL STUDY
and discussed elaborately.
On 29th and 30th December 2000, a
At the end of session chief Guest Mr.
guest lectures on the subject “Analytical
Vanahalli, Retired headmaster of model high
study of Brain “ was conducted by Sushrut
school offered his views and thoughts on Atma
Vedice
and Manas. Dr. S. A.
Photo
Patil honored him with
Inauguration of wall
momentum. Miss
poster session by Dr. S.
manjula sarganachari
A. Patil, I/c Principal,
hosted the program on
DGMAMC with Dr. G. M.
29-12-2000.
Kanti, Dr.B.G.Swami,
On 30 th De-
Dr.S.B.Govindappanavar,
cember 2000 Dr. Kanti
Dr. Sankanur and
continued his lecture.
Dr.Paraddi. (Left to
He explained regarding
Right)
Dr. G. M. Kanti of S.D.M. Ayurvedic the various and structures of Brain and also
Medical College, Udupi arrived on 29th De- the regarding the miscellaneous structures re-
cember to our college as guest lecturer. Dr. lated to the brain.
S. A. Patil our beloved professor, in-charge Dr. Kanti in the second session spoke
principal proceeded over the program and in- few words about his thesis (subject of Ph.D.
augurated the wall poster and Season. Chief form Pune University) for which he was hon-
Guest for the function is Mr. Vanahalli, Admin- ored with doctorate by Pune university.
istrator, J.C.School of Gadag. Dr. B. G. Swami Dr. S.B. Govindappanavar thanks ev-
(HOD of Shareera Rachana Department and erybody in the conclusion session. Dr. S.A.
Dr. S. B. Govindappanwavar (Asst. profes- Patil honored Dr. G.M. Kanti with momentum.
sor and organizer of Sushrut Vedike) orga- Mr. Amrut Haridas hosted the function.
nized the function. Mr. Rajeev B. Katti ended the function by giv-
Dr. Kanti appreciated the work of stu- ing vote of thanks.
dents and also the teachers who helped them All the staff members of college and
to do the spectacular show. After the inaugu- P.G. Department and students were present
ration ceremony, Dr. Kanti and others ex- in the function and made it successfully. Dr.
pressed the need of developing pre clinical B. G. Swami and Dr. S. B. Govindappanavar
subjects which are base for the development guided the students very much to conduct the
of clinical subjects. Sushrut Vedike opened function and to make it distinguished.
new dimensions for the students to under- Send Articles, Collections and Clippings
stand the theories and postulations of
Ayurveda in parlance with modern science.
every month before 15th to appear
Dr. Kanti in his lecture dealt all about Brain in next issue of Amruta Bindu
February & March 2001 2 Amruta Bindu

3. Book Review
Panchakarma
Book Review
A handbook for the students and practitioners
By R. Vidyanath
Ayurveda advocates two kinds of mea- call it as Samshodhana Chikitsa as a whole.
sures, which represent the end-phase of all All these are specifically and elaborately dealt
the treatment processes, namely chapter wise in this book giving tips time to
Samshodhana (evacuation or eliminatory) time from a practical point of view.
and Samshamana (pacification) of which the Three types of measures are there
former is given the first place. Maintenance with respect to Panchakarma treatment. They
of health is by itself an in built mechanism of are Poorva Karma, Pradhana Karma and
the systems that work with in a living body Paschat karma, out of which Oilation and
keeping in terms with the internal environment Sudation falls under Poorva karma, where
(homeostasis) and the external environment Dosha are brought back to Kosta from
(ecological balance). This was explained in Shakha (branches) for elimination. These pro-
the first two chapters of Panchakarma - a cedures are described in the 4th and 5th chap-
handbook for the students and practitioners ters with self explained with photos and pictures
very well. of the drugs and plants required for the prepa-
“PANCHAKARMA” primarily repre- ration of the Yogas to help the practitioner.
sents the Samshodhana part. In addition the Though we are having sufficient op-
importance of Samshodhana as an essen- tions to treat a number of diseases in a confi-
tial preconditioning measure in Rasayana and dent manner, most of the Ayurvedic physi-
Vajikarana Chikitsa can not be with overempha- cians are not practicing these therapeutic
sized. The Samsarjana Krama, which is very techniques. The reason may be - due to the
important, has been dealt in third lack of sufficient practical knowl-
chapter. edge or non-availability of equip-
The term Panchakarma ment and phobia of establishing
represents five measures, Panchakarma units. This book
namely;1) Vamana (Emesis), 2) explains and informs about the
Virechana (Purgation), 3) problems of establishing and run-
Nirooha Vasti (Non unctuous en- ning Panchakarma units in de-
ema) 4) Anuvasana Vasti (unc- tail. It offers a practical approach
tuous enema) and 5) Nasya or to the Panchakarma proce-
Siro Virechana (Purgation from dures. Many Panchakarma texts
the head). From another point of are available as compilations but
view Nirooha and Anuvasana are this is unique to the practitioner
together considered as one, the who wishes to practice
later serving as the subsidiary to Panchakarma in their hospitals.
the former, and collectively Price: Rs200/-
termed as Vasti Karma. In this This book is available at -
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February & March 2001 3 Amruta Bindu

4. SLEEP
The mental and physical relaxation
Recent discoveries on Brain
either superficially of deeply with closed eyes. Cerebral specialization and interhemi-
Sleep requirement spheric communication
1) Newborn –infant 18 to 20 hours Michel S Gazaniga Brain (2000) 123; 1293 – 1326
2) Growing children 12 to 24 hours Corpus callosum not only connects
3) Adults 7 to 9 hours the two hemispheres but also plays a major
4) Old persons 5 to 7 hours role in constricting theories about the relation-
During sleep most of the body func- ship between perceived events, actions and
tions ate reduced to the basal level feelings.
Types of sleep: Induction of plasticity in human motor cor-
- Non rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) tex by paired association stimulation.
- Rapid eye movement (REM) Katja Stefan Brain (2000) 123; 572-584
Mechanism of sleep: Human motor cortex may be made to
1) Inhibition of ascending Reticular Activat- work more efficiently, by using it repeatedly,
ing system (ARAS) it is responsible for like how we make the children to learn by ask-
wakefulness, because of its afferent and ing them to repeat the things.
efferent connections with cerebral cortex, Brain activation during maintenance of
the inhibition of ARAS induces sleep standing posture in humans
2) Neurotrasmitters causing sleep Yosuome Ouchi brain (1999) 329-338
a) Raphe nucleus of pons –when it is Cerebellar vermis efferent system
stimulated sleep is induced this is due plays an important role in maintenance of
release of SEROTONIN by the nerve standing posture, and visual association cor-
fibers arising from this nucleus, se- tex regulating postural equilibrium while stand-
rotonin induces REM sleep. ing.
b) Locus ceruleus of pons - stimulation
of this sleep by the release of nor-
adrenaline by the nerve fibers arising
it nor adrenaline induces NREM
sleep.
CERBRO SPINAL FLUID
CSF is a clear, colorless, transparent fluid
Volume - 150ml
Rate of formation - 0.3ml per minute
Specific gravity - 1005
Reaction - alkaline
Composition
Water - 99.13% and Solids - 0.87%
Solids:Organic: Proteins, aminoacids,
sugar, cholesterol, urea, uric acid reattinine
and And lactic acid. Chandelier cells and epilepsy
Inorganic: Sodium, calcium, potassium, Javier de Felipe, Brain (1999) 122; 1807-1822
magnesium, chlorides, phosphates, bicarbon- Chandelier cells are special type inhibitory
ates and sulfates neurons in cerebral cortex. Loss of these
Lymphocytes: CSF contains 5 lymphocytes/ cells is key an etiology of epilepsy In humans.
cum. The CSF secreted by ventricle does not Veins of this area communicate with the su-
contain any cell lymphocytes are added when perior and inferior ophthalmic veins, which
it flows in the spinal cord. drain in to cavernous sinus.
February & March 2001 4 Amruta Bindu

5. Dr.K. Siva Rama Prasad
Sexotronics-3 (.....Continued From previous issue )
ayugod@doctor.com or
ksrprasad@lycos.com
Historical aspect (1908-1983) scholars to devote a great deal of attention to
The study of human sexuality is not a sexual questions. These studies, originally
recent interest. The history of sexual medi- written in Arabic, were translated and intro-
cine is the history of human existence; the duced into medieval Europe. (The Birth of
thread of sexuality is woven deeply in its fab- Sexology: A Brief History in Documents, se-
ric. (Brahmbhatt, Raj : History of Sexual Medi- lected and annotated with an introduction by
cine. Therapy of Common Sexual Problems: Erwin J. Haeberle, pp. 4-12)
A Handbook. 1998. p.1-11) In the Western civilization attempts at
Sex is a mystery. It is a fascinating a rational and systematic study of human
subject to study when you think of the fact sexual behavior started at least to the ancient
that life would come to a halt without this most Greeks. Indeed, physicians like Hippocrates
natural of instincts. The prime purpose of sex and the philosophers Plato and Aristotle can
is survival. be claimed as the justifiable forefathers of sex
Over the years, therapeutic ap- research, since they made extensive obser-
proaches to help people with sexual problems vations and offered the first elaborate theo-
have changed, indicating new findings and ries regarding sexual responses and dysfunc-
therefore, progress in the study of human tion, reproduction and contraception, abortion,
sexuality. The emphasis of psychoanalysis or sex legislation, and sexual ethics.
physical treatment is based on modem psy- Together with re-edited Greek and
chological, principles and has improved our Roman manuscripts, they became standard
understanding of sexuality. Various investiga- texts at newly established medical schools
tive modalities and intracavernous vasoactive and stimulated a rebirth of anatomical re-
drugs, implants and recent oral pills have search in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
changed the scenario of human sexuality. This The names of Fallopio (Fallopian tubes), de
is an attempt to tell in brief the history of sexual Graaf (Graafian follicles), Berthelsen
medicine and its pioneering practitioners. (Bartholin’s glands) and Cowper (Cowper’s
The Birth of Sexology was prepared glands) recall, even today, the first flowering
to commemorate 75 years of Sexology (1908- of modern anatomy and remain associated
1983) for the 6th World Congress of Sexol- with the then newly discovered parts of hu-
ogy, May 22-27, 1983, Washington DC. An man sexual anatomy.
exhibit was presented at the conference, The Age of Enlightenment ushered in
which consisted of 50 display boards, the first a vigorous and increasingly secularized dis-
of which acknowledged the support of The cussion of sexual ethics and produced the
Kinsey Institute for the project. The exhibit first programs of public and private sex edu-
subsequently had a successful run in several cation as well as new classifications and
countries, including Germany, Denmark, Swe- documentation of sexual behavior. In the 19th
den, and Switzerland, before finding a perma- century, new concerns about overpopulation,
nent home in Shanghai, at the Shanghai Sex sexual psychopathy and degeneracy gave rise
Sociology Research Center. to the concept of “sexuality” and led to inten-
In imperial Rome, Greek physicians sified efforts on many fronts to get a firmer
like Soranus and Galen further advanced and intellectual grasp on a subject matter that rap-
systematized ancient sexual knowledge. idly seemed to grow ever more complex.
Their work, in turn, prompted later Islamic (.....Continued in next issue )
February & March 2001 5 Amruta Bindu

6. Hair Care
From the Quality case of
Meenakshi S. Byali & Savitri H. Chawadi
Women’s Page How to get Black
brilliant & velvety
hair (Minnu)
B.A.M.S. Ist Phase Materials: 1 TSF
How to get smooth shining Amla Powder, 10 to
and silky hair (Minnu) 15 Hibiscus leaves,
Materials:- clean water, Hibiscus flowers and
cotton cloth, Coconut oil
coconut oil Procedure: Grind a
Procedure:- first take 3 to 4 spoons hand full of Hibiscus
(or according to your length of hair) flowers (either white
of oil and warm it. Apply the warm or red flowers) and
coconut oil on your hair and rinse it 10 to 15 leaves of Hi-
ge ’s
biscus leaves.
Pa en
for 4 to 6 minutes. Take warm water
in a pitcher and dip the cotton cloth When it becomes a
om
in it. Squeeze the cloth till the half way paste place it in a
W
water is drained and cover your hair container and add
with it. Remain in that position for 15 100 gms of Coconut
to 20 minutes then remove the wet oil. Heat it for 3 to 5
cloth. Repeat this procedure with the coco- minutes on simple flame. Add Amla powder
nut oil. This can be done according to conve- to the coconut oil and continue the warming
nience. But making this procedure regularly for another 3 to 5 minutes. Filter the oil when
gives more impact. After the procedure you it gets cooled and pour it to an airtight con-
can us either Shikakai powder or good sham- tainer or glass bottle. This is for the daily use.
poo for the removal of oil from the head. Tip: if you want to have the flavor, either
Result:- smooth, shiny and silky hair Vetivera roots or Bavanchi seeds can be
Tips for the stopping the falling hair (Minnu) added.
Materials: one egg, 1/2 Banana, Result: the dark brilliant and velvety hair is
3 to 4 teaspoons full of Curd, witnessed with in few weeks.
3 to 4 teaspoons full of Mehandi and Prevention procedure
one teaspoon of warm Coconut oil. for black hair (SaV3)
Procedure: initially take the non-boiled egg Materials: Pinch of
and have the contents in to the bowl. Add Black pepper powder,
Curd and Banana to the bowl and stir it well Milk, sugar
to make the paste. When it becomes thor- Procedure: Mix thor-
oughly mixed add warm coconut oil and oughly all the above in-
Mehandi. Continue the stirring for few min- gredients and drink
utes till the total content is mixed properly. twice a day for 21
Keep the mixture a side for two hours. After days.
two hours apply this paste to the hair from Result: It prevents the whitening of hair or pre-
the roots till to the tips. Allow it to dry for an- mature graying and makes one to be healthy
other one to two hours. Wash and rinse with forever. It also prevents the common cold and
a convenient shampoo whichever easeful to sinusitis.
you or Shikakai and Rita combination. For stoppage of falling hair (SaV3)
Result: with in 3 to 5 washes you feel and 1) Keshavardhini Taila
realize that hair fall has been stopped and in Materials: 1/4 Kg Lemon grass, 1 Kg Coco-
further the hair is long and healthy. nut oil . . . Continued in the page 7
February & March 2001 6 Amruta Bindu

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Procedure: Cook the 2) second Procedure
coconut oil in a steel con- Materials: One Lemon
tainer at minimum fire. Procedure: Make out the juice from the one
While boiling add the lemon apply it on the scalp. Leave it to dry
lemon grass (it appears for 1/2 to 1 hour. When it gets dried use
like grass and smells shikakai to clean the scalp. Here better
pleasant). It would be bet- Hair avoid shampoo for better results.
ter if the grass is finely Result: stoppage of falling hair and
Care dandruff is witnessed along with growth
cut. After adding the
lemon grass allow the oil for 5 minutes to of hair is noticed.
flames. Let the oil get cooled to room tem- Send articles to
Editor, Amruta Bindu
perature. It is ready for the daily use when it Publication Division,
is filtered and preserved in a container. Postgraduation and Research Center
Result: stoppage of falling hair and growth DGM Ayurvedic Medical College
Kalasapur Road, Gadag - 582 103
of hair is noticed. Karnataka, India.
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8. Drink can boost brainpower Letters to the Editor
Ø London – Alcoholic drink in moderate Dear Sir,
amounts might make a person more I have gone through your publication “Amruta
clever, (New scientist magazine) Bindu”. It was very useful for the Ayurvedic stu-
Ø Japanese scientists have discovered that dents and Doctors. I want to have your publi-
alcohol boosts a person’s intelligent quo- cation regularly. I wish to send the subscription
for this newsletter. My son is studying 3rd BAMS.
tient but only if not too much is drink. It
It will be very useful for him and also to me.
seems serious drinking dulls the brain Awaiting for reply,
Ø The IQs of 2000 people aged 40-79, V. Badappa, Hasan
found that, on average, men who drink
At present we are not collecting any
moderately –defined as less than 540 subscription for this Amruta Bindu Newsletter.
milliliters of sake or wine a day-had an People those who wish to have can write a let-
IQ 3.3 points higher than men who were ter with their address. - Editor
tea total. (Source – The times of India
Placebo - Continuation from page - 1
dated 12/12/2000)
unintelligent, neurotic and inadequate patients.
Men don’t really listen when women speak Also, setting a fee for prescribing a placebo
Ø Chicago – functional magnetic resonance could pose problems. Too low a fee might
Tomography, a technique used to observe make the patient suspicious and if too high,
the physician would be making an unjustified
brain processes, has confirmed what
profit out of the deception.
women have long suspected. Those men
But there is a school of thought, which
only half-listen to what they are being told. condemns the use of the dummy medications.
Ø Men in general use only half of the brain Some medical writers argue that placebo a
when listening, whereas women use both, specific instance of the more general issue
but this does not necessarily mean that of mendacious. The basic idea of manipula-
women are better listeners than men. tion or deception by the physician, they hold,
Ø Michael Philips, a Neuro-radiologist and is against the dignity of the patient even if they
his team studied the brain activity of 20 judge the results of that falsehood to be for
men and 20 women by means of func- the good of the patient.
tional magnetic resonance tomography. In the practice of the Ayurveda few of
Most of the men attended to the reading the physicians write a big list as such of the
with only the left side of the brain, where bottle practitioners and out of which may not
the hearing and speech centers of the have any effect or general health promoters.
human brain are situated. On the other When we can judge the prescription for our
hand the women tended to use the right selves with minimal prescription we can offer
side as well. (Source-the times of India best heath for the patient. We can forget the
dated – 12/12/00) word placebo from our dictionary.
SR
From: Book-Post Printed Matter
Dr.K.Siva Rama Prasad
Editor TO,
Amruta Bindu
Publication Division,
Postgraduation and Research Center
DGM Ayurvedic Medical College
Kalasapur Road, Gadag - 582 103
Karnataka, India.
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