- Know the contents of book Ayurveda:
The Expanding Frontiers i.e. a tribute to Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier on his 150th
birth anniversary.
Ayurveda The expanding frontiers was
brought out by the department of publications, Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, to
pay tribute to the memory of Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier on the occasion of his
150th birth anniversary. His pioneering efforts in the fields of
drug manufacturing, clinical practice, education, and scientific innovation are
well recognized. He contributed enormously to the progression of the frontiers
of Ayurveda during his time.
The essays are under nine
headings on select topics, each one of them giving individual attention to the
new trends in the current scenario of the Ayurvedic field.
This great work (399 pages)
comes under Dr.P.K. Warrier Commemoration Series 3, which is edited by Dr. T.S.
Muraleedharan, former Chief Technical Services, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal.
Section 1: A Rich Legacy and Its Modern Relevance
1. In-patient care in
Ayurveda: an overview by P.M. Varier, Managing Trustee and Chief Physician,
Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal. This article presents an overview of the history
of hospital-based inpatient care in Ayurveda, citing the Ayurvedic hospital and
research centre at Kottakkal.
2. Historical and epigraphical evidence of traditional medicine in ancient
India is detailed by H. Subhalakshmi Narayanan, former CEO of Aryavaidyasala.
3. The will of God and the future of Ayurveda as the most reliable health
care system by late P. R. Krishnakumar, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Coimbatore.
4. D.B. Anantha Narayana
explained the role of Ayurveda in
healthcare in India.
5. Burton Cleetus gives a
complete picture of Indigenous
traditions, Western science, and the modernization of Ayurveda: P.S. Varier
and the Kottakkal movement in the Twentieth century by Kerala.
6. The current scenario of the Ayurvedic health care system in Germany is
discussed by the practitioner Syal Kumar.
Section 2: Enhancing the Inherent Strengths
1. Treatment protocols, the
importance of Ayurvedic education, research, and evidence-based Ayurveda at the
global level are well explained by M.S. Valiathan in his article, A Road Map for Ayurvedic Advancement.
2. Bhushan Patwardhan and
Darshan Shankar tried to explain a comprehensive view of a few major scientific
efforts made in the recent past with the involvement of scientists and famous
organizations.
3. S. Dhiman discussed the
proposed strategy of research and
development of a new drug based on classical Ayurveda texts for diseases of
national importance and systemic validation of formulations and therapies.
4. T. S. Muraleedharan,
former chief of technical services at AVS, makes an effort to explain the
clinical arm, current pharmaceutical scenario, its resource base, research, and
knowledge base of this medical system in his well-studied, authentic article - Research prospects in Ayurveda: a peripheral
view.
Section 3: A Visionary Approach to Policies
1. Conservation and propagation of threatened medicinal plants are
detailed in the article by M.S. Swaminathan and M. Manjula, Establishing a
medicinal plant bio-valley for health and livelihood security.
2. Shailaja Chandra, IAS
retired, former Ayush, gives a perfect picture of the Five challenges before Ayurveda.
3. A new area in the Ayurvedic
drug industry, the challenges of
implementing pharmacovigilance in AYUSH systems of medicine are presented
by Galib, Associate Professor, All India Institute of Ayurveda.
4. We can see a
comprehensive view of Ayurvedic education, the quality of Ayurvedic education,
etc. in the article Ayurveda Education:
An Experience Survey by A.K. Manoj Kumar, Registrar, KUHS.
5. Palliative care a societal challenge is delivering the challenges
of lack of awareness and financial problems for bedridden patients, according
to E. Divakaran.
Section 4: Epistemological Concerns
1. The health care needs of
the body are interpreted according to
Ashtangahridaya by P. Rammanohar.
2. A correct collaborative vision of the relationship between rheumatic
ailments and modern medicine is the focus of Antonio Morandi's article.
3. Along with modern
science subjects, the basic principles of
Ayurveda must be included in the school curricula, as emphasized by
Jayakrishna Naik in his essay.
4. Ayurveda practice: senses, technology, and sensibility is a
comprehensive article about the technology invasion in the Ayurvedic field by
U. Indulal.
5. Tantrayukti is a teaching-learning tool article written by K.
Murali, chief editor, CTSP who tries to explain how Ayurvedic health care is
different from other treatment methods.
Section 5: Public Health Management – Emerging Challenges
1. Former
Minister of Health K.K. Shailaja of Kerala and V. Rajmohan of Government Ayurveda
Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, detailed the quick response of the health department to COVID-19.
Swasthyam, Sukhayushyam,
Amrutham, Bheshajam, Punarjani, and Kiranam programs are well explained in the
article. Ayurvedic Covid Response in Kerala and its Future Implications. We can
say proudly that Kerala has always been at the forefront of the management of
severe pandemics. The Ayurvedic system was most widely accepted during that
period.
2. Unnikrishnan
Payyappallimana explained the recognition
and acceptance of Ayurveda globally after the COVID-19 pandemic and the changing global public health landscape—the need for Ayurveda to reflect and respond.
3. The actions taken by the
ISM department in Thrissur, especially how
to prevent the pandemic by using Ayurvedic medicines, are very clearly
documented by N.V. Sreevaths, P.R. Salajakumari, and K.T. Jayakrishnan in the
article Public Health Care: The Potential of Ayurveda.
4. Gopakumar discusses the
common health problems faced by IT professionals in his article Ayurveda and the health of computer
professionals.
Section 6 – Integrative Medicine: Possible Approaches
1. Geetha Krishnan
Gopalakrishna Pillai detailed a comprehensive picture of integrative medicine from a global perspective in his article.
2. Integration in clinical
and therapeutic aspects, drug development, and fundamental principles are well
described by Narendra S. Bhatt in his essay Ayurveda, biosciences, and integration: attending to epistemological differences—small into big or big into small?
3. G.G. Gangadharan gives a
clear thought on Ayurveda-based
integrative medicine for diabetes mellitus: prospects and challenges.
4. Patient care protocols
for lymphedema and an integrative approach are well explained by S.R. Narahari
in the article Multisystem Integration
for Patient Care and Skin Disease Management.
5. Lakshmi Pulakat,
Molecular Biology Research Institute, USA, dedicated the article to her parents,
Aryavaidyan N.V.K. Varier and P. Madhavikkutty. The challenges in the treatment of heart disease induced by obesity,
diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in the current scenario are well
documented.
6. Anup Thakar has written
an article about teaching Ayurveda to
healthcare experts from other systems in this anthology.
Section 7: Medicinal Armamentarium – The Widening Scope
1. Muhammed Majeed, founder
and chairman of the Sami Sabinsa Group, updated Ayurveda by focusing on its
pharmacological and therapeutic potential in the article Modern Takeoffs from Ayurveda.
2. C.Chandra Kant Katiyar,
Yanamandala Nitheesh, and Sunil Kumar Dube explained the various aspects of drug discovery from Ayurvedic
medicinal plants.
3. Amit Agarwal, Rojison
Koshy, Nikita Agarwal, and C.L. Prathima wrote the article Quality Challenges Faced by the Indian Herbal Industry.
4. A. Sindhu, Arya Vaidya
Pharmacy, gives a clear idea about the historical evolution of the Ayurveda drug sector, its current status, and way
ahead.
5. The health-beneficial potential of spices: a
marriage of traditional medicine with modern medicine by K. Anees, S. J.
Eapen, and K. Nirmal Babu.
Section 8: The Natural Resource Base - Its Manifold Scope
1. N. Ravindran, formerly
National Coordinator for Spices and Director of ICAR, contributed an article
titled Beyond Flavor and Taste: Spices in
Health Care and Wellness.
2. The article titled Spices as medicines by Minoo Divakaran,
K. Nirmal Babu, and K.V. Peter
3. The international recognition of medicinal plants in the Ayurvedic system
of health and wellness is described by Alice Kurian, M. Asha Sanker, and
K.V. Peter.
Section 9: Interactions with Modern Science
1. A comprehensive
authentic document of evidence-based Ayurveda is contributed by S. C. Lakhotia,
a distinguished Professor, in his article My
experiences in Ayurvedic Biology Research.
2. P. Guruprasad and K.
Satyamoorthy, Manipal School of Life Sciences, contributed to the scientific
study of two formulations: the influence
of the Brahma Rasayana and the Amalaki Rasayana on DNA repair.
3. Haridas, Kannur
University provided an article titled Integrating
Ayurvedic and Modern Methods for Novel Medicinal Products.
4. Abhava Pratinidhi Dravya A unique ayurvedic concept for the
identification of substitutes for endangered medicinal plants is written by
Subrahmanya Kumar Kukkupuni and Padma Venkatasubramanian.
5. The Science of Traditional Ayurveda Knowledge Base is well
explained by Indira Balachandran and C.T. Sulaiman, CMPR, AVS, Kottakkal
This anthology is filled
with authentic invited essays by professional experts in their field and is
very useful to research scholars, Ayurvedic teachers, and those who are
interested in studying the development of Ayurveda.
In the introduction of this
book, T.S.Muraleedharan explained the objective of this work. The general trends
of changes happening in the way science and practice of Ayurveda were being
academically followed by distinguished subject experts. This anthology reveals
that Ayurveda seems to have crossed some of the conservative and traditional
barriers of knowledge.
Global recognition of
Ayurveda demands evidence based studies.
This work helps to know the
current status of Ayurvedic health care system.
Author Dr. K. Devikrishnan, Chief Sub Editor, Centre for Textual Studies and Publications, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal.
This
article was first published in Oushadham
Magazine (Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Association of India). Author has asked esamskriti to share article.
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