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Critical Study of the Disease Sthaulya (Overweight and Obesity) and Its Management by Samshodhan and Samshamana Therapy
(Introspection and Prospects, 3rd National Seminar, Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, India, 2008) Dissanayake, K.G.C.; Kumar, N.; Tiwari, S.K.
According to the Ayurveda, the principles of management Of Sthaulya, Kaphahara Medahara, Vatahara drugs are advised by various Acharyas. Hence in this study its management is planned with Snehana -By Tila Taila (A. H.Su.3) , Swedana -Ruksha Udwartana (Ch.Su. 6/13), Virechana - Eranda Taila (Ch.Su. 13/12), Basti- Lekhana Basti (Sha. U. 622). In this study total Sthaulya patient were divided in two groups, 21 patient was in In group With trial drug and 15 patient were registered in second group who were treated as conrol, only total 19 patient have completed, 10 in treatment group and 9 in control group. The trial therapy is a safe herbal formulation and act not only on a weight but on variety f these factors. By increasing good lipid levels and decreasing bad lipid levels in blood_ Thus it helps to control hyperlipidemia. Further Clinical trial proved more desired output by decleasing lipid levels in combined therapy Of Vlrechana and Vasti, rather than them being used separately. Lipid level was significantly reduced by the drags, specially Virechana having more effect over triglycerides. Weight and BMI reduction was highly significant in both groups. Drug therapy, especially Basti showed more effect, Drug therapy produced significant reduction in systolic BP and highly significant reduction in diastolic BP. Results suggest possibility of more productive output in combination of drug therapy and dietary control and physical exercise together.
Morpho-molecular genetic diversity and population structure analysis to enrich core collections in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] germplasm of Sri Lanka and India
(Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2023) Kottawa-Arachchi, J. D.; Ranatunga, M. A. B.; Sharma, R. K.; Chaudhary, H. K.; Attanayake, R. N.; Amarakoon, A. M. T.; Gunasekare, M. T. K.; Sharma, B.; Kumar, N.; Sood, V. K.
Despite tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is one of the top non-alcoholic beverages consumed around the world; its genetic and phenotypic diversity is less understood compared to other plantation crops. The study’s aims were to undertake phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Sri Lankan and Indian tea germplasm and to identify diverse accessions to accelerate tea breeding programmes in both countries. A total of 171 tea accessions, comprising 94 Sri Lankan and 77 Indian accessions were used. All the accessions were subjected to phenotyping and genotyping using 28 polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Based on 16 morphological characters, the first three principal components explained 57.61% and 58.43% of the total variability of Sri Lankan and Indian accessions, respectively. Young shoot pubescence, young shoot pigmentation, serration of leaf margin, and mature leaf colour contributed positively to the grouping of accessions. Based on Neighbor-joining analysis, all Sri Lankan accessions grouped in a single cluster, whereas Indian accessions grouped in two distinct clusters. The Gower’s distance method was the most appropriate than other methods for developing core subsets. Among 21 Sri Lankan core accessions selected, 11 accessions belong to introductions, five TRI-developed cultivars and five estate selections. Among 18 Indian core accessions selected, 11 belong to China types, two Assam types and five Indian recommended cultivars. The current study is the first study to compare tea germplasm of both countries and the results are useful for tea crop improvement programme, conservation and utilization of tea germplasm in India and Sri Lanka in the future.
Significance of small land-holdings in meeting food requirement of household in India: Evidences from IHDS surveys
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kumar, N.
In a country like India, where the sheer majority of landholding is small, this paper discusses the role of agriculture in fulfilling the food related need of the household with the help of IHDS-I (2005) and IHDS-II (2011) and data set. According to the findings of IHDS-I, in 2005, in India in rural area around 50.2 percent of household own some land and cultivated it and among them there are around 83 percent of household which is small holders (less than 2 Hectare) and most of the peasants in India produce food grains. As the size of holdings increases, farmers diversify its cropping pattern. Around 66 percent of rice producer and around 84 percent of wheat producer don’t sell their agriculture product. Among sub-marginal farmers (0.05 to 0.5 Hectare), who produced rice, 46 per cent of them completely and 25 per cent of them partially depends upon homegrown rice. Those who cultivated wheat, 31 per cent of them completely and 66 per cent of them partially depends upon homegrown produced. Thus majority of the smallholder’s household are not even able to fulfill their own household food-grain requirement and purchasing it from market fully or partially, as a result, they are vulnerable to price fluctuations. Therefore, the development policy on agriculture should concentrate not only on increasing production must but small holders should be targeted in growth process. Controlling the market price and intensifying food security net and focusing non-agricultural employment for cash earning are the other available options which should be taken into account. Result from multivariate analysis also confirms that the household, which has better possession on land and which depends upon cultivation is more secured in case of food compared to the laborers household, it indicates that if the production of small-holders increases, its benefit directly reaches to farmers in terms of food security.