Papers by Dr Jasmine Gujarathi
Principles of Ayurveda have significant value even in the life of modern man. The reason behind t... more Principles of Ayurveda have significant value even in the life of modern man. The reason behind this is, life is the underlying theme over which the whole science of Ayurveda is interwoven. Hence one cannot deny the implicability of these principles. The principles of Ayurveda are based on strict experimental studies of several years. These principles are the outcome of those studies. Several Acaryas have tested these principles for many years and then these principles have got a place in Ayurvedic Samhitas. But nowadays one is prone to do all those things, which are harmful to his/her constitution, thereby increasing the incidence of his/her susceptibility to diseases. In such disease conditions physicians have to use these principles for preventive and curative purpose.
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AYUSHDHARA, 2021
Menstruation is a biological, cultural as well as now a political phenomenon. In culture and trad... more Menstruation is a biological, cultural as well as now a political phenomenon. In culture and traditions across the globe menstruation is surrounded by secrecy, shame, embarrassment, fear, humiliation, silence, and stigma. Apart from these variables, several studies on menstrual practices also include other variables like bothersome, prohibitions, community, presumptions and seclusion. It is easy in today’s world to forget that menstruation is all about reproductive health. The practice of menstrual taboos in adolescent girls with its implications on hygiene are widely being studied and published. Ayurveda marks menstruating female as ‘Rajaswala’ and instructs to follow certain disciplined life style in terms of diet and routine activities while menstruating. Apart from culture and contemporary science, Ayurveda science believes observance of Rajaswala paricharya must for reproductive health and for procurement of healthy offspring. Present article is a review of various research wor...
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European Chemical Bulletin , 2023
The never-ending discussions about pros and cons of menstrual practices, restrictions and taboos ... more The never-ending discussions about pros and cons of menstrual practices, restrictions and taboos highlights the difference between the blood and menstrual blood. Unlike medical science, the menstrual blood is also considered as impurity in religious and cultural context. Ayurveda describes blood as Rakta dhatu and menstrual blood-Raja or artava as upadhatu. The description of dhatus are as the building blocks of the body whereas upadhatus have different functions and considered as secondary tissue product. The current study is aimed to highlight the difference of blood and menstrual blood constituently with similarities and dissimilarities. Literature regarding blood and menstrual blood from Ayurveda and contemporary science are reviewed and analysed. Menstrual blood or Artava is different from blood in terms of constituents and other properties. Identification of unique proteins and stem cells in menstrual blood has established the difference. Before rendering the menstrual restrictions and prohibitions are taboos, we require basic understanding of the difference of both. Further research on restricted life style during menstruation and its effect of menstrual blood and reproductive health are needed. Survey of male perspective of blood and menstrual blood is also presented here.
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Eur. Chem. Bull. , 2023
It is many times forgotten that menstruation is all about reproductive health. In many areas it i... more It is many times forgotten that menstruation is all about reproductive health. In many areas it is seen as pollution and menstrual restrictions and practices are considered as taboos. Strong campaigns to eradicate such myths have been prevailing since decades. Men's attitude can accentuate the behaviour of women. The present study is conducted with an aim to know the attitude and perception of menstrual practices amongst adult men and to know their perception related with menstruation. 121 men of age 20 to 81years of rural and urban area of Anand district of Gujarat were studied through mixed methodology of qualitative and quantitative survey. Cultural origins and observation of practices by female members of family were discussed. The results were analysed in three different domains, knowledge, practices, and attitude. The study revealed that cultural and traditional practices prevailed and most of the myths have been eradicated. The female members were given freedom to decide about practices and support from men for rest during menstruation was highlighted. The study signifies that all menstrual practices should not be termed as taboos and understanding of perception of men will help to eliminate unnecessary prohibitions and supporting female during menstruation.
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NAMAH-The Journal of Integral Health, Sep 19, 2015
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The demand of personalized medication has grown to leaps and bounds since last few years. Ayurved... more The demand of personalized medication has grown to leaps and bounds since last few years. Ayurveda, the oldest system of medicine, emphasized on such personalized medication by analyzing the personal health status of individual through different assessment criteria. Cuminum cyminum L. called as Jeeraka in Sanskrit and Jeera in Hindi, is one of the herb which was used since many centuries for various ailments. Traditionally the herb is well-known for its action in various alimentary diseases like, indigestion, diarrhea, gynecological diseases, etc. This herb is also screened for various pharmacological activities like antibacterial, anticancer, antiulcer and others. The condition of painful menstruation is affecting more than half of young adolescent girl population. The current article is an effort to establish the mode of action of Cuminum cyminum L in terms of Ayurveda pathogenesis as well as contemporary science. Various pathogenic pathways of Dysmenorrhoea according to Ayurveda ...
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Old age becomes a more vulnerable period for women because along with aging they have to suffer f... more Old age becomes a more vulnerable period for women because along with aging they have to suffer from the inevitable traumas of menopause. Postmenopausal phase is associated with significant increase in the incidence of age-related medical conditions like cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. Cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women is under-diagnosed and under-treated as the clinical features differ in men and women. Studies show that heart disease kills six times as many more women than breast cancer. Women are also more likely than men to have 'silent heart attacks' – an attack without any acute symptoms. Diagnosis at a later stage makes the condition difficult to manage and as a result there is an increase in the number of deaths in post-menopausal women due to heart- related conditions. Reviewing the Ayurvedic literature presented the condition similar with Kaphaja Hridroga and Medavritta Vata. Also tremendous interest in preventing the mortality due to CVD in...
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine, 2017
Incidence of infertility has been raised due to changed lifestyle. Rough estimates suggest that n... more Incidence of infertility has been raised due to changed lifestyle. Rough estimates suggest that nearly 30 million couples in India suffer from infertility, making the incidence rate of infertile couples at 10 per cent. Among the reason of female infertility, Ovarian dysfunction contributes about 40% which includes anovulation i.e. inability to produce ovum. Treatment of this problem in modern medical science is costly as well as it has so many risk factors including early menopause, ovarian carcinoma etc. In Ayurveda, certain drugs are described which are helpful to procure fertility. Shatpushpa is the single drug of choice which is helpful in female reproductive disorders. Indication of Shatpushpa described by Kashyapa samhita includes amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, menopausal syndrome etc. Various researches have been carried out to evaluate effect of Shatpushpa on infertility due to anovulatory factor and results are satisfactory even though it is given by different route. There i...
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October - November 2020, 2020
Introduction: Dysmenorrhoea is one of the gynaecological pathogenesis commonly observed in the so... more Introduction: Dysmenorrhoea is one of the gynaecological pathogenesis commonly observed in the socie-ty in young and adolescent girls. It is associated with painful cramps during menstruation of uterine origin with association of nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhoea. Various methods are practiced relieving pain and such symptoms but the search for herbal nutritive formulations to cure this is in search. Methodology: The present clinical study was randomized open labelled clinical trial amongst 150 unmar-ried girls suffering from painful menstruation between age group of 13 to 25. Performa was prepared to analyse data and pain before and after treatment. The population samples were randomly divided into three group with Rajapravartini Vati as control group, another two groups were administered herbal soup and herbal cookies. Results: Percentage relief in pain was 84.9% in cookies, 63.64% in soup group and 45.83% in Ra-japravartni group. 51.35% girls showed complete relief in d...
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Rise in number of infertile couple is a major concern worldwide. The number of couples turning to... more Rise in number of infertile couple is a major concern worldwide. The number of couples turning to technologies and artificial methods like IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) is increasing. More and more number of male and female are prone to infertility in cities due to life style. The major causative factor in female infertility is determined as PCOD (Poly cystic ovarian disorder) or anovulatory cycle. Here case studies of patients suffering from infertility because of anovulation are presented.
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Due to global recognition of Ayurveda formulations, the herbo mineral formulations of Ayurveda ar... more Due to global recognition of Ayurveda formulations, the herbo mineral formulations of Ayurveda are questioned because of heavy metal contents found in many studies. Kaseesa (green vitriol) chemically known as ferrous sulphate which is a well known mineral used in various formulations as haematinic and emmenagogue was studied for standardization before making one of its formulation. Raw Kaseesa was analyzed for heavy metals using sophisticated method of Inductively Coupled plasma and was found that it contained metals lead and copper outside permissible limit of pharmacopeia norms. For this study various samples were collected and evaluated by the Rasashastra experts and later by Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial methods. After the confirm identity, the samples were selected for the Heavy Metal Analysis. Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) method used for this study and results found in raw Kaseesa are Copper 7.2153 ppm, Lead 1288.0 ppm and Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium were not detected. The author...
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A couple planning to conceive and visiting Fertility clinic demanding conception of healthy, inte... more A couple planning to conceive and visiting Fertility clinic demanding conception of healthy, intellectual offspring with other desired traits is a common sight now a days. As a result of this, the booming fertility markets now also provide techniques like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Pre implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) for acquiring a desirable progeny. The influence of diet, psyche and other routines of mother on the fetus has been talked since ages. Ayurveda describes simple methods to procure a healthy offspring and the planning of which starts from the selection of partner. These methods are popularized as ‘garbha samskara ’ worldwide. The present paper deals with the concepts, current practices and future prospects of garbha samskara.
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Menstruation is a natural phenomenon, but it is also related with biology, psychology, society an... more Menstruation is a natural phenomenon, but it is also related with biology, psychology, society and religion for women. Menstruation is considered to be a mirror of reproductive health. The present day lifestyle and ideology towards launching female in society might have changed the traditional Indian culture of adopting the age old rituals. Tradition related to menstruation varies from ban of certain activities during cycle, to performance of certain rituals at the end of menstruation. Ayurveda, the age old science of life has mentioned certain do‟s and don‟ts to be followed during menstruation under Rajaswala paricharya . Observance of certain rules is followed by all cultures all over the world, yet there is prevalence of certain menstrual taboos. This topic is often neglected or least discussed amongst all healthy practices. In the present study literary research was done on Rajaswala paricharya from classical text of Ayurveda and from modern texts for understanding the scientifi...
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International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research, 2018
Due to global recognition of Ayurveda formulations, the herbo mineral formulations of Ayurveda ar... more Due to global recognition of Ayurveda formulations, the herbo mineral formulations of Ayurveda are questioned because of heavy metal contents found in many studies. Kaseesa (green vitriol) chemically known as ferrous sulphate which is a well known mineral used in various formulations as haematinic and emmenagogue was studied for standardization before making one of its formulation. Raw Kaseesa was analyzed for heavy metals using sophisticated method of Inductively Coupled plasma and was found that it contained metals lead and copper outside permissible limit of pharmacopeia norms. For this study various samples were collected and evaluated by the Rasashastra experts and later by Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial methods. After the confirm identity, the samples were selected for the Heavy Metal Analysis. Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) method used for this study and results found in raw Kaseesa are Copper 7.2153 ppm, Lead 1288.0 ppm and Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium were not detected. The author...
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Background: Menstruation is a vulnerable period in every woman’s life and for young and adolescen... more Background: Menstruation is a vulnerable period in every woman’s life and for young and adolescent girls it is more because of lack of information and shame. Menstrual disorders especially dysmenorrhoea is prevalent more amongst adolescent young girls. Many times this causes absenteeism in school and colleges. Knowledge regarding this is necessary to guide such girls and for further clinical evaluation. Objectives: (1) To know the prevalence of menstrual disorders in young hostellers. (2) To know the effect of menstrual disorders on education. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 798 young girls residing in different hostels of New Vallabh Vidyanagar of Anand district of Gujarat, with the help of a pre-designed questionnaire. Data were analyzed statistically by simple proportions. Results: Maximum, 68.19% of girls had menarche between age of 13 to 15 years. 29.30% girls suffered from irregular patterns of menstrual bleeding whereas 47.02% h...
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine, 2016
Noticeable rise in the gynaecological disorders in India during the last few decades has drawn in... more Noticeable rise in the gynaecological disorders in India during the last few decades has drawn interest of all medical sciences to search for an effective alternative in the treatment of female reproductive tract disorders with minimal untoward effects. Ayurveda aims at preservation and maintenance of health and hence there is a tremendous scope of Ayurveda practitioners in Gynaecology to face the challenge of making Ayurveda as primary and only care for many benign disorders.
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The demand of personalized medication has grown to leaps and bounds since last few years. Ayurved... more The demand of personalized medication has grown to leaps and bounds since last few years. Ayurveda, the oldest system of medicine, emphasized on such personalized medication by analyzing the personal health status of individual through different assessment criteria. Cuminum cyminum L. called as Jeeraka in Sanskrit and Jeera in Hindi, is one of the herb which was used since many centuries for various ailments. Traditionally the herb is well-known for its action in various alimentary diseases like, indigestion, diarrhea, gynecological diseases, etc. This herb is also screened for various pharmacological activities like antibacterial, anticancer, antiulcer and others. The condition of painful menstruation is affecting more than half of young adolescent girl population. The current article is an effort to establish the mode of action of Cuminum cyminum L in terms of Ayurveda pathogenesis as well as contemporary science. Various pathogenic pathways of Dysmenorrhoea according to Ayurveda ...
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Rise in number of infertile couple is a major concern worldwide. The number of couples turning to... more Rise in number of infertile couple is a major concern worldwide. The number of couples turning to technologies and artificial methods like IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) is increasing. More and more number of male and female are prone to infertility in cities due to life style. The major causative factor in female infertility is determined as PCOD (Poly cystic ovarian disorder) or anovulatory cycle. Here case studies of patients suffering from infertility because of anovulation are presented.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine, Jan 27, 2014
ABSTRACT A couple planning to conceive and visiting Fertility clinic demanding conception of heal... more ABSTRACT A couple planning to conceive and visiting Fertility clinic demanding conception of healthy, intellectual offspring with other desired traits is a common sight now a days. As a result of this, the booming fertility markets now also provide techniques like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Pre implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) for acquiring a desirable progeny. The influence of diet, psyche and other routines of mother on the fetus has been talked since ages. Ayurveda describes simple methods to procure a healthy offspring and the planning of which starts from the selection of partner. These methods are popularized as ‘garbha samskara’ worldwide. The present paper deals with the concepts, current practices and future prospects of garbha samskara. Keywords: Garbha Samskara, Ayurveda, Designer baby
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