Literature Research in Ayurved - Brief notes

Scope for Literature Research in Ayurved

(Brief study notes for 4th yr BAMS students)

Traditional Ayurvedic knowledge —
~ preserved verbally (pre and post Vedic era)
~ then in ‘Manuscript’ form (medieval period)
so what is essential in clinical practice and beneficial for mankind –that much is mentioned and not methods or steps of ‘arrival on conclusions’ or ‘background experiments’
~ then print form (in 19th century)
~ now in electronic form
NEED of TIME :: Documentation of all steps.

Types of Literature research in Ayurved ---
i. Study of specific Manuscript
ii Study of ancient Samhita
iii Study of comparatively new literature
iv Literary Review (Meta-analysis of Ayurvedic data published in research papers)
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i Study of specific Manuscript
[ancient Ms – --all over world
--varied scripts & languages]
Manuscript study example —
eg : BOWER Ms. ~~ Navaneetakam
“Exclusivity of the Bower Manuscript- Naavaneetakam (BMs)”
By -Yashashree Vasant Joshi,
Dept of Basic Principles, College of Ayurved, Bharati Vidyapeeth(DU), Pune.
Date of Submission: 30.08.2018, Date of acceptance: 04.12.2018
Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine Vol-7 Issue-3-4 Jul-Dec, 2018
Conclusions: The BMS - Naavaneetakam is a unique manuscript in many ways. Its availability with only one copy on globe@Londan makes it extraordinary in Ayurveda literature.
i) Explanation of less occurrence of baldness in women and emergence of treatment principle for baldness in males
ii) Consideration of Vishamaagni as main cause of many diseases
iii) Depiction of Daadhika sarpi and Hapusaadi Sarpi in Vishamagni condition,
iv) Pharmacological tracks of four drugs and v) a few new therapeutic uses of formulae and Kalpas especially use of Lasuna against Asthigata Vaata (osteoporosis).
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ii Study of ancient Samhita
~ compilation of specific data from Brihat-trayi/ Laghu-trayi/ ancient texts of Rasashastra/ Nighantu
~ compilation of medical references from ancient Indian literature (Vedic, Upanishadas etc)
~ analysis of collected data
~ finding the hidden co-relations
~ summerisation into useful information which guide future activities
Data- mining :::: process to extract information from a data set and transform into an understandable structure for further use.
 all should lead to thinking process about interesting and previously unknown facts
Easy way of referencing Samhita :: e-samhita--- Brihattrayi, nighantu
• Copyright © Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), New Delhi – All Rights Reserved
• e-Samhita Designed and Developed by National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad [NIIMH]
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iii Study of comparatively new literature
Vangasen Samhita, Chakradutta, Sahasra - yoga sangraha, Rasachandanshu etc.
Any new books written by Indian or outside author which has o be studied
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iv Meta-analysis-- (based on till date research data aprx. last 30-35 yrs)
Examples :
• Clinical Trials --- i)kxaOTjaaid iSalaajaIta – on CRF
ii)Chandraprabha on --- uterine disorders (specification)
iii)Arogya vardhini --- Yakrit vikar (NAFL) & so on
• Sandhan Kalpana -- (for drug standerdisation )
one aasav or arishta --- time period / sandhan dravya
• Survey studies for specific conditions / diseases etc
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