Showing papers in "Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine in 2020"

TL;DR: Green synthesized silver nanoparticles have strong antioxidant and antibacterial activity due to the presence of bioactive molecules on the surface ofsilver nanoparticles.

TL;DR: Drawing on the Ayurveda classics, contemporary scientific studies, and experiential knowledge on similar clinical settings, a pragmatic plan for intervention in India is proposed for graded response, depending on the stage of infection among individuals, in a population.

TL;DR: Ayush Kwath seems to be effective in immuno-regulation for controlling viral infections like COVID-19 and further pre-clinical and clinical trials need to be done for the evaluation of safety and efficacy of this polyherbal formulation.

TL;DR: A new formulation of Siddha Official Formulation Kabasura Kudineer and Novel Herbal Preparation - JACOM could be used for effective treatment of COVID-19.

TL;DR: This is the first known case of a Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patient treated entirely with Ayurveda, and being the first-of-its-kind it is a valuable contribution to scientific literature from the world of Ayur Veda.

TL;DR: It was observed that NVK provides protection against CHIKV and DENV-2 during active infection as well can help to prevent virus infection in the cells and it mainly depends on the cellular availability of drugs for maximum protection against both the infections.

TL;DR: The effects of liquorice and its constituents on oral diseases such as dental caries, periodontitis, gingivitis, candidiasis, recurrent aphthous ulcer and oral cancer and its use as a root canal medicament are reviewed and the results of clinical trials that investigated the potential beneficial effects are summarized.

TL;DR: Withaferin-A, an active principle obtained from a traditional Indian herb known as Ashwagandha or the Indian ginseng, has been shown to prevent and cure urethane-induced lung tumors in mice, and also inhibit the growth of transplanted sarcoma in mice.

TL;DR: A week intervention of AYUSH 64 helped to recover from ILI symptoms with reduced frequency of usage of acetaminophen and antihistaminic and this may be used in other viral infections with pyrexia as add-on to standard care for early recovery and better outcome.

TL;DR: The study provides the scientific documentation of the role of the Ayurvedic formulation to combat COVID-19 and identified the modulation of HIF-1, p53, PI3K-Akt, MAPK, cAMP, Ras, Wnt, NF-kappa B, IL-17, TNF, and cGMP-PKG signaling pathways to boost the immune system.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a preliminary clinical profiling of COVID-19 from the Ayurvedic perspective is possible through literature review supported by discussions with Allopathic clinicians as well as examination of patient case records.

TL;DR: Addition of Dasamoolkaduthrayam Kashaya & Guluchyadi Kwatham to Standard of Care appeared to accelerate recovery of patients hospitalized for COVID 19 infection, in terms of reduction of symptoms and duration of hospital stay.

TL;DR: The present review covers comprehensive details on different hepatoprotective and antimycobacterial plants studied during past few decades so that potential adjuvants can be studied for Tuberculosis chemotherapy.

TL;DR: The present paper summarizes the various aspects of medicinal leech therapy both from Ayurveda text and the present knowledge to enable the fraternity to use the both source for benefits of humankind.

TL;DR: Data suggests that MPGL attenuated oxidative stress associated renal injury by preserving antioxidant enzymes, reducing lipid peroxidation and inhibiting inflammatory mediators such as TNF-α.

TL;DR: Ayurveda care may be considered as first-line cost-effective alternative for COVID-19 patients presenting with symptomatic hypoxia in an integrative setup and warrants further studies.

TL;DR: Variations in important characteristics like sample size, treatment arms, comparator used and study duration according to the primary aim of the studies are noticed.

TL;DR: The characterization parameters presented in this paper may serve as standard reference for quality control analysis of Pathyashadangam kwath.

TL;DR: Evidence emerging from this review suggests that neti offers manifold benefits and relief from the antibiotic grip, and identified that it can be applied in mitigating post irradiation rhinosinusitis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discussed the increase of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic by presenting the available data and discussed the possible reasons for the increase in violence and the recommendations made by international and national organizations in solving the problem.

TL;DR: The anti-adherence and anti-biofilm effect as well as the faster killing activity suggests that MHPE formula has effective antibacterial activity and could be a useful source of anti-cariogenic agents in near future.

TL;DR: Host based strategies for reduction in the mortality in COVID-19 and for better clinical outcomes are proposed for this host centric approach can make paradigm shift in management of this epidemic.

TL;DR: The extract of Amoora rohituka leaves exhibited anticancer activity with less toxicity and it could be used for development of alternative drugs in the treatment of human breast cancer.

TL;DR: To maintain health and wellbeing Ayurveda's ancient knowledge and practice needs to be applied at individual, community and health care provider levels and not be limited to the medical system.

TL;DR: The murcchana process was found to be beneficial towards quality of ghrita and Ashwagandhaghrita may be prepared along with murcChana herbs and stored in a good quality glass bottle to ensure improved shelf life of Ghrita.

TL;DR: PE and ZE were considered appropriate to use as natural extracts of phenolics and flavonoids with antioxidant activities and safety and conformed to the microbiological and heavy metal requirements according to Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) guidelines.

TL;DR: Nagaraadi Kashayam, a classical formulation can be a trial candidate for conducting further clinical trial in combating SARS-COV-2, according to results obtained from reviewing Ayurveda classics and after the virtual screening of selected drugs.

TL;DR: The potential impact of yoga practices on reducing MS related symptoms is presented and the most popular form of CAM which is being used immensely to reduce or overcome the symptoms of MS is presented.

TL;DR: The study was able to explore the variation of cucurbitacin E content in some selected food plants of Cucurbitaceae family and validated the RP-HPLC method in terms of accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and repeatability.