Background: Yashad Bhasma (YB), the incinerated metal ash of zinc, has been used for centuries in Ayurveda to address a variety of conditions, including eye diseases, diabetes mellitus, anemia, respiratory illnesses, etc. OBJECTIVE: This research aimed to synthesize and characterize YB and to evaluate its potential antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-angiogenic activities.
Materials And Methods: In this study, YB is synthesized by optimizing the traditional method.
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March 2025
Ayurveda, an ancient system, offers in-depth insights into various skin disorders. It provides detailed understanding of causative factors and pathomechanisms, along with time-tested traditional treatments based on its principles. We report a 16-year chronic case of psoriasis (36-year-old male patient) with plaques and peeling erythrodermic skin rashes over the back and front of the trunk area and both legs.
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Immune response of a human body to the uncertain factors leads to the accelerated inflammatory proliferation of the ailing cells of the skin known as Psoriasis. Although the condition found described many decades ago, the etiology and treatment look under-researched. In Ayurveda, many herbs have proven efficacy in psoriasis, but the multifaceted etiology of the disease needs a multimodal treatment approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo maintain health and to cure diseases through Rasayana (rejuvenation) therapy along with main treatment is the unique approach of Ayurveda. The basic constituent unit of a living being is always a functional cell. Question arises from where it is generated? How it attains its final specific differentiation form? As age progresses, various changes occur at every cell level and cell undergoes to adaptation accordingly.
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