Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark (Ceylon cinnamon) VS Cinnamomum cassia bark (Regular Cinnamon) in quality aspects

Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) is the cinnamon peculiarly originated in Ceylon not elsewhere and Cinnamomum cassia (Regular or Cassia Cinnamon) is mostly trading from Indonesia and China and many other countries. Both of the species belong to the family Lauraceae and both are commonly being used all over the world. Ceylon Cinnamon attracts a higher price in the market due to its taste and safer for health because of less percentage of chemical constituent 'Coumarin' than the Cassia Cinnamon where the percentage of chemical constituent 'Coumarin' is comparatively high. Both of the species have health benefits but it was reported that the high dose of coumarin may damage the liver and gives other health side effects. Therefore, many of the Medical practitioners recommend using Ceylon Cinnamon. 

1. [Ceylon Cinnamon - left    and Cassia Cinnamon - Right]

                                      

Organoleptically the Cassia Cinnamon is stronger than Ceylon Cinnamon but while manufacturing the medicines, the percentage of adding cassia cinnamon as an ingredient instead of Ceylon cinnamon may be reduced and standardized for the preparation of single drugs or compound formulations. 

1. Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): 

The drug is a dried inner bark (devoid of cork and cortex) of the coppiced shoots of the stem of C. zeylanicum. bark pieces about 0.5 mm thick, brittle, occurs as single or double, closely packed compound quills (see Image - 2). The outer surface is dull, yellowish-brown, marked with pale, wavy longitudinal lines with occasional small scars; inner surface darker in color, striated with longitudinally elongated reticulation; fracture splintery, odor - fragrant; taste - sweet, aromatic with the sensation of warmth.

2. Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)

2. Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia):

The drug consists of the bark of C. cassia. The bark is either channeled pieces or as single quills, the size of the drug ranging from 6 to 40 cm long and 1 to 2 cm in width and 1 to 3 mm in thickness, fracture short, the bark is thicker, coarse, darker, and dull in compare to Ceylon cinnamon. The outer surface, rough, dark brown to brown, and the inner surface reddish-brown with fine striations (see Image -3). Odor, Aromatic; taste slightly sweet but highly pungent with bitter than that of C. zeylanicum, the Ceylon cinnamon.   

3. Cassia Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)

Cinnamomum cassia is also known as Malai Lavagna pattai or periyalavangapattai in South India that mostly confused with Cinnamomum macrocarpa, the other variety of Cinnamon. Without proper identification, some times malailavanga pattai is frequently found adulterated with C. macrocarpa. The purpose of this article will solve the issue of identification and material would be taken without adulteration or substitutions. The percentage of adding C. cassia in the formulations may be recalculated and standardized according to safety measures of health.

Karakata Sringi Vs Kadukkai poo - Unique identification.

1. Karakata Sringi : 

The drug Karakata Sringi consists of gall -like excrescences formed by insects on the leaves, petioles, branches of the plant of Pistacia integerrima, Or Pistacia Chinensia or Rhus succedanea belong to family Anacardiaceae.

The dried gall of Karakata Sringi looks hard, horn like, thin-walled, generally, cylindrical, tapering at both ends. It appears grayish-brown externally and reddish-brown internally. Each gall contains numerous dead insects in its hollow cavity. Odor- terebinthine, taste is strongly astringent and slightly bitter.

[1]     Karakata Sringi ;   and  [2]    Kadukkai poo]

2. Kadukkai poo: 

Kadukkai poo gall is the occurrence of gall on the spike of the Terminalia chebula family - Combretaceae. In the market, the drug found as the dried insect gall formed at the inflorescence of Terminalia chebula spike due to the inducement of the insects calls as Corycidothrips inquilina and Cecidomilladae resulting an abnormal growth formation by the oozing of latex from the tender spike of T. Chebula.

On drying, it appears flat, creamish - white to pale brown - colour externally and blackish-brown color internally due to many larval residues deposited in the cavity of the gall. It is triangular or pyramidal or lanceolate to ovate in shape with flat surfaces of both sides, Since, this is found on the spike of the T. chebula tress, therefore, it is locally known as "Kadukkai poo" in Tamil language. The overall color as whole drug is creamish - white and odor and taste are indistinct.

Without its proper identification, the drug is sold in the market in the form of adulteration or substitutions, however, both gall drugs have different therapeutic properties and health benefits. The adulterated or substituted drugs might be disturbed the actual therapeutic action of the particular drugs and thus, the identification is very important. The correct selection of drugs is important to prepare a potent medicine.

The above identification hopefully very helpful to the AYUSH practitioners and the student of the medical streams. 

Role of CT Value in COVID - 19 tests

Nowadays, the testing of COVID - 19 has taken new turns in the medical field. Previously, it was said that the test should be performed for all the persons whether they are asymptomatic or symptomatic means the person whether has no cough, cold and fever, etc. or with all COVID -19 related symptoms, In both the case, the test was made mandatory. In the testing, the RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reactions) test is found effective, very easy, and accurate to easy diagnosis to the patient than other typical tests. In the RT-PCR, a patient has to give a swab from his inner mouth and nostrils. If, after RT-PCR, the result showed that the patient diagnosed as a COVID -19 positive, it does not mean to get panic but a positive patient should ask the laboratory as a human right that what was his CT - Value (Cycle Threshold value).

Now, the question is what you are going to do with CT Value? Yes ! the CT value now becomes self-explanatory whether a patient is harmful to others by means he or she is prone to spreading the disease or not. 

If, a patient is declared as COVID - 19 positive and has a CT value less than 24 then, alertness is required because he is very prone to communicate this disease due to more viral load but if the CT value is 24 or above and the patient is declared COVID-19 positive, then, there is no harm because the patient has a very less viral load and is safe for society as well as for community and thus, a small precaution like fever and cough, etc should be managed and nothing to worry. 

As we know that this COVID - 19 disease also becomes airborne and we can say that most of the populations having COVID-19 knowingly or unknowingly. Some times they become panic due to more viral load that requires incentive care otherwise not. The CT value is directly related to the body's immune system. The recovery rate is also seen high in the patient those are found positive in COVID-19 but have strong immunity and CT Value 24 or above, means the patient is not infectious and now it is practically known that CT value 24 is safe and non-risky.  

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CASSIA AURICULATA Linn.- WHOLE PLANT (AVARAM SAMOOLAM) - A HIGHLY DEMANDED TRADITIONAL DRUG.

The medicinal use of the plant Cassia auriculata has received interest nowadays from both traditional systems and allopathic medicine. This medicinal plant plays an important role in public health especially in developing countries where it is believed that the intense utilization of plant with therapeutic action does not lead to intoxication.

Cassia auriculata belongs to family Caeselpinaces (Leguminosae) is a shrub with large bright flowers. It is a common plant in Asia, profoundly used in Ayurvedic medicines as a tonic, astringent, and as a remedy for diabetic, conjunctivitis, rheumatism, and ophthalmia. It is one of the principal constituents of 'Avarai Panchaga Choornam'  in Indian Herbal formulations used in the treatment of diabetic to control blood sugar level. It is also reported to use in ulcers, leprosy, and treatment of liver diseases. Leaves and fruits of the plan C. auriculata is antihelmintic and also used in curing skin disease. 

The demand for the drug is more resulting in many adulteration and substitution to the drugs. Now it becomes very important to get original and authentic raw drugs for manufacturing medicines to show good therapeutic action. The drug available in the market is in dry forms and becoming somewhat difficult for a vendor and purchaser to identify the drugs.

 

[Cassia auriculata Linn. Market sample]

Here, I would like to give some points that can help in quickly identifying the drugs.

1. The drugs available in the market are fully dried form consisting of leaves, petioles, inflorescences, flowers, fruits and seeds of the C. auricularta.

2. The drug possesses dull brownish-green leaves, which are alternate, stipulate, paripinnately compound with 16-24 pairs of leaflets and each leaflet has a short stalk. The surface of the leaves is pubescent.

3. Flowers are bright yellow, pedicellate, Sepals - 5; two external larger and three internal smaller. Petals - 5, imbricate, crisped along with the edge and bright yellow vein.

4. Anther many, ovary is unilocular with the peripheral ovule.

5. Fruits pale brown, flat, thin, papery, pilose, undulate, crimpled, and tripped with long style base. Seeds, 12-20 in numbers. Each seed is in a distinct and separate cavity.

Colour of the market drug as whole in dry form - Yellowish to greenish-brown.

Odor - fragrant and characteristics

Taste-  Astringent.

The above identification surely helps the person who wishes to procure the drugs without an expert as well as the medical student who is going to purchase drug for their practical work. This identification would also be very useful to the personnel who is working as Quality Controller in the manufacturing unit of a traditional system of medicines.            

Trichosanthes cucumerina (Snake gourd) Vs Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd) - Ingredient for Bhunimbadi kadha (Nilavembu Kudineer)

Bhunimbadi kadha or Nilavembu Kudineer the best remedy for the dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and other viral fever and seasonal fever due to common cold. Trichosanthes cucumirina (Snake gourd- small cultivated variety or Jangali Chichinda) belongs to family Cucurbitaceae is one of the most important ingredients among the other required for the manufacturing or preparing of the aforesaid medicine. The whole plant is reported to cure bronchitis, headache, and boils. The plant leaves are used to cure biliousness also. The plant is reported for its many therapeutic properties like antipyretic, antihelminthic, antiemetic, etc. This raw drug is commercially not available in bulk like other Trichsanthes anguina (long snake gourd). Trichosanthes cucumerina (Jangali Chichinda) still lacking of more cultivation. The scarcity of particular raw drugs affects the timely production of the Bhunimbadi kudineer (Nilavembu kudineer) as a result, the availability of this medicines in the general public in a frequent manner is highly questionable. 

[Trichosanthes cucumerina - small and wild variety]

Now the question is what would be the alternative solution of the plant Trichosanthes cucumerina and how we can prepare the medicine in absence of the that plant without affecting the therapeutic properties?

Here, I have some solutions for the above queries. There is another plant that also belongs to the family - Cucurbitaceae and commonly know as Momordica charantia - wild variety (but not a cultivar variety (Karela - bitter gourd) that fruits are usually being sold in the vegetable market). The Momordica charantia small and wild variety has already picked up the market because of its cultivation in bulk and also easily available in the raw drug trade market but the trade name is Bitter gourd -wild variety is still remaining for identification purposes. This plant also has the same therapeutic properties as stated for the Trichsanthes cucumerina. 

[Momordica charantia - wild variety]

Many manufacturing companies easily using the whole plant of the Momordica charantia, the common vegetable bitter gourd (Karela) in absence of Trichosanthes cucumerina and Momordica charantia - wild variety. I think, using this material is actually not harmful to health but more research requires to prove its therapeutic action of the raw drugs along with other ingredients because much literature supports utility for its roots, leaves and fruits only.  

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Salab Punja, Salab Misri and Salab Gatta - Unique Identification.

In India, mainly five types of systems of traditional medicines comprise together to form a system is called AYUSH System that includes Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines. It has been practically observed that more efforts have been made to develop Ayurveda and Siddha, Systems of traditional medicines. In which, Ayurveda and Homoeopathy achieved its name in the country and abroad but Siddha is popularly practiced to South part of India and some neighboring countries. Yoga  & Naturopathy is also on upward movement but the Unani System of medicine still requires more attention to make the medicines scientifically proven. There are many valuable medicines available in the  Unani System but lacking of authentication due to more confusion in the identical or similar looking herbs but has different therapeutic values. Since, the Unani medicine is an important part of Ayush System, the standards of single drugs as well as compound formulations cannot be left over the Haqim or Unani Physician. Their experiences and skill of treatment to the patient cannot be overlooked but along with the knowledge now evidences on research background is also required as the backbone of the Unani System. Though, many efforts are being made to grow this system but still many drugs lacking identifications and create great confusion on its utility point.

Here, I like to discuss about the Salab Punja, Salab Misri, and Salab Gatta. These drugs belong to the family Orchidaceae and genus Orchis. These three drugs is very much differ from each other due to their species and therapeutic values. The ground tuber of this Orchis species is called "Salep" and is being utilized in many important treatments like sexual disorder, nutraceutical supplements to geriatric patients. It also has aphrodisiac, hypolipidemic and antihypertensive properties. As per Unani experts, all these Salep cannot be utilized for the same purposes due to its different therapeutic properties but due to lack of Pharmacognostic evaluation of these species, all are confusingly being used as per availability in the market.  

The efforts are made in this blog to identify the aforesaid drugs with their morphology as to make more approachable on the utilization point of view and also without confusion. 

1.Salab Punja: As the name indicates, "Punja" this drugs look like a palm along with fingers like 3-5 projections.  The drug is the cleaned, dried, and peeled tuber of plant Dactylorhiza hatagirea; family Orchidaceae. It is naturally brown in color but after peeling it gives shiny white to creamish appearance, fleshy and slightly sweetish in taste. 

[Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Peeled Tuberous root)]

2. Salab Misri: As the name indicates " Misri" means very sweet in taste. The scientific name of Salab Misri is Orchis latifolia; Family - Orchidaceae is also called as "Salep" in English languages. The tuberous root of the plant is called Adam and Eve Root due to its magical medicinal properties. It is one of the herbs that are very effective in promoting sexual health. This is very much use for treating aged patients because of its high nutritive value. This drug is widely used in the Unani System of Medicine to treat chronic diarrhea, bilious fever, syphilis, strangury, hemiplegia, dyspepsia, tuberculosis, debility, and helminthiasis etc.    

[Orchis latifolia - Tubrous root]

3. Salab Gatta: This is also called as Khusiyat -Ul- Salib or Salab Gatta. This is the ground tuber of Orchis masculata; Orchidaceae. The drug sample consists of the dried and mature tuber of O. masculata. The drug sample in the market varying in size from 5.5 cm to 9.5 cm long and 2.5 cm to 4.5 cm wide and conical, conch, or somewhat spindle-shaped. the drug has many shallow grooves and thus forms shrinking appearances The lower end of the drug is tapering and shows sharp to blunt ending;, however, the upper portion shows white to creamish broad scar indicated the detachment of the tuber from the plant stem. Colour, dark brown to black, Odorless, and taste is bitter and astringent.

[Orchis masculata - Tuberous root]

Nowadays, in the commercial market, the above mentioned three drugs are available in the name of Salab root. Due to lack of detailed descriptions of its identification and easy distinguishing characters, the quality of medicines becomes questionable. As we know the above mentioned one drug of the genus Dactylofera and other two species of the genus Orchis has different therapeutic values and if the authentic material would be used for preparation of medicines, the medicines would be more effective.

The above diagram surely helps to identify the drugs and its selection according to the medicinal requirement to produce highly effective, standard medicines to treat the patient satisfactorily and thus the writing of this blog will work purposefully.

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Stay Healthy and Stay Safe. 

Dr. Prem Dutt Dwivedi,

Pharmacognosists.

Study of Botany as pure subject is nearing to extinction...

It is very much surprising that a human being knows that he or she cannot live without food, shelter, and clothes that are mainly originated from the vegetation or flora or Botany. Nowadays, all countries of the whole world competing for each other in various technologies except the consideration of their own fundamental needs that are improving agriculture.

Heavy competition is going on to empower forces, modern weapons, increasing soldiers in the various army like in the sky, earth, and in water. In the education system, a great focus has been given to prepare candidate with the streaming subject in engineering medical, paramedical sciences, pure sciences that include Physic, Chemistry and Biology, information technologies, Mathematics and so on.. but, have you ever seen that any student wish to study pure botany or zoology as subject after his or schooling (10 +2) as it was seen before 1990?  We may say that time it was the requirement of those decades then, what now becomes new.

We also consuming the same food in various forms and the required quantity becomes five times more than the earlier due to the raise of populations in our Country. A newly born child cannot live without his or her mother likewise we cannot imaging our survival on the earth without vegetation whatever the modernization may be...

We have to consider once again the conservation of forest, improvement of agricultural technology, indigenous cattle, promote veterinary sciences, animal husbandry, etc.., otherwise, the day is coming when we would be compelled to eat plastic rice, artificial bread, artificial vegetables. 

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Ayurveda recommends use of whole plant not alkaloids or active principles

Nowadays, isolation of active principles or alkaloids from the plants is seeking more attraction to the researchers and Scientists to manufacture various kinds of medicines based on a single active principle or molecule mainly in the Allopathic System of Medicine. Indigenous drugs are now being tested in various chemical laboratories, however, the Ayurveda recommends utilization of the whole plant as drugs not single isolated molecules or active principle constituents. 

 Much work had already been done to compare the properties of the Indigenous drugs by using as whole as well as isolated single molecules and observed that the whole drugs were found more effective in comparison to the isolated molecules.

 According to many practical observations it is seen that- 

 " It is impossible to obtain any information about the medical properties of drugs by carrying on researchers in chemical laboratories. Whether a botanical or chemical drug is harmful to the system can be conclusively proved only if the drug is administered in its natural state - a state in which its action has been described in Ayurvedic work: research regarding them should be carried on primarily in human hospitals or at the most in biological laboratories." 

 The following quotes published in the current Science in 1946 also supporting that -

  " Looking at the matter from chemical point of view one is struck by the large number and variety of natural products employed successfully as curative materials by the Ayurvedic practitioners as a result of the immensity of valuable therapeutic knowledge of these accumulated by centuries of observations. It has been the practice among advocates of Indigenous drugs for use in the western system of medicine to extract some of these drugs for what is known as active principles with a view to employing the latter for the same purposes as the crude drug. Ths practice which has currency for some time soon proved dangerous, as it was frequently found that, the extracted principles very often had not even a fraction of the efficacy of the crude drug. As has been recently shown by Miss Irani in the case of Kuruchi seeds, the constituents of a  crude drug responsible for its curative action may be in a different and much more complex stage of combination than the substances usually isolated from them in the form of the so-called active principles. This question, therefore, of the substitution of Ayurvedic drugs by their so-called active principles may be fraught with dangerous consequences."

From the above, it is very much clear that the Ayurvedic System Of Medicines recommends utilizing whole drugs for the preparation of medicines to get more and effective therapeutic properties.

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Murraya koenigii (Metha Neem) - A natural health maintainer and anemia killer

Murraya koenigii (Meetha neem or curry leaves) belongs to the family Rutaceae is a handsome aromatic shrub or small tree. It is commonly found in forests often as gregarious undergrowth. It is cultivated for its aromatic leave and for ornament throughout India.

 

{Murraya koeniggi (Curry leaves); Family - Rutaceae}

 The leaves of the plant are extensively employed as a flavoring in curries and chutneys. Analysis of the leaves showed to consist of many nutritional elements like protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, minerals, calcium, and phosphorus. It also consists of plenty of Vitamin A, nicotinic acids, and Vitamin C and is a very good source of iron. It is reported that the regular consumption of leaves in any form either churna, chutney, or podi may help to maintain blood formation in the body and thus controls anemia.

The leaves are commonly used in the preparation of various delicious and spicy food. Consuming leaves in any form is very helpful for health. Though many therapeutic uses like piles, diarrhea, emesis, burning sensation, non-healing ulcer, fever, itching, helminthiasis, skin diseases, metabolic disorder, dysentery, colic pain, emaciation, oedema leucoderma/vitiligo, etc., have been reported, however, consuming leaves powder as churna 03 to 06g OR Svarasa (Juice) 10-20 ml daily gives very good result in the various health complaints.

In addition to the above health benefits, the curry leaves gives following main health benefits. These are -

      

1. In diabetics: Regular consuming leaves may help to maintain blood sugar levels in the body and thus control diabetics.

2. Cough: Dry curry leaves powder helps to control cough if taken with honey to in case of dry and sticky phlegm from lungs.

3. Diarrhea and dysentery: 2 -3 g churna with 100 ml of butter milk may help to stop the loose motion and relax the stomach without pain.

4. Bruises and eruptions: The fresh leaves in paste form or dry leaves powder may help to reduce bruises and eruptions when applied externally on the affected part of the body.

5. Vomiting: 2 - 3 g powder with hot water or butter milk may help to stop vomiting.

7. Skin disease and pimples: The paste made from fresh leaves is helpful to normalize the skin disease and pimples if applied on the affected area of the body.

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Dare, Aware and self care; three main principles to escape from COVID -19

 " Endless Efforts is the mantra of Success" 

As the world is suffering from COVID -19, a pandemic disease that overall destroyed the routine life of the entire world. Gradually, the people losing their patience and confidence due to seeing the upraising graph of Corona on daily analysis from various media. In this situation, even a small rumors may make panic to the entire public of a country and therefore, it is the duty of various responsible organizations not to deliver such kind of news or bulletins that has controversial views from one to another. It is noted that the earlier information was given by World Health Organization (W.H.O.) that the corona was spreading by air through minute droplets and can affect even a common man that had not shown symptoms to this COVID -19; a pandemic disease and such kind of person be referred as "Asymptomatic".

It was also told by the many news channels that an asymptomatic person that has infections can spread this disease to the other persons and therefore, public should take utmost care not to come in contact to others. Recently, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead COVID -19, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, updated that there is no actual rate of transmission known for spreading this disease from asymptomatic persons to the secondary individuals. In her program, Dr. Samadi, Director of Men's Health, St. Francis Hospital stating that if a person has no chillness, fever, soreness in the throat, and difficulties in breathing, such person is very rare to spread disease. It clearly indicates that the asymptomatic persons are not contagious too.

The common people have no ideas to diagnose symptomatic and asymptomatic patients so easily and whether they can spread the disease to others or NOT that is also suspicious. 

In these conditions, it would be better for the common people to adopt the following three mantras - 

1. Dare: It is very important to maintain dare and leave the fear from the mind considering that the person getting infected at the same time they are recovering too. So, it is not necessary to be panic for this disease.

  

2. Aware: Awareness is important to take care of our body even from a small infection. Better to wear a facemask, maintain proper distancing, avoid physical contact, and wash hands with suitable soap frequently.  

3. Self-care: Only things to maintain good immunity by taking healthy and hygienic food. It is good to get proper sleep of 6-7 hours, regular indoor exercises, and meditations help to boost the immune system and make ready the body to fight against any communicable disease. 

Hope, any good vaccine will be invented and launch very soon to eradicate this pandemic and make human life in normal condition. 

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Is all traditional Medicines analysis essential in modern time - A review.

"अपने अच्छे कार्य करते रहना चाहिए। हम रहें या न रहें, हमारा काम बोलना चाहिए। " 

It is often said by people that this is a progressive time even for traditional medicines and therefore, many research and development activities to identify the drugs and their potency and other formulation and development work have been taken place to modernizes the doses in various forms such as tincture, extracts, capsules, tablets, etc as per the carrying conveniences but many times it is practically observed that such converted forms of medicines are not having such effect as experienced in their fresh form or juice form. 

Now, the question is whether all traditional Medicines analysis essential in modern times? In fact, answering such a question is a little bit tough and cannot be concluded immediately. But one thing is appreciable that in India, all the green vegetation available throughout the years, then why we should not use their fresh juice? For instance, the kwatha and churn of Boerhaavia diffusa (Punarnava) showed more effectiveness in comparison to its tincture. Another example is the  Abroma augusta (Ulat - kambal) is a very good drug. This plant mainly grows in West Bengal and therefore, many attempts have been made to prepare its tincture in order to serve the drugs all over India but on the practical ground, the tincture showed less effective than that of fresh extract (swarasa). According to Dr. Bhuvan Mohan Sarkar " Attempts have been made to administer the drug in the more acceptable forms of tincture, pill or powder; but, none prove so efficacious as the fresh viscid sap in substances in which form I have used it with the wonderful result." 

Indian peoples have been using fresh drugs since the ancient periods and those drugs proved wonderful therapeutic properties as told by many experienced persons but these herbal drugs do not show the same chemical constituents during their chemical analysis. In Modern time, it is being considered that a drug should have a particular chemical constituent in it up to the fixed standard parameters then only it may be considered as suitable medicine otherwise not. But, it is practically observed that medicines that had not been found complied with fixed chemical parameters, also having many important therapeutic properties. in this connection, one Scientist quoted that " All the phenomena of the plant life are not explicable in terms of chemistry and physics; there are certain residual phenomena which points to the existence of what may be called in the present state of our knowledge, 'Vital force."  

Apart from that this may also be considered that all the drugs had still not been chemically isolated. The Isolation of drugs needs more research and formulation work. Whether we should wait for not to use the drugs that either under research or no research initiated so far. This is true that in many Metropolitan Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, it is difficult to collect green and fresh drug and again to make its paste for extracting fresh juice but it does not mean that we will not get good and effective doses of medicines. In Ayurveda, a very good method for 'Asava' preparation has been mentioned. If we take all medicines in the form of  'Asava' what would be wrong in that. Many reputed companies had already been started work on the preparation of 'Asava' too. This would be a great wok in the Traditional Medicine System. The Traditional System of Medicine uses plant or their parts as such is always recommended and only the things, it should not be compared with the logic of the Allopathy System. 

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संभावित कोरोना वैक्सीन, वर्तमान स्थिति और आकलन।

कोरोना महामारी ने सम्पूर्ण विश्व में लगभग १. १२ करोड़ लोगों को संक्रमित किया है और लगभग ५. ३ लाख लोगों की अब तक मौत हो चुकी है। हमारे देश भारत में ही लगभग ७ लाख लोग संक्रमित पाए गए हैं हालाँकि इनमें लगभग 4. २५ लाख लोग इस महामारी से ठीक भी हुए हैं। महाराष्ट्र , दिल्ली और तमिलनाडु राज्य की स्थिति काफ़ी नाज़ुक है।  यदि कोरोना के बढ़ते आँकड़े रुक गए होते, तब तो कोई बात नहीं थी, किन्तु आये दिन कोरोना के मामले बढ़ते ही जा रहे हैं। हमारी भारत सरकार और राज्य सरकारें कोरोना से निज़ात पाने के मुहिम में पुरजोर प्रयास कर रही हैं लेकिन सफलता उस हिसाब से नहीं मिल पा रही है जिसकी हम लोगों को उम्मीद थी। 

 

इस महामारी के निरंतर बढ़ने का श्रेय हम आम नागरिक को ही जाता है।  हम  भारत सरकार और राज्य सरकारों को दोषी नहीं ठहरा सकते कारण यह है कि हम लोगों ने इस कोरोना महामारी को प्रारंभ में बहुत हल्के में लिया और सरकार के बताये हुए नियमों का पालन ठीक ढंग से नहीं किया।  जो एक जिम्मेदार नागरिक को करना चाहिए था। अब सवाल यह उठता है कि गलती कहाँ पर हुई ? तो इसका उत्तर बहुत ही सरल है और वह है हम सभी का का गैर जिम्मेदारानापन तथा अपने आपको अपने से धोखा देने की परंपरागत और झूठी शान। जब सरकार ने लाकडाउन किया तब हम थोड़े दिन में ही तसल्ली खो बैठे थे।  पूरा अफरा -तफरी मचा डाली, कहीं रोटी का रोना रोया तो कहीं नौकरी का तो कही अपने घर वापसी का।  और थोड़े से दुःख को बर्दास्त न कर सके। 

 

आज भी सड़क पर बहुतायत लोगों को बिना मास्क और सोशल डिस्टैन्सिंग के देखा जा सकता है।  ऐसे लोग अब समाज के लिए खतरा बने हुए हैं।  इन्होंने तो जैसे मन बना लिए है कि  न जियेंगे और न ही जीने देंगे। अब भी जहाँ पाते हैं वहीँ पर थूक देते हैं।  बिना कार्य के ही बहाना बनाकर घर से बाहर जाते हैं।  यदि पुलिस ने पूँछा भी तो कोई न कोई पुख्ता बहन जरूर होता है इनके लिए। मास्क भी लगाते हैं तो ठुड्डी पर। पुलिस को देखा तब सही कर लिया।

 

हम यह क्यों नहीं सोचते कि इस से पुलिस को क्या नुकसान है वह तो अपनी ड्यूटी करते हैं।  कोरोना महामारी में सबसे  ज़्यादा परेशानी तो डॉक्टर और पुलिस तथा इन के विभाग से जुड़े लोगों को ही हुआ है. हम इनका उपकार जीवन में कभी भी नही भूलेंगे। यह भी  हमारी तरह अपने परिवार के सर्व प्रिये हैं फिर भी अपनी जिंदगी को दावँ पर लगाकर हमारी सुरक्षा करने में डटे रहते हैं।  

 

कोरोना की वैक्सीन बनाने की मुहीम जोरों पर है।  कई संस्थान इस मुहीम में लगे हुए हैं।  अभी कल मैंने एक संभ्रांत सज्जन व्यक्ति से पूछा कि  भाई साहब आपने मास्क क्यों नहीं लगाया है और सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का क्या हुआ कि आप एक ही मोटर साइकिल पर तीन लोग सवार होकर जा रहे हो।  उन्होंने जो उत्तर दिए वह सुनकर मेरे तो पसीने आ गए। उन्होंने कहा कि डॉक्टर साहब यह कोरोना उनका क्या बिगाड़ेगा? अगले महीने वैक्सीन आ जाएगी फिर हम सपरिवार अस्पताल में जाकर लगवा लेंगे।  अब कौन इन्हें समझाए कि वैक्सीन आने में अभी समय है।  जिस हिसाब से आकड़े बढ़ रहे हैं यह देख कर एक- एक दिन बड़ा लग रहा है।  चलो थोड़ी देर के लिए मान लेते हैं कि यदि तय समय पर वैक्सीन आ भी जाती है तो भी यह क्या सभी १३७ करोड़ नागरिकों को तुरंत मिल जाएगी ? इस पर कितना ख़र्च लगेगा ? इसका भी अभी मानक तय नहीं हुआ है। 

 

आप सभी से अनुरोध है कि इस महामारी को इतने हल्के में मत लें , जितना हो सके सावधानी बरतें।  भारत सरकार और राज्य सरकार के बताये हुए नियमों का पालन करें।  ध्यान रहे हमारी एक छोटी सी लापरवाही हमारे पूरे परिवार पर बहुत भारी पड़ सकती है। इस कहावत को सच न होने दें " सावधानी हटी और दुर्घटना घटी" .

 

जहाँ यह महमारी अपना पैर पसार रही है वहीँ बहुत अधिक अनुपात में लोग इस बीमारी को जीत कर बाहर भी आ गए हैं।  बस ! हमे हौशला रखना है, मास्क पहनना है, सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का पालन करना है और अपने हाथों को भली भाँति हर घण्टे साबुन से धोते रहना है। 

 

विश्वास करें , हम अवश्य जीतेंगे। 

 

जय हिन्द , जय भारत  . 

 

डॉ. प्रेम दत्त द्धिवेदी।