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An Ayurvedic medicine Kamalahar helps cure patients during Jaundice outbreak
Shri Vinay Mitra Mandal, a non government organization from Raipur, in the Chhattisgarh state of India, has been actively involved in many social welfare activities. They regularly participate in various activities helping the poor people of the region and have been quite actively involved in Jaipur foot camp in collaboration with Balco, a private sector company. The programme helps provide light-weight artificial limb made of Aluminium to poor people who suffer from lower limb amputation. They have also been involved in other relief and social welfare programmes over the years. One such programme was in Kukurbeda and Subhash Nagar areas of Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
There was an outbreak of Jaundice in the poor areas of Raipur which included the Kukurbeda and Suhash Nagar areas of Raipur. Many people suffered from Jaundice and most of the people suffering were poor women and children. The outbreak of Jaundice was mostly in the slum and poor areas of Raipur as the hygiene in these areas are generally not very good. Many times the water supply is not up to the mark. In general the cases of water borne diseases go up in India during the monsoon season and the people who suffer the most are the poor people who cannot afford the good quality water as buying treated water is expensive and the only source of treated water at reasonable cost is the Government water supply which is not available in many of the places due to various reasons.
During the outbreak of Jaundice in Raipur, Shri Vinay Mitra Mandal took several steps to help the poor people. They worked closely with the local government officials of the city and also with the mayor of the municipal corporation of Raipur. They collaborated with the private sector business organizations and doctors to help the poor people of kukurbeda and Subash Nagar. They organized camps where poor people were given free medical checkups and also given free medicines in collaboration with the private sector donors. The camps were personally visited by the mayor of the city. The free medicine included the ayurvedic medicine Kamalahar. Kamalahar is an Ayurvedic or herbal medicine which is very useful in the treatment of liver disorders such as hepatitis, jaundice, cirrhosis, fatty liver, etc. The herbal ingredients present in Kamalahar are very good for liver detoxification which helps to make the liver strong and healthy. The medicine is widely used in the eastern part of India in the state of Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, etc. to treat people suffering from jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver and at the same time the medicine is also very cost effective. The NGO worked closely with Khatore Pharmaceuticals Private Limited the company that make and sells Kamalahar.
During the outbreak of Jaundice in kukurbeda and Subash Nagar areas of Raipur, apart from setting up the camps, Shri Vinay Mitra Mandal also dedicated their office in the city centre to distribute free Kamalahar and other medicines to the needy patients. The initiative by the NGO in collaboration with Khatore Pharmaceuticals Private limited benefited hundreds of patients in the worst affected areas of Raipur and helped in controlling the outbreak of jaundice quickly. The people who benefited from the initiative most included poor women and children who have been the most affected by the outbreak. The initiative was even more important as the current way to treat jaundice is to ask for rest which the poor people cannot afford as they have to work daily to earn their living.
Ayurvedic Product Kamalahar – Effective for the treatment of liver disorders, hepatitis, jaundice, cirrhosis, fatty liver.
Ayurveda, Still The Most Trusted In The Medicine World
Ayurveda, the ancient Indian treatment is well known as one of the major systems of alternative medicine. The treatment is based on usage of indigenous herbs. In the recent while, the interest in Ayurevda has been on a rise. In the past, it was considered as being truly undeserving to be called as a medicinal system, due to lack of lab trials. But, times have changed and now is taken more seriously with various researches on ayurvedic herbs that are used as medicines being conducted.
Recognised by World Health Organisation, Ayurveda is certified by the Government of India as well. The holistic healing approach that it follows is more than just mind-body sync, it aims at achieving overall good health inclusive of emotional and spiritual aspects as well. Unlike other medicinal systems which rely on medicines, Ayurveda treatment takes a slight different turn. The treatment combines herbs, yoga, exercises and dietary changes to treat disease on a holistic base.
Though mainly considered as totally harmless, Ayurveda does has its share of side effects. Alike everything which in excess causes harm, ayurvedic herbs if exceeded more than recommended can do harm. Consider the case of Garlic bulb. When consumed in excess amount, garlic is observed to cause post- operation bleeding. If consumed on empty stomach, the side effects include vomit and chest burn. Odour problem is another issue with excess garlic consumption. Another in the list is licorice root. Far too consumption can result into swelling of hand and feet due to water accumulation. Use of excess licorice should be avoided specially in cases of high blood pressure.
Obesity is a major trouble for masses around the globe. Modern day health care systems still have not been of much use to many and is slowly being replaced by Ayurveda for cure. The major thing working in favour of ayurvedic healing are the effective results. Practitioners offer treatment based on the assessment of different body types. Importance is given to achieve overall health, which often is neglected in conventional treatment for troubling obesity. The Ayurveda treatment may vary from each person, yet, the basic objective is overall healing.
Ayurveda massages are known to facilitate blood circulation, which helps in fresh and regular supply to tissues functioning in the body. Massages cure the problems of insomnia, high and low blood pressure, ulcers, disorders of urinary bladder and kidney. Ayurveda massage therapy is mainly known for the rejuvenating spirit it incites.
Ayurvedic Medicines for Curing without any Side Effect
Every one of us is known with the term of Ayurveda, this is a treatment process. But do you know that what things are used in this treatment process of this method. Perhaps only few would have known that all the spices and herbs are used in this treatment process. There are some examples of these things like onion, garlic, clove, cardamom, turmeric, cumin, coriander and others. India have very important role in Ayurvedic treatment, huge variety of medicinal plants are available in India. Ayurveda imbalance in body is the main reason of diseases and it believes that body should be treated with holistic and natural therapies. Ayurvedic medicines mainly endeavor to keep a balance of physical body with mind and spirit to achieve inner harmony.
Parts of plants are used such as stems, leaves, twigs, flowers and roots during the preparation of many Ayurvedic Medicines. Some times some animal products like milk, bones gallstones can also be used. There are many Ayurvedic medicines in which some minerals like arsenic, gold, copper and lead are used. Alcohol can be also used during the operation as a narcotic. There are many Ayurvedic medicines and Ayurvedic companies in India. Ayurveda has many treatments for those diseases, which do not have treatment in western medicine.
Tulsi or Holy Basil leaves are some common Ayurvedic medicines which are used in Indian household. Tulsi’s extract are used in Ayurvedic remedies for common colds, headaches, stomach disorders, various form of poisoning, inflammation, heart disease and malaria. Flatuna Tablets, Suppository And Pessary Products and Inhalade Plus Drops are some Ayurvedic medicines which are used in common dieses like cold, gastric and nose conjunction. Flatuna Tablets are anti flatulent tablets, which are available without antacid. These tablets are used for gastric and comes as sugar coated tablet. Its outer layer has simethicone i. P. 80mg and inner layer has activated charcoal i. P. 250mg.
Simethicone (outer layer) works for stomach gas and activated charcoal (inner layer) works for intestinal gas. These are available with strip packaging. Inhalade Plus Drops are perfect to inhalation for quick and safe relief from symptoms of cold. This is suitable to use and combination of essential oils and inhalants is guaranteed all day relief from cold. Patient may use 2 to 5 drops of inhaled in half liter of steaming water and then they should take breathe in deeply and freely till about 10 minutes. This medicine is available in the plastic dropper bottle.
Why Is Alternative Medicine A Rewarding Career Option
With the ever-increasing cost and undesirable side effects of the conventional Western method of medicine, we have witnessed a constantly increasing interest in alternative medicine system. While there is an alternative medicine school in almost every part of the world now, aspiring alternative medicine practitioners are still doubtful about this as a prospective career option. However, contrary to the standard notion, alternative medicine actually has much scope now as an effective career. The speed at which each new alternative medicine school is opening now is itself an indication of the future scope of this career.
The career you take up will depend on the level of education you obtained from your alternative medicine school. If you are business minded, you may get into selling herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and various other holistic products. If you belong to an agricultural background, you may get involved in cultivation of herbs. You will definitely have a never failing career as a massage therapist, as so many spas and gyms that are sprouting everywhere need the same. Even standard acupuncture clinics and Ayurveda centers are more interested in people who are licensed practitioners from some alternative medicine school rather than those with knowledge only and no degree.
If you take up alternative medicine as a career option, not only will your career be very financially rewarding, but your cost of education from an alternative medicine school will be very minimal as well. An alternative medicine schools gives you the provision of distance learning, whereby you can obtain your degree online, studying and researching in your own surroundings. This is particularly beneficial for students who want to study from a different country. You will not have to attend regular classes at an alternative medicine school, you can obtain your degree online wherever you are, and your graduation will be very speedy as well.
One country where alternative medicine has become a very flourishing and promising career option is India. India is the land where many traditional alternative medicine therapies like Ayurveda, Unani, and Yoga originated. Even today, most rural areas in India have alternative medicine in the form of traditional knowledge as the only form of treatment in their areas. In a developing country like India, where so many alternative medicine therapies have been practiced for years, this career is of enormous scope for it is not only very cost effective but also has no harmful side effects.
There are abundant alternative medicine schools in India offering degrees and diplomas in many alternative medicine courses. Students qualified from alternative medicine schools in India are getting employment in treatment centers, hospitals, training centers, resorts, spas and so on. And with the introduction of distance learning, many foreign students who acquire degrees online from the alternative medicine schools in India, are also being able to get various job opportunities in their respective countries.
Careers In Medicine Part-2
Study Routes:
An entrance exam after science in 10+2 is necessary to get admission in one of the medical colleges listed below. Followed by a four and a half year MBBS program which makes you a general practitioner. Next is a one-year internship.
For an MD or an MS i.e. specialization there is another 2-year program, which can be taken up only after qualifying an exam. More than 70% of all MBBS graduates try for postgraduate qualifications, rather than going in for a job or practice. Choice can be any one of the large number of subjects studied during MBBS course Surgery, Medicine, Microbiology, Dermatology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Otolaryngology, Biochemistry, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physiology, Anatomy and Preventive Medicine.
Finally there is super-specialisation as Neurosurgeon, Paediatric surgeon, Cardiologist, Nephrologist, Gastroenterologist, Cardiothoracic surgeon, Genito-urinary surgeon, and Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon.
India- Best Places to Study (Rankings May 2007):
AIIMS, New Delhi
CMC, Vellore
AFMC, Oune
JIPMER, Pondicherry
Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi
King Georges Medical University, Lucknow
Kastirba Medical College, Manipal
St. Johns, Bangalore
Grants Medical College, Mumbai
LMT Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
BJ Medical College, Pune
Bangalore Medical College, Pune
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Madras Medical College, Chennai
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Government Medical College, Mysore
Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad
University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
Other places include
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Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam 53000263413, 61157MBBS150
Deccan College Of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
P.O. Kanchan Bag, Hyderabad 500258239225, 239547
239235MBBS150
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Hyderabad 50019545692, 42936MBBS200
Guahati Medical College, Guwahati, Guwahati 781032561323,562245MBBS156
Darbhanga Medical College, Darbhanga, Laher Sarai 846003, Darbhanga33228, 33190MBBS90
Patna Medical College, Patna, Patna 800004653343MBBS100
Mgm Medical College, Jamshedpur 83101223011MBBS50
Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi, P.O. Bariatau, Ranchi 834009301533MBBS90
Government Med. College, Chandigarh690338, 6904412 MBBS50
Lady Hardinge Med. College, Bhagat Singh Marg, N. Delhi 1100013343984, 3363728MBBS / BDS 130 / NIL
Maulana Azad Med. College, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, N. Delhi 1100023239271/201MBBS / BDS180 / 20
3. University College Of Med. Sciences, 3. Shahdara, Delhi 1100322282106MBBS / BDS100 / NIL
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, N.Delhi 110029661123, 6864851
FAX : 6862663MBBS50
Goa Medical College, Panaji, Panaji 403001225727, 224441
226288MBBS70
Goverment Medical College, Bhavnagar, Sir T. Hospital Campus, Dr. H. Vaidya Road, Kalanala, Bhavnagar 364002422011, 430808MBBS50
Maharaja Agrasen Inst. Of Medical Research & Education, Agroha
Agroha 125047, Haryana45176, 45193
FAX : 3268236MBBS35
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Shimla 17200177820MBBS100
Government Medical College, Srinagar, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu 18000146824, 43996MBBS100
Medical College, Kottayam, Gandhinagar, P.O. Kottayam 686008 7284, 7279MBBS100
Medical College, Mulankunnathukavu, Mulankunnathukavu, Thrissur 6805817355MBBS100
Medical College, Thiruvanathapura, Thiruvananthapuram 69501171205MBBS200
T.D. Med. College, Alappuzha 6880058566111, 856611MBBS100
Medical College, Kozhikode 673008356531
FAX: 355331MBBS200
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore, Kadugondanahalli Bangalore 5600455476498, 5471784MBBS98
Kempegowda Inst. Of Med. Sciences, Bangalore, K.R. Road, Visveswarapuram, Bangalore 560004603560, 628916
FAX : 6613225MBBS98
Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal, Ground Floor, University Bldg., Madhav Nagar, Manipal 576119 71201 Ext. 2499
Fax : 70062MBBS/ BDS/ B.Sc-Nursing
Gajaraja Med. College, Gwalior 474009321400, 323451MBBS140
Gandhi Med. College, Bhopal 462001540590MBBS140
Government Med. College, Jabalpur 482003422851MBBS140
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 410040673290/6030MBBS105
Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 40000124136051
FAX : 4143435MBBS186
S.B.J. Medical College, Nerul, New Bombay 4922791MBBS100
Regional Institute Of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat, Imphal 795004222234, 310267
FAX : 310625MBBS85
Mkcg Medical College, Berhampur 760004200756, 203609
FAX : 200720MBBS107
SCB Medical College, Cuttack 75300723255MBBS107
VSS Medical College, Burla 768017, Sambalpur MBBS10
MKCG Medical College, Berhampur 760004200756, 203609
FAX : 200720MBBS107
Pondicherry University, Jawaharlal Inst. Of Pg Medical Education & Research, Dhanvantry Nagar, Pondicherry 60500636380-89
FAX: 38067MBBS75
Govt. Medical College, Amritsar 143001220618MBBS150
S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur 30200449020, 49096MBBS150
Christian Medical College, P.O.Thorapadi, Vellore 63200222603
FAX : 222788MBBS60
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore 641014574375MBBS110
Madras Medical College, Park Town, Chennai 600003300001MBBS175
Govt. Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai 6000108255331MBBS110
Motilal Nehru Medical College, Lowther Road, Allahabad 211001601983MBBS102
Medical College, Calcutta, 88, College Street, Calcutta 7000732414901,2414920MBBS155
North Bengal Medical College
P.O. Susruthanagar, Siliguri, Darjeeling 734432450285MBBS50
And also several other regional medical colleges.
Under the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Deemed University) the following colleges:
oKasturba Medical College, Mangalore and College of Dental Surgery
oKasturba Medical College, Manipal and College of Dental Surgery.
These institutions conduct separate entrance test on all India basis.
Under the Bhartiya Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Pune – the following colleges:
oMedical College and Dental College, Katraj, Dhanakwadi – Pune 411 043 ,
oMedical College, Erandwane, Pune. All India common entrance test is held at several centres for MBBS, BDS, BAMS and BHMS degrees.
Overseas:
In the United Kingdom
Glasgow Caledonian University
London Medical College – Phone: 011 [44] 845 050 520 766
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine
St. Christopher’s College of Medicine
St. George’s Hospital Medical School
United Medical and Dental School of Guys and St Thomas Hospitals
University of Birmingham
University of Hull – School of Health
University of Southampton
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
University of Wales College of Medicine (UWCM)
In USA (as per latest rankings)
Harvard University (MA)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
University of Pennsylvania
Washington University in St. Louis
University of CaliforniaSan Francisco
University of Washington
Stanford University (CA)
Duke University (NC)
Yale University (CT)
Baylor College of Medicine (TX)
Columbia U. College of Physicians and Surgeons (NY)
University of MichiganAnn Arbor
University of CaliforniaLos Angeles (Geffen)
University of CaliforniaSan Diego
Cornell University (Weill) (NY)
University of Chicago (Pritzker)
University of Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt University (TN)
U. of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas
University of North CarolinaChapel Hill
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Northwestern University (Feinberg) (IL)
Emory University (GA)
Mayo Medical School (MN)
University of ColoradoDenver and Health Sciences Center
University of Virginia
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY)
University of AlabamaBirmingham
University of WisconsinMadison
University of Iowa (Carver)
Ohio State University
Dartmouth Medical School (NH)
Oregon Health and Science University
Boston University
Brown University (RI)
New York University
University of Rochester (NY)
University of Southern California (Keck)
University of Minnesota Medical School
Yeshiva University (Einstein) (NY)
University of CaliforniaIrvine
University of Cincinnati
University of Maryland
Georgetown University (DC)
Indiana UniversityIndianapolis
Wake Forest University (NC)
Tufts University (MA)
University of Florida
University of CaliforniaDavis
University of MassachusettsWorcester
University of Utah
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