Abstract

TO STUDY EFFECT OF GUDUCHI SWARAS IN GROWTH OF CHILDREN

*Dr. Nitin S. Sanap

ABSTRACT

Health problems of child in the third world are most pressing. Numerous adults and children die each year from the effect of famine and starvation in developing country in contrast many people’s die due to hyper nutritional disorders like obesity, diabetes in developed countries. The condition like famine starvation and low economical status of families influences the physical as well as mental growth of children in accordance with above said problem rasyana dravyas in ayurveda have these property to overcome hence here an attempt is made to study the effect of guduchi swaras in growth of 30 children having weight 80 to 90% of their expected weight at age of 6 to 8years given in 50th percentile as median given in NCHS in collaboration with CDC2000 charts which is normal according to IAP were selected with madu as an anupana as dose of 20 ml respectively for three month and follow up after 15 days with their routine diet and children were assessed and evaluated on the basis of subjective and objective parameters.20% children shows very much improvement in growth 36.67% shows momentary improvement and 43.33% did not show any improvement.

Keywords: Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), madhu (Honey) NCHS (National centre for health statistics, CDC (center for chronic diseases and heath promotion), IAP (Indian paediatrics association).