CLINICAL STUDY ON BALASHOSHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION BY SHOSHAJID GHRITA
Dr. Sangita Prusty*, Dr. Mahendra Singh, Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasamal, Dr. Richa Singh, Dr. Ishwar Chandra Rai
ABSTRACT
Children are the most important and crucial segment of our population.
During these formative years foundation is laid for adult life.
Moreover, the quality of our future human-resource is going to be
determined largely by these children. Thus the well being of these
children, on the threshold of physical and sexual maturity is vital for
national development. This study includes preparation of shoshajid
ghrita, chemical analysis of shoshajid ghrita, and clinical study on
management of balashosha by shoshajid ghrita. According to
UNICEF “The state of the world children” average and under 5 years
mortality rate ranges from almost 200/1000 in least developed
countries to less than 9/1000 in developed countries. Infant mortality
rate in India is very high as reported, i.e. 95 per 1000 live births. It was 68 per 1000 live
births in 2000. A malnourished child dies at every one second. India is the second most
populous country in the world with the population 1.47 billion. 47% of the children under
three years of age are malnourished over 200 million children in developing countries to
more than half of the nearly 12 million under five death in developing countries each year. In
the present work an attempt has been made to establish the efficacy of the drug shoshajid
ghrita to manage the disease balashosha and also Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), which
is a major public health problem in today’s society.
Keywords: Balashosha, Shoshajid ghrita, Protein Energy Malnutrition.
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