YARIS - 2019
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Item Evaluation of the deodorant action of Nagakesara(Young Ayurveda Researchers' and Innovators' Symposium (YARIS – 2019), Institutional Research Committee, Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Yakkala, Sri Lanka, 2019) Hazari, F.S.; Jayasinghe, J.M.P.R.K.Sweating is a natural process that our body goes through each and every day. The purpose of sweating is to cool the body down and remove toxins. But heavy sweating causes problems or distress. It is caused by spicy foods, hard works, caffeine, mental issues and hereditary. Because of the above etiological factors, the body temperature rises and the sympathetic nerve stimulates the sweat glands to produce excessive secretion which leads to clinical manifestations like disruption of normal activities, wet palms, hands, arm pits, frequent sweating, noticeable sweating that soaks that we clothing, skin problems, stained cloths and body odor. A clinical study was designed to evaluate the deodorant action of Nagakeshara (mesuaferrea). The study was carried out on 60 patients of both sexes between 16 - 40 years with complaints of frequent sweating, noticeable sweating that soaks to the cloths, odor formation and color change in axillary region. Two groups were selected and the test group was used to test the deodorant action of the Nagakeshara and ghee (Lepa A). Control group was used to test the action of the ghee (Lepa B). The study was carried out for 21 days. According to the results in present study, it could be concluded that short term administration of the drug has shown significant effect decreasing the severity of the disease.Item A comparative study of Ayurveda and traditional treatment (Vedda community) modalities of snake bite in Sri Lanka(Young Ayurveda Researchers' and Innovators' Symposium (YARIS – 2019), Institutional Research Committee, Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Yakkala, Sri Lanka, 2019) Kumari, M.G.W.R.; Jayasinghe, J.M.P.R.K.Sri Lanka has one of the world’s highest death rates from snake bites. The current recommendation is to give anti-venom treatment only if the victim shows signs of envenoming and snake is highly venomous. Vedda people are the geography aborigines in Sri Lanka. They have their own treatment methods especially in snake bites. This study was conducted to identify the association between widely used common regimens among Vedda community and Ayurveda text to aid snake bite. The objectives were to compare Ayurveda and traditional treatment of snake bite in Sri Lanka, to identify the drugs used in the management of snake bites among indigenous people in Sri Lanka and to identify an immediate treatment for snake bite. Data were collected by a questionnaire, interview with the Vedda community and literary review. Veddas were selected from Dambana, Sri Lanka. Literary review was done by using only treatments which are mentioned in Carakasamhitha, Susruthasamhitha and Ashtangahridaya samhitha. According to the results obtained, there was evidence to confirm that the majority of medicinal plants mentioned in great treatise were used by Veddas. In addition to that some endemic plants are used by them for treatment of snake bite. Their main treatment is chewing bark of Gmelina asiatica (Demata). They used most common utterance for treatment of patient soon after a snake bite, whereas Ayurveda texts mentioned the same. Prepared drugs such as medicated oil, anti-poisonous stones are used by Vedda community. They do not have a long term management system due to their powerful emergency methods