Medicos to boycott classes after MGR University alters syllabus

More than 1,100 students of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani courses of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University are planning to boycott classes from Monday as they fear their courses will soon become invalid after portions pertaining to allopathic medicine were removed from their syllabus. The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), a regulatory body for the Indian medicine doctors has threatened to withdraw recognition to the state medical university, which removed allopathic content from their syllabus for traditional medicine. The council’s one month deadline to withdraw its decision on syllabus revision ends September 17.  Students from Government Siddha College in Palayamkottai, who went on a token fast last week, have threatened to boycott class indefinitely. They argue that the council had allowed students of Indian medicine to also study parts of modern medicine to enable them to become better doctors. The university has deleted surgery, pharmacology and large sections of orthopeadics and ophthalmology.  ”If the university is not recognised, we will not be registered as doctors,” said Sabari Manikantan, a student at the Government Siddha College, Palayamkottai. Students from seven siddha colleges, six ayurveda colleges, nine homeopathy colleges and a unani college will join the strike, he said. Council member (siddha) Dr B Muthukumar said the association of practitioners of Indian medicine will move the court against the university decision. He said the university did not consider the views of the standing academic board.  Six Indian medicine doctors, members of the board, advised the university not to delete allopathic contents from siddha, unani and ayurveda. But the university chose to go with the views of six allopathic doctors, he said. “The government has allowed us to prescribe allopathic medicines and do some surgeries because our students are trained. The university thinks that if they delete those parts from the syllabus we will be forced to stay away from prescribing certain allopathic drugs,” he said.  Associations of doctors in modern medicine including the state wing of the Indian Medical Association and the Tamil Nadu State Medical Council have a different take. “Anatomy and physiology that the Indian medicine students learn may be common to those of MBBS, but pharmacology is not,” said state medical council president Dr M Prakasam.
Source : The Times Of India

News letter July 2011

From the  Editors Desk

                                           

              NEED OF SIDDHA MAN IN AYUSH

              Government of India is very keen in developing Indian Systems of Medicine. On seeing China and other Western countries, India has also come forward to promote its traditional systems of Medicine.  And in fact, our country is even more resourceful in the ancient systems of medicine comparing with other countries in the world.

Not only the Government, nowadays the public are also eager to get treatment under the traditional system of medicines.

Even allopathic  practitioners are using Herbal Siddha drugs in their treatment for Renal calculus, Jaundice, Infertility, Gynecological disorder. Experts of  Allopathy are well aware of  certain vacuums in their system and they have reached their limitations in treating disease with their synthetic chemical products. This has lead to do more research in Natural products. Pharmaceutical companies are now a days producing more herbal products rather than the chemical products.

Department of AYUSH is implementing various schemes in promoting and propagating Indian Systems of Medicine with efficient Administrative team and technical experts. Each and every system of Indian medicine is having its own uniqueness.  Promoting all system with Ayurvedic experts is not fair. It is high time we need to have an Siddha Expert with wide knowledge of Siddha, both academics and research. So on behalf of the whole Siddha community, we pray the Government of India to appoint an Advisor exclusive for Siddha System of Medicine in the Department of AYUSH. 

                                                                                                                           Yours

                                                                                                                      D.Velayudam    

News Letter July 2011

       DOCTOR’S DAY: JULY-1

          

  The Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1 all over India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882  and died at the age of 80 on his birthday in the year 1962 . Dr Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February 4th, 1961.

The B.C. Roy National Award was instituted in 1976 for work in the area of medicine, politics, science, philosophy, literature and arts. The Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Library and Reading Room for Children in the Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, was opened in 1967

MAKKAL TV –LIVE

               On june 2ndDr .D. Velaudham , TMK  participated in MAKKAL TV –LIVE SHOW ’’ MARUTHUVA NERAM’’.In the live show he explained the  prevention and management of SPINAL DISEASE and also clarified the doubts of viewers.Nearly thirty callers who           contacted him over phone on that occasion cleared their doubts in addition to the televiewers .       Tamizh Maruthuva Kazhagam in coordination with MAKKAL TV jointly organised a COOKING  Show , PARAMPARIYA SAMAYAL for promoting Traditional Foods. The show is being  telecasted every Monday between 1.00 -1.30 pm.

Members of TMK Dr.A.Kirubagaran, Dr.S.Senthil   karunakaran and Dr.P.Hemalatha  demonstrated the herbal food preparation and explained their medicinal importance.

Following food recipes will be seen in upcoming weeks.

1.Mulai kollu kuzhambu

2 .kongura urukai

3. Ingi oma legiyam

4. Adirasam

5.Arugampul puttu

6. palapazha payasam

7. Mulaikollu kuzhmbu

8. Thulasi kara vadai

9.Mudakaruthan kuzhambu

10.Selavu kuzhambu

INJI MURAPPA

 Ingredients

Ginger     -250 grams

Sugar        -250 grams

Ghee          -50grams

 Method of preparation:
Scrap some ginger - young or medium.
Pound it
Extract the juice
Dip a red hot iron spoon into it.
Let the juice stand
There will be a white deposit at the bottom
Decant the juice in a     vessel.
Take an equal volume of sugar
Melt it
Pour in the juice.
Keep on stirring until it attains pahu consistency
Spread out on a ghee coated shallow plate.
Cut into pieces.

Medicinal uses:

It  is useful for cough and good digestion.

It is also used as a kaya kalpa drug.

News letter July 2011

Premna integrifolia -Munnai

 Studies:          .

• Antibacterial: The alcoholic extract of the root bark showed good antibacterial activity against gram-positive organisms in a preliminary screening.
• Immunomodulatory Activity: The roots of both plants of C. phlomidis and Premna integrifolia are incorporated in many valued Ayurvedic formulations. In a study evaluating the roots for immunomodulatory potential, both roots showed immunoprophylactic effect with C phlomidis showing higher response to specific immune activity. In no specific immune activity, both roots showed equal response.
• The effect of Premna integrifolia Linn. (Verbenaceae) on blood glucose in streptozotocin induced type 1 and type 2 diabetic rats.
• Hypoglycemic activity: In a study of 30 hypoglycemic plants from indigenous folk medicines, Preman integrifolia wsas one of 24 samples that showed significant blood glucose lowering activity.
• Premnazole / Anti-Inflammatory Activity: Premnazole, an isoxazole alkaloid from Premna integrifolia and Gmelina arborea exhibited signnificant anti-inflammatory activity in rats, comparable to that of phenylbutazone.
• Cardiac Stimulant Activity: PS contains alkaloids and iridoid glycoside. Study suggests that the ethanol extract produced a cardiotonic effect and the aqueous extract produced a ß-adrenergic effect.
• Hepatoprotective / Cytotoxic Activity: Study showed the alcoholic extract with significant hepatoprotective activity evidenced by decrease of serum enzymes, bilirubin and lipid peroxidation, comparable to drug silymarin. It also exhibited significant in-vitro cytotoxic activity. Results showed the alcoholic extract not only as an effective hepatoprotective agent, but with also significant antitumor activity.
• Antiparasitic Activity: In a study of 18 medicinal plants in New Caledonia evaluated in vitro against several parasites, Scaevola balansae and Premna serratifolia were the most active against Leishmania donovani.

KNOW ABOUT HERBS-VALLARAI

 Plant name :VALLARAI“

This medicinal plant is Centella grows along ditches and in low wet areas. Botanical name : Centela asiaticaFamily :  Apiaceae Actions :  antibacterial,      anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcerogenic, anxiolytic, a cerebral tonic, a circulatory stimulant, a diuretic, nervine and vulnerary

 . A decoction of juice from the leaves is said to relieve hypertension. .A poultice of the leaves is also used to treat open sores. Centella asiatica also has anti-oxidant properties. It works for venous insufficiency. It is widely used in Thailand for opium detoxification

News Letter July 2011

TMK-ACTIVITIES

 MEDICAL INTERVENTION & HERBAL TRAINING

              TMK continues its medical intervention to the children affected with cerebral palsy & mental retardation in PCTC Tiruvanamalai by providing monthly medical check up and siddha treatment and also imparting training to the staff for the preparation of herbal food and simple Herbal medicines.  In the  past three months training to prepare ‘kuppaimeni thilam,mathan thylam,birami malt, and urai mathirai’ were given to the staff there.

  Staffs were given training in the management of skin disease, respiratory infections, digestive problems, and Epilepsy.

Preparation of Herbal food recipes like ‘inji thenooral, poondu then, nellikai tonic and thoothuvalai thuvayal were also demonstrated and the staff were trained in these preparations.

MEDICINE PREPARATION:

It is to be noted here that TMK conducts medicine preparation classes every Sunday.

Classes on the topics ‘karpam’, ‘Vatha disease’, ‘History of Siddha medicine’, ‘Renal stone’, and ‘Thotrakirama aaraich’ were taken by Dr.D.Velayudam on 26^th June, 3^rd and 17^th of July  2011 , in such a manner  as to instill and nourish  the general and technical knowledge.

Practical classes on, Teeka malli thylam, Kalladaipu nei, Anda lehyam, Inji then ooral, Seeragathi chooranam, Moosambara mezhugu and Kazharchi mathirai  were conducted by the members of Tamizh Maruthuva Kazhagam and the importance and  therapeutic uses of the above medicines were discussed .