From the Editors Desk

PATHIAM

Regulating diet is vital

          Many of the physicians are having idea that prescribing suitable drugs after reaching a diagnosis is practice. Of course diagnosis and choice of drug is essential, but it is also vital to advice the patients on Do’s and Don’ts.

          According to our Siddha System of Medicine, every disease is because of deviation in Diet and disciplinary routine activity. Among these two, improper diet plays an important role in a diseased condition. So regulating diet as per taste correlating with the root of disease i.e , Vali, Azhal, iyam is very essential in treating a patient and to get good results.

          ‘Pathiam’ the word gives threat to the patients. It is because of the misconception of the word among the public.

          ‘Pathiam’ word doesn’t mean ‘not to eat’.   Actually it means eating things according to individual’s physical and virtual constitution. For example, more intake of Thuvarpu ( Astringent) taste - eatables like flowers of Musa paradisica, tender fruit, Pomgranate fruit, Guava are more useful to Diabetic patients not only to control the Disease and also to prevent the complications.

          Thirumoolar says treatment is not only to give relief to the patients but also to prevent further occurrence of disease.

                                                                                                               Yours

                                                                                                    Dr.D. Velayudam

TMK-ACTIVITIES

Pooneeru  collection:

               As we had said in the Editor’s Desk of the previous issue about the Pooneeru, the day ‘Pournami of Chitirai Maatham’ this year falls on 17th April 2011. During that day TMK organized a one day tour to a village called SITTHAMALLI near Uthirmeerur of Kancheepuram District under the guidance of Dr. Chozhan B.S.M.S., a leading Siddha Practitioner at Uthiramerur. 18 members of the Siddha community participated in the tour and got benefited by collecting the Pooneeru.

            Dr. Chozhan explained the nature, medicinal importance and availability of Pooneeru, He also explained the mode of collection and method of purifying  before administering it as a medicine. He gave a brief explanation about his treatment and success in treating Infertility(with the help of Pooneeru). Later we visited the Uthiramerur Stone Inscription of the Chozha period.

Organic Agricultural Research Farm:

            On the same day a visit to the Organic Agricultural Research Farm, at Sukkankollai near Vedanthangal was made, where we were able to see more then 80 varieties of Paddy of our traditional tamilians with names and seed samples- Mapillai samba, Kalian samba, Kaadai kazhuthan, Kaatu kuthalam, Kappa kaar, Seeraga samba, Sembili panni, Vajram undaan, Kichili samba, Vaal arrakkan, Soolai kuruvai, Karung kuruvai, pattu araikaar, Varappu kudainjan, Kuzhi adichan, Navarai arisi, Kallundai, Veethi vadangan, Perungum vaazhai, Kundhali, Seengini, Suuran kuruvai  are some of the  varieties available there.

            Vegetables namely Methipaagal, Kuli thakkali, Nurai peerkan, Nettai peerkan,  Kuttai peerkan, Vaithiya kumbalam, Kozhi avarai, Thambattai avarai, Kumbam surai, Voosi melagai, Naatu vendai are some of the traditional varieties available there.

Irular Tibal Farm:

            Then the students had training on herbal identification along with their therapeutical values at Irular’s Tribal farm located at Thandarai Village near Chengalpattu and gained practical experience in their way of treatment to snake bites and other toxic ailments. There we found to know about the cultivation of herbs, maintaining of nursery, manufacturing and marketing of herbs. 

KNOW ABOUT HERBS-CHITRAMUTTI

 Plant name : Chitramutti

“This medicinal plant is very effective against all arthritic pains and fever”

Botanicalname :Pavoniazeylanica
Family :Malvaceae
Actions : Anti-rheumatic, Cardiac tonic, Febrifuge

1. The leaves and roots are used in kizhi or fomentation in arthritic ailments.

2. The decoction prepared with the roots are effective in curing athisuram. Injhi or ginger can be used along with kurunthotti and prepared as decoction and given for fever.

MAKKAL TV –LIVE

On June 2^nd Dr .D. Velaudham of TMK,  participated in MAKKAL TV –LIVE SHOW ’’ MARUTHUVA NERAM’’.

            In the live show he explained the  prevention and management of KURUTHI AZHAL NOI (HYPER TENSION), and also clarified the doubts of viewers.     Tamizh Maruthuva Kazhagam in coordination with MAKKAL TV jointly organised a COOKING  Show , PARAMPARIYA SAMAYAL for promoting Traditional Foods.            This 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. Kathamba thuvayal

2.Ell thengai urundai

3. Vatha narayanan Adai

4. kezhvaragu inipu urundai

5. Vellattu eral varuval

6. Veral meen kuzhambu

7. Vallarai kootu

8. Pancha mutti kanji

9. Murungai ilai Paniaram

10.Aval payasam

               

PARANGI HALWA

Ingredients

Parangi      -one cup

Paasi paruppu-one cup

Jaggery                      -1\2 cup

Cashew nuts  -25 grams

Dry grapes     -25 grams

Ghee             -50grams

Methodofpreparation:
               Heat kadai and add pumpkin, saute well with a tsp of ghee.
Once it is cooked nicely, add Jaggery and cook for some more time.
Once it dissolves completely, add boiled Paasi paruppu, cook until it all gets mixed up.
Add the remaining ghee, keep in sim. Meanwhile, fry nuts and raisins in ghee and garnish the same on the halwa .Halwa is ready. 

 Medicinal uses:

It act as a Refrigerant, Tonic and  Diuretic.

DRUMSTICK LEAVES: VITAMIN-A

Drumstick  leaves (Moringa  oleifera),  with  a total carotene of 40,000  g/100  g  fresh weight and -carotene 19,000 g/100 g fresh weight can be a suitable protocol for dietary  diversification/improvement strategy. These GLVs with their storehouse of polyphenols as well as calcium, iron, folic acid,  riboflavin, vitamin C and  beta-carotene,  should  be used  in  abundance in  order to  maintain  the body  against oxidative damage caused  by everyday pollutants.

 Leaves are also  rich  sources of flavonols such  as kaempferol and  3’-OMe quercetin.  A flavone,  acacetin  and a glycoflavone 4-OMe Vitexin  was also  identified.  The phenolic acids identified included melilotic acid, p-coumaric acid, and vanillic acid Quercetin  is actually  the molecular backbone for the citrus bioflavonoids rutin, quercetin and hesperidin. Quercetin has also been found to inhibit the growth  of human  prostate cancer cells and  human  breast cancer cells.  Quercetin  has antiviral activity  against several types of viruses.  Our results revealed  that maximum polyphenols were identified in the drumstick leaves, which further enhances its role as an  important functional food.

AYOTHIDASAR BIRTH DAY-MAY 20

 Pandit C. Ayothidasar   was a practitioner of Siddha medicine,  and was regarded as a pioneer of the Dravidian Movement. Born on May 20, 1845 in a Dalit family from  Coimbatore District and was named as Kathavarayan. His grandfather worked for Lord Arlington and little Kathavarayan profited immensely from this association. Soon, he became an expert on Tamil literature, philosophy and indigenous medicine and could speak Tamil, English, Sanskrit and Pali.

          In the 1870s, Ayothidasar organized the Todas and other tribes of the Nilgiri Hills into a formidable force. In 1876, he established the Advaidananda Sabha and launched a magazine called Dravida Pandian .He established the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891. During the 1891 census, he urged Dalits to register themselves as "casteless Dravidians" instead of identifying themselves as Hindus. On June 19, 1907, he launched a Tamil newspaper called Oru Paisa Tamizhan. Pandit C.Ayodhyidasar died in 1914 at the age of 69.

           

The Hospital attached to National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium is named after him by the Union Minister of Health Thiru.ANBUMANI RAMADOSS. His statue was unveiled by The Union Minister Thiru.RAM VILAS PASWAN on 25^th October 2008.