http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/12 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:50:27 GMT 2026-04-14T19:50:27Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/214 Title: Traditional orthopedic practitioners' place in contemporary health -- a case study from Southern India Authors: Unnikrishnan, P. M.; Lokeshkumar, H. P.; Shankar, Darshan Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/214 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/207 Title: Integrating folk healers in India’s public health: acceptance, legitimacy and emancipation Authors: Bode, Maarten; Hariramamurthy, G Abstract: Indian medicine comes in two forms. On the one hand there are almost 600,000 practitioners of Indian medicine with an officially sanctioned degree. On the other we have one to two million local herbal healers who have a semi legal status. Though their expertise and services are in demand these health care providers are under pressure due to their semi-legal status, the aggressive marketing of biomedical drugs, and biomedicine’s social prestige. The article wants to give the reader an insight into the diversity of village healers (gram vaidyas) in South India. Who are these folk healers? Which patients do they attract and for what reasons? What are the push and pull factors for patients to make use of them? How can their skills be evaluated and improved upon? What recent initiatives have been taken in this respect? Does the sharing of a local moral world between patients and healers contribute to the effectiveness of treatments? Do local health practices contribute to Universal Health Coverage as defined by the World Health Organization? Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/207 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/41 Title: Safety and efficacy of Momordica charantia Linnaeus in pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol Authors: Nagendrappa, Prakash B.; Peter, Emanuel L. Abstract: Background: Momordica charantia Linnaeus (Cucurbitaceae) has been used traditionally as a nutritious food and as a herbal medicine for type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, human studies that investigated its glycemic control have generated inconsistent findings. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed at evaluating the safety and efficacy of M. charantia L. preparations in human studies that have investigated its role in glycemic control. Methods: This protocol has been prepared according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). The review will include randomized clinical trials and non-randomized clinical trials. The included studies will have assessed glycemic control of M. charantia preparations with placebo or standard oral anti-hyperglycemic agents in adult pre-diabetes and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and have at least 4 weeks of follow-up. The primary outcomes of review are fasting blood glucose levels, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, and post-prandial blood glucose level. Electronic database search for published literatures will be conducted without language restriction in EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, the Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, Web of Sciences, and CINAHL databases. Search for gray literatures and references of the retrieved full-text articles will be conducted in Google, Google Scholar, OpenGrey, ProQuest dissertations & Theses, British Library EThos, and university digital library systems. Two independent reviewers will later evaluate full texts, extract data, and assess risk of bias of eligible articles. Publication biases will be assessed by testing asymmetry of funnel plot using Egger’s or Begg’s tests while heterogeneity will be assessed using Cochran Q test, P value, and I2. Revman software version 5.3 will be used for meta-analysis including subgroup and sensitivity analysis. Discussion: This systematic review and meta-analysis will investigate both safety and efficacy of M. charantia preparations in type 2 diabetes mellitus. The review results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The results will bring better understanding of clinical outcomes in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and highlight gaps for future research. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/41 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/40 Title: Standardization of a Traditional Polyherbal Malaria Prophylactic Formulation Authors: Nagendrappa, Prakash B; Venkatasubramanian., Padma Abstract: Polyherbal preparations are well known in certain Indian communities for malaria prophylaxis. However, quality control and quality assurance of these formulations still remain as challenges because of the high variability in combination of herbs and their phytochemical compositions. Quality control is an essential operation of the pharmaceutical process to ensure the quality herbal formulation with safety and therapeutic activity. The present study consists of preparation and standardization of a traditional polyherbal malaria prophylactic formulation (in decoction form) for parameters like organoleptic, physico-chemical, phytochemical, microbial analyses, heavy metal and pesticide residue analysis. The polyherbal formulation revealed the presence of carbohydrates, saponins, phenolics and tannins. High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) carried out for comparing the decoction and the individual plants, revealed the presence of common bands. It provided unique fingerprints for the plants and the formulation that can be used as appropriate parameters for quality control. Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://tdudspace.texicon.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/40 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z