Dr. N. B. Ghiware had submitted her
dissertation in 2000 Year, for the P.G. degree M. Phil. Ayurved. Her guide was
Dr. J. K. Barde & research center
was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune (M.S.) India ,
& submitted to University
of Pune
Dr. Ghiware had done
clinical study on two plants viz. Piper nigrum (maricha) & Nictanthus
arbortoitis (Parijatak) to assess their efficacy against malaria.
30-40 patients were selected
who showed positive smear for P. vivax, P. ovale or P. malariae and the
symptoms associated with Headache, Body ache, Chills, Anemia, fever &
nausea or vomiting like symptoms.
Tablets
were prepared from 250 mg dried unripe fruits of maricha & 250 mg dried
leaves of parijataka and given in a dose of 2 tablets twice a day with gap of
12 hrs for, 15 days.
Record of improvement in
signs & symptoms was maintained after 1st & 2nd
week of treatment & data was prepared. Effectiveness of treatment was judged
only on reduction in signs & symptoms in malaria.
The research work was
concluded as follows-
When Parijatak & Black
pepper tablet was given 2 BD for 15 days ,it showed marked improvement in the
patients of Malaria
1) After one week it
is observed that condition of malarial patients was improved.
2) After 15 days
marked improvement was observed in the important signs & symptoms of
malaria.
3) Any direct effect
on malarial parasite was not the part of studies.
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