`RAN' - SIDDHA THERAPY

RAN this acronym stands for 1Rasagandhi mezhugu-R, 2Amukkara chooranam - A and 3Nellikkai Ilagam - N, now the most popular Siddha combination for HIV in Tamil Nadu having Immunogenic and adaptogenic properties. RAN therapy is given to HIV patients in the Asia's biggest AIDS hospital at TB Sanatorium, Tambaram, Chennai, South India .

Deivanayagam and co-workers in 2001 could establish laboratory evidence supporting the clinical improvement in more than 60 % of the patients who received either RAN alone or in combination with opportunistic infection (OI) controlling drugs. But RAN could not save those with brain infection, or septicaemia.

Since April 2002, the family health clinic of Health India Foundation (HIF), a registered non-governmental charity, has been running an out-patient service for HIV/AIDS at Red Cross Hospital, Chennai. The author, during his tenure as medical officer at HIF for 13 months have himself closely observed and monitored the safety and effect of RAN therapy in patients with mild to moderate HIV disease (Wilson, 2010). Fritts et al., 2008 in his review article from USA have included the pilot trial conducted with RAN therapy.

Note

1Rasagandhi mezhugu (RGM) is polyherbo–mineral formulation in wax form containing 40 herbs.

2 Poly herbal medicated powder prepared using Withania somnifera Dunal (winter cherry) as the chief ingredient.

3Poly herbal electuary prepared using Phyllanthus Emblica, Linn. (Indian gooseberry) as the chief ingredient

References

Deivanayagam C.N., Krishnarajasekhar O.R., Ravichandran N., Evaluation of Siddha Medicare in HIV disease. J. Assoc. Physicians India . 2001; 49: 390-1.

Fritts M., Crawford C.C., Quibell D., Gupta A., Jonas W.B., Coulter I., Andrade S.A., Traditional Indian medicine & homeopathy for HIV/AIDS: a review of the literature. AIDS Research & Therapy 2008, 5:25. doi:10.1186/ 1742-6405- 5-25.

Wilson E., Reflections of the Siddha Traditional System of Medicine in the Emerging Field of Geology. IGC's Thirteenth Professor Jhingran Memorial Lecture monograph delivered at the Department of Rasashastra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences , Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi . January, 2010; 1- 45 pp.


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Rthucharya @ South India

Rthu charyas mentioned in Samhithas does not suit for kerala and other south indian states. In kerala only 4 rthus are evident. Winter fro december to february, summer from march to may, rain from june to august. And sadharana rthu frm septembr to november.. Actualy the dosha kopa acording to rthus mentioned in classics are not aplicable to kerala's whether. Acording to classics how dosha sanchaya prakopa occurse? In shishira, due to coldness kapha is increasd and due to the sthambhana guna of cold that kapha get sanchaya in the body. And in vasantha due to sunrise that kapha get liqufied and get prasara in all over the body.. Then grishma due to the hot kapha get prashama.. But due to the dry wind vatha get provocated.. It get sanchaya due to ushnatha it canot go to prakopa.. But in varsha the vatha get prakopa due to the coldnes again.. But at that time pitha get sanchaya due to bhubaashpa.. That pitha wen it comes to the sharad due to sun rays go to prakopa..
What hapens in kerala?
In kerala there is no heavy winter, no heavy summer, no heay dry wint in summer.. But rainy monts are more.. Actualy kerala having 2rainy rthus one is varsha rthu. And other is sadharan rthu or pravrut.
What will be the state of doshas in these rthus?
In winter kapha dosha, in summer pitha dosha, in rainy season vatha dosha get prakopavastha.. That is y in winter we gets asthma patients, and summer masurika epidomic cases and varsha will get vatha vyadhis and vathika jvara like chickoon gunia.. So one should do upavasa in winter.. Ie, makaramasa vritham for shabarimala darshana in kerala.. one should do dipana in varsha so 'karkidaka kanji ' is a habit in kerala on varsha rthu..
one should rejuanate the body when u have strength so u should do bhrimhana in pravrit rthu.
Ref: Ashtanga Hridaya Arunodayam vyakhya(mal) by Govindan vaidyan

Pizhichil

Pizhichil is a very famous keraliya treatment.. It comes under 'swedana' in ayurveda. But it gives the result of swedana and snehana also.. Pizhichil is indicated in kevala vatha vyadis . It is to be done for 7 days, 14 days, and 21days acording to the conditions. Time of this is from 45mints to 1.30hrs.. Olden days pizhichil was done by 5 workers, 4 men for doing dhara, and one for assisting. Any thaila can be taken for pizhichil..
Purvakarmas
Thalam is done as purvakarma
paschath karma
gandharva hasthadi kashyam is givn as post karma for vatha hara action and shodhana.
Indication
any kevala vatha vyadhis,
contra indication
for chronic diabetic pts.. And hypertension patients. And any contra indication of swedana and snehana.
Samyak lakshana.
Samyak lakshana of swedana and snehana..
Side effects
doing pizhichil with out checking the bala of the patients may end up with complications. Doing pizhichil in hyertension patient may end up with a cardiac arest by shooting up of bp. A chronic diabetic patient may go to the athikledatha of the body and may endup with unpredictable complications.