Dr. Swanand Shukla

Undernutrition denotes inadequate intake of energy and nutrients to meet an individual’s needs to maintain good health. Undernutrition is considered as a “silent emergency” according to UNICEF. It remains a persistent problem in the Indian population being responsible for nearly half of under-5 mortality. Undernutrition causes both short- and long-lasting effects in the form of recurrent infections and retarded physical and mental development. Loss of appetite is an important cause as well as consequence of undernutrition. Homeopathic Alfalfa tonic is used to improve appetite and aid weight gain in children suffering from undernutrition. The study was conducted to study whether Alfalfa tonic or homoeopathic indicated medicine is effective in the treatment of undernutrition.

Emotional stress may be defined as response to a negative change in a child’s life but, excessive stress can affect the way a child thinks, act and feels. As per the epidemiology, the orphan-hood condition is very much prevalent in the children deprived of parental support, love and affection. In the orphan house the individual attention is rare as other children are also housed at same place, thus it becomes important to study the emotional status of these children. In this study we would like to see the role of homoeopathic medicines in emotional status. Keywords – Emotional stress, Children s Emotional Management Scale, Homoeopathy. Objective- Primary objectives –To identify the effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines in the problem of emotional stress in the orphan children using scale. Secondary objectives –To assess the problems of emotional stress in children aged 5 to 15 years in the orphanage using the scale. Study Design – Prospective Case series. Materials and Method – 15 children from the Adharashram with emotional stress were recruited and followed up for minimum period of 6 months. Children’s Emotional Management Scale (CEMS) was used for the assessment of emotional status of the children. According to the screening criteria 15 students were selected for the study. Trained homoeopathic physician prescribed individualised homoeopathic similimum and again the patient were evaluated for the improvement of emotional status on CEMS. Result –After prescribing homoeopathic medicines in children having emotional stress, we found out that 87% of the cases are improved and 13% of the cases are not improved. N is equal to no. of cases (n=15), whereas d represents differences of pre and post score(d=134), d bar equals to sum of difference divided by no. of cases which came as=8.93, sum of difference(S) is root of pre and post score divided by no. cases minus one which came as 4.55. The SE of difference is dum of difference divided by root of no. of cases which came to be 1.17. Test statistics mean difference divided by SE, which is 7.63. Further our T value is greater than the table value of t (2.15). Hence, we accept the hypothesis that Homoeopathic medicines is effective in coping the emotional stress in orphan children of age group of 5-15 years. Conclusion – According to our study, homoeopathic medicines were effective in coping emotional stress in orphan children. The population under study were screened and it was found that 73% (anger – 20%, sadness- 6.6%, worry- 3%) of the children aged 5-15 years suffer from emotional stress in the orphanage, according to the CEMS scale. Hence, emotional stress is prevalent condition in the studied population.

Maternal and Child Health Care is to protect and promote the Health of Mother and Child. Health of mother before, during, after the delivery plays a vital role in Maternal Mortality Rate. Education and implication of proper nutrition, family planning and vaccination may help to reduce the maternal and children mortality rate. The event aimed to assess the health status of mothers and children in the community while providing essential medical services to improve their well-being.

As we know, skin is the mirror of the soul! This understanding forms the basis of homeopathic management of skin disorders. In modern medicine, warts are understood to be caused by an infection with the human papillomavirus. Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) under the Papillomavirus family are common agents for producing skin warts in adults; as well as in children, throughout the globe. As a principle, homeopathic treatment is based on understanding of the patient as a whole. Homeopathic science believes the there is an internal propensity to diseases along with external virulence. Warts can be categorised under local maladies which signify those changes and ailments that appear on the external parts of the body and as mentioned in aph. 189 and aph. 193, local maladies cannot arise persist or even grow worse without some internal cause. So, for the treatment of these affections, an internal medicine should be selected on the basis of totality of symptoms. Chronic diseases are classified into three main categories of miasms, namely, psora (itch), sycosis (condyloma), and syphilis (chancre or bubo). Warts come under sycosis miasm.The ultimate goal of every homoeopathic prescriber should be to achieve the cure by any mean but cure should always be based on the fundamentals of homoeopathy and regulations of organon of medicine. Objectives: To find out the commonest type of wart prevalent and to find out the common homoeopathic remedies prescribed for warts.

Hypertension is a global public health problem with increasing prevalence. There is limited updated information on the prevalence of hypertension in the given population. Survey based on data collected during health screening camps held at given locations in Nashik. A total of 369 patients were included in this study.

Cognitive psychology investigates the mental processes involved in knowledge acquisition, including thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem-solving. It is divided into hot and cold cognition, with hot cognition involving emotion-based learning and cold cognition involving non-emotional processes like working memory. Objective: 1. Primary objective - To study the action of kali phos 6x in poor academic performance of students with help of academic performance scale. 2. Secondary objective - What are similimum & frequently used homoeopathic medicine of poor performance in academics of students? Materials and Methods: This study includes a Randomized control trail of 20 cases prescribed Constitution medicines and biochemic medicine Kali phos 6X on homoeopathic principles basis. The study was conducted in Motiwala (National)Homoeopathic Medical College and Motiwala Physiotherapy College, Nashik. Unpaired t test was done to analyze the result statistically. Results: Out of 20 cases 11 cases were improved in both groups and 09 cases were not improved in both groups.

Background: Perimenopause is a time period before women has a final menses and later start with menopausal symptom that last up to 1 year after cessation of menses.[1,2] Perimenopause refer to the period around menopause (40–55 years). Aim and objective: The purpose of the study was to assess, using the menopausal rating scale, the efficacy of Oophorinum 30CH and Individualized Homeopathic medicine in treating perimenopausal complaints in the age range of 40 to 55 years. Material and methods: 46 cases were chosen in accordance with the inclusion criteria. The menopausal rating scale has been utilized to evaluate the improvement. Result: The unpaired t test was used to confirm the result. Conclusion: The study concluded that Individualized Homoeopathic medicine is more effective than Oophorinum 30 in reducing the intensity of perimenopausal complaints in 40-55 years of age.

Background: Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition marked by obsessive drug seeking and use despite negative effects.(1) The use of tobacco increases the chance of developing several chronic diseases, including cancer, lung disease, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Aim: To study the efficacy of Plantago Major Mother Tincture in tobacco de-addiction in age group above 15 years including both male and female. Objectives: Primary objective: To study the efficacy of Plantago Major Mother Tincture in tobacco de-addiction. Secondary objective: To study the tobacco (Nicotine) dependency by using Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Scale after administration of plantago major mother tincture. (14) Materials and Methods: Case series study was done among 30 subjects with Tobacco addiction randomly selected from M (N)HMC OPD and peripheral camps. Status of addiction of subjects was measured with Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence scale. Plantago major mother tincture was administered. Result: Statistical analysis was done using Paired t test. Out of 30 patients, efficacy of plantago major Ø is seen in 24 patients (80%) and frequency & dependency remains same in 6 patients (20%). Conclusion: According to statistics of nicotine addiction calculated before and after intervention of plantago major Ø for dependency gives the t value of 7. Hence, we concluded that Plantago Major Mother Tincture is effective in management of Tobacco de-addiction.

Diabetes has a significant and growing disease burden in every country, owing to the global growth in obesity and poor lifestyles. Abroma Augusta Mother tincture as add on therapy can give better results in management of Diabetes Mellitus type II, as per the Homoeopathic Literature. OBJECTIVE: Primary objective: To study if there is any significant difference in the effectiveness of management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus between two groups Group A: Abroma Augusta Ø along with Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents (OHA). Group B: Only OHA. Secondary objective: To evaluate the changes in the HbA1c level in Type 2 DM patients after the intervention of Abroma Augusta Ø. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 46 subjects of Type II DM were included in the study based on convenience sampling following inclusion and exclusion criteria. This was pre-test and post-test study of HbA1c of patients for 6 months, along with FBS. Intervention of Abroma Augusta Ø was made along with their regular OHA. The data was statistically analyzed using unpaired‘t’ test RESULT: Table value of t for 45 degrees of freedom is 2.02 at 5% (0.05) level of significance. Calculated value of t = 2.48 is greater than the table value at 5% level of significance. After the study we saw that Abroma Augusta Ø along with OHA was more effective in reducing the symptoms of the patient as compared to oral hypoglycaemic agents alone. CONCLUSION: According to the study, we conclude that Abroma Augusta Ø along with OHA is effective in reducing HbA1c of type 2 DM patients

Dental caries is a prevalent chronic condition globally, impacting individuals of all ages, with children being particularly susceptible. It arises from bacterial fermentation of dietary sugars, leading to acid production that gradually erodes tooth enamel, dentin, and cementum, eventually causing cavities and tooth decay. The prevalence of dental caries varies across countries due to differences in oral healthcare programs, lifestyles, and socioeconomic status. Dental caries not only affects oral health but also poses significant challenges to overall well-being, including difficulties in eating, sleeping, and school attendance.