Steady progress with Ayurveda research

A workshop to reveal the outcome of ayrveda research made under the Ayurveda Department Research Fund was held under the patronage of Indigenous Medicine Minister Tissa Karaliyadda at Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurvedic Research Institute, Navinna.

Indigenous Medicine Minister Tissa Karaliyadda reiterated that ayurvedic research should be made at optimum level as they had the intention of taking ayurvedic treatment to international level and the Government expects to give all the necessary assistance in this regard.

The Borella Ayurveda Teaching Hospital the Ayurveda Research Institute, the Ayurveda Drugs Corporation, Ruhunu University and Central Provincial Council jointly made these researches.

Ayurveda Department has spent Rs. 30,000,000 for this project.

Nine research projects have been conducted under this programme. research results made on diabetes, male infertility and dermatological disorders were launched at this workshop.

Under multi-faceted research on cultivation of bushy type Kothalahimbutu plantation for sustainable leaf stem harvesting, surveys on the preparation of indigenous cereals and pulsars in Sri Lanka were also launched.

Enhance quality drugs produced by the Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation and introduction of new products were submitted.

Problems arose in the preservation of decoction. A prominent team of doctors under Prof. Samarakone have made research on producing drugs in crystal forms as a remedy. They have successfully carried out the research on Tripal decoction.

The Research institute anticipates to issue this decoction in crystal form to the patients, after analyzing its chemical reaction.

The Borella Ayrvedic Teaching Hospital has commenced betel leaf treatment for diabetes patients.

Patients are being treated on Mondays and Thursdays. The treatment has shown successful results.

The cultivation of rare variety of herbal bushy type Kothalahimbutu is a timely need. The agricultural faculty students of the Ruhunu University have made research on cultivation of Kothalahimbutu to get maximum harvest.

Seeds and stems are planted and they are planted in coir based containers for effective root harvesting. Good results could be achieved by planting seeds in natural means. It has been identified that the seeds are growing well on sandy soil.

The Educational Cultivation Unit of Agricultural Faculty of Ruhunu University has made research on maximum root harvesting in Vetiver cultivation. They have tried several methods.

They have found that effective root harvesting could be obtained by planting them in a mixture of soil, sand and coir dust at the ratio of 1:2:2. Further by planting in 45 cm container bags 40 cm height harvest could be obtained.

Soil-less cultivation in the mixture of one litre paper liquid to five litre water and fertiliser containing phosperus produces maximum harvest.

Further research is to be carried out to find methods for producing maximum oil harvest. Vetiver cultivation is carried out in the herbal park at Girandurukotte on research basis and have obtained successful results.

The Borella Ayurvedha Teaching Hospital is carrying out research on the effect of Athma Gupta Churnaya on male infertility patients.

They are also trying Gas penal Virechana decoction for dermatological disorders.