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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
#10 - The Analysis
Hi~
Based on the results of my previous posts, the overall consensus is that Ayurveda does have an effect however I don't believe the answer is so black and white. Rather than that, I think that over the course of my internship my research question has modified from which method is better to how these two methods can work in conjugation.
Since the ayurvedic medicines are all natural, there are no side effects to any taken. They also don't react with any allopathic medicines being taken. In fact, often times if a problem was severe enough, the doctor recommended that the patient continue the regular medicines combined along with Ayurveda to ensure that the patients body is in the best state that it can be.
I don't think that Ayurveda can be a sustainable practice o its own primarily because of the 90% result i received from the data. Since Ayurveda is so heavily reliant on a patients lifestyle and not every patient is willing to make the change to lead a healthier lifestyle, it doesn't have the same effect on all people. However, with the PPIs, there is a guaranteed effect, provided that the list of side effects does exist.
I think to further my studies, I would conduct clinical trials to gather more concrete data on its efficiency and then compare those results with the efficient of PPIs.
This internship has definitely made me more open to trying natural medicine as a treatment option. I think that if clinical trials are conducted, people will be more open to trying this form of treatment.
With this final post, I bid you all goodbye.
Farewell,
Aashi~
Based on the results of my previous posts, the overall consensus is that Ayurveda does have an effect however I don't believe the answer is so black and white. Rather than that, I think that over the course of my internship my research question has modified from which method is better to how these two methods can work in conjugation.
Since the ayurvedic medicines are all natural, there are no side effects to any taken. They also don't react with any allopathic medicines being taken. In fact, often times if a problem was severe enough, the doctor recommended that the patient continue the regular medicines combined along with Ayurveda to ensure that the patients body is in the best state that it can be.
I don't think that Ayurveda can be a sustainable practice o its own primarily because of the 90% result i received from the data. Since Ayurveda is so heavily reliant on a patients lifestyle and not every patient is willing to make the change to lead a healthier lifestyle, it doesn't have the same effect on all people. However, with the PPIs, there is a guaranteed effect, provided that the list of side effects does exist.
I think to further my studies, I would conduct clinical trials to gather more concrete data on its efficiency and then compare those results with the efficient of PPIs.
This internship has definitely made me more open to trying natural medicine as a treatment option. I think that if clinical trials are conducted, people will be more open to trying this form of treatment.
With this final post, I bid you all goodbye.
Farewell,
Aashi~
#9 - The Results
Hi~
Originally, for this project, I wanted to compare all of the diseases in the gastrointestinal tract. However, when I arrived at the center, I narrowed it down to specifically ulcers. My main research question then became:
Are Ayurvedic treatments more effective than proton pump inhibitors for treating ulcers and acidity related problems in the gastrointestinal tract?
For my research, I interviewed patients in the outpatient department. Many of them were there for follow-up appointments, which helped me gather even more data for my research. I studied 30 case histories, 15 male and 15 females. To give you an idea of the age distribution, here is a graph below.
The reason that there are not 30 dots on the graph is because some of the patients shared the same age.
I then presented them with a questionnaire regarding their health. I would ask them how long they've had ulcers or acidity, what medication they have taken, if natural treatments have made an effect etc.
Here is a sample patient record.
After collecting these responses from 30 patients, I then made a pie chart of how many patients said that Ayurveda has positively impacted their ailment.
Here are the results below.
This means that out of the 30 patients I looked at, only 3 responded with a "no" or a "no change" answer.
I will analyze the implications of this data in the next post.
Until next time,
Aashi
Originally, for this project, I wanted to compare all of the diseases in the gastrointestinal tract. However, when I arrived at the center, I narrowed it down to specifically ulcers. My main research question then became:
Are Ayurvedic treatments more effective than proton pump inhibitors for treating ulcers and acidity related problems in the gastrointestinal tract?
For my research, I interviewed patients in the outpatient department. Many of them were there for follow-up appointments, which helped me gather even more data for my research. I studied 30 case histories, 15 male and 15 females. To give you an idea of the age distribution, here is a graph below.
I then presented them with a questionnaire regarding their health. I would ask them how long they've had ulcers or acidity, what medication they have taken, if natural treatments have made an effect etc.
Here is a sample patient record.
After collecting these responses from 30 patients, I then made a pie chart of how many patients said that Ayurveda has positively impacted their ailment.
Here are the results below.
This means that out of the 30 patients I looked at, only 3 responded with a "no" or a "no change" answer.
I will analyze the implications of this data in the next post.
Until next time,
Aashi
#8 - The Factory
Hi~
I also wanted to inform all of you that I was able to tour the factory where the medicines were being produced as well!
The factory was called Padhartha Food Bank. Padharta translates to substance, so this would be a place where foods substances are created.
The factory is over 200 acres big, and is also the biggest one in the world at the moment. Whle I was receiving the tour, the guide informed me that Barack Obama's father has eve visited this food park to gain inspiration and construct one in Kenya!
There are currently plans to build another one of these, which will occupy over 600 acres of land, in a different part of India.
To give you an idea of how big it is, here is a picture.
I also wanted to inform all of you that I was able to tour the factory where the medicines were being produced as well!
The factory was called Padhartha Food Bank. Padharta translates to substance, so this would be a place where foods substances are created.
The factory is over 200 acres big, and is also the biggest one in the world at the moment. Whle I was receiving the tour, the guide informed me that Barack Obama's father has eve visited this food park to gain inspiration and construct one in Kenya!
There are currently plans to build another one of these, which will occupy over 600 acres of land, in a different part of India.
To give you an idea of how big it is, here is a picture.
At the food park, they manufacture a variety of items ranging form medicine to cosmetic products to juices. The beneficial thing is that the packaging is 100% natural as well so that there are no toxins being ingested.
Also, since the factory is set in the country side there are a lot of village sin the area. In an effort to educe the unemployment rate in the surrounding area, the factory provides free transportation to and from the factory as well as a meal during the working hours so that villagers will not have a problem commuting. Currently they have employed over 10,000 workers.
Until next time,
Aashi Verma
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