Abstract

CLINICAL STUDY ON BALASHOSHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION BY SHOSHAJID GHRITA

Dr. Sangita Prusty*, Dr. Mahendra Singh, Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasamal, Dr. Richa Singh, Dr. Ishwar Chandra Rai

ABSTRACT

Children are the most important and crucial segment of our population. During these formative years foundation is laid for adult life. Moreover, the quality of our future human-resource is going to be determined largely by these children. Thus the well being of these children, on the threshold of physical and sexual maturity is vital for national development. This study includes preparation of shoshajid ghrita, chemical analysis of shoshajid ghrita, and clinical study on management of balashosha by shoshajid ghrita. According to UNICEF “The state of the world children” average and under 5 years mortality rate ranges from almost 200/1000 in least developed countries to less than 9/1000 in developed countries. Infant mortality rate in India is very high as reported, i.e. 95 per 1000 live births. It was 68 per 1000 live births in 2000. A malnourished child dies at every one second. India is the second most populous country in the world with the population 1.47 billion. 47% of the children under three years of age are malnourished over 200 million children in developing countries to more than half of the nearly 12 million under five death in developing countries each year. In the present work an attempt has been made to establish the efficacy of the drug shoshajid ghrita to manage the disease balashosha and also Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), which is a major public health problem in today’s society.

Keywords: Balashosha, Shoshajid ghrita, Protein Energy Malnutrition.