Ayurveda industry set to enter cardiac department with scientific evidence

In a bid to promote scientific evidence-based Ayurveda across the country, a four-day National Ayurveda Cardiology Symposium – first of its kind in India, was held to present and share various case studies supported with clinical data about Ayurveda’s success in treating and reversing cardiac diseases, Madhavbaug said in a statement.

Madhavbaug, a brand of Vaidya Sane Ayurved Laboratories, a specialist in treating and reversing cardiac-related ailments through their Ayurvedic treatment and therapies, brought together about 5,000 doctors from across India for this virtual conference, which saw even wide participation from the practitioners of modern medicines, the statement added.

Addressing the participants, Dr Rohit Madhav Sane, MD and CEO, Madhavbaug underscored the need for scientific evidence-based practice of Ayurveda to unleash its real potential. “A major concern about Ayurveda is the lack of evidence-based approach in its treatment procedure. Any treatment method to stand the test of time should be scientifically proven. We have taken a major initiative in that direction by developing a standard treatment protocol for over 100 disorders based on clinically-validated data,” Dr Sane said in the statement.

In her inaugural speech, Dr Madhuri Kanitkar, Lt Gen (Retd), Vice Chancellor, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHA), made a strong pitch for the proper documentation of Ayurveda’s success in treating various illnesses, according to the statement.

Echoing a similar thought, Dr Jagdish Hiremath, Chair Professor, Madhavbaug Institute of Preventive Cardiology chair by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, said proper scientific record of various Ayurvedic treatment therapies and drugs will help the industry to make a major mark at the global level, the statement added.

The four-day virtual event witnessed 1,510 Ayurveda doctors, including nearly 82 Ayurvedic cardiac specialists, from Maharashtra, Gujrat, MP, UP, Karnataka and Goa, presenting their extra-ordinary and challenging case studies supported by clinical data about ayurvedic management of various cardio metabolic disorders. Some of the major case studies presented during the symposium include role of Pranayama in chronic stable angina, role of sasneha virechana in hypertension, role of vrana upkrama in diabetic wound management, role of set of asanas in primary prevention of CHF, effect of langhan in fluid retention in known case chronic heart failure, obesity management in patients with comorbidities and role of 800 cal low carbohydrate diet and herbal medicines in diabetes patients, among others.

With modern medicine unable to reduce high incidence of deaths on account of cardiac illness, evidence-based success stories from Scientific Ayurveda – spearheaded by Madhavbaug is expected to make cardiac treatment affordable and accessible to many individuals across India, the statement claimed.

It also noted that Madhavbaug has published over 150 research reports in peer-reviewed allopathic medical journals – nationally and globally highlighting its success in treating and reversing lifestyle disorders like diabetes, cardio-vascular disease, hypertension and obesity.