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Role of Saraswata Churna Jiwha Pratisarana in Childhood Fluency Disorders - Ayurveda Perspective
No full textBackground: Communication and psychosocial development are greatly impacted by childhood fluency disorders, most commonly developmental stuttering. For such ailments, Ayurveda provides traditional ideas and herbal remedies like Saraswata Churna.
Objectives: To assess Saraswata Churna Jiwha Pratisarana\u27s therapeutic potential using knowledge from contemporary research and to thoroughly review Ayurvedic principles pertaining to childhood-onset fluency disorders.
Methods: Scientific literature and Ayurvedic texts were thoroughly examined. Both contemporary biomedical journals and traditional Ayurvedic sources were included in the databases. Treatment, pathophysiology, and clinical results pertaining to childhood fluency disorders were all included in the inclusion criteria.
Results: According to Ayurvedic texts, speech disorders are Vak-Bhramsa, which is associated with Shabdavaha Dhamani obstruction and Vatadosha imbalances. The pharmacodynamics and neuroactive ingredients of Saraswata Churna, a herbal formulation that is well-known for balancing Vata and improving cognitive function, show promise. Current research highlights the psychosocial effects of childhood stuttering and confirms its prevalence of approximately 5–10%. Combining traditional knowledge with Ayurvedic treatment could result in improved therapeutic frameworks.
Conclusions: For children with fluency issues, Saraswata Churna Jiwha Pratisarana offers a safe, possibly successful, and culturally appropriate intervention. It is advised to conduct more randomized controlled trials
Response of rainfed safflower to nitrogen fertilization under Mediterranean conditions
No full textThe deep root system of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) may be able to take up moisture and nutrients, especially nitrogen (N) that has been leached below the rooting zone of most other crops. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that safflower would not respond to N fertilizer when grown after crops fertilized at economic levels. Field experiments were conducted for 5 years under Mediterranean rainfed conditions at a site with moderate soil mineral N levels in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley (513mm long-term, annual precipitation). In the first series of experiments, there were four N application rates: 0, 40, 80 and 120kgha-1, with three or six replicates. Seed and straw yield, leaf chlorophyll, shoot and seed N content and other agronomic characters were measured. In the second experiment, there were two N application rates: 0 and 40kgha-1. No significant response to N application was detected, except for N concentration in the lower part of the shoot at maturity in 2001-2002; in that season, a total of 125kgha-1 N was removed by the crop from the control which had no added N, suggesting that safflower is an efficient user of carryover N from prior cropping. Growing safflower after a fertilized crop may remove N from the lower part of the soil profile and thus reduce the possibility of this accumulated N eventually reaching the ground water. Cropping with safflower in rotation with other crops may have environmental benefits as well as saving on the costs of N fertilizers. The study supports the wider adoption of safflower in Mediterranean dryland cropping systems. © 2010 Elsevier B.V.Angas P, 2006, SOIL TILL RES, V87, P59, DOI 10.1016-j.still.2005.02.036; Bassil ES, 2002, J AGR SCI, V138, P395, DOI 10.1017-S0021859602002204; CAZZATO E, 1997, P 4 INT SAFFL C BAR, P98; DERPSCH R, 2009, INNOVATIONS IMPROVIN, P429; Dordas CA, 2008, IND CROP PROD, V27, P75, DOI 10.1016-j.indcrop.2007.07.020; ECKHOFF JLA, 2008, P 7 INT SAFFL C WAGG; Fageria NK, 2005, ADV AGRON, V88, P97, DOI 10.1016-S0065-2113(05)88004-6; FARRAN MT, 2009, P 2 MED SUMM WPSA AN, P507; KASSAM A, 2009, INNOVATIONS IMPROVIN, P85; KNOWLES PF, 1960, 27 U CAL CAL AGR EXP; Knowles P. F., 1976, Evolution of crop plants., P31; Ladha JK, 2005, ADV AGRON, V87, P85, DOI 10.1016-S0065-2113(05)87003-8; Li D, 1996, SAFFLOWER CARTHAMUS; Meka P. K., 2007, Journal of Oleo Science, V56, P9; NASR HG, 1978, AGRON J, V70, P683; Ryan J, 2009, ADV AGRON, V104, P53, DOI 10.1016-S0065-2113(09)04002-4; RYAN J, 1980, PUBLICATION AM U BEI, V64; SCHEPPERS JS, 2008, AGRONOMY MONOGRAPH; TANAKA DL, 1998, DEEP ROOTED SAFFLOWE; Weiss EA, 1983, OIL SEED CROPS; Yau SK, 2004, EXP AGR, V40, P453, DOI 10.1017-S0014479704002121; Yau S. K., 2009, The Open Agriculture Journal, V3, P32; YAU SK, 2005, P 6 INT SAFFL C IST, P92; Yau SK, 2003, AGRON J, V95, P82131
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Carbon stable isotope analysis of cereal remains as a way to reconstruct water availability: preliminary results
No full textReconstructing past water availability, both as rainfall and irrigation, is important to answer questions about the way society reacts to climate and its changes and the role of irrigation in the development of social complexity. Carbon stable isotope analysis of archaeobotanical remains is a potentially valuable method for reconstructing water availability. To further define the relationship between water availability and plant carbon isotope composition and to set up baseline values for the Southern Levant, grains of experimentally grown barley and sorghum were studied. The cereal crops were grown at three stations under five different irrigation regimes in Jordan. Results indicate that a positive but weak relationship exists between irrigation regime and total water input of barley grains, but no relationship was found for sorghum. The relationship for barley is site-specific and inter-annual variation was present at Deir ‘Alla, but not at Ramtha and Khirbet as-Samra
Evaluation of the taxonomic and functional diversity of the microbial community related to the nitrogen cycle in rice cultivation soils with different rice straw managements
No full textThe return of plant residues to the soil is one of the alternative agricultural practices for the efficient management of post-harvest waste, however, is poor known the impact it has on edaphic microorganisms, responsible for determining soil quality parameters as nutrient availability and cycling. Therefore, a field experiment was proposed to evaluate the changes generated by 4 different treatments of rice straw management on microorganisms related to the nitrogen cycle, consisting of: (Cob+mo) rice straw as a mulch inoculated with a microbial consortium, (Inc+mo) rice straw incorporated and inoculated with the microbial consortium, (Quema) open field burning (Cob) and rice straw as a mulch without inoculation. Four bulk and rhizospheric soil samplings were carried out before and during the cultivation cycle. The diversity, structure and composition of the bacterial community linked to the nitrogen cycle was evaluated through the analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and the activity of nitrogenase, protease and urease enzymes linked to the entry of nitrogen into the soil system was determined. Heat maps based on the composition and abundance of species showed particular groupings of the treatments in each of the sampling stages, evidencing the effect of rice straw management on the structure and composition of the bacterial community over time. The activity of the protease and urease enzymes was affected by the application of the degradation consortium and by the way rice straw is returned to the soil respectively.
Keywords: Incorporation, mulch, rice straw, enzymatic activity, 16S rRNA)La quema del tamo de arroz a campo abierto es una de las mayores fuentes de contaminación agrícola, es por esto que el retorno de los residuos vegetales al suelo ha sido propuesto como una alternativa de manejo eficiente de los residuos pos-cosecha. Sin embargo, es poco conocido el impacto que tiene sobre los microorganismos edáficos involucrados en la disponibilidad y ciclaje de nutrientes. Por lo anterior, se planteó un experimento en campo para evaluar los cambios generados sobre la comunidad microbiana vinculada al ciclo del nitrógeno por la aplicación de 4 tratamientos diferentes de manejo del tamo de arroz: (Cob+mo) cobertura del terreno con tamo de arroz inoculado con un consorcio microbiano de degradación, (Inc+mo) tamo de arroz inoculado con el consorcio microbiano e incorporado, (Quema) quema del tamo y (Cob) cobertura del terreno con tamo de arroz sin inocular. Se realizaron 4 muestreos de suelo de soporte y suelo rizosférico antes y durante el ciclo de cultivo. Se evaluó la diversidad, estructura y composición de la comunidad bacteriana a través del análisis del gen 16S rRNA y se determinó la actividad de las enzimas nitrogenasa, proteasa y ureasa vinculadas con el ingreso de nitrógeno al sistema edáfico. Al final del ciclo de cultivo, los mapas de calor basados en la composición y abundancia de especies, mostraron que las comunidades microbianas de los tratamientos alternos a la quema son más similares entre sí, indicando que la adición de materia orgánica influencia la comunidad edáfica microbiana. La actividad de las enzimas proteasa y ureasa se vio afectada por la aplicación del consorcio de degradación y la forma de retorno del tamo de arroz al suelo respectivamente.
Palabras clave: (Incorporación, cobertura, tamo de arroz, actividad enzimática, 16S rRNA).ColcienciasDeterminación del efecto del uso de enmiendas de fertilización sobre la estructura y función de la comunidad microbiana asociada a la rizósfera de arrozMaestrí
