European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A SURVEY STUDY TO EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF DEHA-MANASA PRAKRITI WITH IQ AND CLINICAL STUDY TO SEE THE EFFECT OF MADHUYASTI CHURNA AS MEDHYA RASYANA IN LOW IQ PATIENT.

Sharma Pankaj* and Bhardwaj Vikas

ABSTRACT

Tridosha i.e. Vata, Pitta and Kapha are responsible for the origin of body and also regularize its physiology. Prakriti or body constitution is a particular state of doshas, commencing during the process of fertilization, generated by its own predominant causative factors and unharmful to the individuals. Prakriti or the constitution of an individual along with other important aspects also determines the Medha of an individual. Medha has a great role in prevention of diseases and maintenance of good health. Dhee, Dhriti and Smriti are functional units of the Medha which are correlated with power of perception, retention and retrieval respectively in modern psychology. In Ayurvedic Samhitas, Rasayana therapies have been advocated for the improvement of Medha. All the Rasayana drugs are supposed to improve mental faculties in addition to their beneficial effects on the body. However, Medhya Rasayana has specific effects on the mental performance. The same have been assessed in the present study on the objective parameters with help of JALOTA TEST and an attempt has been made to study its relation to Deha Prakriti or the body constitution. In the present research work, Churna of Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been taken as the trial drug to study its Medhya effect on low IQ subjects.

Keywords: I.Q., Deha-Manasa Prakriti, Yashtimadhu, Medhya, Rasayana.