TO EVALUATE THE ADD-ON EFFECT OF SAMVARDHANA GHRITA FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN
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Keywords
Cerebral palsy, Samvardhana Ghrita, Speech, Bal-Panchkarma.
Abstract
Cerebral palsy is defined as a non-progressive disorder of cerebral origin in children, and many cases are associated with speech and language developmental delay. In Ayurveda, CP may be correlated to Shiromarmabhighata Vikara and offers various Bal Panchkrama interventions and herbal formulations, among which Samvardhana Ghrita is one of the indicated for enhancing speech and language milestones in children.
Objective: To evaluate the add-on effect of Samvardhana Ghrita for Speech and Language Development in Cerebral Palsy Children.
Methods: The clinical study was carried out in the Department of Kaumarabhritya, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. Twenty-four children who have cerebral palsy with delayed speech, aged1-16 years, randomly allocated into two groups(n=12) were enrolled. Group-1 received Samvardhana Ghrita along with Bal-Panchkarma therapy and Pratisarana of Vacha root for 45 days, while Group-2 received only Bal-Panchkarma therapy and Pratisarana with Vacha root without Samvardhana Ghrita for the same period. Follow-up assessments were done on the 30th and 45th days in both groups.
Result: Improvement was observed in both groups; however, Group 1 showed greater improvement than Group 2, with mean speech/language milestone scores of 39.33 ± 39.25 and 21.33 ± 24.86, respectively.
Conclusion: The addition of Samvardhana Ghrita to Bal-Panchkarma therapy may accelerate speech/language developmental milestones in children.
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Meena M. K
Assistant professor, Department of Kaumarbhritya/Balroga; Govt Ayurveda College, Bharatpur, 321001; Rajasthan. India
B.Mukhopadhyay
Professor Department of Shalakya Tantra, FOAy; IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005; India.
Singh B.M.
Professor Department of Kaumaryabhritya/Balaroga, FOAy; IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005; India.
