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Ayu
April 2012
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University, Cheras, Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
Ayu
January 2012
Lecturer, Department of Panchakarma, Dayanand Ayurveda College and Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
Osteoporosis is a systemic disorder that affects entire skeleton, which is a metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of the skeleton, leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk. In Ayurveda, it can be correlated with Asthi-Majjakshaya. Basti (therapeutic enema) is the prime therapy for Asthi related diseases and Asthi Shrinkhala (Cissus quadrangularis) is the drug which is being used for strengthening of bone by traditional Vaidya since long.
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