Need for the study: Undernutrition is a set of
conditions that result from inadequate consumption, poor accretion or excessive
loss of nutrients.
Undernourished persons are
described under Astaninditiya Purusha, Karshya is one among that.
According to worldometer USA
India is the largest contributory of undernourished people in the world, among
8 billion people in the world 194,400,000 people of India are malnourished.
According to WHO adolescent age
group is 10-19 years.
Proteins are needed by the body
for body building, synthesis of certain substance like antibodies, plasma
proteins, haemoglobin, enzymes, hormones and coagulation factor. Protein is
connected with immune mechanism of the body.
For maximum utilization of
dietary proteins, the calorie intake should be adequate. The body proteins are
constantly being broken down into their constituent amino acids and then reused
for protein synthesis. Since proteins are not stored in the human body in the
way that energy is stored in adipose tissue, they have to be replaced every day.
Undernutrition is strongly
associated with shorter adult height, poor lean weight, less schooling, low
cognition, reduced economic productivity and, for women lower offspring, low
birthweight and undernutrition in childhood are Important risk factors for
diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidaemia in adulthood. According to
Acharya Charaka Ahara is one among the Trayopasthamba. Ahara is causative
factor for both development of body as well as diseases.
Mudga (Vigna radiata) is one
among Nithya Sevaniya Ahara and it is Pustibalapradham. Because of its
availability and widely used food article and which can be easily prepared as a
Modaka at home and can be taken daily as a protein supplement to under
nourished subjects to see its Balya effect.
Hence the present study is taken
to find Balya effect in adolescent age group as Mudga Modaka in Karshya as a
physical health promoter. Review of literature: Mudga (Vigna radiata) is Nithya
Sevaniya Ahara.Mudga (Vigna radiata) is Pusti Balakritam.
Among all Simbhidhanya Varga,
Mudga (Vigna radiata) is best.
Mudga modaka is bestows strength
and nourishment
Nutritive values of Mudga (Vigna
radiata) are documented by united state department of agriculture USDA.
Nutraceuticals may be used to improve health, delay the aging process, prevent
chronic diseases, increase life expectancy, or support the structure or
function of the body. Nowadays, nutraceuticals have received considerable
interest due to potential nutritional, safety and therapeutic effects.
Description of Karshya - Charaka
Samhitha Sutra Sthana 21st chapter, Ashtanga Hrudaya Sutra Sthana 14th chapter,
Sushrutha Samhita Sutra Sthana 14th chapter. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF STUDY:
1. To study the nutritional value
of the Mudga Modaka.
2. To evaluate the effect of Mudga
Modaka in Karshya among adolescent age groups.
3. To study the effect of Mudga
Modaka in variation of protein value and haemoglobin in Karshya among
adolescent age group. METHOD OF PREPARATION:
500 grams of Mudga (green gram) flour will be taken in a
vessel,500ml of water will be added and will be made in to a batter form. 500
grams of cow’s ghee is heated in kadhai.
Mudga (green gram) batter is allowed to fall through a sieve
into the heated ghee drop by drop, and this is cooked properly until pearly
consistency, then it is taken out from the kadhai, and it will be shifted in to
a sperate vessel.
500 gram of sugar (sugar candy) will be taken in a kadhai,
sufficient quantity of water will be added and Paka will be prepared of 1-2
thread consistency, to this Paka cooked pearly Mudga (green gram) Ela,
Maricha/Shunti is added and mixed properly. 15grams of Modaka will be prepared
and stored in an air tight container. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
Subjective
parameters will be assessed by grading the symptoms of Karshya.
Objective
parameters
Serum estimation of Protein and Hb
Anthropometric
measurements Weight
Height
BMI
Mid
arm circumference
Chest
circumference
Waist
circumference
Hip
circumference
Mid-thigh
circumference
Mid-calf
circumference
Skin
fold thickness
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