Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine (AAM)

An Official Organ of Association of Ayurvedic Physicians of India (AAPI)

Founder Chairman: Padmashree Prof RH Singh, Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-INDIA

Editor in Chief: Prof. Sanjeev Rastogi, Director, Dept of Integrative Medicine, Vatsala Hospital, Tulsi Das Marg, Lucknow-226003, INDIA Email: rastogisanjeev@rediffmail.com

Assistant Editors:

• Prof. KHV Murthy, Faculty of Ayurveda , Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi , INDIA Email: knarasimhamurhty@yahoo.co.in

• Prof. Kishor Patwardhan, Dept of Kriya Sharir, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA Email: patwardhan.kishor@gmail.com

• Prof. Praveen Kumar Madikonda, Dept of Panchakarma , BRKR Govt Ayurvedic College, Hyderabad , INDIA Email: pkmadikonda@gmail.com

Editorial Board

• Dr. Antonio Morandi Director, Ayurvedic Point , ITALY Email: dr.morandi@ayurvedicpoint.it

• Dr. GG Gangadharan Director, Ramaiya Institute, Bangalore, INDIA Email: vaidyaggganga@gmail.com

• Dr. KR Kohli Former Director, Ayurvedic Services, Maharashtra, INDIA Email: krkohli@rediffmail.com

• Dr. P Ram Manohar, Director, Research, Amrita University, Kollam, INDIA Email: rammanoharp@gmail.com

• Dr. Tanuja Nesari, Director, IPGTRA, Jamnagar , INDIA Email: tnesari@hotmail.com • Dr. VK Joshi, Professor, IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA Email: vkjoshi@bhu.ac.in

• Prof. Diana Lurie, Professor, The University of Montana, Missoula, USA Email: diana.lurie@mso.umt.edu

• Prof. Alex Hankey, Professor, S-VYASA, Bangaluru, INDIA Email: alexhankey@gmail.com

• Dr. SR Narhari, Director, Institute of Applied Dermatology, Kerala, INDIA Email: srniad@gmail.com

• Dr. Christian Kessler, Charité university Immanuel Hospital Berlin, GERMANY Email: kessler.christian@gmail.com

• Dr DN Pandey Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Rajasthan, INDIA Email: dnpandey@gmail.com

• Prof SS Vinjamury Southern California University of Health and Sciences, USA Email: prasad@scuhs.edu

• Prof. Uma Kumar Department of Rheumatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, INDIA Email: kumar.umaa@gmail.com

• Prof Rama Jaysundar Dept. of NMR and MRI Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi, INDIA Email ramajayasundar@hotmail.com:

• Prof Anirban Bhunia Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Bose Institute, Kolkata, INDIA Email: anirbanbhunia@gmail.com

• Dr Shri Kant Wagh Integrative Rheumatologist, Pune, INDIA Email: sywagh@gmail.com

• Prof RN Acharya , Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, INDIA Email: drrnacharya@gmail.com

• Dr Yunius Munshi National Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Hyderabad, INDIA Email: younis.munshi@gmail.com

• Prof Sanjoy Kumar Pal Skyline University, NIGERIA Email: sanjoypal@yahoo.com

• Dr Maryam Yavari University of Toronto, CANADA. Email: mariam.yavari@gmail.com

• Dr K B Rameshkumar. Phytochemistry and Phytopharmacology Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, INDIA Email: kbrtbgri@gmail.com

• Prof Krishna Kaphle Department of Theriogenology, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, NEPAL Email: kbrtbgri@gmail.com

• Drg Singaye Wangmo Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences, BHUTAN Email: singyewangmo@nms.gov.bt

• Dr Pritha Mehra Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, New Delhi, INDIA Email drpritha@gmail.com:

• Dr Tarun Mittal Consultant cardiothoracic radiologist, Imperial College, London, UK Email: t.mittal@cvimaging.org.uk

Global Advisory Board

• Prof Francesco Chiappelli Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, USA Email:chiappelli.research@gmail.com

• Prof SC Lakhotia Cytogenetics Lab, Department of Zoology , BHU, Varanasi, INDIA Email: lakhotia@bhu.ac.in

• Dr CK Katiyar Advisor, Emami Ltd. , Kolkata, INDIA Email: ck_katiyar@yahoo.com

• Prof B Patwardhan National Research Professor, Ministry of Ayush, INDIA Email: bpatwardhan@gmail.com

• Lobsang Tenzin Ragdo Department of Tibetan Medicine at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies , Varanasi, INDIA Email: rakdho@yahoo.com

• Prof Hari Sharma Ohio State University, USA Email: sharma.2@osu.edu

• Prof GG Agrawal Dept of Statistics, Lucknow University,INDIA Email: girdhar1751@gmail.com

• Dr Jorge Luis Berra Fundación de Salud Ayurveda Prema, ARGENTINA Email: jorgeberra@ayurveda.org.ar

• Prof Harasit Kumar Pal Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, BANGLADESH Email: harasit_paul@yahoo.com

• Prof JSR Prasad Dept. of Sanskrit Studies, School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad, INDIA Email: jsraprasad@gmail.com

• Prof Sudha Raj Syracuse University, USA Email: sraj@syr.edu

• Prof MLB Bhatt Director, Kalyan Singh Super Specialty Cancer Institute and Hospital , Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh , INDIA Email: drmlbhatt@yahoo.com

• Prof Banvari Lal Gaur Former Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Ayurveda University, Jodhpur, INDIA Email: vaidyablgaur@yahoo.co.in

• Prof Navjivan Rastogi Honorary Director, Abhinavagupta Institute of Aesthetics and Isatva Philosophy, Lucknow University, INDIA Email: nr2508@gmail.com

• Dr Tenzin Jinpa Bhutia Sowa Rigpa International College, Kathmandu, NEPAL Email: smenpa@gmail.com