title: Treatment of tropical eosinophilia with an ayurvedic compound - a clinical trial.
abstract: The effect of an Ayurvedic preparation consisting of Swasakutara, Curcuma longa (Haridra) and Withania somnifera (Asvagandha) is accessed in 12 patients of tropical eosinphilia. The modern control drug Hetrazan is used in another batch of 11 patients for comparison. The Ayurvedic compound causes complete relief of most of the clinical signs and symptoms associated with the disease and reduces E.S.R. significantly. However the drug has no effect on the level of circulating eosinophils.
authors.affiliation: Dr. A. Lakshmipathi Unit for Research in Indian Medicine (C.C.R.A.S) V.H.S. Medical Center, T.T.T.I. Post, Madras - 600 113, India.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seshadri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sitaraman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajagopalan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Janaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venkataraghavan