1. Muscular Dystrophy 55 Patients of DMD, BMD & LGMD
Evaluation of Mamsagni Rasayana [MGR] in
55 Patients of
DMD, BMD & LGMD
Mukesh Jain, AMDS India
The Ayush Samiti Bhilai CG

4. Muscular Dystrophy Incurable Genetic disease
The dysfunction of Vata & Dhatvagnis is the main pathology. Muscle degeneration due to progressive diminishing of Mamsagni along with aggravation of Vata element.
Symptoms & Signs: # Large calf muscles
# Walking on the toes
# Using the hands to rise from a sitting position, called Gower's sign
# Progressive muscle deterioration, starting with the muscles nearest the hips
# Curvature of the spine # Enlargement of the heart muscle
# intellectual impairment # Breathing Difficulty.

5. Muscular Dystrophy Weakness Tightness Hypertrophy Lack of movement
Spine curvature
Poor lung functions
Intellectual impairment
Heart Problems
Muscle weakness & Tightness, Hypertrophy,

7. Mamsagat Vata Vyadhi

9. Treatment, Help & Monitoring
The major goal of early treatment is to keep the ability to walk as long as possible.
Pawan Muktasana, Stretching exercises and using braces at night help avoid the tightening of tendons.
Surgery can be used to release tight tendons.
Mamsagni Rasayana is promising molecule. It is an ayurvedic dietary supplement and is safe and superior than Prednisone for long term management of muscular dystrophies.

10. Ayurvedic Treatment
Panch Karma & Rasayana treatments have shown promising protective effects on NMD.
These therapies and remedies help in the regeneration of dhatus because they are capable to balance the Doshas and Agnis.
TMP Swedana procedure is effective to stabilize Vata dominant Sarcolemmal membrane defect.

11. Care through Research Clinic Bhilai
AMDS India
Study involving Mamsagni Rasayana along with TMP & Yogic Support yielded mixed results in 55 boys of DMD, BMD & LGMD

12. & treated during March 1999 & Sep 2004. 28 DMD , 19 BMD 8 LMGD boys
. Over 100 cases of Muscular dystrophies were enrolled at Panch Karma Clinic of Central Medical Institute, Bhilai
& treated during March 1999 & Sep 2004.
28 DMD , 19 BMD 8 LMGD boys
All the Dystrophy boys were subjected to 2 weeks Panch karma procedures before administration of oral Mamsagni Rasayana along with Yogic support for 6 months.

13. Observation & Results:
It was observed that degeneration of muscle fibers were arrested after 6 weeks of administration of Mamsagni Rasayana. This was presumed on the basis of reduced CK level in blood and functional improvement such as
(i) Weight loss, (ii) Decrease in walking difficulty and (iii) Decrease in the severity of contractures and scoliosis. However DMD boys have shown very slow progress.

14. RESULT ANALYSIS : DMD (BARTHEL -SANJEEVAN SCALE)
MARKED RELIEF 42%
MODERATE %
MILD RELIEF %

15. RESULT ANALYSIS

16. Average Observations
Improvement in Functional Ability visible after 6 weeks of Administration of MGR
Presumption : Reduced CPK level, weight loss, Decrease in Walking difficulty.
Decrease in the Severity of Contractures and Scoliosis.

17. Average Decrement in 24 Weeks
45% Kg (IU) 10%
BLOOD CK
CONTRACTURE
SEVERITY
WT LOSS

18. Quality of Life Improvement
90%
60%
40%
SELF CONFIDENCE
ENDURANCE
FUNCTIONAL

19. A Case Of DMD
PATIENT BEFORE
TREATMENT
PATIENT AFTER TREATMENT

20. EFFECT OF TMP IN DMD
BEFORE REATMENT
AFTER TREATMENT

21. Effect of Mamsagni Rasayana
BEFORE TREATMENT
AFTER TREATMENT

22. Functional Improvement in a DMD
BEFORE TREATMENT
AFTER 12 WEEKS

23. Improvement in DMD Boy
BEFORE TREATMENT
AFTER TREATMENT