hi Monesha:
    I attempted to see the internet web site of Aryavadyasala, but I 
couldn't.
I wonder why!
Thanks.
R. Rajaraman
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From: "Moneesha Sharma" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Ayurvedic Meds


> Hi Alan,
>
> Prem is on three Ayurvedic medicines, prescribed by his doctor who is
> trained in this system of medicine.  Each medicine has several components.
> The medicines have long and rather unpronounceable Sanskrit names, but for
> what it is worth, here are the names.
>
>   - Manasamitravatakam - he takes two pills at night.  This was prescribed
>   for him because he was having rather terrifying nightmares.  He sleeps 
> much
>   more peacefully ever since he started on this in late November.  A few 
> weeks
>   ago when the dreams started again, his other doctor suggested reducing 
> his
>   night dose of l-dopa/carbidopa and that helped.  He is back to sleeping
>   peacefully.
>   - Manarajaprasarini Tailam - He takes two capsules each after lunch and
>   dinner
>   - Dhanvantaram (101) - He takes two capsules in the morning and two in
>   the evening.  These last two are for strengthening the nervous system - 
> one
>   for the structure and the other for the functioning, if I remember
>   correctly.
>
> I have no idea how they work, but they are helping Prem and so I am
> content.  The capsules and pills are made by the Arya Vaidya Sala in 
> Kerala
> in south India.  Here is their website, where I think you have to register
> and log in before you get any real information.
>
> www.*aryavaidyasala*.com/
>
> All the best,
> Moneesha
>
>
>
>
> 2009/5/6 patti zapf <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Hi Moneesha:
>>
>> I am continuously amazed and excited to hear all of this information from
>> around the world:>)
>> What other Ayurvedic meds is Prem on?
>>
>> Alan
>> Dallas, Texas
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Moneesha Sharma
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:20 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Question re Amantadine use
>>
>> Hi folks,
>> About the mucuna -
>> We visited an Ayurvedic doctor last year because I wanted Prem to start 
>> on
>> mucuna (it is called kapikachhu in Sanskrit and is an ancient Ayurvedic
>> remedy for Parkinson's).  After he had seen Prem's current dosage of
>> l-dopa,
>> the doctor decided against starting him on it.  He also told us that he 
>> had
>> a patient who had felt so good after the mucuna that he had increased his
>> dosage unilaterally.  The result was the same sort of problems (chiefly
>> dyskynesias) that come with synthetic l-dopa.  I am just mentioning this 
>> so
>> that you can keep in mind that l-dopa, even from natural sources has side
>> effects.  Prem is on other Ayurvedic meds that are helping him.
>> Moneesha
>> Calcutta, India
>>
>>
>>
>
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