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Md Hasif Sinha

    Md Hasif Sinha

    POSTECH, Life Sciences, Graduate Student
    Chandraprabha Batika (CPB) is an Ayurvedic preparation that is used in the rural population for different purposes as traditional medicine. In this study, the effect of CPB on thyroid hormone profile was evaluated after chronic... more
    Chandraprabha Batika (CPB) is an Ayurvedic preparation that is used in the rural population for different purposes
    as traditional medicine. In this study, the effect of CPB on thyroid hormone profile was evaluated after chronic administration
    of this drug to male Sprague-Dawley rats. The acute pharmacological test of CPB recorded no death or any signs
    of toxicity even at the highest dose of 4,000 mg/kg body weight. For chronic pharmacological evaluation, the animals
    were divided into two groups. The first group was given CPB preparation at a dose of 40 mg/kg body weight for 28 days
    while the second group that served as the control received water for the same period. After 28 days of chronic administration
    of the CPB preparation, the following effects on the thyroid hormone panel were noted: a statistically insignificant
    decrease in the serum circulating total thyroxine (tT4) and total triiodothyronine (tT3) levels of the male rats; a decrease
    in the serum circulating free thyroxine (fT4) level of the male rats, the increase though not significant yet it was prominent;
    a statistically insignificant increase in the serum circulating free triiodothyronine (fT3) level of the male rats; an
    increase in the serum circulating thyroid-stimulating hormone level of the male rats, the increase though not significant
    yet it was prominent.
    Background: Brihat Khadir Batika (BKD) and Chandraprabha Batika (CPB) are Ayurvedic preparations used as traditional medicines for different clinical indications in the rural population. BKD is used in diseases of throat and CPB is used... more
    Background: Brihat Khadir Batika (BKD) and Chandraprabha Batika (CPB) are Ayurvedic preparations used as traditional medicines for different clinical indications in the rural population. BKD is used in diseases of throat and CPB is used in glandular enlargement. In this study we evaluate the influence of these preparations on HbA1c (%) level.
    Methods: To find out the average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged period of time, Ayurvedic medicinal preparations BKD and CPB were administered chronically to the male Sprague-Dawley rats at a dose of 400 mg/kg. After 28 days of chronic administration of BKD and CPB the following changes were noted. In this experiment Glycated Hemoglobin A1C level was determined.
    Results: The results of the study of in vitro quantitative determination of rat Glycated hemoglobin A1c concentrations in serum studies are thus: BKD caused a statistically insignificant (p=0.066) increase in the HbA1c level of the male rat (16.87% increase). CPB demonstrated a statistically insignificant (p=0.079) (17.47%) increase in the HbA1C level of the blood of the male rat.
    Conclusions: Both preparation BKD and CPB found in increasing HbA1c level of the blood of the male rat.