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Item type: Item , Behet Arakku: An Ingenious Way of Inventing Potent Medicines Out of Intoxicant Spirituous Liquors(The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 2016) Somarathna, K.I.W.K.; Attanayake, A.M.P.; Molligoda, S.P.; Senadhira, H.M.Achieving Arogya (Svastha) or a harmonic balance of Tri-Dosha, Agni, Sapta-Dhatu and Tri-Mala, through the protection of health in the healthy and the healing of disorders in the ailing, is central to the codified body of sacred teachings of Ayurveda. To attain Arogya, two corresponding kinds of medicines have also been mentioned, viz., promotive of vigour in the healthy and destructive of disease in the ailing. In this paper, some attempts are taken to discuss and highlight the ingenuity of formulating a new class of potent medicines known as Behet Arakku to combat the disease in the ailing, out of intoxicant spirituous liquors.Item type: Item , A Critical Appraisal of Pancakarma Therapy in Buddhist Literature with Special Reference in Tripitaka(The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 2017) Molligoda, S.P.Pancakarma therapy is one of the important branches of Ayurveda which deals mainly with purification of the provoked dosa (physiological or pathological ) from the body. These vitiated dosa (toxins and waste material) should be purified from "natural as well as nearest root of the body". There are five types ; vamana, virecana, nasya, vasti and raktamoksna. In the management of disease the fundamental principles of Ayurveda is Samsodhana (Purification) Samsamana (Pacific) and Nidana Parivarjana (avoiding causative factors). To eradicate the disease completely and to enhance non specific immunity against all diseases the purification procedures plays an imporatnt role.Item type: Item , මුල් බුදු සමයේ සඳහන් ව්යාධි ප්රතිශේධනාත්මක විධි(The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 2016) Molligoda, S.P.ව්යාධි ප්රතිශේධනාත්මක විධි ලෙස සලකනු ලබන්නේ රෝග වලින් වැලකී සිටීම සඳහා අනුගමනය කල යුතු ක්රියා මාර්ගයි. රෝග සඳහා ඖෂධ යෙදීමට වඩා වැදගත් වන්නේ රෝග වලින් විනිර්මුක්තව ජීවත් වීම සඳහා අවශ්ය වටපිටාව සකසා ගැනීම බව මුල් බුදු සමයේ සඳහන් කරුණු වලින් බුදුන් වහන්සේ විසින් පෙන්වා දී ඇත. බටහිර වෛද්ය විද්යාව හා ආයුර්වේද වෛද්ය විද්යාව අද ලෝකයම පිළිගත් ප්රධාන වෛද්ය ක්රම දෙක බවට පත්ව තිබේ. බටහිර වෛද්ය විද්යාව රෝග වලින් වැලකී සිටීමට වඩා රෝග සුව කිරීම පිළිබඳ විශේෂ අවධානයක් දක්වා ඇති බව එම ශාස්ත්රය පිළිබඳව අධ්යයනය කිරීමෙන් පෙනී යයි. ආයුර්වේද වෛද්ය විද්යාව රෝග සුව කිරීමට වඩා රෝගවලින් වැළකී සිටීම වඩාත් ප්රායෝගික හා ඵලදායී විධි ක්රමය බව පෙන්වා දෙයි.Item type: Item , Determinants of Multimorbidity among the Ageing Population in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka(South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2026) Nuskiya, M.H.F.; Ruzaik, FareenaMultimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic conditions, is a growing public health problem in the context of ageing populations. There is a high level of multimorbidity in Sri Lanka, with a rapid demographic ageing trend, but the community-level evidence on the factors underlying multimorbidity is scarce. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity and to investigate the demographic and socioeconomic factors of the older people in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. The research was conducted by cross-sectional studies on 220 older adults (age ≥ 60) selected by multi-stage cluster sampling, in the community. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Multimorbidity was defined as having ≥ 2 chronic disease conditions, and sensitivity analysis was performed with ≥ 3 chronic disease conditions. Analytical tools, such as Python, were used for descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and multivariable logistic regression. There was a high prevalence of multimorbidity (57.7%), and 28.6% reported having 3 or more of the chronic conditions. Hypertension, diabetes and arthritis were the most prevalent conditions. Multivariate analysis revealed age and living condition as key independent demographic factors; those aged ≥80 years had greater odds of multimorbidity, and those who lived alone had higher odds. There were no statistically significant associations with socioeconomic status factors such as education, wealth, pension status or place of residence after adjustment. The results were similar in sensitivity analyses based on an alternative definition of multimorbidity (defined as ≥3 conditions). The study suggests that there is a high level of multimorbidity among older adults in Kurunegala District, which is mainly due to their biological ageing and social vulnerability, and not to socioeconomic factors. The results highlight the value of a multi-sector community support network and the importance of primary healthcare being integrated and person-centred, especially for older people who feel socially isolated.Item type: Item , A critical review of pharmacodynamics properties of ingredients of Patola vishvadi kashaya for treating Amlapitta (Gastritis)(Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, 2024) Nishan, S.P.A.S.; Molligoda, S.P.; Weerasekara, K.R.Gastritis is an inflammatory disease of the gastric mucosa. According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of gastritis was around 1.8-2.1 million cases annually in 2012. In Ayurveda, gastritis can be correlated with Amlapitta, which is caused by vitiated Agni and Pachakapitta. This high prevalence underscores the need to explore diverse treatment options, including traditional remedies like Ayurveda decoctions. This study aims to critically review the pharmacodynamics properties of the ingredients in Patola vishvadi kashaya, focusing on their effects on Amlapitta. The medicinal prescription was selected from Cakradatta, Chikithsa Sangraha, and pharmacodynamics properties collected from authentic texts, previous research, journal articles, and websites. The ingredients include Dummella (Tricosanthus cucumerina), Dry Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Rasakinda (Tinospora cordifolia), and Katukarosana (Picrohiza kurroa). The Rasa of Kashaya contains 50% Tikta, 33% Katu, and 17% Kashaya. Among the Guna, 50% are Laghu, 38% Ruksha, and 12% Snigdha. Additionally, 75% of the drugs have Ushna Veerya, while 25% have Sheetha Veerya.