Study of Medhya effect of Pippali in learning Disability of school going children.

          Title:  Study of Medhya effect of Pippali in learning Disability of school going children.

Dr. V. H. Vaidya had submitted his dissertation in 2006 Year, for the P.G. degree M.D. Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic Pharmacology). His guide was Dr. Tanuja Nesari & research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune (M.S.) India.

          Dr. Vaidya had done a single blind controlled clinical study on 50 patients to screen the medhya (cognition enhancing) karma of ‘Pippali’ (Piper longum) in male & female patients of 3^rd & 7^th std at Primary & secondary school of Jnynoba Pratisthan, Pune.

            100 mg pippali tablets was given to the 50 patients of ‘learning Disability’ twice a day after dinner with ½ tsf of honey for the duration of six months.

          The scales used for assessment of the effect were-

A] For Learning Disability – Schonel’s Test, Scholastic performance.

B] Effect on mental faculties by NiMHANS Performa

          Effect of drug was assessed in terms of improvement in learning skills, improvement in scholastic performance and improvement in intellectual power & memory (Dhi, Dhruti & Smriti).

          The research work was concluded as follows –

When Tab Pippali  100 mg  BD was given with ½ tsf of honey for six months , to students of  7^th standard ,it showed remarkable improvement in Intellectual power & learning ability

          According to the data collected, pippali tablets were significantly effective in enhancing intellectual power & learning skills especially comprehensive skills which include writing & reading skills of school going children.       The above said drug was insignificant on improving mathematical skills.The significant results of pippali were due to medhya effect and vatashamakatwa & udana vayu gamitva. In short pippali can be a good ‘Brain tonic’ which relives vitiated vata also.