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Amdavad doctor Ketan Amin has developed a device to measure homoeostasis or the balance of oxygen level and blood pressure in the human body. A practitioner of ayurveda, he has even got a patent for his product in India and Europe.
The device for measuring, processing and evaluation of medical parameters related to the human body or Jivitgnya, as named by Amin, is a combination of modern science and ayurveda. And, after 12 years of hard work, Amin has got the patent for his product in India in 1996 and for Europe in 2012. With this device known as transcutaneous sensor he has managed to develop the entire back-up software to diagnose possible diseases a patient can have.
'In my career as a professional for 24 years, I have always worked as a researcher. I wanted to bridge the gap between what ayurveda said and its scientific base for medicinal plants.
Allopathy or modern medical science is based on pharmacologically active agents or physical interventions to treat or suppress symptoms of diseases or conditions. Ayurveda has a similar thing. But there was no scientific proof for it. It was considered meta-science. Now, I have created something which will ensure that ayurveda, too, is a science,' said Amin.
Ayurveda is based on tridosh vata, pitta and cough. 'The imbalance or the balance of these three in the human body can be found by using nadi vidya or pulse reading. I have developed a device that measures, processes and evaluates pulse reading in a completely scientific manner,' he stated. (Read more: India's contribution to the world of healthcare.)
With the device, a membrane is attached to a patient's wrist which measures carbon dioxide (vata), hydrogen ion (pitta) and bicarbonates (cough). Based on the reading of the three as well as the level of oxygen and blood pressure, a diagnosis is done.
'The human body reacts to every season and food, fluids and mental condition of the human being. Imbalance in three core areas and their cross relationship increase or decrease various contents in the body which results in a particular symptom of a disease. Values once measured with the device are fed into software, which will give the present and possible conditions of the patients. A detailed dialogue and discussion with patients will finally conclude the state of his human body,' said Amin.
His lifestory is even more interesting than the creation itself.
Denied admission in medicine for not getting the required marks, he applied for admission in one of the central American universities. But as his visa processing took a long time, he decided to take admission in an ayurveda college. 'I was feeling insecure and lonely. A sense of inferiority complex gripped me as all around me were medical professionals. Ayurveda was not accepted well those days. But I convinced myself and carried on,' said Amin.
After completing studies, he started as a research consultant and a visiting consultant at many colleges, including Bangalore Medical College.
'In 1993, during one of my stays in Bangalore, I got a severe infection, which paralysed me completely. I was given 72 hours to live but survived the scare because of timely treatment in Mumbai.
This is my second life and I wanted to bridge the gap between science and ayurveda. Now, I have done that,' he gushed.
Amin has prepared molecules of 350 medicinal plants and its pharmacologically active agents. 'In modern medicine, agents are given directly to the patient sometimes leading to side effects. But balancing chemicals and proteins in medicinal plants protects patients from those ill-effects. Therefore, I am of the view that ayurveda is richer in knowledge than modern medicines,' he asserted.
'I have learned the net and other software to create a computerised database. I myself have a key for all data in my work,' said Amin proudly.
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