become “bilingual”: Ayurvedic medical benefits should be presented both in the context of Ayurvedic

practice and in a framework that the conventional physician will understand and ultimately feel
comfortable using in his or her practice with appropriate patients.

3.6 Review of Quasi-Experimental Data

The clinical trial data in five monographs on epilepsy,11 asthma,12 hyperlipidemia,13 urinary diseases,14
and liver diseases15 generated by Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, Ministry of
Health, India, were reviewed and analyzed in this chapter for effectiveness of the following herbs and
herbal formulas:

1. AYUSH 65 in epilepsy
2. Naradeeya lakshmi vilasa rasa in bronchial asthma
3. Shwasa kesari tablets in bronchial asthma
4. Guggulu in hyperlipidemia (short-term study)
5. Guggulu in hyperlipidemia/hyperlipoproteinemia (long-term study)
6. Varuna in urinary tract infection, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), urolithiasis, and
miscellaneous disorders
7. Kulattha in urolithiasis
8. Varuna and Kulattha in urolithiasis
9. Kulattha and Gokshuru in urolithiasis
10. Katuki in hepatocellular jaundice, chronic hepatitis, and cirrhosis
11. Katukyadi yoga in hepatocellular jaundice, chronic hepatitis, postinfective hepati- tis,
obstructive jaundice, chronic cholecystitis, and postcholecystectomy syndrome
12. Kumariasava in hepatocellular jaundice, chronic hepatitis, and obstructive jaundice
13. Kumariasava in hepatocellular jaundice, chronic hepatitis, and obstructive jaundice
14. Daruharidra in hepatocellular jaundice, chonic hepatitis, postinfective hepatitis, and
obstructive jaundice

3.6.1 Clinical Data

Table 3.1 shows the rating of the data included in the monographs along two parameters: (1) quality
assessment of the data using the Singh Scale for quasi-experimental designs and (2) safety assessment
using the Safety Assessment Score for Controlled Clinical Trials© (SAS-CT). The Singh Q-E Quality
Assessment Scale© scores 10 factors with 15 possible points. The 10 areas are the following:

1. Background and significance of literature review

2. Adequacy of treatment
3. Power calculation