Amlapitta is a gastrointestinal disorder caused due to suppression of Jatharagni (digestive fire) by increased Drava (watery) and Amla (sourness) gunas of Vidagdha Pachak Pitta (burned digestive enzymes). As the digestion is dependent on the proper functioning of Agni, there is metabolic disequilibrium leading to production of Ama (undigested food). Therefore what so ever food is taken remains undigested and gets changed into shukta (fermented) form and is manifested in the form of Amlapittta. Regarding this disease, a clinical trial having pre and post test design with 30 patients was carried out in Jammu Institute of Ayurveda and Research hospital, Jammu in 2011. Most of the patients with symptoms like tiktaamlodgara, utklesha, aruchi, avipaka, hrit-kantha daha responded well to the treatment. Overall effect of therapy showed the drug is statistically significant and 53.33% of the patients had and marked relief whereas only 3.33% patients have shown no relief.

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Common sense, it has been said, is the most uncommon thing in the world, the combination of experience with intelligence and a lot of what we do in our daily lives is also based on common sense .But sometimes this common sense may not be the best approach and at times there may be contradictory notions that what is best or what works in one situation may prove futile or even dangerous in another.Even in the domain of health care there are gaps in knowledge, theories about how something might work better or not and ideas for improvement and when it comes to medicine we are dealing with human beings and no two humans are similar. The effects of our interventions are variable.As healthcare professionals cannot afford to take risks research is needed. This type of exact literature pertaining only to research methods and statistics was not evident in Ayurvedic texts. Rather whatever is found scattered in Charaka Samhita the oldest document is not found with the same or more rigor in later Samhitas like Sushruta Samhita and Ashtanga hridaya. Research helps us create new knowledge and develop proper tools for the use of existing knowledge. Not only does it enable health care providers to diagnose and treat diseases, research also provides evidence for policies and decisions on health and development. So, Research methodology is one of prerequisites to bring out fine and fruitful work. The present study reviews the significance of Research Methodology in Ayurvedic Under graduate Academic curriculum.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an enigmatic disease. Its historical background is not known. But in the recent years the disease has been extensively probed by development in immunology, biochemistry and radiology. Ayurvedic physicians have also benefited from these new medical advances. RA is often considered a benign disease, but it may cause considerable disability, crippling, and death. Patients sometimes recover spontaneously and achieve complete remission but, in most cases, the disease becomes chronic, resulting in functional deterioration of the joints and disability. There has been extensive scientific research in Ayurvedic therapies during recent years. The present study is intended to focus on the clinical evaluation of an herbal preparation Amritadi churna quoted by Acharya Chakrapani in Chakradatta in the management of Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis). The results were quiet promising for futuristic studies with other herbal preparations.

Darshanika "satkaryavada" has been immensely utilized by Ayurveda for framing down its fundamental principles. The Concept of Satkaryavada in the context of Karya-karana vada is given by Darshana (Philosphical text) and has been well advocated in chikitsa in Ayurveda. According to this theory, before the operation of cause, the effect is existent in latent form in cause. But the knowledge of any fundamental concept is incomplete without its practical applicability. So, this paper attempts to evaluate the applied aspect of satkaryavada in Ayurveda by comparative study of effectiveness of allergen withdrawal and internal use of kandughanamaha kasaya in the management of Vicharchika .For the purpose of clinical study ,a total of 30 patients were randomized into two trial groups .In the first group, the specific allergen responsible for vicharchika i.e allergic dermatoses found by patch test, was withdrawn whereas in the second group the specific allergen found was not withdrawn and effect of kandughanamaha kasaya was evaluated internally in the patient of Vicharchika . Assessment was done on both subjective and objective criteria .In group I, symptoms were relieved by 61.53% which was highly significant (p<0.001) and in group II, symptoms were relieved by 40% i.e. statistically significant (p <0.05).The study concluded that the doctrine of satkaryavada, holds a applied as well as practical utility as the allergen withdrawal proves out to be more effective than internal use of kandughanamaha kasaya in the management of Vicharchika.