Lessor known ayurvedic physicians from an Urdu book Rumoozul Atibba: part II.

Rumoozul Atibba, a rare Urdu book compiled by Hakim Fairozuddin is in two Volumes. It is published by Darul Kutub Rafiqul Atibba, printed in "Rifah-e-Aam press in 1913 at Lahore which contains short biographies of Ayurvedic and Unani physicians. It has been compiled to disclose the tested formulae hidden in the minds of eminent scholars of Ayurveda and Unani with their life sketches.The selection of this work has been aimed to enlight the Ayurvedic History prevailed in different languages. Twenty biographies of Ayurvedic Physicians were in first volume of 'Rumuzul Atibba', which were published prior to this article (Bulletin of Indian Institute of History of Medicine. Vol XXVI (1996).This article contains only three biographies of Ayurvedic physicians.

Pioneers of Ayurveda during Nizam-VII.

This article is the continuation of the article entitled "Dawn of Ayurveda during the reign of Nizam-VII of, Hyderabad" published in B.I.I.H.M. Vol. 18, No. 1, Jan 1998, pp. 67-84. The life sketch of nine pioneers of Ayruveda who established the system of Ayurveda on the track during the rule of Nizam - VII - Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur are presented here.

Sown a seed of Ayurveda in the Nizam dominion.

In the name of Trillinga Ayurveda Vidya Peetham a seed for Ayurveda with a school & free Ayurveda dispensary along with a Sanskrit school was sowed at Warangal by some eminent devoted private practitioners of Ayurveda and Philanthropists. The city of Warangal is a historical place and once a capital of Kakatiya Kingdom, though it was part and parcel of Nizam dominion. In fact such steps taken by Private Organisations for establishment of Ayurvedic system of Medicine in Hyderabad and in Andhra region at Bejwada is appreciable.

Ayurvedic literature in Urdu.

Urdu is a distinct literary language began to develop in India during Mughal empire. Lots of people read, write and speak, this language in Indian subcontinent. This brief article will shed light on the seven rare books in Urdu compiled and published in the period from 19th century to the first half of the current century. Some books may not have high value but the struggle of the scholars, is appreciable.

Lesser known Ayurvedic physicians of India from an Urdu book- "Rumoozul Atibba".

In early 20th century some Urdu scholars tried to enrich urdu literature with medical history. They started compiling and publishing the biographies of the contemporary physicians along with their achievements. One of such works "Rumoozul Atibba" a rare book compiled by Hakim Fairozuddin in Urdu, published by 'Darul Kutub Rafiqul Atibba' and printed in 'Rifah-e-Aam Press' at Lahore in the year 1913 A.D. has been taken here. It contains about 150 short biographies of Ayurvedic and Unani physicians, out of which all the twenty biographies of Ayurvedic physicians given in it, have been presented in this article.

Eminent ayurvedic physicians of Nizam dynasty.

It is a biographical work which sheds light on the lives and works of some of the Ayurvedic Physicians flourished during Nizam dynasty. The credit for development of Ayurveda in Hyderabad goes to the eminent Ayurvedic Physicians, mentioned in this articles who taught Ayurveda in their private clinics, rendered their services during the outbreak of epidemics, organised conferences, compiled very useful works on Ayurveda and established an Ayurvedic school on a grand scale which was recognised by the government.

A brief history of Ayurveda in Hyderabad.

This article contains a brief history of Ayurveda in Hyderabad. It can be proudly stated that this system is prevailing here since foundation of this city in 1590 A.D. As it is said that the physicians of Ayurveda and Unani both were among the staff of the first general hospital of Hyderabad city 'Darush-shifa' which was constructed in 1595 A.D. After the Qutub Shahi period the rulers of Asafjahi dynasty also patronised this system. The physicians of this period not only run their clinics but they also teach this system to their pupils privately. Due to the efforts of some eminent Ayurvedic physicians, Ayurveda progressed well. The names and the photos of these physicians have been given in this article. Now this system has a good status here with well established college, hospital and research department etc.

Spectral evidence for the oxidation of beta-hydroxybutyrate to acetoacetate: diminution of spectra by glucose and chloride.

Chemical oxidation of beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB) to acetoacetate (AcAc) has been carried out by a simple and new method employing potassium persulphate as an oxidising agent. Under the conditions of assay, beta-OHB (0.079-0.395 microM) was instantaneously oxidised to AcAc and the authenticity of the oxidised product was proved by absorption spectroscopy. A common absorption maxima at about 446 nm was observed in all the spectra recorded for the product (AcAc-complex) obtained after the oxidation of beta-OHB (0.079-0.395 microM) to AcAc followed by coupling with diazotized p-nitroaniline. This absorption maxima was almost equal to that obtained for AcAc-complex using AcAc as reference standard. It implies that AcAc formed by the chemical oxidation of beta-OHB is identically similar to the AcAc used as reference standard for the study. This fact was further strengthened when absorption spectra, recorded either individually or in combination (mixed-type), exhibited a single peak with a common absorption maxima at about 446 nm. Absorption spectra was found to be partially diminished by glucose (1.77 microM) and chloride (17.1 microM), while almost complete diminution of absorption spectra was observed at higher concentration of glucose (8.88 microM) and chloride (51.3 microM).