A person who was shot in the head near- fatally is recovering well; he can eat and walk with the aid of others. All thanks to Ayurveda.
Sanveer Rajkumar, 23, was a car-racing champion in South Africa. A person of Indian origin, he was enjoying every second of his life by racing towards new horizons. Until destiny razed all his ambitions to the ground.
On February 23, 2008, Sanveer was returning to his Johannesburg home in his car when armed robbers stopped him. Their demand was simple: leave the car with them. A demand he could little approve. A scuffle ensued and the robbers shot at him. The injury on the head was near fatal. Though surgeons in a local hospital removed the bullets stuck in his head, he continued to be a vegetable.
He remained in the ICU for four months but little changed. His memory screen blanked out for months. He was not able even to blink his eyes or move his hands. Sanveer’s family had little hope left on his return to his normal active life.
It was then that a family friend of them, who had taken treatment for multiple sclerosis at Punarnava Ayurveda Hospital in Kochi, India, suggested that they try Ayurveda. As a last resort Bijili Rajkumar, Sanveer’s mother, decided to go by the advice. That decision turned luck in his favour. Bijli, who was running a profitable business, left it and chose to accompany her son to Kerala.
Dr Anvar’s experience “I was hesitant to take up the case as Sanveer was in a serious condition,” Dr A M Anvar, Chairman and Managing Director, Punarnavasaid. “But Sanveer’s mother’s words, when she, along with Sanveer and his family members, came to meet me on 30, January 2009, changed my mind. She said: ‘Whether the result is positive or negative, you should go ahead. I hope Ayurveda can do it.’ These words lifted my confidence level.”
There were many tubes such as Folley’s catheter and other ones used in gastrostomy, trachostomy. That Sanveer had regular fits made the condition more difficult to tackle in the initial stages. Dr Anvar started off giving some special combinations of Ayurvedic medicines and brought it under control.
First stage
The treatment started with a special treatment for the head (thalam) using a tablet (marma gulika) to stimulate the body. In the next two weeks, the doctor administered two medicinal concoctions (amruthotharam kashayam and alaajeerakaadi kashayam) along with fumigation. The other treatments included administration of a medicine prepared by boiling and fermenting different pulses and cereals (dhanyaamlam), oil massage and bath (abhyangam) and continuous pouring of milk onto the affected parts (ksheeradhara) with a special combination of herbs and oil.
The treatments started showing results: Sanveer slowly tried to move his eyes, tears started rolling down his cheeks.
“Since Sanveer was able to withstand mild line of therapies we did massaging with sachets containing medicinal mixture dipped in medicinal solutions (Njavarakizhi) and oil bath with sahacharadi oil in the second stage.” After this, Sanveer was able to move his hands and sit. “Then I witnessed a challenging condition – Sanveer’s BP used to drop while sitting. To counter this I prescribed siddhamakaradhwajam by mixing drops of betel leaf juice. And it worked.”
Sanveer got tremendous improvement after mamsa kizhi (in which sachets containing animal meat is used), different kinds of enema such as mathra vasti, dhanwantharam vasti etc were perfomed. He could then move his neck and take his mobile phone. All these happened during a 60-day treatment course.
“Once his condition improved to this stage, I advised them to return home and come back after six months,” Dr Anvar said.
After discharge, they came after six months. By this time, he had begun to eat fruits such as banana and could walk to the bathroom with the aid of others.
He underwent a second course of treatment from 20, November 2009. With the 30-day treatment, his memory improved. Sanveer recollected some phone numbers of his friends and wrote them. Besides, he ate food without the aid of others. A remarkable change!
Though Sanveer has not started speaking, his family members are hopeful. “I thank Ayurveda that my son is making steady progress,” said Bijli. “The hospital gave him the best treatment and us, the best hospitality.”
“I’m very confident that Ayurveda can manage trauma and accident-like conditions,” Dr Anvar said. “However, it should be ensured that there is an emergency management team to handle it. Modern equipment and skilled physicians are also vital.”
Sanveer was almost like a vegetable when he landed in India for Ayurveda treatment.
Today, he hopes to go back to his normal life.
Sanveer’s family had little hope left on his return to normal life. It was then that a family friend, who had taken treatment for multiple sclerosis at Punarnava Ayurveda Hospital in Kochi, India, suggested that they try Ayurveda.
Article By: K Govindan Nampoothiry
Article From: Ayurveda International