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Solid State Characterization of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract After Treatment with Consciousness Energy Healing
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  • Mahendra Kumar Trivedi,
  • Alice Branton,
  • Dahryn Trivedi,
  • Gopal Nayak,
  • William Dean Plikerd,
  • Peter L. Surguy,
  • Robert John Kock,
  • Rolando Baptista Piedad,
  • Russell Phillip Callas,
  • Sakina A. Ansari,
  • Sandra Lee Barrett,
  • Sara Friedman,
  • Steven Lee Christie,
  • Su-Mei Chen Liu,
  • Susan Elizabeth Starling,
  • Susan Jones,
  • Susan Mardis Allen,
  • Susanne Kathrin Wasmus,
  • Terry Ann Benczik,
  • Thomas Charles Slade,
  • Thomas Orban,
  • Victoria L. Vannes,
  • Victoria Margot Schlosser,
  • Yusif Sarkis Yamin Albino,
  • Parthasarathi Panda,
  • Kalyan Kumar Sethi,
  • Snehasis Jana
Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

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Alice Branton
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Dahryn Trivedi
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Gopal Nayak
William Dean Plikerd
Peter L. Surguy
Robert John Kock
Rolando Baptista Piedad
Russell Phillip Callas
Sakina A. Ansari
Sandra Lee Barrett
Sara Friedman
Steven Lee Christie
Su-Mei Chen Liu
Susan Elizabeth Starling
Susan Jones
Susan Mardis Allen
Susanne Kathrin Wasmus
Terry Ann Benczik
Thomas Charles Slade
Thomas Orban
Victoria L. Vannes
Victoria Margot Schlosser
Yusif Sarkis Yamin Albino
Parthasarathi Panda
Kalyan Kumar Sethi
Snehasis Jana

Abstract

Ashwagandha root extract is useful as an herbal medicine and nutraceuticals for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the influence of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) on the physico-chemical, thermal and behavioral properties of ashwagandha root extract using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), particle size distribution analysis (PSD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Ashwagandha root extract was divided into two parts – one part was control without any Biofield Energy Treatment, and another part was treated with the Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment remotely by twenty renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as Biofield Energy Treated sample. The PXRD analysis concluded that both the control and treated samples were amorphous in nature. The particle size values at d10, d50, and d90 of the treated sample were significantly decreased by 36.78%, 15.18%, and 5.06%, respectively compared with the control sample. Likewise, the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 85.14% compared to the control sample. FT-IR results showed a small impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the phytoconstituents of ashwagandha root extract to reduce the force constant of O-H (str.) bond. UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance (λmax) of both the samples was at 206.4 in methanol. TGA revealed the three steps of thermal degradation and the total weight loss was decreased by 0.73% in the treated sample compared to the control sample. Consequently, the maximum thermal degradation temperature was found at 272.53°C and 393.35°C for two broad peaks in the treated sample was increased by 0.05% and 0.08%, respectively compared to the control the sample (272.67°C and 393.66°C). The DSC analysis indicated that the evaporation temperature and latent heat of vaporization were lowered significantly by 4.98% and 35.67%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The current outcomes suggested that the Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might have the amazing capacity to enhance the solubility, dissolution, absorption, bioavailability and thermal stability of ashwagandha root extract in the various form of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulation by modifying its particle size and surface area. Thus, the Biofield Energy Treated ashwagandha root extract might provide better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, sexual disorders, arthritis, stress, cancer, ageing, diabetes, and other chronic infections.