Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on <i>Withania somnifera</i> Root Extract and Its Effects on the Physical, Spectroscopic, Thermal and Behavioral Properties

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi; Alice Branton; Dahryn Trivedi; Gopal Nayak; Michael Peter Ellis; James Jeffery Peoples; James Joseph Meuer; Johanne Dodon; John Lawrence Griffin; John Suzuki; Joseph Michael Foty; Judy Weber; Julia Grace McCammon; Karen Brynes Allen; Kathryn Regina Sweas; Lezley Jo-Anne Wright; Lisa A. Knoll; Madeline E. Michaels; Margaret Kweya Wahl; Mark E. Stutheit; Michelle Barnard; Muriel Mae Ranger; Paromvong Sinbandhit; V. J. Kris Elig; Kalyan Kumar Sethi; Parthasarathi Panda; Snehasis Jana

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Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on Withania somnifera Root Extract and Its Effects on the Physical, Spectroscopic, Thermal and Behavioral Properties

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Michael Peter Ellis, James Jeffery Peoples, James Joseph Meuer, Johanne Dodon, John Lawrence Griffin, John Suzuki, Joseph Michael Foty, Judy Weber, Julia Grace McCammon, Karen Brynes Allen, Kathryn Regina Sweas, Lezley Jo-Anne Wright, Lisa A. Knoll, Madeline E. Michaels, Margaret Kweya Wahl, Mark E. Stutheit, Michelle Barnard, Muriel Mae Ranger, Paromvong Sinbandhit, V. J. Kris Elig, Kalyan Kumar Sethi, Parthasarathi Panda, Snehasis Jana

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Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is useful as an herbal medicine and nutraceuticals for the prevention and treatment of anxiety, insomnia, tuberculosis, tumors, menstrual problems, etc. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the influence of The Trivedi Effect^® - Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the physical, spectroscopic, thermal and behavioral properties of ashwagandha root extract using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis spectroscopy, TGA, and DSC analysis. 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 demonstrated 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 decreased significantly by 18.88%, 8.60%, and 4.00%, respectively compared with the control sample. Similarly, the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 102.63% compared to the control sample. FT-IR results suggest that there was a small impact of Biofield Energy Treatment on ashwagandha root extract at the atomic level to reduce the force constant of O-H (str.) bond. UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 207.4 and 207.7 nm, respectively. TGA revealed the three steps of thermal degradation steps and the total weight loss was decreased by 0.13% in the treated sample compared with the control sample. Consequently, the maximum thermal degradation temperature at 272.73°C and 393.14°C for two broad peaks in treated sample was increased by 1.13% and 0.85%, respectively compared to the control the sample (269.68°C and 389.83°C). DSC analysis indicated that the evaporation temperature and latent heat of vaporization was increased by 1.35% and 5.52%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The current findings suggested that The Trivedi Effect^® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, bioavailability and thermal stability of ashwagandha root extract in various form of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulation by modifying its particle size and surface area. Thus, the treated ashwagandha root extract might provide better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, arthritis, sexual disorders, stress, cancer, diabetes, ageing, and other chronic infections.

Published in	American Journal of Chemical Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12
Page(s)	17-26
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Withania Somnifera, Biofield Energy Healing Treatment, Consciousness Energy Healing, The Trivedi Effect^®, PXRD, Particle Size, TGA, DSC

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Alice Branton

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Dahryn Trivedi

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Gopal Nayak

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Michael Peter Ellis

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
James Jeffery Peoples

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
James Joseph Meuer

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Johanne Dodon

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
John Lawrence Griffin

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
John Suzuki

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Joseph Michael Foty

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Judy Weber

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Julia Grace McCammon

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Karen Brynes Allen

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Kathryn Regina Sweas

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Lezley Jo-Anne Wright

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Lisa A. Knoll

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Madeline E. Michaels

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Margaret Kweya Wahl

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Mark E. Stutheit

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Michelle Barnard

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Muriel Mae Ranger

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Paromvong Sinbandhit

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
V. J. Kris Elig

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, USA
Kalyan Kumar Sethi

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, India
Parthasarathi Panda

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, India
Snehasis Jana

Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, India

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@article{10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12,
  author = {Mahendra Kumar Trivedi and Alice Branton and Dahryn Trivedi and Gopal Nayak and Michael Peter Ellis and James Jeffery Peoples and James Joseph Meuer and Johanne Dodon and John Lawrence Griffin and John Suzuki and Joseph Michael Foty and Judy Weber and Julia Grace McCammon and Karen Brynes Allen and Kathryn Regina Sweas and Lezley Jo-Anne Wright and Lisa A. Knoll and Madeline E. Michaels and Margaret Kweya Wahl and Mark E. Stutheit and Michelle Barnard and Muriel Mae Ranger and Paromvong Sinbandhit and V. J. Kris Elig and Kalyan Kumar Sethi and Parthasarathi Panda and Snehasis Jana},
  title = {Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on Withania somnifera Root Extract and Its Effects on the Physical, Spectroscopic, Thermal and Behavioral Properties},
  journal = {American Journal of Chemical Engineering},
  volume = {5},
  number = {2},
  pages = {17-26},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ajche.20170502.12},
  abstract = {Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is useful as an herbal medicine and nutraceuticals for the prevention and treatment of anxiety, insomnia, tuberculosis, tumors, menstrual problems, etc. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the influence of The Trivedi Effect® - Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the physical, spectroscopic, thermal and behavioral properties of ashwagandha root extract using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis spectroscopy, TGA, and DSC analysis. 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 demonstrated 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 decreased significantly by 18.88%, 8.60%, and 4.00%, respectively compared with the control sample. Similarly, the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 102.63% compared to the control sample. FT-IR results suggest that there was a small impact of Biofield Energy Treatment on ashwagandha root extract at the atomic level to reduce the force constant of O-H (str.) bond. UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 207.4 and 207.7 nm, respectively. TGA revealed the three steps of thermal degradation steps and the total weight loss was decreased by 0.13% in the treated sample compared with the control sample. Consequently, the maximum thermal degradation temperature at 272.73°C and 393.14°C for two broad peaks in treated sample was increased by 1.13% and 0.85%, respectively compared to the control the sample (269.68°C and 389.83°C). DSC analysis indicated that the evaporation temperature and latent heat of vaporization was increased by 1.35% and 5.52%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The current findings suggested that The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, bioavailability and thermal stability of ashwagandha root extract in various form of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulation by modifying its particle size and surface area. Thus, the treated ashwagandha root extract might provide better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, arthritis, sexual disorders, stress, cancer, diabetes, ageing, and other chronic infections.},
 year = {2017}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on Withania somnifera Root Extract and Its Effects on the Physical, Spectroscopic, Thermal and Behavioral Properties
AU  - Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
AU  - Alice Branton
AU  - Dahryn Trivedi
AU  - Gopal Nayak
AU  - Michael Peter Ellis
AU  - James Jeffery Peoples
AU  - James Joseph Meuer
AU  - Johanne Dodon
AU  - John Lawrence Griffin
AU  - John Suzuki
AU  - Joseph Michael Foty
AU  - Judy Weber
AU  - Julia Grace McCammon
AU  - Karen Brynes Allen
AU  - Kathryn Regina Sweas
AU  - Lezley Jo-Anne Wright
AU  - Lisa A. Knoll
AU  - Madeline E. Michaels
AU  - Margaret Kweya Wahl
AU  - Mark E. Stutheit
AU  - Michelle Barnard
AU  - Muriel Mae Ranger
AU  - Paromvong Sinbandhit
AU  - V. J. Kris Elig
AU  - Kalyan Kumar Sethi
AU  - Parthasarathi Panda
AU  - Snehasis Jana
Y1  - 2017/05/09
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12
T2  - American Journal of Chemical Engineering
JF  - American Journal of Chemical Engineering
JO  - American Journal of Chemical Engineering
SP  - 17
EP  - 26
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-8613
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajche.20170502.12
AB  - Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is useful as an herbal medicine and nutraceuticals for the prevention and treatment of anxiety, insomnia, tuberculosis, tumors, menstrual problems, etc. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the influence of The Trivedi Effect® - Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the physical, spectroscopic, thermal and behavioral properties of ashwagandha root extract using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis spectroscopy, TGA, and DSC analysis. 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 demonstrated 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 decreased significantly by 18.88%, 8.60%, and 4.00%, respectively compared with the control sample. Similarly, the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 102.63% compared to the control sample. FT-IR results suggest that there was a small impact of Biofield Energy Treatment on ashwagandha root extract at the atomic level to reduce the force constant of O-H (str.) bond. UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 207.4 and 207.7 nm, respectively. TGA revealed the three steps of thermal degradation steps and the total weight loss was decreased by 0.13% in the treated sample compared with the control sample. Consequently, the maximum thermal degradation temperature at 272.73°C and 393.14°C for two broad peaks in treated sample was increased by 1.13% and 0.85%, respectively compared to the control the sample (269.68°C and 389.83°C). DSC analysis indicated that the evaporation temperature and latent heat of vaporization was increased by 1.35% and 5.52%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The current findings suggested that The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, bioavailability and thermal stability of ashwagandha root extract in various form of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulation by modifying its particle size and surface area. Thus, the treated ashwagandha root extract might provide better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, arthritis, sexual disorders, stress, cancer, diabetes, ageing, and other chronic infections.
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
ER  -

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