Impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect<sup>®</sup>) on Physical, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Properties of <i>Withania somnifera</i> (Ashwagandha) Root Extract

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi; Alice Branton; Dahryn Trivedi; Gopal Nayak; Aileen Carol Lee; Aksana Hancharuk; Carola Marina Sand; Debra Jane Schnitzer; Rudina Thanasi; Eileen Mary Meagher; Faith Ann Pyka; Gary Richard Gerber; Johanna Catharina Stromsnas; Judith Marian Shapiro; Laura Nelson Streicher; Lorraine Marie Hachfeld; Matthew Charles Hornung; Patricia M. Rowe; Sally Jean Henderson; Sheila Maureen Benson; Shirley Theresa Holmlund; Stephen P. Salters; Parthasarathi Panda; Snehasis Jana

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Impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect^®) on Physical, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Properties of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Aileen Carol Lee, Aksana Hancharuk, Carola Marina Sand, Debra Jane Schnitzer, Rudina Thanasi, Eileen Mary Meagher, Faith Ann Pyka, Gary Richard Gerber, Johanna Catharina Stromsnas, Judith Marian Shapiro, Laura Nelson Streicher, Lorraine Marie Hachfeld, Matthew Charles Hornung, Patricia M. Rowe, Sally Jean Henderson, Sheila Maureen Benson, Shirley Theresa Holmlund, Stephen P. Salters, Parthasarathi Panda, Snehasis Jana

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Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) root extract and their active metabolites possess a broad range of pharmacological activities. The current study aimed to explore the impact of The Trivedi Effect^® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) on the physical, spectroscopic, and thermal 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 and another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect^® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment remotely by eighteen renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect^® treated sample. The PXRD analysis exhibited that both the treated and control samples were amorphous in nature. The particle sizes at d₁₀, d₅₀, and d₉₀ values of the treated sample were significantly decreased by 12.23%, 10.97%, and 1.25%, respectively with respect to the control sample. The surface area analysis revealed that the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 14.29% as compared to the control sample. The FT-IR analysis indicated the alteration of the force constant for the functional groups of the treated sample in comparison to the control sample. The UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 205.8 and 206.0 nm, respectively. The TGA analysis revealed that the total weight loss was decreased by 0.70% in the treated sample as compared to the control sample. This indicated that the treated sample was thermally more stable as compared to the control sample. The DSC analysis indicated that the melting point of the treated sample (190.48°C) was decreased by 4.91% than the control sample (203.45°C). The latent heat of fusion of the treated (4.94 J/g) sample was significantly decreased by 42.96% compared with the control (8.66 J/g) sample. The current findings suggest that The Trivedi Effect^® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, and finally, bioavailability 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 against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, stress, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, sexual disorders, aging and other chronic infections.

Published in	International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12
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Biofield Energy Healing Treatment, Biofield Energy Healers, Consciousness Energy Healing, The Trivedi Effect^®, Withania somnifera, PXRD, Particle Size, TGA, DSC

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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Aileen Carol Lee, et al. Impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) on Physical, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Properties of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract. Int J Food Sci Biotechnol. 2017;2(1):6-15. doi: 10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12

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  title = {Impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) on Physical, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Properties of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract},
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  abstract = {Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) root extract and their active metabolites possess a broad range of pharmacological activities. The current study aimed to explore the impact of The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) on the physical, spectroscopic, and thermal 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 and another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment remotely by eighteen renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect® treated sample. The PXRD analysis exhibited that both the treated and control samples were amorphous in nature. The particle sizes at d10, d50, and d90 values of the treated sample were significantly decreased by 12.23%, 10.97%, and 1.25%, respectively with respect to the control sample. The surface area analysis revealed that the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 14.29% as compared to the control sample. The FT-IR analysis indicated the alteration of the force constant for the functional groups of the treated sample in comparison to the control sample. The UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 205.8 and 206.0 nm, respectively. The TGA analysis revealed that the total weight loss was decreased by 0.70% in the treated sample as compared to the control sample. This indicated that the treated sample was thermally more stable as compared to the control sample. The DSC analysis indicated that the melting point of the treated sample (190.48°C) was decreased by 4.91% than the control sample (203.45°C). The latent heat of fusion of the treated (4.94 J/g) sample was significantly decreased by 42.96% compared with the control (8.66 J/g) sample. The current findings suggest that The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, and finally, bioavailability 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 against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, stress, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, sexual disorders, aging and other chronic infections.},
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Mahendra Kumar Trivedi

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Alice Branton

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Dahryn Trivedi

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Gopal Nayak

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Aileen Carol Lee

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Aksana Hancharuk

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Carola Marina Sand

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Debra Jane Schnitzer

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Rudina Thanasi

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Eileen Mary Meagher

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Faith Ann Pyka

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Gary Richard Gerber

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Johanna Catharina Stromsnas

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Judith Marian Shapiro

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Laura Nelson Streicher

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Lorraine Marie Hachfeld

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Matthew Charles Hornung

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Patricia M. Rowe

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Sally Jean Henderson

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Sheila Maureen Benson

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Shirley Theresa Holmlund

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Stephen P. Salters

Trivedi Global, Inc., Henderson, Nevada, USA
Parthasarathi Panda

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

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

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@article{10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12,
  author = {Mahendra Kumar Trivedi and Alice Branton and Dahryn Trivedi and Gopal Nayak and Aileen Carol Lee and Aksana Hancharuk and Carola Marina Sand and Debra Jane Schnitzer and Rudina Thanasi and Eileen Mary Meagher and Faith Ann Pyka and Gary Richard Gerber and Johanna Catharina Stromsnas and Judith Marian Shapiro and Laura Nelson Streicher and Lorraine Marie Hachfeld and Matthew Charles Hornung and Patricia M. Rowe and Sally Jean Henderson and Sheila Maureen Benson and Shirley Theresa Holmlund and Stephen P. Salters and Parthasarathi Panda and Snehasis Jana},
  title = {Impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) on Physical, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Properties of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract},
  journal = {International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {6-15},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijfsb.20170201.12},
  abstract = {Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) root extract and their active metabolites possess a broad range of pharmacological activities. The current study aimed to explore the impact of The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) on the physical, spectroscopic, and thermal 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 and another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment remotely by eighteen renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect® treated sample. The PXRD analysis exhibited that both the treated and control samples were amorphous in nature. The particle sizes at d10, d50, and d90 values of the treated sample were significantly decreased by 12.23%, 10.97%, and 1.25%, respectively with respect to the control sample. The surface area analysis revealed that the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 14.29% as compared to the control sample. The FT-IR analysis indicated the alteration of the force constant for the functional groups of the treated sample in comparison to the control sample. The UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 205.8 and 206.0 nm, respectively. The TGA analysis revealed that the total weight loss was decreased by 0.70% in the treated sample as compared to the control sample. This indicated that the treated sample was thermally more stable as compared to the control sample. The DSC analysis indicated that the melting point of the treated sample (190.48°C) was decreased by 4.91% than the control sample (203.45°C). The latent heat of fusion of the treated (4.94 J/g) sample was significantly decreased by 42.96% compared with the control (8.66 J/g) sample. The current findings suggest that The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, and finally, bioavailability 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 against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, stress, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, sexual disorders, aging and other chronic infections.},
 year = {2017}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) on Physical, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Properties of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract
AU  - Mahendra Kumar Trivedi
AU  - Alice Branton
AU  - Dahryn Trivedi
AU  - Gopal Nayak
AU  - Aileen Carol Lee
AU  - Aksana Hancharuk
AU  - Carola Marina Sand
AU  - Debra Jane Schnitzer
AU  - Rudina Thanasi
AU  - Eileen Mary Meagher
AU  - Faith Ann Pyka
AU  - Gary Richard Gerber
AU  - Johanna Catharina Stromsnas
AU  - Judith Marian Shapiro
AU  - Laura Nelson Streicher
AU  - Lorraine Marie Hachfeld
AU  - Matthew Charles Hornung
AU  - Patricia M. Rowe
AU  - Sally Jean Henderson
AU  - Sheila Maureen Benson
AU  - Shirley Theresa Holmlund
AU  - Stephen P. Salters
AU  - Parthasarathi Panda
AU  - Snehasis Jana
Y1  - 2017/03/09
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12
T2  - International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology
JF  - International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology
JO  - International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology
SP  - 6
EP  - 15
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2578-9643
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijfsb.20170201.12
AB  - Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) root extract and their active metabolites possess a broad range of pharmacological activities. The current study aimed to explore the impact of The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) on the physical, spectroscopic, and thermal 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 and another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment remotely by eighteen renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect® treated sample. The PXRD analysis exhibited that both the treated and control samples were amorphous in nature. The particle sizes at d10, d50, and d90 values of the treated sample were significantly decreased by 12.23%, 10.97%, and 1.25%, respectively with respect to the control sample. The surface area analysis revealed that the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 14.29% as compared to the control sample. The FT-IR analysis indicated the alteration of the force constant for the functional groups of the treated sample in comparison to the control sample. The UV-vis analysis revealed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 205.8 and 206.0 nm, respectively. The TGA analysis revealed that the total weight loss was decreased by 0.70% in the treated sample as compared to the control sample. This indicated that the treated sample was thermally more stable as compared to the control sample. The DSC analysis indicated that the melting point of the treated sample (190.48°C) was decreased by 4.91% than the control sample (203.45°C). The latent heat of fusion of the treated (4.94 J/g) sample was significantly decreased by 42.96% compared with the control (8.66 J/g) sample. The current findings suggest that The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing) might have the astounding capacity to enhance the solubility, absorption, dissolution, and finally, bioavailability 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 against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, stress, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, sexual disorders, aging and other chronic infections.
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
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