Ludhiana, February 23
Now that the examination time is approaching, students and their parents have started getting jittery. Tension is mounting as students are developing examination phobia and suffering from frequent lapses of memory. Obviously, they are getting attracted towards advertisements of ‘memory tonics’ that claim to strengthen memory.
A survey by Ludhiana Tribune revealed that there were several medicines available to ‘boost’ memory, both in ayurveda and homoeopathy. However, no such tonic is available in
allopathy, doctors claim.
“The ayurvedic medicines that are selling more these days are Brahmi Syrup, Shankh
Pushpi, Brahmpushpi and Tej Ras,” says the owner of a medical store.
Many parents demand these preparations for their children after reading advertisements. These are also being prescribed by some ayurvedic doctors, he says. The sale of such medicines picks up during examination days, he adds. However, concentration is the precondition for their effectiveness. “The person ought to concentrate on the subject he is preparing for only then these medicines give a gentle boost to the memory,” he adds.
A homoeopathic doctor says the number of patients at her clinic increases by around three times a couple of months prior to examinations every year. “The homoeopathic medicines like Kali Phos and Anacardium certainly help memory become better. Syrups like KP Tonic and Brain Up are also effective,” she says.
The best thing about homoeopathy medicines is that these do not have any side effects. Moreover, these medicines have a lasting effect. It is not that these will help only during examination times, rather these continue to help in bettering one’s memory for long periods, she says.
“In homoeopathy, there are medicines like Gelumium that help fight various phobias. We prescribes such medicines to students whose parents come to us to seeking medication for fighting examination phobia and strengthening memory. I find these medicines are very effective,” she adds.
A medical representative of a homoeopathic company says, “I visit 10 to 12 doctors daily. All of them prescribe such medicines and they say that these are proving useful. The use of these medicines and syrups increases during examination days, he says.
An allopathic practitioner says, “We do not have any tonics for improving memory and concentration. No such tonic that can improve the concentration or build up memory exists in medical science. Some yogic asans and meditation can improve concentration, but no medicine can do that. At least allopathic doctors do not believe in any such medication,” he says.
Ms Anu
Murgai, mother of two teenaged sons, says, “I do not believe that any medicine can improve memory. But the other day, I was lured by some lockets being sold by a feng shui expert. I bought two lockets spending a tidy sum of money. I persuaded my sons to wear those lockets . The very next day, the stone fell off from the lockets and my sons took them off. And then I realised that in spite of possessing common sense, I had behaved in a very irrational manner. Never again! I decided not to yield to such gimmicks.”
