ITRA Study: Ayurveda with Yoga Cuts Bedwetting by 70 Per Cent

The correct answer is the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar. The clinical study was carried out by the Department of Kaumarbhritya, the paediatrics wing of this institute, which is an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Ayush, and the findings were published in the AYU Journal. Option A names another leading Ayurveda institute under the same ministry, which makes it the most tempting wrong choice, but the work reported here was not done there. Option C is also an Ayurveda institute of standing, yet it did not conduct this trial. Option D is a research council that works on yoga and naturopathy rather than the institute credited with this study. Aspirants should link the institute with its city, its status as an Institution of National Importance, the Ministry of Ayush and the name of its director, since any of these can be asked.

The correct answer is about 70 per cent. Children who took the Ayurvedic formulation and also practised the four selected asanas showed roughly 70 per cent improvement in the frequency of bedwetting over the eight weeks of the study. Option B, about 38 per cent, is the improvement recorded in the group that received the medicine alone, so it belongs to the comparison group rather than the combined one. Option A, about 31 per cent, is the improvement in memory among children on medicine alone and is placed here to test whether a candidate separates the parameters. Option C, about 61 per cent, is the memory improvement in the combined group, again a different measure. The study also reported about 66 per cent less irritability and about 71 per cent less hyperactivity in the combined group, so each percentage needs to be tied to its own parameter.

The correct answer is Medhya Rasayana Churna. Children in both groups received this formulation, made of Brahmi, Shankhpushpi, Yashtimadhu, which is liquorice, and Guduchi, administered twice a day with milk. The second group additionally practised Utkatasana, Ardha-Shalabhasana, Bhujangasana and Shavasana in the morning and evening. Option A, Chyawanprash, is a well known Ayurvedic preparation but was not the one tested here. Option C, Triphala Churna, is used for digestive complaints and does not figure in this trial. Option D is a distractor built around a single herb rather than the compound formulation named in the study. The ingredients matter for the explanation offered by the researchers, since Brahmi and Shankhpushpi have traditionally been used for their calming effect and their role in supporting mental well-being in children.