A Critical Review on Kalyana Leha with special reference to delayed Speech

Abstract

Parent’s great concern is the children’s speech development. If a child delays to speak then it’s a big worry to the parents. If speech delay is not properly handled it will affect other aspects of their development like social and academic growth. Ayurveda being life science gives importance to speech & its related disorders. There is no medicinal treatment to treat such condition in modern science. Speech therapy is a helpful hand for people suffering from delayed speech but the result may vary from one therapist to another. Hence there is need of drugs or formulations which enhance or accelerate in the treatment modality of such cases. In Ayurveda, Kalyana leha is well known for treating disorders related to speech. Hence an attempt is made in this study to evaluate and understand the mode of action of drugs present in Kalyana leha with special reference to speech delay.