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David H. Urmann asked:


Kanha National Park is significant for its population of the Royal Bengal tiger, Indian wild dog and the Barasingha. This national park is a great place to sight some endangered and rare animals in India.

More about Kanha National Park

Kanha National Park is a Tiger Reserve and a national park situated in Balaghat and Mandla districts in Madhya Pradesh, India. This national park covers an area of about 940 square kilometers in the 2 districts including Balaghat and Mandla. It forms the Kanha Tiger Reserve together with the Phen Sanctuary adjacent 110 square kilometers and a surrounding 1,009 square kilometers buffer zone,. This national park has an important population of Barasingha and Royal Bengal Tiger.

Fauna

Kanha National Park has a large population of tiger estimated to about 121 in June 2006. It also has a significant population of Indian wild dog, leopards and the sloth bear. There is an estimated number of 396 Indian wild dogs, while leopards are estimated to be at about 80 in all. The sloth bear is estimated to 111 individuals in the year 2000.

Most prey species of a large predator is chital or spotted deer. This is estimated to be 20,000 in the Kanha National Park. The 2nd largest population of deer is Cervus Unicolor or sambar which constitutes significant prey base of the tiger. Several usually observed mammals are the grey langur estimated to be 6,668 in population, wild boar at about 8,534, sambar at more than 3,621 and the gaur estimated to be more than a thousand in the year 2000.

Other superior species of the Kanha National Park are the Indian gray mongoose, small Indian civet, honey badger, smooth-coated otter, Bengal fox, golden jackal and rhesus macaque. It also includes the Indian hare, Indian porcupine, Indian pangolin, spotted chevrotain, leopard cat, jungle cat and the striped hyena.

Safari at Kanha National Park

The elephant safari and jeep safari are the 2 options for spectacular viewing of wild animals in the park. These are available any time during your visits. The right time for viewing animals is during late night and early morning when they are usually wide awake. The safaris are available in 6:00 am to 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm in the afternoon.

Other Attraction aside from Kanha National Park

Kanha Museum

This museum is situated inside the Kanha National Park. The museum is the perfect place to know the topography and several interesting aspects of the national park which could boost your experience of visiting the Kanha National Park.

Bamni Dadar

This place is also called the “Sunset Point” and the most attractive area inside the Kanha National Park. Animals including four-horned antelope, gaur, barking deer and sambar deer can be viewed around the area.

Raja Rani

This area is situated close to the visitor center in Kanha National Park.

How to Reach Kanha National Park

Jabalpur is the closest airport about 6 hours drive from Kanha National Park. There are daily services to Nagpur and Raipur from other airports in India.

There are 2 ways to reach the Kanha National Park via Kisli or via Khatia. There are also regular services to this national park from Jabalpur. From Raipur, Jabalpur and Bilaspur one could hire taxis to this park. Cars are not allowed inside Kanha National Parkafter dark.

The suitable railheads from Kanha National Park are Nagpur and Jabalpur. These 2 are well connected by superfast and fast trains.

The MPSTDC or Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation operates jeep service for tourists to go around in the Kanha National Park.



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Juliet Cohen asked:


Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a condition that causes pain in the mouth, lips or tongue without any clear reason. There are often no visible signs of irritation. The cause of the syndrome may be caused by the onset of menopause to vitamin deficiencies. Both men and women can get BMS. About 5% of the population, usually people over the age of 60 are affected with this condition. Personality and mood changes (especially anxiety and depression) have been consistently demonstrated in patients with burning mouth syndrome and have been used to suggest that the disorder is a psychogenic problem.

Burning mouth syndrome has not been linked to any specific medical condition, associations with a wide variety of concurrent health conditions and chronic pain conditions, involved headaches. Using blink reflex and thermal quantitative sensory tests have demonstrated signs of neuropathy in most people with burning mouth syndrome. Hormonal changes are still considered to be important factors in burning mouth syndrome. Other possible causes of BMS include nutritional deficiencies, allergies, certain medications, certain medical conditions, hormonal changes during menopause and dry mouth.

Treatment of burning mouth syndrome is highly individualized and depends on your particular signs and symptoms and on the underlying cause or causes. Treatment triggers improvement in symptoms for most people with burning mouth syndrome. Use of low dosages of clonazepam (Klonopin), chlordiazepoxide (Librium)13 and tricyclic antidepressants. Capsaicin (hot pepper) mouth rinses may also help some people with BMS. Thioctic acid may be a treatment for burning mouth syndrome. Burning mouth syndrome (BMS): double blind controlled study of alpha-lipoic acid (thioctic acid) therapy.

Avoiding foods that contain allergens that may irritate the tissues of your mouth may help. Tongue thrusting and teeth grinding (bruxism) can be helped with mouth guards, medications and relaxation techniques. There are many other tips is helpful this condition. Brush your teeth/dentures with baking soda and water. Avoid alcohol and tobacco products. Avoid irritating substances like hot, spicy foods; mouthwashes that contain alcohol; and products high in acid, like citrus fruits and juices.



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