Topic: Herbal Medicine
Recorded folklore for the wild cherry tree or bird cherry tree is a rare find. In old English folklore a story was often told about Mary, Joseph, and the unborn Christ child. The story goes on to say that the couple were ...
The Australian Aborigines are masters of adaptation to their environment, and have incorporated indigenous herbs into their practices. The practice of Aboriginal herbal medicine has developed over many thousands of years, using the plants of their environment and combining natural healing energies ...
Traditional medicine is an alternative for many people who prefer natural remedies over the mass produced conventional drugs that companies create. Until recently, however, traditional medicine was the only source of treatment for many in parts of northern and central Oman. Even ...
This study investigated the effects of selected Malaysian medicinal plant extracts towards human recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP450) en2yme activities in vitro. Orthosiphon stamineus showed the most potent inhibitory activity against CYP2C9 with an apparent IC sub 50 /sub value of 77.5 1.1 ...
In view of the leading role of the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) in India for developing the medicinal plants sector, the present study was carried out for exploring the functions and major initiatives taken up by NMPB for developing the medicinal ...
The article focuses on the health benefits of lavender and tea-tree oils. Excerpt from Article: RESEARCH NEWS CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 93, NO. 3, 10 AUGUST 2007 287 Lavender and tea-tree oil-induced gynecomastia in prepubertal boys warrants prudent use of herbal products Ashok ...
Costus speciosus, an important medicinal plant species found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was collected from 14 localities through recurrent survey. RAPD-PCR analysis involving 12 decamer random primers was used to assesses the quantum of genetic variation at genomic level. Despite ...
The article focuses on changes in the health status of the Soliga tribe at the Biligiri Rangaswami Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary in India due to modern interventions. It says that the use of traditional medicines (TM) by tribal communities in the country ...
Also known as botanical medicine , herbal medicine is the use of plants and their respective parts for medicinal purposes. Ancient Chinese and Egyptian cultures, along with African and Native American cultures have left behind their writings that detail their use of ...
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