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The herbal ball has been used as a Thai traditional medicine for relieving many diseases including acne. However, the application process of the herbal ball in practice is complicated and time consuming. The objective of this work was to utilize an herbal ball extract to formulate a gel to reach a more favorable use of the herbal ball for acne treatment. An herbal ball consisting of Andrographi...

Journal of Land Use Science Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t724921301 Complex systems models and the management of error and uncertainty J. P. Messina a; T. P. Evans b; S. M. Manson c; A. M. Shortridge a; P. J. Deadman d; P. H. Verburg e a Department of Geography, Michigan State University, USA...

BACKGROUND Germany is a country with a high use of herbal medicinal products. Population-based data on the use of herbal medicinal products among children are lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, patterns and determinants of herbal medicine use among children and adolescents in Germany. METHODS As data base served the German Health Interview and Examination Survey ...

This study develops several chemical and physical methods to evaluate the quality of a traditional Chinese formulation, Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) coupled with electrospray ionization was used to measure the herbal biomarkers of saikosaponin A, saikosaponin D, ferulic acid, and paeoniflorin from this herbal formula. A scanning electron micros...

The aim of the current study was to systematically assess the effectiveness of herbal medicines in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) testing herbal medicines against any type of control intervention in patients with COPD and assessing clinically relevant outcomes were included. The selection of studies, data extraction and validation were p...

YIFEI SUN*†, YU ZHOU‡, GEORGE C. S. LIN§ and Y. H. DENNIS WEI} *Institute of China Innovation (ICI), East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China †Department of Geography, California State University –Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330, USA. Email: [email protected] ‡Department of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA. Email: [email protected] §Departme...

Increasing Student Achievement by Improving the Psycho-Emotional Atmosphere of the Geography Class M. Naaderi H. Abdollaahzaadeh, Ph.D. The spread of new technologies has tremendously changed classroom atmospheres in the developed countries, and as a result, learning packages are utilized ever more frequently in their schools. In Iran the use of such packages is picking up spe...

The present review deals with practice and regulation of herbal medicines in Europe, United States (US) and India. Herbal medicines are widely used for treatment of human ailments in various systems of medicines like Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, Sidha, Unani and other regional systems of medicines. Herbal drug products classification vary from country to country, some categories include functional f...

T hroughout history, plants have been used for medicinal purposes and, during the last three decades, we have witnessed a most remarkable revival of herbal medicine. Germany is the country with the largest per head consumption of herbal medicines. In 2002, the 100 best selling products achieved a total turnover of 420 million Euros. This high level of popularity means, among other things, that ...