Walahfried Strabo: Hortulus, translated by Raef Payne, commentary by Wilfrid Blunt, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Hunt Botanical Library, 1966, pp. xi, 91, illus, $12.00. This publication is number 2 of the Hunt Facsimile Series, edited by George H.M. Lawrence, Director of the Hunt Botanical Library. It is a happy choice, for this poem, written by a monk of Reichenau in the ninth century, has g...

This study examined the traditional (single and multivitamin/mineral supplements) and nontraditional supplement (herbals, botanicals, and other biologic and nutrient supplements) use by female athletes. Frequency, reasons for use, and sources of supplement information were assessed with a self-report questionnaire. Participants were 162 collegiate female varsity athletes. More than half of all ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods and clinical characteristics in cancer patients in southeast of Turkey. A total of 324 patients (173 female) were enrolled to this study. Questionnaire was applied to all patients individually for approximately 15 minutes by a doctor. At least one CAM method was used by 62% (n=201) of ...

Tremendous raise up on medicinal plants in global market, the marketers are focusing to improve their turnover and hence the feasibility of adulteration using similar physiological and/or chemical propertied materials are being increased. To overcome these quality issues on Emblica officinalis based herbal samples, the present investigation carried out to study thermal decomposition nature and ...

The project of modernising Western herbal medicine in order to allow it to be accepted by the public and to contribute to contemporary healthcare is now over two decades old. One aspect of this project involves changes to the ways knowledge about medicinal plants is presented. This paper contrasts the models of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) to illuminate some of t...

Theaim of this research was to evaluatethe effect the addition bio-herbal as a feed additive on consumption,hen day production, egg ratioand mortality laying hens. The materialsin experiment used200 hens Hyline strainage 28to 36 weeks (reared for 60 days). method used in study an invivoexperimental using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with treatmentsconsisting P0 = drinking water without bi...

The use of complementary and alternative medicines including dietary supplements, herbals and special diets to prevent or treat disease continues to be popular. The following paper provides a description of an alternative dietary approach to the self-management and treatment of cancer, the Bill Henderson Protocol (BHP). This diet encourages daily intake of raw foods, a combination of cottage ch...

PURPOSE Increasing numbers of children with cancer are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Our aim was to estimate the rate of use, the beliefs of users and non-users and factors related with the use of CAM among Greek families. METHODS A self-reported questionnaire was given to parents of 184 children with cancer. We assessed the rate of use, types of CAM therapies ...