Medico- etnobotanical exploration carried out in Dhenkanal district of Orissa during 1996-98 reveal that, people use 21 plant species belonging o 20 genera and 17 families on 10 different combinations for the treatment of diarrehoeal diseases. The method of preparation of medicine and details of application care recorded.

Much has been written about female menopause, but hormonal decline in men indicative of a similar menopause is a relatively new concept. Hormonal decline in men is a gradual and often occult process. Many men do not experience noticeable symptoms, but those who do usually experience a decline in sexual desire and ability that may be attributed to aging. Some men may hide these symptoms. Hormona...

Breast cancer is the most frequent type of nonskin malignancy among women worldwide. In general, conventional cancer treatment options (i.e., surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological therapy, and hormone therapy) are not completely effective. Recurrence and other pathologic situations are still an issue in breast cancer patients due to side effects, toxicity of drugs in normal cells, and...

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Medicinal plants have been used since remote times in folk medicine and they are now a part of the people inheritage. Through North African countries, todays folk medicine has been boosted as a consequence of hard economic conditions. Because of its geographical situation, climate and soil composition, Tlemcen's region offers a wide variety of plants and flowers. The frequent usage of medicinal...

Anaphylactic shock is an extreme and life-threatening allergic reaction that requires immediate action to prevent death from airway and blood pressure collapse. The acute management comprises the use of epinephrine (adrenaline), the first-line medication of choice, and H1-antihistaminic drugs in doses that will depend on the severity of symptoms, in order to preserve the airway function and mai...

Abstract Aim Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-malignant prostate gland enlargement of unknown cause that affects more than 50% men over 60 and the most common bladder outlet obstruction voiding symptoms. BPH treated primarily with watchful waiting, phytotherapy, medical or surgical options. In this study, we sought to examine different management practices in African urological centr...

The aim was to determine the knowledge, attitude and behavioral levels of people at and above 65 years of age, living in Ankara (Turkey) about alternative medicine. The study was carried out between March - April 2010 through survey application of 200 participants by selective random sampling from the population. Data obtained as a result of the survey were analyzed by SPSS program. The study r...

Complementary or Alternative Medicine is defined as a form of therapy that has no scientific basis or proven effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the use of such therapies for pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis at the University Hospital of Brasília, in the period between March 2007 and December 2008. A total number of 54 patients (63.5%) used some ki...

Partha Palit, Subhash C. Mandal and Nirup Bikash Mandal Dr. B. C. Roy College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, Division of Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, Bidhannagar, Durgapur713206, India Pharmacognosy and phytotherapy Research Laboratory, Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology , Jadavpur University , Kolkata-700032 , India Department of Chemistry, Indian ...