Seed galactomannans commonly known as seed gums, are important food hydrocolloids used all over the world in different industries. They exhibit excellent binding, suspending, emulsifying, thickening, stabilizing and water-holding properties and could be utilized for the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms like tablets, syrups, suspensions, lotions, ointments and for sustained drug releas...

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) belongs to the Nelumbonaceae family. Its seeds are widely consumed in Asian countries as snacks or even medicine. Besides the market value, lotus seed also plays a crucial role in the lotus life cycle. Consequently, it is essential to gain a comprehensive understanding of the development of lotus seed. During its development, lotus seed undergoes cell division, e...

A variety of grafting procedures using autologous melanocytes have achieved promising results in the treatment of vitiligo. We here report on the preparation of an adequate graft recipient bed by pulsed Erbium-YAG laser skin ablation. In particular, for irregular lesions on delicate sites, which cannot be approached by utilization of suction blisters or dermabrasion, this technique may offer a ...

Ischaemic skin ulcer occurred on the foot of a 73-year-old man who had a history of fulminant myocarditis with severe cardiac dysfunction. We attempted wound bed preparation by maggot debridement therapy and salvaged his limb. It can be one of the adjuvant treatment strategies for critical limb ischaemia.

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that ma huang induces a pressor response in the pulmonary vascular bed of the cat by activating alpha(1)-adrenergic receptors DESIGN Prospective vehicle-controlled study. SETTING Research laboratory at Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX. SUBJECTS Intact chest preparation; adult mongrel cats. INTERVENTIONS The effects of phentolamine, a...

Diabetic ulcers complications are a leading cause of hospitalization and amputation. Ten to 15% of the 20 million individuals with diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic ulcers. Standard therapy involves the use of dressings to protect the wound bed from trauma and to absorb exsudate, offloading of high pressure on the wound bed e.g. by prescribing protective footwear, and wound bed prepar...

The influence of the preparation method of NiAl2O4 binders on their thermal stability was studied. For this purpose, the reactivity of two different NiAl2O4 binders with CO as fuel was studied in a fixed bed reactor device. Successive oxidation-reduction cycles were performed 25

The study of antioxidants in plants is one the modern scientific and practical problems. aim this work to obtain extracts pharmacy sale juniper berries seeds, their antioxidant properties by method competitive reactions. In work, a number extraction methods were used, investigation obtained was performed spectrometric chromatographic methods.