Background: The use of medicinal plants is an option for livestock farmers who are not allowed to use allopathic drugs under certified organic programs or cannot afford to use allopathic drugs for minor health problems of livestock. Methods: In 2003 we conducted semi-structured interviews with 60 participants obtained using a purposive sample. Medicinal plants are used to treat a range of condi...

The 13th century Sufi poet Muhammad Rumi [جلال‌الدین محمد رومی] vividly incorporates the image of dance and movement in his lyrics, while Mehlevi Order Islam (popularly known as ‘Whirling Dervishes’) was founded on Rumi’s teachings. Such expressions emotive joy were among favourites my students, when I served Director Inter-Religious Studies at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai. testimony a college s...

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BACKGROUND The use of medicinal plants is an option for livestock farmers who are not allowed to use allopathic drugs under certified organic programs or cannot afford to use allopathic drugs for minor health problems of livestock. METHODS In 2003 we conducted semi-structured interviews with 60 participants obtained using a purposive sample. Medicinal plants are used to treat a range of condi...

In this study, 36 extracts derived from 29 plant species selected using an ethnobotanical approach were tested for antifungal activity against a taxonomically diverse group of 13 human pathogenic fungi. We compared the inhibitory characteristics of these plant extracts with those of the commonly used antifungals, amphotericin B and ketoconazole, and the plant-derived antifungal, berberine. Seve...

References 1. Rahman S, Salehin F, Iqbal A: In vitro antioxidant and anticancer activity of young Zingiber offincinale against human breast carcinoma cell lines. BMC Complement Altern Med 2011, 11:76. 2. Ghasemzadeh A, Jaafar HZE: Antioxidant potential and anticancer activity of young ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) grown under different CO2 concentration. J Medicinal Plants Research 2011, ...

Total phenolic content and antioxidative properties of Taraxacum officinale leaves and flowers extract was studied. Extracts was made with different solvents: classical organic and surfactant solutions. The results showed that all examined extracts contain some polyphenols and have antioxidant potential against DPPH radical and reducing power (Fe3+ Fe2+). Leaf extracts made with organic solvent...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been used as a digestive and circulatory medicine. The intent of this research is to further investigate the antimicrobial properties of ginger. Ginger juice was extracted from the root of the plant. The Kirby-Bauer technique using Mueller-Hinton agar was used to test ginger juice (Zingiber officinale) for antimicrobial properties. Zones of inhibition were measu...