Use and opinion of herbs among medical students of Imo State University Nigeria was assessed. Information on herb use, indication and opinion from returned self-administered questionnaire was analyzed. A total of 114 students (91.2%) of 125 responded. 32 (28.1%) students had used herbs before, a significant proportion being males (OR 3.7). Herbal tea was the most popular herb used; maintaining ...

According to WHO, about three-quarters of the world population rely upon traditional medicine (TM) mainly herbs for the healthcare. Apparently all primitive peoples used herbs-often in a sophisticated way. By the middle of the 19th century at least 80% of all medicines were derived from herbs. Then came the revolution inspired by the development of the pharmaceutical industry and synthetic drug...

Natural food preservation method refers to application of naturally produced antimicrobial compounds that are obtained from plants, animals and microbes to prevent food spoilages microorganism, proliferation and growth of food borne pathogens in food and foods products. Now it is the time of growing interest of many researchers with the application of these natural antimicrobial compounds as sa...

According to WHO, about three-quarters of the world population rely upon traditional medicine (TM) mainly herbs for the healthcare. Apparently all primitive peoples used herbs-often in a sophisticated way. By the middle of the 19th century at least 80% of all medicines were derived from herbs. Then came the revolution inspired by the development of the pharmaceutical industry and synthetic drug...

fennel is one of the oldest herbs and possesses appealing flavor and beneficial medicinal effects. fennel(foeniculum vulgare mill.) belongs to the apiaceae family and its essential oil and seeds are used to flavor foods including meats, ice cream, candy, baked goods and condiments. the increasing commercial value of fennel necessitates the need to develop elite ecotypes with high essential oil ...

According to the reliability of therapeutic effects, Chinese medicinal herbs divide into 3 main categories. The first is the Classical Medicinal Herbs, including approximate 265 kinds of medicinal herbs and plants and a few of medicinal minerals that have been identified by scientific works and proven by clinic studies. The second is the folk herbs (folk experienced recipe herbs) that have appr...

As a result of antibiotic resistance in human pathogenic bacteria, alternatives for Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGP) have been developed in recent years. Herbs and botanicals can be seen as such an alternative (WENK, 2003). Essential oils derived from different plants have been tested over the years to identify their effects on animal performance. Essential oil extracts from Oregano, with its ...

In a screening program for new agrochemicals from Chinese medicinal herbs and wild plants, essential oil of Homalomena occulta (Lour.) Schott rhizome was found to possess strong nematicidal activity against the root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood. The essential oil of H. occulta rhizome was extracted via hydrodistillation and investigated by gas chromatography...