Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD) is performed in surgical jaundice to decompress the biliary tree and improve hepatic functions. However, the risk of sepsis is high in these patients due to immunosuppression and surgical outcome remains poor. This raises a question--can we do away with PTBD? To answer this query a study was carried out in 4 groups of patients bearing in mind th...

Background and Aims: Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers (TC), from the Menispermaceae family, is a well-known traditional herb used to treat diabetes mellitus variety of other ailments, according Indian literature. Herbal treatments are commonly as alternatives medicines. Anti-diabetic herbal medicines containing TC available in market. has been identified powerful CYP2C9 inhibitor, boosting ...

Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumors and their heterogeneity and complexity often renders them non responsive to various conventional treatments. Search for herbal products having potential anti-cancer activity is an active area of research in the Indian traditional system of medicine i.e., Ayurveda. Tinospora cordifolia, also named as 'heavenly elixir' is used in various ...