Last November I was called in to see an adult male Hindu patient who had been bedridden from diabetes and under the treatment of local Ayurvedic practitioners tor three months. 1 found" him with a subcutaneous abscess of the left leg extending from the hip joint to the knee, discharging pus through an open sinus. The amount of pus discharged daily through this opening was some 16 to 20 ozs. In ...

BACKGROUND Diseases caused by bacteria remain a major challenge globally and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The plants used in this study have been used in South Africa to treat helminth infections in livestock and humans. In a previous study we found a correlation between antifungal and anthelmintic activity in some cases. In this study we examined other potential uses of these thirteen p...

Brucine. 2.3-Dimethoxystrychnidin-10-one was extracted from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vemica. L as described earlier (3,7). The crude alkaloid was crystallized from ethyl alcohol. melting at 178°C, The iso'lated cockroach heart technique described by Krijgsman et at. (2) was employed for the present studies. In all the experiments only adult insects were used. Sexual differences and age factor...

Lianas are important components of tropical forests and have significant impacts on the diversity, structure and dynamics of tropical forests. The present study documented the liana flora in a Chinese tropical region. Species richness, abundance, size-class distribution and spatial patterns of lianas were investigated in three 1-ha plots in tropical seasonal rain forests in Xishuangbanna, SW Ch...

Plants in Kenya are becoming increasingly important as sources of traditional medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that malaria kills about 2.7 million people every year, 90% of who are from Africa. Malaria continues to be a national concern in Kenya as it plays a major role in the high mortality rates being experienced currently. The use and mis-use of chloroquine to pr...

Background: Lower back pain can refer to a wide range of injuries or conditions and is one the most common musculoskeletal disorders which necessitating health care reason for many seek family physician cause limited motion. Homoeopathic medicines offer long term relief from backache. Methods: This three arm randomized controlled trial. Total 30 patients with trauma-induced low backache were ch...

Strychnos icaja Baill. (Loganiaceae) is a liana found in Central Africa known to be an arrow and ordeal poison but also used by traditional medicine to treat malaria. Recently, many dimeric or trimeric indolomonoterpenic alkaloids with antiplasmodial properties have been isolated from its rootbark. Since these alkaloids are derivatives of strychnine, it was important, in view of their potential...

A review of plant-based coagulant sources, processes, effectiveness and relevant coagulating mechanisms for treatment of water and wastewater is presented. These coagulants are, in general, used as point-of-use technology in less-developed communities since they are relatively cost-effective compared to chemical coagulants, can be easily processed in usable form and biodegradable. These natural...