Drugs of Natural origin have been used since ancient times as medicines for treating range of diseases. Medicinal plants have played a key role in world health. In spite of the great advances observed in modern medicine in recent decades, plants still make an important contribution to health care. Each plant is like factory capable of synthesizing unlimited number of highly complex and unusual ...

E ver since Vincent Knapp published his 1999 article ‘‘How old is Endometriosis?’’ (1), there seems to have been renewed interest in identifying just when endometriosis was discovered as a distinct disease entity. While the history of endometriosis subsequent to its 1860 microscopic unveiling by Karl von Rokitansky has been well-studied, its story leading up to that moment has remained largely ...

Since the ancient times man has been dealing with question how his suffers can be eased or ceased. This drives him towards newer and newer observations and discovery. This process is as old as man, and still this very day it has it actuality and raison d'ėtre, as many diseases kill their victims or cause suffer to people. Should we concentrate on one illness group, e.g. allergic diseases, it co...

Plants are a great source of medicines, especially in traditional medicine, which are useful in the treatment of various diseases. Medicinal herbs are moving from fringe to mainstream use with a great number of people seeking remedies and health approaches free from side effects caused by synthetic chemicals. Arisaema jacquemontii is an ancient plant and had been used by the various tribes for ...

The interaction between the mind and diseases of the skin has been the study focus for many researchers worldwide. The field of Psychodermatology, or Psychocutaneous Medicine, is the result of the merging of two major medical specialties, psychiatry and dermatology. Although the history of Psychodermatology is rather old and interesting, the field has only recently gained popularity. Since anci...

1.1 Japanese herbal (Kampo) medicine in Japan Japanese Herbal (Kampo) Medicine, which is covered by national health insurance in Japan, is often prescribed in the primary care field, and is also applied as an alternative remedy for several gynecological diseases such as menstrual disorders, and menopausal symptoms. Since ancient times, a wide variety of Kampo formulae have been used traditional...

This study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy of the Ayurvedic system, especially for chronic diseases. Assessment of the subjective relief feed back was done on the lines as suggested in Caraka Samhita, one of the oldest classical Ayurvedic texts. An inter-disciplinary research work involving ancient medical learning and hi-tech modern electronic data processing unit evaluate the efficacy of ...

Meditation is popularly known for its healing and spiritual aspects and is derived from ancient traditions of India and the martial arts of China [1]. Recognized branches of meditation today are mantra (Transcendental Meditation and Benson’s Relaxation Response) and Mindfulness Meditation [2], Yoga [3], and the practices of Tai Chi & Qi Gong [2]. These forms of meditation are increasingly used ...

Ancient asexual animal groups, such as bdelloid rotifers and darwinuloid ostracods, are excellent model organisms to study the effects of long-term asexuality. However, the absolute length of time that these groups have been fully asexual is mostly ignored. In the case of the darwinuloid ostracods, the fossil record shows that sexual reproduction disappeared almost completely after the end of P...