Sphaeranthus indicus auct. Non L. (Asteraceae) commonly known as Gorkhmundi. It is used for various ailments in Indian system of traditional medicines. Methanolic extract of aerial parts was evaluated for antiasthmatic activity. Histamine induced bronchospasm in guinea pigs and egg albumin induced bronchospasm in guinea pig model were performed and various parameters were investigated like PCD ...

inflammation and pain induced by delayed onset muscle soreness (doms) can be induced by eccentric exercise or an unaccustomed activity. the condition can causes problems in exercising and for athletes. the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of 150mg curcumin supplementation immediately after intensive eccentric exercise. evaluations were made for total antioxidant capacity (tac), mu...

background: heavy exercise cause muscle damage associated with production of inflammatory agents. the purpose of present study was to determine the effect of acute and 14-day coenzyme q10 supplementation on inflammatory, blood lactate and muscle damage in male middle-distance runners.   methods : eighteen male middle-distance runners in a randomized and quasi experimental study were allocated i...

provided the original work is properly cited. CC Patients, especially pediatric patients, with a recent history of an upper respiratory tract infection (URI) are at a significantly increased risk for the development of intraoperative airway complications due to airway hyperreactivity. For these patients, the incidence for bronchospasm can be 10 times the incidence for those patients who did not...

Seventy-one cases of bronchial asthma were classified into three types: bronchospasm, bronchospasm-hypersecretion and bronchiolar obstruction types. The characteristics of each type were studied in relation to patient age and age at onset of the disease. In the 71 subjects studied, the most frequent type was the bronchospasm type followed by the bronchospasm-hypersecretion type and bronchiolar ...