the main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of euphorbia hirta and acidifiers supplement on resistance of broiler chickens against salmonella enteritidis infection. a total of 120 day-old male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to 3 dietary treatments. 1) basal diet, 2) basal diet supplemented with 2 g/kg organic acid (oa) and 3) basal diet supplemented with 7.5 g/kg e. hir...

The people of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, still depend, to a large extent, on traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of various diseases and ailments. This includes the use of plants for the treatment of wounds. Information collected from the traditional healers, the Sangomas, has revealed 38 plant species that are used for the treatment of wounds in the Province. The plants...

BACKGROUND Skin forms an important part of human innate immune system. Wrinkles, thinning and roughening of skin are some of the symptoms that affect the skin as it ages. Reactive oxygen species induced oxidative stress plays a major role in skin aging by modulating the elastase enzyme level in the skin. Extrinsic factors that affect skin aging such as UV radiation can also cause malignant mela...

In Mexico, local empirical knowledge about medicinal properties of plants is the basis for their use as home remedies. It is generally accepted by many people in Mexico and elsewhere in the world that beneficial medicinal effects can be obtained by ingesting plant products. In this review, we focus on the potential pharmacologic bases for herbal plant efficacy, but we also raise concerns about ...

Quality control standardizations of the natural products such as medicinal plants getting more attention in recent years since the commercialization of herbal formulations increased dramatically. A wide range of methods can be applied for standardizations of herbal products. However, advancement in the microscopy technique could help to achieve the goal of standardizations of the herbal product...

In India, more than 70% of total population use herbal drugs for the treatment of diseases. Herbal Medicines use different alkaloids of medicinal plants for prevention of Health Issues. Due to its easy availability Herbal Medicine is cheap. Clinical medicines however use many plant-derived metabolites like opium, quinine, digitalis etc. in pharmaceutical drugs. The importance of using herbal me...

In Mediterranean cultures written records of medicinal plant use have a long tradition. This written record contributed to building a consensus about what was perceived to be an efficacious pharmacopeia. Passed down through millennia, these scripts have transmitted knowledge about plant uses, with high fidelity, to scholars and laypersons alike. Herbal medicine's importance and the long-standin...

The demand for herbal plants has increased significantlyin the last few years, especially during covid 19pandemic. People believe that products have savorsto maintain body immunity. purpose of this study wasto analyze internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) andexternal (opportunities threats), formulatepolicies, identify priority strategies can be appliedby farmers in developing farming. Th...

Use of herbal medicine in the treatment of liver cancer has a long tradition. The compounds derived from the herb and herbal composites are of considerable interest among oncologists. In the past, certain herbal compounds and herbal composite formulas have been studied through in vitro and in vivo as an anti-hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) agent, enhancing our knowledge about their biologic func...

The 9 new edition of “Pharmakognosie – Phytopharmazie” provides a detailed overview of plant derived natural products with respect to phytochemistry and phytopharmacology. Basic knowledge on phytochemistry, biosynthesis of active plant metabolites and screening methods, as well as special pharmaceutical aspects, e. g. preparation of herbal medicinal products, quality control, and quality assura...