Crude ethanolic extract and column chromatographic fractions of the Allepey cultivar of Curcuma longa Roxb, commonly called turmeric (tumeric) in commerce, were used as a stain for tissue sections. Staining was carried out under basic, acidic and neutral media conditions. Inorganic and organic dissolution solvents were used. The stain was used as a counterstain after alum and iron haematoxylins...

Spices have long been a part of human diets and commerce. Since the birth civilization, medicinal plants yielded wealth information on treating preventing illness. Still, growing understanding connection between nutrition health in food business has increased its relevance piqued researchers’ interest deciphering mechanisms action spices plethora beneficial properties attributed to them. Turmer...

psoriasis is an autoimmune and recurrent chronic inflammatory skin disease. about 1-3% of the world wide populations are affected. the characteristic features are hyperprolifration of keratinocytes leading to redness, thickening and scaling of epidermis followed with itching and appearance of the lesions which in most cases bother the patients medically and psychologically. psoriasis is symptom...