Bartholomew's Hospital, where he had trained towards the end of the long career of John Abernethy, who attracted large numbers of students to his lectures. He had begun his medical career in the 1820s (L.S.A. 1824, M.R.C.S. 1825) and subsequently gained an F.R.C.S. by examination in 1847, and an M.D. from the University of St Andrews in 1856, during the course of his medical practice in Yeovil.

Hypericum perforatum L. is a popular and widespread medicinal plant used in wide range of therapy, including gastrointestinal diseases, heart skin-related diseases. The rapid development nanotechnology its applications pharmacology have enabled the controlled release drugs bioactive components. This study aimed to investigate liposomal formulation for enriched with methanol ethanol extract H. p...

BACKGROUND St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been known for centuries for its therapeutic properties and its efficacy as an antidepressant has been confirmed by a growing body of evidence. During the last two decades it has also come to prominence with a wider public, due to advertising efforts across Europe and United States of America. However, its availability without prescription, a...

Herb-induced liver injury (HILI) has recently attracted attention due to increasing reports of hepatotoxicity associated with use of phytotherapeutics. Here, we present data on HILI from the Berlin Case-Control Surveillance Study. The study was initiated in 2000 to investigate the serious toxicity of drugs including herbal medicines. Potential cases of liver injury were ascertained in more than...

Since the use of seed priming agents to reduce the potential toxicity of AgNPs has not been explored, we evaluated the combined effects of 0.1 mM salicylic acid (SA) and 0.1 mM nitric oxide (NO) on responses of Hypericum perforatum plants to Ag-induced stress. The results of growth parameters together with measurement of malondialdehyde (MDA) revealed that exposure to AgNPs or AgNO3 caused more...