Triterpenoid There is a growing interest in natural triterpenoids, also know as phytosterols, due to their wide spectrum of biological activities [1] . Triterpenes are a wide-spread group of natural compounds with considerable practical significance which are produced by arrangement of squalene epoxide in a chair-chair, chai-boat arrangement followed by condensation. Triterpense are important s...

Boswell and other writers have made Johnson probably the most intimately known man of all time. His medical history is almost as explicit. With the exception of the period from early manhood to middle age-in general, a time lacking in medical incidents-we can follow his case history from before birth through his autopsy two days after death. Johnson's mother was forty years old when she had her...

Oyster mushroom is consumed all over the world due to its taste, flavor, high nutritional value, and some medicinal properties. Many species of this genus are rich in proteins with essential amino acids, polysaccharides, essential amino acids, dietary fibers, important minerals, and some vitamins. Because of this nutritional composition and presence of bioactive molecules, oyster mushroom has b...

Community pharmacy professionals are being widely accepted as sources of treatment and advice for managing minor ailments, largely owing to their location at the heart of the community. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to document the involvement of community pharmacy professionals in the management of minor ailments and perceived barriers that limit their provision of such services...

The progress in medicinal knowledge about the human body and the ways of treating different ailments did not just affect individuals. As of the Enlightenment, medicine started to pay ever greater attention to the 'health of the people'. The knowledge derived from new medical theories started to be put at the State's service, bringing about greater efficiency in reducing epidemics and high death...