Generalized pair weights of linear codes are generalizations minimum symbol-pair weights, which were introduced by Liu and Pan (2022) recently. can be used to characterize the ability protecting information in read wire-tap channels type II. In this paper, we introduce notion generalized <...

Objectives. To assess students’ perspectives on including education about herbal supplements in the curriculum. Methods. A 17-item questionnaire was distributed during regularly scheduled classes to third-, fourth-, and fifth-year pharmacy students. Results. A majority of the students perceived their knowledge of herbal supplements was inadequate. Almost all (95%) students reported a need to le...

Different chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques commonly used in the instrumental inspection of herbal medicines (HM) are first comprehensively reviewed. Chemical fingerprints obtained by chromatographic and electrophoretic techniques, especially by hyphenated chromatographies, are strongly recommended for the purpose of quality control of herbal medicines, since they might represent a...

Herbal medicine has become a popular form of healthcare. Even though several differences exist between herbal and conventional pharmacological treatments, herbal medicine can be tested for efficacy using conventional trial methodology. Several specific herbal extracts have been demonstrated to be efficacious for specific conditions. Even though the public is often misled to believe that all nat...

Our ancestor found that some of the Chinese herbal drugs were toxic during their clinical practice. They graded the toxicity of Chinese herbal drugs into three degrees and thought that the term "toxicity of the Chinese herbal drugs" could be used in a broad and a narrow sense. In modern times, toxic components of the Chinese herbal drugs and their toxic mechanisms, especially the toxicity on th...