The results of an ethnobotanical study conducted in the pristine village of ProkoÅko Lake (Vranica Mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina) in summer 2007 is presented. Informal interviews involving 12 informants known as âtraditional healersâ provided data from 43 plants used in 82 prescriptions. The applied plants were used for a broad spectrum of indications. The most frequent were gastro-intestina...

An old Indian traditional medical practice called Siddha developed in South India. The Lord typically serves as the source of system. It is believed that Goddess Parvathi, represented by Shiva, received system's knowledge from Almighty, who then passed it on to Nandikeswara. Nandikeswara was appointed set up for framework be spread midst humankind thus, he obediently granted information Sage Ag...

Modern drug delivery systems have been promoted to a unique notion of chronopharmacology, i.e., the ability provide medicament patient in staggered profile, as discipline chronobiology has advanced. The main disadvantage developing such system that fits circadian cycle is lack accurate technology (Pulsatile system, PDDS). Pulsatile devices are gaining popularity because they deliver medicine co...

PREPARATIONS of Averrhoa carambola (star fruit) have been used in an attempt to treat ailments of several different types both by bornohs (the Malay medicine men) and by traditional Chinese herbalists. Among these ailments for which star fruit preparations have been 'prescribed" are headache, vomiting, coughing and restlessness (Burkhill, 1935 : Woei,1970). This paper describes an attempt to de...

The present ethnobotanical exploratory study embodies the folk medicinal uses of certain important medicinal plants by tribals of bastar district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. Twenty seven medicinal plants form diverse families have been covered being therapeutically used against different diseases such acidity, debility, diabetes, male and female weakness, fistula, migraine and skin diseas...

OBJECTIVE To report the first case of duloxetine hydrochloride (DH)-induced oral lichenoid drug reaction (OLDR). CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 57-year-old male patient presented with painful ulcerative lesions on the bilateral buccal mucosa of 2-year duration. The patient was on multiple drug therapy for his systemic ailments. After thorough evaluation for possible medical ailments...