OBJECTIVE To demonstrate clinical equivalence between two standardized Ayurveda (India) formulations (SGCG and SGC), glucosamine and celecoxib (NSAID). METHODS Ayurvedic formulations (extracts of Tinospora cordifolia, Zingiber officinale, Emblica officinalis, Boswellia serrata), glucosamine sulphate (2 g daily) and celecoxib (200 mg daily) were evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, paralle...

OBJECTIVE Pancreatic islets have fewer antioxidant enzymes than other tissues and thus are vulnerable to oxidative stress. In the present study, the effects of nine specifically selected Iranian medical plants on the mitochondria function and survival of isolated rat islets were examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, following laparotomy, pancreases of rats were removed a...

Background Functional gastrointestinal diseases are common in general populations and comprise more than 40% visits to gastroenterologists. Treatment options of gastrointestinal diseases have been limited. There are a few medications for functional gastrointestinal diseases and some of medications are not available in the market or in the place where the patient lives. Traditional Persian medic...

Article history: Received on: 04/02/2015 Revised on: 22/02/2015 Accepted on: 18/03/2015 Available online: 27/05/2015 A series 305 extracts from 61 traditional medicinal plants (belonging to 33 different families) used in treating skin diseases in Hyderabad Karnataka region were subjected to antidermatophytic screening against Trichophyton rubrum (MTCC 1344). Pet ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate...

Abstr Zingiber officinale and Alpinia allughas are used in Chinese, Ayurvedic and Tibb-Unani herbal medicines all over the world for a wide array of ailments. Presenet study was carried out to determine chemical composition and minerals contents of Zingiber officinale and Alpinia allughas rhizomes. Samples were collected from local retail market of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Moisture, ash, crude fib...

Dietary chemoprevention of cancer offers the possibility to suppress or inhibit cancer growth before it develops into more advanced and lethal stages. To this end, identification of novel compounds and their mechanisms of action is constantly needed. In this study, we describe that a major component of dry ginger (Zingiber officinalis), [6]-shogaol (6S), can be quickly metabolized in A549 human...

The use of turmeric, derived from the root of the plant Curcuma longa, for treatment of different inflammatory diseases has been described in Ayurveda and in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. The active component of turmeric responsible for this activity, curcumin, was identified almost two centuries ago. Modern science has revealed that curcumin mediates its effects by modul...

Piedra, is an asymptomatic fungal infection of the hair shaft, resulting in the formation of nodules of different hardness on the infected hair. The infection also known as Trichomycosis nodularis is a superficial fungal infection arising from the pathogen being restricted to the stratum corneum with little or no tissue reaction. The nodules are a concretion of hyphae and fruiting bodies of the...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an airborne or hand borne viral respiratory disease. Its treatment not yet totally codified. Objective: aim of this study was to describe the therapeutic remedies in a paediatric population Yaoundé. Materials and methods: A cross sectional descriptive conducted Nkolndongo health district from January May 2021 for duration 5 months. All patients aged 0 19 y...

Chaeridiona mayuri n. sp. infesting ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in southern India is described and illustrated. Cheilocostus speciosus ( J. Koenig) C. D. Specht, Globba sessiliflora Sims and Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith are reported as additional host plants. Chaeridiona pseudometallica Basu is redescribed and illustrated. A key to the species of Indian C...