Objective: Candida albicans is an opportunistic and polymorphic fungal pathogen that affects mucosal membranes and squamous epithelia as well as being part of the normal human flora. Historically, there have been many botanical-based remedies used to treat fungal conditions, including C. albicans. This study examined the efficacy of both botanical tinctures and essential oils on the growth and ...

H emorrhoids are a very common condition. Hospitalbased proctoscopy studies show prevalence rates of hemorrhoids in up to 86 percent of patients studied with many in an asymptomatic state. Botanicals used internally and topically can treat early stages of hemorrhoids effectively and can be used as adjuncts in more advanced stages when surgical treatments may be necessary. The roles of butcher’s...

Ascertaining the botanical identities of many of the plants described in Sanskrit literature is a difficult task. However, the problem can be solved by basing the studies on an authentic and ancient Sanskrit work. Thus the Garuda Purana was studied and the botanical identities of the numerous plants listed in chapter 202 of the Purvabhaga were ascertained.

Resveratrol is a botanical antioxidant with diverse biologic effects. In this paper we will review the unique antioxidant activity of resveratrol including its effects on mitochondrial function. The molecular signaling of resveratrol and cellular mechanisms that make this botanical active an important anti-aging ingredient for topical application will be discussed.

I n 2003 zoologists proposed a short, standardized DNA sequence from a uniform locality on the genome to serve as a DNA barcode to identify the species of tissue from almost all animals—reliably, quickly, and economically. In 2008 two New York City high school students, Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss (1), used the accumulating barcode reference library to prove that about 1⁄4 of fish items th...

The Illinois North Carolina Collaborative Environment for Botanical Resources seeks to revolutionize access to botanical resources by incorporating the methods botanists use to identify plant species and by simplifying and visualizing the process of identification. This project is supported by a partnership between the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) and the University of Nort...

Over the past 20 years herbal medicinal products have become a topic of increasing global importance, with both medical and economic implications. In developing countries in Africa and Asia, botanicals have always played a central role in healthcare. Data from WHO suggest that 65 to 80% of the populations in these countries depend on traditional and botanical medicines as the primary source of ...

penetrate. I looked for the usual introduction on "How to use this book", and did not find it, until page 39. Equally, it takes a little searching to find out why a large section of the listed material is not actually reproduced in the book, but is on the microfiche. Finally, the coverage of countries is heavily towards Britain and North America, although this is only explained in one of the es...

Botanical gardens have been assembling collections of data on local computer networks for some time, but access to these databases via the internet is a more recent innovation. For a look at some of the latest trends in online botanical-garden resources, check out the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). The RBGE’s searchable data sets lead visitors to the Araliales Resource Centre, which pro...