Myrica nagi belongs to myricaceae family. It is commonly known as Bay berry (English) and Kathphal (Hindi). Myrica nagi has a long history of usage in traditional medicine against various ailments. In Ayurvedic and other traditional medicinal practices the plant has been used against diseases like, fever, Cardiac debility, typhoid, diarrhoea, dysentery. Phytochemicals like glycosides, saponins ...

Case report S. D., a young girl, was having pain in the right iliac fossa, with short periods of evening rise of temperature, off and on for the last four years. No history of diarrhoea or dysentery was given nor was there any loss of weight. She was having flatulence of upper abdomen. Dr. Mrs. P. Raj, W. M. S., Daga Hospital, advised her to get her faeces examined. Examination revealed ova of ...

one old case of jaundice, one case of dysentery, and uix cases of congestive diarrhoea. On 4th April one case of ague was admitted, presenting no peculiarity. On the 6th two cases were admitted, having a distinctly jaundiced appearance ; and from this date to the 25th, 31 cases of ague, with marked hepatic derangement in every instance, and actual jaundice in many ; 4 cases of jaundice without ...

By Surgeon H. GREANY, M.D., Inspector of Dispensary, H. II. The Nizam's Dominions. CHUDDEKG-HA'ris situated iulow-lying, badlydrained ground, surrounded by wet cultivation, and divided only by the river from the large city of Hyderabad. It is without a pure supply of drinking water; its bazaars are very much over-crowded, sanitation and c'onservaucy are of an elementary character. It is 110 won...

Ficus bengalensis Linn is a large evergreen tree found throughout India. It is commonly called Banyan tree. This tree is considered to be sacred in some places. It is used in traditional system of medicine like ayurveda, siddha, unani and homoeopathy. The active compounds isolated from this plant are considered to be very effective in various treatments such as dysentery, diarrhoea, diabetes, l...

Ficus racemosa Linn. is a moderate-sized avenue tree found throughout India either wild or cultivated for its fruits eaten by villagers. It is popular in Indigenous System of Medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy. In the Traditional System of Medicine, various plant parts such as bark, root, leaves, fruits and latex are used in dysentery, diarrhoea, diabetes, bilious affections,...

BACKGROUND There are few reports of interventions to reduce the common but irrational use of antibiotics for acute non-bloody diarrhoea amongst hospitalised children in low-income settings. We undertook a secondary analysis of data from an intervention comprising training of health workers, facilitation, supervision and face-to-face feedback, to assess whether it reduced inappropriate use of an...

Begonia roxburghii is an annual dicot plant of the family Begoniaceae and found in tropical subtropical regions world. They are monoecious (has both male female organs) they generally self-pollinated. Its parts variously used traditional practice for different health benefits. The stem a nutritious snack, juice antihaemorrhoid antiinfectious agent. It treatment bee sting, skin infection, dysent...

Being a developing country of the world, Bangladesh is overwhelmed with various environmental problems. The rapid increase in urban population has made tremendous claim on already over utilized civic facilities and created state disequilibrium environment. overall condition human health areas were miserable because absence proper planning lack different basic services necessary for decent livin...