The cultivation of Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata), a plant with many medicinal benefits, has increased its importance as plant. Considering the beneficial properties plant, it can be appreciated safe and important herb for humans. There are different chemical constituents in this herb, but main ones lactones, diterpenoids, diterpene glycosides, flavonoids flavonoid glycosides. It wide range ...

The study was done to estimate the cost of each dose of vitamin A (2,00,000 Units) to the health system when delivered as a capsule, applicap or as syrup form. The cost of distribution of vitamin A supplements was estimated for the manufacturers, district and delivery level. The lowest cost per dose was for capsules in plastic jar (Rs. 0.99) and the highest was for the syrup in glass bottle (Rs...

BACKGROUND Gastric emptying in the first 2 h after 7 ml kg(-1) of sugared clear fluid has recently been investigated in healthy children using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study aims to compare gastric volume and emptying half-life during 1 h after 3 or 7 ml kg(-1) sugared clear fluid intake. METHODS Fourteen healthy volunteer children aged 11.1 (8.2-12.5) yr were investigated prosp...

This study was conducted to explore whether supplementation of zinc to children during persistent diarrhoea has any subsequent effect on morbidity and growth. A prospective follow-up study was conducted among children, aged 3-24 months, with persistent diarrhoea, who participated earlier in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. During persistent diarrhoea, children were randomly a...

Background: The present randomized controlled study investigated the efficacy of the complex herbal medicine Sinupret® syrup in the treatment of acute post-viral rhinosinusitis in children. Methods: The patients were children aged from 6 to 11 years (mean 9.4 years old). They were randomized into two groups. Both groups received a standard treatment including a symptomatic therapy and a saline ...

Branched chain a-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKDH) deficiency results in maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). We examined the molecular basis of familial cases ofMSUD by analyzing the activity, subunit structure, mRNA sequence, and genome structure of the affected enzyme. The BCKDH activity in the proband with MSUD was 6% ofthe normal control level. Immunoblot analysis revealed that the ElB subunit o...

Volatile components of coconut fresh sap, sap syrup and coconut sugar were analyzed using GC-MS and identified by matching the mass spectra obtained with those present in the “NIST62 LIB” Library. The most abundant volatile components in the fresh sap, sap syrup and coconut sugar were 2-butanol and acetic acid. Twelve volatile components were identified and there were different amounts of volat...

Sugar composition was determined in three groups of products: starch (maltose) syrup produced in Poland from wheat starch (for several years beekeepers have been trying to use it as bee food), winter store made from the syrup by bees and honey. Winter stores were analyzed in three subgroups: subgroup 1 – material collected from honeycombs of bee colonies two months after the syrup was fed to th...

In an 11-week greenhouse study, caged queenright colonies of Bombus impatiens Cresson, were fed treatments of 0 (0 ppb actual residue I, imidacloprid; C, clothianidin), 10 (14 I, 9 C), 20 (16 I, 17C), 50 (71 I, 39 C) and 100 (127 I, 76 C) ppb imidacloprid or clothianidin in sugar syrup (50%). These treatments overlapped the residue levels found in pollen and nectar of many crops and landscape p...