RESEARCH INFORMATION SERIES ON ECOSYSTEMS Volume 14 No. 2 May – August 2002 Propagation Management Of Herbal and Medicinal Plants by Eduardo B. Principe and Aurora S. Jose Foreword This issue contains the first part of a series of information on the propagation management of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants abound in the country. They used to be sleeping treasure due to lack of knowledge on their importance and uses in alternative health care‚ limited research on the development of
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Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii) Yerba Buena is an herb of the mint family. It is an aromatic plant used as herbal medicine worldwide. This perennial plant’s growth ranges from 0.6 meters to 1 meter. It has elongated leaves and in summers‚ it bears small whitish or purplish flowers. Such flowers possess both male and female organs that allow it to be pollinated by bees and animals of the same nature. The word Yerba Buena is Spanish for "good herb" and was the former name of the California
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Shahnaz Hussain - A Successful Indian Woman Entrepreneur Abstract : The case discusses the growth of the Shahnaz Husain Group‚ one of the largest producers of ayurvedic and herbal products in the world. It begins with a personal profile of Shahnaz Husain and her idea of producing and marketing ayurvedic products as a substitute for chemical cosmetics‚ which‚ she believes‚ do more harm than good. It then traces the growth of her brand from a niche product in the Indian market to a brand retailed
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Archana A. Bele et al. IRJP 2011‚ 2 (12)‚ 56-60 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHARMACY Available online www.irjponline.com ISSN 2230 – 8407 Review Article STANDARDIZATION OF HERBAL DRUGS: AN OVERVIEW Archana A. Bele*‚ Anubha Khale H.K College of Pharmacy‚ Jogeshwari (W)‚ M.S.‚ India Article Received on: 19/10/11 Revised on: 22/11/11 Approved for publication: 13/12/11 *Email: scientific.cell@hkcollege.ac.in ABSTRACT Herbal drugs have been used since ancient times as medicines
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Modern or Herbal Medicine‚ which is better? The United States is a country which revolves around innovation‚ inventions‚ and furthering our society to make a profit. Many people come to America to work‚ and make money. One very profitable‚ and very popular industry is drugs. From illegal to legal‚ completely natural to completely synthetic‚ the list of drugs is endless. Large drug companies produce many drugs daily. Some of these drugs make it to the consumer market‚ and others are rejected
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Arch. Biol. Sci.‚ Belgrade‚ 62 (1)‚ 185-189‚ 2010 DOI:10.2298/ABS1001185K COMPARATIVE IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF THREE PLANTS FROM THE AMARANTHACEAE FAMILY ASHOK KUMAR‚ B.S1*‚ LAKSHMAN‚ K2.‚ JAYAVEERA‚ K.N3.‚ NANDEESH‚ R4.‚ MANOJ‚ B1. and RANGANAYAKULU‚ D5. Department of Pharmacognosy‚ Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy‚ 562101 Chickballapur‚ Karnataka (India). 2 Department of Pharmacognosy‚ PES College of Pharmacy‚ 560002 Bangalore‚ Karnataka‚ (India). 3 Department of Chemistry‚ Jawaharlal
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LAGUNDI Lagundi (scientific name: Vitex negundo) is a large native shrub that grows in the Philippines and has been traditionally used as herbal medicine. The Philippine Department of Health has conducted research and study for Lagundi and has suggested that the lagundi plant has a number verifiable therapeutic value Lagundi is an erect‚ branched tree or shrub‚ that grows to as much as 5 m high. Lagundi has a single thick‚ woody stem like a trunk and is usually seen in swamps of the Philippines
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1.2. Herbal Drug Substitution The drug which is used as a substitute of the original drug in its absence is referred as Abhava Pratinidhi Dravya in classical texts. This concept about the usage of a substitute drug was well mentioned by Acharya Bhavamishra in his classical work Bhavaprakasha. Bhavaprakasha is an important treatise on Ayurveda being counted as one of the LaghuTrayi (Three minor treatises)‚ others being Madhav Nidan and Sharangdhar Samhita. It is comprehensive in nature containing
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I. Introduction A. Herbs with medicinal properties also known as alternative medicine. Alternative medicine is any practice that ensures to healing and that does not have a direct relation within the realm of conventional medicine. It may be based on historical or cultural traditions‚ rather than on scientific evidence. Alternative medicine is frequently grouped with complementary medicine or integrative medicine‚ which‚ in general‚ refers to the same interventions when used in conjunction with
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Wonders of Herbal Therapy: Ganoderma and Spirulina When the body does not receive sufficient nutrition‚ humans experience various types of aches and pains including emotional disorders that can begin to appear. By using herbs to restore a nutritional balance‚ the body is equipped with what it needs to overcome illness and therefore regain health. A. Ganoderma One of the herbs that worked and withstood the test of time from ancient China is known as the wonder mushroom or the Ganoderma Lucidum
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