medicinal properties. Pharmacopoeias have developed from ancient herbs (de Padua et al. 1977; de Padua 1996). Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. or poinsettia (Fig. 1a)‚ which is commonly cultivated for ornamental purposes has curative properties‚ too. Decoction of the bracts and flowers are taken as galactagogue by nursing women to increase milk flow although the practice is said to be Cytological Studies of Selected Medicinal Plants: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotz.‚ Moringa oleifera Lam.
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Herpes zoster (skin): Crush leaves‚ mix with oil and apply on lesions. Do not apply on raw surface. Milky juice of the plant is irritating. Caution: Not to be taken internally. - Herpes simplex: Mix 1 cup of chopped leaves and bark with 2 tablespoons of oil. Apply to lesions 3 times daily. - Ringworm: Chop a foot long branch and mix with 1 cup chopped fresh young leaves. Mix the juice with 5 drops of fresh coconut oil. Apply 3 times daily. - Snake bites: Pound 10 leaves and a piece of branch. Apply
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exercised at every stage of the product development‚ right from the raw material stage to the end product. Various methods of soil culture and cultivation are followed to improve the quality of the final product. The extraction of essential oils and decoctions‚ infusions‚ powders and tinctures‚ is carried out using the latest technology. All the procedures are carried out in accordance with the Ayurvedic system. Shahnaz believes that high quality is ensured only by the rigid exercise of control at every
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Katuray are the flowers of a small tree with light foliage (sesbania grandiflora) that thrives in arid and tough conditions‚ the often rather bitter tasting flowers (petals mostly) are a classic ingredient in Ilocano cooking. Along with ampalaya (bitter gourd) and other vegetables‚ they seem to mirror the tough conditions wrought by the geographical realities in the Ilocos region. I suspect many hundreds of years ago someone thought to cook katurai flowers for lack of better food alternatives… The
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family Oxalidaceae. It is a close relative of carambola tree. Medical interest In the Philippines‚ the leaves serve as a paste on itches‚ swelling‚ rheumatism‚ mumps or skin eruptions. Elsewhere‚ they are used for bites of poisonous creatures. A leaf infusion is used as an after-birth tonic‚ while the flower infusion is used for thrush‚ cold‚ and cough. Malaysians use fermented or fresh bilimbi leaves to treat venereal diseases. In French Guiana‚ syrup made from the fruit is used to treat inflammatory
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Phytochemical Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Hypertension by Esan people of Edo State‚ Nigeria J.K. Mensah‚ R I. Okoli ‚1 A. A. Turay‚2 and E.A. Ogie-Odia Department of Botany 1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences Ambrose Alli University‚ P.M.B 14‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria Issued 01 October 2009 Abstract Hypertension is one of the principal health problems in the society and a leading cause of cardio-vascular deaths
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as test subjects. The test subjects were distributed into three treatment groups‚ with each group having three test subjects. An incision measuring approximately 1 cm long was made on each test subject. The first group was treated with a leading antiseptic‚ Betadine‚ the second group with Jatropha multifida‚ and the third group‚ the control group‚ did not receive any treatment. The wounds were treated and observations were recorded daily. Bacterial counts were also performed on the swab samples taken
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Salmonella enteritidis. The study makes use of kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi) leaves and fruit extract as an antibacterial agent that is more or equally effective than the commercialized one and at the same time‚ available in our environment. Ten Replicates on ten Petri dishes were prepared for each bacteria. Pure cultures of the three bacteria were spread on the replicates. After extracting the needed substances from the kamias leaves and fruit extract‚ the researchers were able to begin the experimentation
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MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Extended Essay in Biology Is Tea-tree Oil effective in controlling and minimising the growth of the Escherichia coli Bacteria? A study of the effectiveness of a Natural Antiseptic Candidate Name: Lois Adrienne Dianne Soriano Dulay Candidate Session Number: 003072-032 Word Count: 3997 Supervisor: Ms Kate Barry Date of Submission: 25th July 2011 Acknowledgments Firstly I would like to thank my supervisor‚ Mrs Kate
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Psidium guajava L‚ belonging to the Myrtacea family‚ has been reported to have anti-diarrheal‚ hepatoprotective‚ hypoglycemic‚ lipid lowering‚ antibacterial and antioxidant activities. It contains important phytoconstituents such as tannins‚ triterpenes‚ flavonoid:quercetin‚ pentacyclic triterpenoid:guajanoic acid‚ saponins‚ carotenoids‚ lectins‚ leucocyanidin‚ ellagic acid‚ amritoside‚ beta-sitosterol‚ uvaol‚ oleanolic acid and ursolic acid. In view of the immense medicinal importance of the plant
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