but as medical devices. According to an FDA Talk Paper, the agency announced that leeches meet the definition of adevicebecause they are considered to bearticlesintended to diagnose, cure, treat, prevent, or mitigate a disease or condition, or to affect a function or structure of the body, ...
During this period, the research work on various aspects have been conducted. The present paper summarizes the various aspects of medicinal leech therapy both from Ayurveda text and the present knowledge and to enable the fraternity to use the both source for benefits of humankind....
Not only is there limited research of its benefits, but the treatment itself may be harmful to some people: A review study by researchers in South Korea published in 2015 in the journal PLOS ONE concluded that people frequently getadverse reactions to bee venomtherapy. Risks can range from min...
Before the dangers of smoking were well known, or at least disclosed to the public, there were numerous ads touting the health benefits of cigarettes. Some even included endorsements from doctors who would promote a particular brands’ positive aspects. Additionally, during the 19th and early-20t...
letting to "balance" thefour humors(blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile) and bring an ill patient back into good health. And while there really is such a thing as medicinal snake oil, there were also many quacks who peddled the health benefits of unprovenpatent medicinesand elixirs....
Anorganismthatlivesin orwithanotherorganism,calledthehost,inparasitism,atypeofassociationcharacterizedbytheparasiteobtainingbenefitsfromthehost,suchasfood,andthehostbeinginjuredas aresult. Mentionedin:Antihelminthic Drugs,Antimalarial Drugs,Antiprotozoal Drugs,Babesiosis,Brucellosis,Chagas' Disease,Cryptosporidiosis,...
For people who do not like shakes, meal replacement bars are a solid alternative with the same health benefits. These also come in many tasty flavors, often in chocolate form. The use of low calorie (e.g., 100 calorie) snack bars helps further reduce weight if they are used as directed...