Bertold Laufer provides a detailed discussion of the properties and uses of this “balm of gilead”, along with a physical description of the plant as described in ancient and middle period texts, as well as information on the tree’s distribution. “Balm of gilead” grew above all in the ...
Plant chemistry is the basis of the therapeutic uses of herbs. A good knowledge of the chemical composition of plants leads to a better understanding of its possible medicinal value. Modern chemistry has described the role of primary plant metabolites in basic life f...
They opted to use higher dosage levels, and to induce hyperthermia in their study rats through injections of turpentine. The study was in two parts. In the first, the group looked at the effects of rhino horn, and saiga antelope, water buffalo and cattle horns, which some clinical studies ...
Camphor is known as“Pachchaa karpooram”in Telugu,“Pachai karpooram”in Tamil,“Kachha karpoor “in Hindi. Camphor has a wide variety of uses and is used for making explosives, insect repellent, and medicines. It is also used in food preparation and religious ceremonies. The cooling sensat...
prepared by mixing an extracted concentrate resulted from the operation of mixing, extracting, and concentrating 10 kinds of medicinal plants; turpentine liquid; and a concentrate made via an operation of mixing and extracting frankincense and myrrh, at a weight ratio of 10:1:2 (w/w) while ...
Uses As a remedy for catarrhs of genito-urinary passages, coughs of pulmonary affection generally, gonorrhoea, gleet, amenorrhoea, leucorrhoea, phthisis (wasting disease, tuberculosis of the lung, consumption) and asthma. Also excellent for bloody flux, dysentery and all bowel complaints of chil...
• Anti-Inflammatory Effects / Leaves:Study evaluated the anti-inflammatory potential of ethanolic extract ofBasella alba using Egg Albumin, Turpentine Oil, and Formaldehyde as phlogistic agents. Animals were treated with extract doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg and Diclofenac Sodium 10 mg/kg as sta...
Plant chemistry is the basis of the therapeutic uses of herbs. A good knowledge of the chemical composition of plants leads to a better understanding of its possible medicinal value. Modern chemistry has described the role of primary plant metabolites in basic life functions such as cell division...
Litsea glutinosa; ethnobotanical uses; phytochemistry; biological activities1. Introduction In technologically advanced as well as emerging nations, the practice of using traditional medicine has existed for decades, as a root for the handling of many diseases. Undoubtedly, their significance has been ...
Angelica; Umbellifereae; coumarins; biological activity; phytochemistry; traditional uses1. Introduction Family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), also known as the carrot family, is one of the largest plant families. It is composed of 466 genera and about 3800 species that are distributed worldwide (Figure ...