Decoding dengue brew that’s raising a storm
Chennai: A bitter battle between age-old rivals is brewing on social media. The contestants: Sceptical allopaths and combative Siddha practitioners. The referee: A defensive state government. As the fight
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NIPER opens green window for medicinal plants
The Department of Natural Products, NIPER, has started a green window system (GWS) for medicinal plants. The window was activated by NIPER Director Raghuram Rao Akinnepally here yesterday. Through
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Herbal supplements are not all safe and green
Alternative medicine can cause long-term harm to the liver and kidneys The founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, reportedly delayed conventional treatment for several months and experimented with alternative
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Can ayurveda help with cancer? AIIMS to study
Do ayurvedic drugs help treat cancer? While proponents of the alternative therapy claim they do, the scientific community denies the same, citing lack of evidence.To clear this confusion, AIIMS will collaborate
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A local initiative to conserve natural resources
Afforestationwork has helped revive the forests at Punshilok, Manipur We follow a serpentine mud and rock-strewn path, tunnelled by lush trees that create a brilliant monochrome in green. It is interspersed
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Home remedies for dengue fever
Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by a mosquito named Aedes aegyptis. The symptoms of this disease are fever, rashes on the skin, severe headache, muscular pain, joint ache, fatigue, pain behind the
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Status of regulation on traditional medicine formulations and natural products: Whither is India?
<p>The Indian traditional medicine (TM) has a rich heritage of science healing humans and animals. While so much attention is being paid to regulation of biomedicine (BM) practice and research, the same
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Tamil Nadu looks to Kerala model for preservation of ecosystem
WITH rising temperature and acute drought scenario, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is keen to take a leaf out of its Kerala counterpart in managing forest for ecosystem services. In an effort to study
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Herbal plants in Parasnath forest disappearing fast
Dhanbad: The Parasnath hill in Giridih district is known for its lush green cover, which include rare medicinal trees and herbal plants. However, the green cover is fast depleting. Forest department
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Database soon of medicinal plants, traditional healthcare
The inventory will be supported by satellite images and GIS The State could soon have a modern database of local medicinal plants and knowledge pertaining to traditional healthcare practices created