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
Herbal Medcine
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Ayurveda has no lobby
David Frawley , director, American Institute of Vedic Studies, New Mexico, USA spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Vibha Varshney</font> about ayurveda in the US
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Indigenous knowledge and medicinal plants used by Vaidyas in Uttaranchal, India
The indigenous knowledge of Vaidyas (the traditional healers) on the making the herbal drugs was studied in the Uttaranchal state of India. Interview and semi-structured questionnaire surveys were conducted among 60 traditional Vaidyas on the preparation of various herbal drugs. The survey has resulted in compilation of 135 herbal drugs, which are used by them for curing 55 types of ailments.
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You cannot balance an economy by unbalancing human lives
Development economist <font class='UCASE'>Sir Richard Jolly</font> has been Principal Coordinator of <br> UNDP s Human Development Report. He is also Chairman of the Water Supply <br> and Sanitation Collaborative Council WSSCC . He spoke to <font cl
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Fish medicine
From a common herb
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A moosli mafia is at work
It has put paid to the authenticity of a wonder herb
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Curcumin shield
Why India has the world s lowest rate of Alzheimer s disease
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Herbal cure to cancer
researchers from Kolkata's Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute have found two plants frequently used in Ayurvedic medicines effectively battle out four types of cancer in lab. They discovered
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Leafy solution
Foliage helps check fluorosis
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Herbal fright
But drug manufacturers say concerns are misplaced
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This is a good bioenhancer
Drumstick molecule increases absorption of drugs