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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Book review: Healthy herbs
<font class='UCASE'>Quality of Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 1,</font> Published by ICMR, 2003 Rs 600
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A bit of ajwain
Can cure ringworm infection
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Forests are the main source of herbs
Meghalaya s abundant flora is the basis of its traditional healthcare system. Now, rapid urbanisation and breakdown of the community structure are disturbing the balance. JOHN F KHARSHIING, Chairperson, Khasi School of Medicine in Shillong, talks to VIB
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Website review: www.nandiniherbs.com
With contributions from various sections of the herbal industry, this interactive site will fill up the void in giving this sector a big boost. This interactive portal was set up by Nandini Consultancy Centre Pvt. Ltd., a leading chemical industry consult
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Root out SARS
<i>Mulethi</i> affects coronavirus
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Kachnar Tasty buds
Make any dish an exotic one
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Cul de sap
African milk bush causes cancer
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EU to stop import of herbal products
By May 2003, the European Council was supposed to have reached a consensus on a directive that seeks to regulate the supply of herbal products in the European Union market. Once implemented this in tandem with two other regulations could rob consumers
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Charming no more
The <i>saperas</i> snake charmers of Delhi loive in a unique colony called Mollarbandhgaon. This community, located next to the Badarpur thermal power station, is known locally as sapera basti community of snake charmers. The community has been living
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A green company in a grey market
There was a time when Payinthulasi, a 40 year old herb gatherer of village Utchananthal in Virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu, had to trudge to the towns of Virudunagar and Madurai to sell her produce . It used to be a livelihood with extremely limited c