Herbal Medcine

New blood thinner may trigger blood disease

A widely used new blood thinner that is routinely given to heart patients after angioplasty appears in rare cases to trigger a deadly blood disease. The drug, called Plavix, prevents blood clots and has been taken by more than 3 million people worldwide since its introudction two years ago. For …

Cancerous cleaning

us scientists have found that 4-nonylphenol (4- np), a chemical released into the environment from cleaning materials, textiles and plastics, mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen and hence it may act as a trigger for breast cancer. Once 4- np enters the body, it stimulates an enzyme system in the …

Ayurveda has no lobby

What's the future of ayurveda in USA? Traditional medicine systems are now growing faster in the us than even modern medicine. Ayurveda is not licensed for practice, unlike Chinese and naturopathic medicines and chiropractics licensed in some states. Of the people who do accept traditional medicine, around 10 per cent …

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, …

Fish medicine

a medicinal herb easily available in India can increase the resistance to disease and ensure better growth among some of the commonly consumed fish, according to a recent study by scientists at the Delhi University. Rina Chakrabarti and Vasudeva Rao studied the effect of Achyranthes aspera on Catla catla (commonly …

You cannot balance an economy by unbalancing human lives

Why research whistleblowers? How did human development achieve such prominence? All credit goes to the late Mahbub Ul Haq and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen! They saw the importance of putting people at the centre of development strategy. It is the human development index (hdi) that takes life expectancy, adult literacy, …

A moosli mafia is at work

India has a huge wealth of medicinal plants, most of which have been used in the Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicines, and by tribal healers. Safed moosli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) is amongst them. These herbs are used in more than 100 traditional drug formulations and safed moosli has acquired a …

Curcumin shield

curcumin, commonly known as haldi in India, helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a brain disorder that results in memory loss, personality changes and a decline in the thinking ability. These adverse impacts, scientists believe, are related to the death of brain cells and a breakdown of connections between …

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 the root extract of Tiliacora racemosa (Tiliacoru) and the nut oil of Semecarpus anacardium (Dhobi nut) eliminated cultured human tumour cells from acute …

Leafy solution

researchers in Maharashtra have found powdered leaves of common trees such as neem, pipal and khair can remove fluoride from drinking water. Ingested daily, even as little as 6 milligramme of fluoride can cause fluorosis, which is endemic in 17 states in the country. Scientists from Yavatmal-based Jawaharlal Darda Institute …

Herbal fright

ayurvedic drugs are once again under a cloud of controversy, this time for containing high amounts of heavy metals. A recent scientific paper suggests that 20 per cent of Ayurvedic medicines available in the us contain heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury beyond the limits permitted in the country. …

This is a good bioenhancer

scientists from Lucknow-based Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (cimap) have isolated a molecule from pods of drumstick (Moringa oleifera) that enhances the absorption of drugs and nutrients by humans. The discovery is yet another addition in the anti-illness armoury of drumsticks. Almost all parts of the plant have …

An amla a day

The amla tree mingles perfectly with Indian culture. According to Hindu mythology, once when Brahma was engrossed in the meditation of Vishnu, tears started rolling down his eyes. When these tears fell on the ground, the amla tree germinated. The tree is called Emblica myrobalan in scientific parlance. It is …

Recipe

Amla chutney : Heat a teaspoon of oil and add mustard seeds and one or two dried red chillies. When the seeds start sputtering, add a glass of water and five to six fruits. Add a pinch of red chilly powder and salt to taste. Let the mixture simmer till …

SNV antidote

researchers from Kolkata-based Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and University of Calcutta have found that the seed extract of Strychnos nux vomica (snv)

Wonder herb

A commonly used Indian herb, Terminalia chebula, which belongs to the family Combretaceae, is likely to receive international attention following the discovery that its fruit can protect people from the damage caused by nuclear radiation. The discovery has been reported by G H Naik, K I Priyadarsini and H Mohan …

Barriers under pestle?

as part of its initiative to promote traditional systems of medicine, the World Health Organization (who) has recently set forth a set of guidelines to help member states evolve regulations aimed at providing consumers with information on the appropriate use of the remedies. Currently, 80 per cent of the world …

Bamboo shoot

Why do people like eating the bamboo shoot? Is it because of the medicinal value or the flavour? "Both,' says Veena Arora, consultant chef at Spice Route, The Imperial, New Delhi. The young shoots of an edible species of bamboo, which are plucked as soon as they poke out of …

Relish it

A collaboration of geneticists, chemical engineers, pharmacists, agronomists and dieticians could not have produced a more valuable tree than neem (Azadirachta indica) . For many people worldwide, neem is priceless due to its numerous medicinal properties. It is such a cherished tree that in Sanskrit it has 31 epithets. In …

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