Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science
Volume 5, Issue 2 (2016)
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Oral Capsaicin Ingestion: A Brief Update Dose, Tolerance and Side Effects
Abstract: Capsaicin has attracted increasing scientific attention in recent years relative to its potential pain relief properties, with oral ingestion providing a useful mode of capsaicin delivery. Yet, despite many exciting new findings in this area, there appears to be significant discrepancy across current research so far about an established oral dosage for use in scientific trials. In an attempt improve future research in this area, this commentary provides a short …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Conservation of Some Wild Edible Plants Used by the Tribes of Bhiwapur Tahsil of Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India
Abstract: Plants are the integral part of Indian custom and social life. The disappearance of several plant species is affecting the quality of the day-to-day life of man in different ways. Hence, conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable utilization is of global importance for the development of the nation. The present study aimed to investigate the wild edible plants used by the tribes of Bhiwapur tehsil, belonging to different families, from …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 14–19 Read article
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Medical Tourism in India for Ayurveda
Abstract: Medical tourism in India is the term used for the foreigners visiting India for availing cheap and best medical facilities as compared to its availability in other countries. The purview of Medical tourism entails travelling because of health related issues with respect to their purpose of recovery. Like food and shelter, healthcare is the basic necessity for humanity. New India holds itself as a healthcare destination, major source of foreign …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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Preliminary Phytochemical Screening from Different Extracts of Bryonopsis laciniosa Fruits
Abstract: Plants derived bioactive compounds have been the focus of recent research due to their health promoting effects. There is continuous and urgent need to discover new antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer compounds with diverse chemical structures and novel mechanism of action because there has been an alarming increase in the incidence of new and re-emerging diseases. The present investigation was carried out to assess the qualitative phytochemical analysis of Bryonopsis laciniosa …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 25–29 Read article
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Phytochemicals, Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Properties of Nepata cateria and Arnebia benthamii of Kashmir (India)
Abstract: Nepata cateria and Arnebia benthamii two reputed folk medicinal plants used by Kashmiri people. Nepata cateria is commonly used in ointment as mosquito repellents. Both the plants show both antioxidant and antidiabetic properties in vivo as well as in vitro. Phytochemical test were done in order to screen the presence of terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, polyphenols, alkaloids, anthraquinones and cardiac glycosides and all the result were positive. As well as …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 6–13 Read article