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Honey and Its Immunostimulatory Activities
Published in Mehwish Iqbal, Complementary and Alternative Medicinal Approaches for Enhancing Immunity, 2023
More than 4,000 years ago, honey was consumed as a traditional medicine in Ayurveda, where it was believed to be efficacious in harmonising all three doshas (humours) of the body. The prehistoric civilisation of Veda contemplated honey as one of the most exceptional gifts of nature for humankind. In Egyptian prehistoric times, honey was applied locally to manage wounds (Arawwawala & Hewageegana, 2017). Honey is identified as kshaudra or madhu in the scriptures of Ayurveda and is one of the most significant remedies utilised in Ayurvedic medicine. The earliest Greeks thought that intake of honey could assist in enhancing lifespan. Contemporary research study shows honey does have distinctive therapeutic and nutritional properties. Lots of studies have been published regarding honey, and many among them have emphasised biochemical examination, dietary and non-dietary commercial usage. Honey was consumed for a range of ailments including asthma, tuberculosis, dizziness, ophthalmic disorders, constipation, eczema, wound healing, hiccups, throat infections, thirst, piles, fatigue, hepatitis and infestation of worms in the traditional medicinal system (Arawwawala & Hewageegana, 2017; Bhishagratna, 2018).
Meta-Analysis for Continuous Data
Published in Ding-Geng (Din) Chen, Karl E. Peace, Applied Meta-Analysis with R and Stata, 2021
Ding-Geng (Din) Chen, Karl E. Peace
We now compare the tubeless and standard PCNL groups in terms of postoperative analgesic requirement (diclofenac sodium or morphine). As discussed in the chapter, the authors selected five of the seven studies for this meta-analysis based on the available data. The meta-analysis is implemented in R with code chunk as follows: > analgesic = metacont(n.E,Mean.E, SD.E, n.C, Mean.C, SD.C, studlab=Study, data=dat[dat$Outcome=="analgesic",], sm="MD", label.e="Tubeless", label.c="Standard") > # Print the summary > analgesic MD 95%-CI %W(fixed) %W(random) B.Lojanapiwat 2010 -36.0000[ -49.0861; -22.9139] 19.2 21.7 Hemendra N.Shah 2008 -96.0900[-162.9421; -29.2379] 0.7 13.4 Hemendra Shah 2009 -147.2000[-164.1294;-130.2706] 11.5 21.3 J. Jun-Ou 2010 -33.0000[ -46.4756; -19.5244] 18.1 21.6 Madhu S.Agrawal 2008 -44.8000[ -52.8626; -36.7374] 50.5 22.0 MD 95%-CI z p-value Fixed effect model -53.0909 [ -58.8222; -47.3595] -18.16 <0.0001 Random effects model -69.0160 [-107.6687; -30.3633] -3.50 0.0005 Quantifying heterogeneity: tau^2 = 1749.7704 [681.0863; >21743.1624]; tau = 41.8303 [26.0976; >147.4556]; I^2 = 97.1% [95.3%; 98.3%]; H = 5.90 [4.61; 7.56] Test of heterogeneity: Q d.f. p-value 139.45 4 < 0.0001
Multifaceted Medicinal Properties of Queen of the Herbs (Asparagus racemosus): An Overview
Published in V. R. Mohan, A. Doss, P. S. Tresina, Ethnomedicinal Plants with Therapeutic Properties, 2019
S. Velmani, A. Maruthupandian, C. Santhosh, M. Viji
Theophrastus gave the name “Asparagus” which includes about 300 species out of which 22 species are native of India. They are widely used in indigenous medicine. In the medicinal systems of Ayurveda and Siddha, the plant is used for treating madhura rasam, madhor (Goyal et al., 2003). “Shatavari” is a reputed classical drug and possess therapeutic properties as Rasayana drugs of Ayurveda (Durai Prabakaran et al., 2015). The rhizome is used in traditional medicinal applications and also as a food supplement. The medicinal uses of A. racemosus have been reported in Indian and British pharmacopoeias and their Indigenous system of Medicine (Anonymous, 1987). A. racemosus medicinal use has been reported in Indian traditional medicine such as Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha (Jayashree et al., 2013). Since A. racemosus have been used to treat aphrodisiac, anti-infammatory, antioxidant, infertility, etc., there are so many phytochemical and pharmacological studies conducted from past two decades. In this connection, the present chapter has been made to compile the information about traditional and ethnomedicinal uses of A. racemosus with their phytochemicals and pharmacological activities (Fig. 4.1).
Evaluation of the Presence and Functional Importance of Nucleoside Transporters in Lacrimal Gland for Tear Disposition of Intravenously Injected Substrate in Rabbits
Published in Current Eye Research, 2021
Hanuman Prasad Sharma, Nabanita Halder, Sundararajan Baskar Singh, T. Velpandian
Animals were divided into two groups; briefly, control and blocker pretreated. In blocker pretreated group, dipyridamole was administered intravenously (i.v.) at a dose of 5 mg/kg 30 min before the ribavirin (2.5 mg/kg; i.v.). Blood and tear samples were collected at 5, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300 and 360 min after ribavirin administration (n = 4; each time point). Briefly, blood samples were collected in EDTA vials through the marginal ear vein. Plasma was separated immediately by centrifuging EDTAed blood at 3000 rpm for 5 min. Tear samples were collected using Schirmer’s strips (Madhu Instruments, India). Briefly, tear was collected till 5 mm mark by placing the strip in the lateral canthus of the rabbit eye. The strips with collected tear were then placed in preweighed microcentrifuge tubes and weighed. Finally, strips were cut at 10 mm mark and stored at −80°C for further analysis by LC-MS/MS.
Social safety in jeopardy due to gendered masculinity
Published in Health Care for Women International, 2018
Nasser Ebrahim and Madhu Atteraya also studied Ethiopian women, but they focused on their non-use of contraception. They concluded women who came to clinics were more likely to use contraception than those who didn't. They presented demographic differences to explain why some women were more likely to show up at clinics than were others. I hope that in subsequent research Ebrahim and Atteraya will also consider whether those who do not come to clinics avoid coming to protect their social safety. I imagine that that many decisions about contraceptives in traditional Ethiopian households are made by men. Am I wrong to imagine women who choose contraception may feel unsafe in such households?
Multidimensional Studies of Pancratium parvum Dalzell Against Acetylcholinesterase: A Potential Enzyme for Alzheimer’s Management
Published in Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2020
Devashree N. Patil, Shrirang R. Yadav, Sushama Patil, Vishwas A. Bapat, Jyoti P. Jadhav
Total solid, ash content and moisture content was calculated as described by the method of AOAC (2000) (33). Protein content was measured by the Lowry method (34) and carbohydrate was estimated by the anthrone method (35). Tannin and proanthocyanidin content was measured as per the protocol described by Rebaya et al., (2015) (36) and content was calculated as tannic acid equivalents per gram (mg TANg−1) of dry weight and catechin equivalents per gram (mg CAE g-1) of dry weight. Phytic acid was estimated by using the protocol described by Hande et al., (2013) (37). Total alkaloid in the sample was estimated as the method described by Madhu et al., (2016) (38).