Vegetable Transplanters for India: A Review

The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India

on Materia Medica was compiled by Mir Muhammad Hussain, a native of Khorasan and pupil of Mir Muhammad Ali-el-Husaini. He resided first in Khorasan, then in Shiraz, and afterwards in India, principally at Murshidabad, in Bengal. He tells us in his preface that, in A. H. 1185 (A. D. 1771), lie was persuaded to undertake the compilation of a Persian Pharmacopoeia, and that when this was completed...

Vegetable Materia Medica of India and Ceylon

A Review of the Diabetic Status in India

Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) also known as diabetes, is a chronic metabolic disorder that is rapidly becoming a worldwide concern with severe economic, social, and health consequences. Diabetes is a collection of metabolic illnesses defined by hyperglycemia that results due to abnormalities in the secretion of insulin, its action, or a combination of the two. According to the International...

Exploration of Breastfeeding Practices in India: A Systematic Review

Introduction: Breastfeeding is essential and a unique way of providing food to infants for development and healthy growth. Various breastfeeding practices are followed in different regions of India.  Objective: This study aims to collect the information for practices related to prelacteal feed, early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and weaning in India. Materials and Met...

Cruciferous vegetable consumption and lung cancer risk: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Cruciferous vegetables, rich in isothiocyanates, may protect against lung cancer. Glutathione S-transferases are important in metabolizing isothiocyanates; hence, variants in GST genes may modify the association between cruciferous vegetable intake and lung cancer. We carried out a systematic review to characterize the association between cruciferous vegetable intake and lung cancer ...