Abstract Fruits and vegetables are the most popular raw ingredients that act as a source of dietary fiber other biologically active substances benefit human body. The vast majority nutrients enter body with food, so daily ration an average person should include those useful products can provide necessary amount substances. Vegetable-based materials containing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, f...

Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC.) Standl. has been used in traditional medicine for many centuries, being nowadays marketed as dried plant material (inner bark) for infusions, pills, and syrups. The main objective of the present work was to validate its popular use through the bioactivity evaluation of the inner bark (methanolic extract and infusion) and of two different formulations (pills ...

Control of honey frauds is needed in Ecuador to protect bee keepers and consumers because simple syrups and new syrups with eucalyptus are sold as genuine honeys. Authenticity of Ecuadorian commercial honeys was tested with a vortex emulsion consisting on one volume of honey:water (1:1) dilution, and two volumes of diethyl ether. This method allows a separation of phases in one minute to discri...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence and pattern of self-medication among adult males and females in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS This cross-sectional community- based survey was carried out at five randomly selected towns of Karachi (Defence, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Nazimabad, Malir, Orangi town) over a period of 3 months (October, November & December 2012). A sample size of 500 adult cases (250 m...

Introduction: The garrafadas, mixtures of plants with medicinal purposes conveyed in alcoholic beverages, do not have regulation and, for being presented many therapeutic indications and no contraindication, they can be risky the population. Methods: For this reason, objective study was to evaluate Brix degree°, presence pathogenic microorganisms, analyze chemical characteristics pH mass spectr...

Fructose drinks are being promoted among diabetics. We write this piece to clarify certain nutritional issues about these drinks. With regard to human nutrition, sugars in foods can be divided into two groups: sugars in intact fruits and vegetables (intrinsic sugars) and sugars that are added to food and drinks by manufacturers, cooks or consumers (added sugars), e.g. sucrose, fructose. Sucrose...

Based on the large number experiments on solubilization of poorly watersoluble drugs, the author is of the opinion that hydrotropy is another type of cosolvency and all water soluble substances whether solids, liquids or gases have solubilizing properties. Therefore, aqueous solutions containing small quantities of several water-soluble excipients giving a concentrated solution, may act as a so...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the probability of having high DMFT scores and reported consumption of eight food groups. The sample included Americans (aged from 9 to 29 years) examined during the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1971 and 1974. Analysis was restricted to comparing those individuals having DMFT scores ...

Introduction: This study was conducted to assess the cario­ genic potential of pediatric liquid medicaments (PLMs) of Allopathic, Homeopathic, Ayurvedic, and Unani formulations specifically in Ahmedabad. Materials and methods: Four commonly used PLMs were selected based on a survey. Thirty-nine exfoliated deciduous teeth samples were placed in selected PLM for 1 minute, 10 minutes, and 8 hours ...