The latex of Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) is used as an ointment in rheumatism, asthma, earache, cough, toothache and warts in traditional medicine[7]. It is also used for skin tumors and syphilis ulcers[2]. However, Euphorbia tirucalli L has been associated with Burkitt’s lymphoma and thought to be a cofactor of the disease rather than a treatment[5,6]. A biopolymeric fraction with a...

Musca domestica found in every habitation causing nuisance, diseases which results in public health problems. Conventional methods used for fly control caused several problems such as pest resistance, effects on non-target organisms, pest resurgence etc. To overcome these difficulties, it is important to search for new ecofriendly alternatives. In present work an effort has been taken to solve ...

The purpose of this work was to explore the feasibility of ethosomes for improving the antiarthritic efficacy of tetrandrine by topical application. It was found that tetrandrine was a weak base (pK(a) = 7.06) with pH-dependent partition coefficient. The spherical-shaped ethosomes were prepared by pH gradient loading method. Ex vivo permeation and deposition behavior demonstrated that the drug ...

Costus speciosus Koen. (Keu, Crape ginger), an Indian ornamental plant, has long been medicinally used in traditional systems of medicine. The plant has been found to possess diverse number of pharmacological activities. The present article gives an account of updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological properties. The review reveals that wide numbers of phytochemical constitue...

It is well known that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune joint disease in which fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) play a pivotal role. In this study, we investigated the anti-arthritic properties of acacetin in FLSs. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-3 and MMP-13 were investigated by quantitative RT-PCR and western blot at gene and protein levels. At the same tim...

Progressively increasing failure rates, high cost, poor bioavailability, poor safety, limited efficacy, and a lengthy design and testing process associated with cancer drug development have necessitated alternative approaches to drug discovery. Exploring established non-cancer drugs for anticancer activity provides an opportunity rapidly to advance therapeutic strategies into clinical trials. T...

Introduction. Qigong (Chi Gong) and Tai Chi (Taiji, Tai Chi Chuan) are words that are rapidly becoming established in the lexicon of the American household. This can largely be attributed to a recent proliferation of references in the media: in the Health and Lifestyle sections of newspapers and magazines as a frontier in complementary and alternative medicine, in global current events as a cen...