The various detoxifying techniques recommended by Ayurveda are Vaman, Virechan, Basti, Nasya and Raktamokshana. These all comes under the heading of Panchkarma procedure. Amongst them Basti Karma is one important detoxification measures in which drug transported through anal route form medicinal oil or herbal concoction. Enemas frequently administered to clean lower bowel modern medicine as a l...

The medicinal uses of local flora from the Callejón de Huaylas, Department of Ancash, northeastern Perú, are reported. This geographical area has an old tradition of herbal healing. A total of 33 species have been documented through interactions with village elders, traditional doctors and herbalists. Of the 33 medicinal plant species surveyed in the Callejón de Huaylas, six have not been previ...

Ethnobotanical studies on traditional medicinal plants were conducted in Ba To district and documented different types of traditional medicinal plants used by the indigenous peoples. The study was focused on identifying medicinal plants, distribution, disease treated, part of the plant used, and methods of preparation... A total 45 species of medicinal plants (belonging to 26 families) were col...

Today, interest in medicinal plants has increased dramatically. The description of these ancient texts is very detailed, but scattered form. We only discovered a few details the Nighantus (an pharmacopeia about plants). One should go through all available Ayurvedic for information on any plant. Amaltas (Cassia fistula linn.) been popular since times as frequent remedy choice physicians due to i...