Background: Constipation is a common complaint during pregnancy. Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM) has some recommendations for this complaint. Objective: In this study, interventions of constipation in pregnancy have been presented and their efficacy and safety evidence were reviewed from modern literature. Methods: Interventions selected based upon the chapters related to health protectio...

It is estimated that 80% of people in developing countries are completely dependent on traditional and folk medicines for their health care. The contribution of medicinal plants and natural products as drugs or as sources of useful drugs in medicine is unquestionable. There are many reports of medicinal plants capable of interfering with the pathophysiological processes in inflammation. Plant e...

The genus Swertia is well known for its medicinal properties, as described in the Indian pharmacopoeia. Different members of this genus, although somewhat similar in morphology, differ widely in their pharmacological and therapeutic properties. The most important species of this genus, with maximal therapeutic properties, is S. chirayita, which is often adulterated with other less-potent Swerti...

Present study reports phytochemical screening and the inhibitory activity of crude extracts of Cassia tora and Cassia sophera (fam: caesalpinaceae) on some human pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The selected plants are edible and used by local herbal medical practitioners to treat various skin infections and respiratory problems. Leaf and flower extracts were prepared with different solvents and ...

Cassia javanica Linn. is a small and medium sized tree, belongs to the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae). It blossoms in the spring season, mainly from the month of April to September. It is commonly known as the apple blossom cassia, pink lady, apple blossom shower and java shower. It is widely cultivated in the tropical regions of Asia. The plant consists of descending branches and it produ...

This study was conducted at a bottomland hardwood site with heavy textured soil in Akyazi, Turkey to determine the effect of initial spacing (3.0 x 3.0, 3.0 x 2.0, 2.5 x 1.6 and 2.5 x 1.2 m) and post-planting treatments (untreated check, moving, hoeing, disking, and hoeing plus disking) on early survival and growth of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. One-year old bare-root seedlings (70 +/- 5 cm in ...

Laxative drugs are usually organized according to their mode of action, i.e. bulk forming agents, stool softeners, lubricants, saline laxatives, stimulants including some combined formulations. Among them, bulk forming laxatives promote the mildest laxation. The popular bulk forming herbal laxatives in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries are dry fruits of hairy basil (Ocimum americanum) and ...