Diabetes mellitus is one of the common metabolic disorders acquiring around 2.8% of the world's population and is anticipated to cross 5.4% by the year 2025. Since long back herbal medicines have been the highly esteemed source of medicine therefore, they have become a growing part of modern, high-tech medicine. In view of the above aspects the present review provides profiles of plants (65 spe...

Veterinary acupuncture has been receiving greater acceptance in veterinary medicine communities throughout the world in recent years. The American Veterinary Medical Association, for example, is beginning to accept acupuncture as a form of veterinary treatment. Another branch of traditional Chinese veterinary practice, herbal medicine, deserves similar recognition throughout the veterinary worl...

This study explores the underlying factors that sustain the practice of herbal medicine in a non-English speaking background (Korean) community in Australia. Qualitative study was undertaken of 8 herbal doctors' practice of herbal medicine, their understanding of Korean immigrants' life and work involvement, and the use of herbal medicine, using semi-structured interview schedules. The demand f...

Introduction The continued use of herbal medicine in the United States and among members of Kaiser Permanente (KP) makes an updated review of this topic timely and important. Many pharmacies at KP facilities in Southern California now carry traditional herbal preparations. These “dietary supplements” are over-the-counter therapy that is not routinely screened for drug interaction by the pharmac...

BACKGROUND Maternal health is a public health priority in many African countries, but little is known about herbal medicine use in pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the pattern of use of herbal medicine in an urban setting, where women have relatively high access to public healthcare. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 333 women attending a childcare clinic in a district publi...

The aerial parts of the Lamiaceae Hedeoma drummondii (Benth.) are used in Mexico to prepare a herbal tea and by North American Amerindians as a spice. The methanolic extract of the aerial parts exhibited a strong antioxidant effect measured by the scavenging of the free diphenyl picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. Assay-guided fractionation of the crude methanolic extract allowed the identification ...

BACKGROUND Infertility is a public health problem associated with devastating psychosocial consequences. In countries where infertility care is difficult to access, women turn to herbal medicines to achieve parenthood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with herbal medicine use by women attending the infertility clinic. METHODS This was a cross-sectio...

BACKGROUND Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the use of herbal medicine both in developed and developing countries. Given the high proportion of patients using herbal medicine in Ghana, some health facilities have initiated implementation of herbal medicine as a component of their healthcare delivery. However, the extent to which herbal medicine has been integrated in Ghan...

Glechoma hederacea var. longituba is a herbaceous plant from the Lamiaceae family, used in herbal medicine. In this work, we aimed to assess total phenolic content, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of extracts obtained G. via supercritical dioxide extraction with methanol as co-solvent under different conditions. The results showed that SC-CO2 strongly dependent on temperatur...