Sir,?I hope the following observation may be of some interest to your esteemed readers : Castor oil is protective and sedative while applied externally, a soothing application when dropped into the inflamed eye, a solvent for homatropine, and decidedly an excellent, mild and simple purgative, and a suitable remedy for getting lid of undigested food causing diarrhoea, a proper and favourite prep...

Topology optimization often incorporates a reliability analysis to take the randomness in the design parameters into account. This strategy is inherently a double-loop procedure due to the probabilistic constraints in optimization. To simplify the calculation procedure, an equivalent-deterministic constraint, which is constructed by adding a penalty on the right hand side (RHS) of a limit state...

cases, are (1) that the iodized tincture of guaiacol is selective as regards serous membrane and fluids and is destructive to Grain-positive organisms, (2) that the tincture guaiacol-chlor-iodide is selective as regards blood and tissues other than of the serous type and is destructive to Gram-positive cocci, and (3) that tincture mansonia has specific action on Gram-negative diplococci such as...

ôbjective: ôpium was referred to as the ancient medicine's method of choice for treating diabetes mellitus. but in some recent studies, it is reported as the cause for higher blood sugar levels. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of opium use among diabetic patients and attitude of them towards the effects of opium use on their disease. methods: this cross-sectional study ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree) tincture on planktonic Candida tropicalis (ATCC 40042), which is a microorganism associated to oral cavity infections. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Fungicidal Concentration (MFC) were determined through the microdilution technique. Possible action of t...

Since the 19th century, opium has been produced and consumed in the areas of Asia, currently referred to as the Golden Crescent and the Golden Triangle (1). The Golden Crescent lies in South and Southwest Asia, including districts in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan, the adjacent Badakhshan area of Afghanistan and the Baluchistan area of Iran. The area has been the scene of tradition...

A simple and accurate HPTLC method has been developed for quantification of Syzygium Jambolanum and finger printing of the in-housed mother tincture considered here to be a standard with that of different marketed samples available from manufacturers of homoeopathic medicines in India. This HPTLC method was quantitatively evaluated in terms of stability, repeatability, accuracy and calibration ...

Objective To describe an outbreak of lead poisoning among opium users in the Islamic Republic of Iran and estimate the number of affected people in the country. Methods We used data from the country's largest poison treatment centre to illustrate the epidemiology of an outbreak of lead poisoning in oral opium users. We describe the government's referral and treatment guidelines in response to...

BACKGROUND Chronic opioid treatment in animal models has shown to alter hematological parameters. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological effects of opium on the number of peripheral blood cells and red blood cells (RBCs) indices in diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peripheral blood samples were collected from diabetic, opium-addicted, diabetic opium-addicted and ...