Introduction Economic history of the ancient world is usually impaired by the lack of numerical data which allow statistical approach. It is therefore a great excitement for the historian of the Hellenistic period to find a fairly detailed recording of prices of food and wool over a period of more than four centuries in the so-called astronomical diaries from Babylon. The astronomical diaries g...

Human exposure to ionizing radiation induced overproduction of free radicals leading to oxidative stress. This study aimed to evaluate the possibility of using of coffee and cardamom mixture; as natural antioxidant compounds ; to ameliorate oxidative stress in rats induced by exposure to ionizing radiation. Phenolic contents in coffee and essential oils in cardamom were identified by using HPLC...

Background: The search for safe and alternative remedy rheumatic disorders from herbal resources is increasing nowadays hence the medicinal plants constitute a promising role in modern medication system due to presence of several bioactive compounds. people inhabiting forest areas are often affected with skeleton-muscular especially rhematic problems, present study was undertaken document used ...

since 1895 cardamom has been cultivated in the cardamom hills of western ghats, india, which form a part of global biodiversity hot spots. these tropical forests in the last couple of decades have been subjected for severe periodical shade lopping and selective felling for maximizing cardamom production. photosynthesis, transpiration, leaf temperature and leaf relative humidity was studied in r...

Background: In Ayurveda, single or multiple herbs mixed in a particular proportion are used for the treatment of different diseases. Caturjata Curna (CC) is popular Ayurvedic medicine with therapeutic application tastelessness, diseases due to vitiated Kapha, poisoning and discoloration. The present study an attempt standardize polyherbal CC. Methods: CC was prepared by mixing equal ingredients...

BACKGROUND Medicinal herb-derived drug development has become important in the relief of liver pathology. Amomun cardamomum is traditionally used therapeutically in Korea to treat various human ailments including dyspepsia, hiccupping, and vomiting. We investigated to assess the protective effect of A. cardamomum on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver damage through antioxidant activity i...