INTRODUCTION Stinging nettle (Urtica dioicd L.) is one of the most valuable plants used in phytotherapy. The herbal raw material is a herb (Urticae herba), leaves (Urticae folium), roots (Urticae radix) and seeds (Urticae semina). This plant is a good source of vitamins, minerals, fibre, protein and biologically active compounds with antioxidant properties. The literature provides limited infor...

In humans, high concentrations of CO(2), as found in carbonated beverages, evoke a mixture of sensations that include a stinging or pungent quality. The stinging sensation is thought to originate with the activation of nociceptors, which innervate the respiratory, nasal, and oral epithelia. The molecular basis for this sensation is unknown. Here we show that CO(2) specifically activates a subpo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate by survey the comfort upon instillation of timolol hemihydrate compared to timolol maleate with potassium sorbate. DESIGN A prospective, multicenter, observational, non-interventional study. PARTICIPANTS One hundred and three patients of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who were ≥21 years old and were currently prescribed timolol hemihydrate (once or twice da...

Page 87, right hand column, line 1, “Stinging Nettle Root” should be “stinging nettle leaf extract 4:1 Ratio”. 1. Page 87, left column, Supplements section, line 3 “10 mg” should be “7 mg” 2. Page 87, left column, Supplements Section, line 3 the text “(sourced from Norway Spruce/Picea abies)” 3. should be added after “HMR lignans” Page 87, left column, Supplements Section, line 5 the text “seed...

OBJECTIVE To identify ants other than Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri reported to cause adverse reactions in humans. DATA SOURCES We conducted a literature review to identify reports of medical reactions to ants other than S. invicta and S. richteri. Our review of medical and entomological literature on stinging ants was generated from MEDLINE and FORMIS, respectively, using the ke...

Tragia is well known in the botanical world a stinging plants. Apart from this, genus also occupies an important constituent of alternative systems medicine as ethnobotany. Among various species Tragia, most studied and experimented T. involucrata. This used for several ethnobotanical uses such cancer, diarrhea, constipation, scorpion bite, rheumatism, whooping cough diabetes. this ayurvedic si...

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