Some natural compounds decrease serum levels of thyroid autoantibodies, but results are inconsistent and thyroid function has been evaluated infrequently; moreover, the effects of Aloe on thyroid autoimmunity and function have been examined in very few studies. This study stems from the observation of one co-author, who has Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT)-related subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). ...

It was known to people in Egypt and also Greece for example Aristoteles explains special charactristics of Aloe vera jelatin that is extracted from this plant is continuously used to treat burns, cuts and inflamed scars since many years. It is useful for skin damaged from X ray as reported in many researches in journals related X rays. On the other hand concentration of glucose in gelatin, resu...

Rhein is a major medicinal ingredient isolated from several traditional Chinese medicines, including Rheum palmatum L., Aloe barbadensis Miller, Cassia angustifolia Vahl., and Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Rhein has various pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant, antifibrosis, hepatoprotective, and nephroprotective activities. Although more than 100 article...

AIMS The current study was designed to document medicinal plant species that are traditionally used to treat tuberculosis (TB) by Ghanaian communities. METHODS The medicinal plants used against TB or its signs and symptoms were selected using library and online published data searches. A guided questionnaire interview was also conducted with a botanist involved in plant collection at the Cent...

Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis Berger (Japanese name Kidachi aloe) is widely used in Japan, not only as a traditional remedy for gastrointestinal complaints, skin injury and burns, but also as an ingredient in health foods (Fujita, 1993; Yamamoto et al., 1995; Beppu et al., 2003). Previously, we demonstrated that freeze-dried whole leaves of Aloe arborescens var. natalensis (hereinafte...

The prizes of sanitary napkins must come under the purchase capacity of lower income group in developing countries like India. Due to unhygienic menstrual habits of using unsanitized cloth, husk, sand etc., a large number of women suffer from “reproductive tract infections” that is about 70% in India. To reduce the product cost, flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), carding waste fibre was used as abs...

Bacterial endophytes are known to reside inside tissues of plants and can form a variety different relationships including symbiotic, mutualistic, commensalistic ammensalism. There has been increasing evidence, that endophytic bacteria stimulus plant growth significantly by the production phytohormones analogous PGPR activity. In present study, leaf explants 6 medicinally important viz. Abrus p...