The last German edition of this book was published in 2002, the last and 3rd English edition: “Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals”, was printed not later than 2004, and no newer editions were available. Therefore everybody interested in Herbal Drugs and Herbal Medicinal Products, including non German speaking readers, appreciates very much this new publication. During the last years, medicin...

BACKGROUND The ethnic usage of exotics and indigenous problem plants is a highly debated topic, as legislative requirements over-shadow their potential medicinal value, particularly to treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Limited information exists regarding their medicinal value among the Bapedi. OBJECTIVES To ascertain the importance of exotics and indigenous problem plants in the ...

Current lifestyle, stress, and pollution have dramatically enhanced the progression of several diseases in human. Globally, scientists are looking for therapeutic agents that can either cure or delay the onset of diseases. Medicinal plants from time immemorial have been used frequently in therapeutics. Of many such plants, fenugreek is one of the oldest herbs which have been identified as an im...

Guideline Title Detection of Toxicity to Reproduction for Medicinal Products Including Toxicity to Male Fertility *) Legislative basis Directive 75/318/EEC as amended Date of first adoption First adopted October 1983 This version incorporates version adopted September 1993 and addendum on male fertility adopted 1995. Date of entry into force June 1996 Status Last revised 1995 (male fertility) P...

The relevance of medicinal chemistry to pharmacy practice has been questioned by many pharmacy educators as more emphasis has been placed on linking clinical knowledge and practice to pharmacy student educational outcomes. Faculty teaching in medicinal chemistry and other biomedical and pharmaceutical science courses have embraced this challenge. Various teaching methods and approaches within m...

objective: apiaceae (umbelliferae) family is one of the biggest plant families on the earth. iran has  a huge diversity of apiaceae members . this family possesses a range of compounds that have many biological activities. the members of this family are well known as vegetables, culinary and medicinal plants. here, we present a review of ethnobotanical uses of apiaceae plants by the iranian peo...

BACKGROUND The Eastern Highlands area of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a rich tradition of medicinal plant use. However, rapid modernization is resulting in the loss of independent language traditions and consequently a loss of individuals knowledgeable in medicinal plant use. This report represents a program to document and preserve traditional knowledge concerning medicinal plant use in PNG. Thi...

a pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of foliar spray of salicylic acid (0, 50, 100 ppm), ascorbic acid (0, 100, 200 ppm) and thiamine (0, 50, 100 ppm) on vegetative growth, flowering and photosynthetic pigments of marigold (calendula officinalis l.) plants at greenhouse of sb university of kerman, iran. results showed that application of salicylic acid and thiamine increased nu...