Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. It has become a serious public health problem. It affects 32.2% of the global population. The worldwide prevalence of obesity is 1.6 billion and is already reached epidemic proportions mostly in high income groups. Strategies involve general lifestyle modification includes healthy diet, maintain...

TCM materials are normally processed before being used clinically, and different processing methods lead to different medicinal effects. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia1 lists three processing methods for Coptidis Rhizoma. Coptidis Rhizoma processed by rice wine is used for toothache and conjunctivitis, while that processed by ginger juice or the extract of Corni Fructus is used as an anti-emetic and...

The aim of this study is to evaluate Chinese herbs' efficacy on adhesive properties of Escherichia coli (E. coli). The effects of Chinese herbal solution on the hemagglutination and adhesion by E. coli strain were studied. E. coli C16 was isolated from a patient with urinary tract infection. The MIC value of herbal solution for the E. coli C16 was 0.1g/ml. The MBC value was 0.2g/ml. The effects...

Pentacyclic triterpenic compounds including asiatic, betulinic, maslinic, oleanolic and ursolic acid occur naturally in many herbs and plant foods. It is well known that these triterpenoids possess anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. Furthermore, recent in vitro and in vivo researches indicated that these compounds could inhibit the production of advanced glycation end-products (AG...

conclusions this study presents medical and pharmacological approaches in itm for dealing with complications arising from constipation. considering the optimistic results, these herbs can be used as a means of constipation management and further investigation into this area can potentially lead to the formulation of new drugs. results in itm doctrine, laxatives are weak purgatives that lead to ...

Objectives: The purpose of this review article is focused on the photochemical constituents and therapeutic potential Thulasi Ennai to combat pediatric bronchial asthma. Methods: electronic databases such as Google Scholar, Medline/PubMed, Web Science, Science Direct, Scopus Directory Open Access Journals (DOAJ), reference lists have been looked identify publications pertinent individual herbs ...