First identified by the Egyptians in 2640 BC, podagra (acute gout occurring in the first metatarsophalangeal joint) was later recognized by Hippocrates in the fifth century BC, who referred to it as 'the unwalkable disease'. The term is derived from the Latin word gutta (or 'drop'), and referred to the prevailing medieval belief that an excess of one of the four 'humors'--which in equilibrium w...

Herbal therapies are commonly used to treat or manage various diseases including diabetes mellitus. Pimpinella tirupatiensis is Indian traditional medicine and the plant has been a popular remedy for various diseases such as antitumor genic, antimicrobial, purgative, analgesic, antiseptic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory. The current study was intended to evaluate the antidiabetic efficacy of...

Leonotis leonurus (L.) R. Br. is a shrub widely known as wild dagga found in most parts of the world and belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Some of the many traditional applications of L. Leonurus include the leaf decoction being a strong purgative and used for wound healing and asthma. The leaves and stem are topically applied to sores and skin infections, or taken for high blood pressure and di...

UNLABELLED Suicide attempt (SA) and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors (NSSI) have been described in patients with eating disorders (ED), and they have been associated with increased morbidity and poor prognosis. OBJECTIVES To explore the presence of SA and NSSI in patients attending an outpatient ED program, as well as to evaluate the associated variables and the correlation between both ...

Sir,?In the course of my private practice I occasionally found that cases of infantile diarrhoea were often due to some fault in the milk of the mother's breast. There is a common belief among the rural people that infantile diarrhoea is due either to the seasonal wind or to the milk of the mother or to both. Investigation in a number of cases revealed that in some cases the secretion of milk w...

The study aimed at the assessment of Helicobacter pylori eradication from the colon by a natural measure. H. pylori colonized the stomach since an immemorial time as if both the stomach wall and the bacterium used to live together in peace harmless to each other. H. pylori could migrate or get forced to migrate to colon where it will continue to produce ammonia for a reason or no reason, unoppo...

The hot water extract of dry kinkéliba leaves (DKL) is a traditionally widely delighted and consumed beverage in West Africa, especially during the fasting periods. It is believed to possess various health benefit effects such as diuretic, purgative, digestive, anti-viral and anti-malarial properties. However, the preparation of this beverage has not been optimized so far, which may underestima...

Perceived causes, diagnosis and treatment of redwater (babesiosis) and gallsickness (anaplasmosis) in cattle by livestock farmers in communal areas of the central Eastern Cape Province were investigated by means of participatory methods, semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire survey. Most livestock owners relate the causes of these diseases to excessive grazing of lush green grass, whic...

A Brahamanee, aged 40, married, mother of seven children, of fair complexion and delicate make, resident of a village 30 miles east of Tanjore, placed herself under treatment on the 2nd February 1883, complaining of occlusion of the vagina after a severe labour in her last or seventh confinement two years ago. She attributed her condition to the maltreatment received from the midwives in attend...

Bailospermum raziana Keshav. Et. Yog. Is a newly identified species belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a leafy shout monoecious, erect herb. The plant differentiates from the other species i.e Baliospermum montanum (Wild) Muell-Arg by the presence of extra floral nectaries found on the abaxial side all along the margins of the leaf lamina and long peduncled racemes. Histologically the...