in countries having traditional medicine (tm), one of the main challenges for any researcher is research methodology. current methodologies are different with what was in past. the main purpose of this article is to present the steps (herbs, claims and methodology) of research in tm fields. 1. assessment of herbs history, method of study, quality assessment, efficacy, safety, toxicity and the...

background medicinal plants with natural antioxidants have been shown to be beneficial in a variety of complications such as anxiety. the elevated plus-maze (epm) is one of the most widely used models to assess anxiety in small rodents. objectives this study was designed to characterize the anxiolytic-like activity of borago officinalis (linnaeus, family boraginaceae) or borage flowers extract,...

Medicinal plants constitute a source of raw materials for both traditional systems of medicine (e.g. Ayurvedic, Chinese, Unani, Homeopathy, and Siddha) and modern medicine. Nowadays, plant materials are employed throughout the industrialized and developing world as home remedies, over-the-counter drugs, and ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry. As such, they represent a substantial propo...

Plants are a vital and life-sustaining natural resource as they provide many ecosystem services supply food, fibre, fuel, medicine, etc. They distributed heterogeneously in different ecosystems. With the increasing urbanization all parts of world, vegetation overlapped with urban localities like parks, gardens, roadsides, wasteland other human habitations. Among this vegetation, them used ethno...

Medicinal plants used in Indian System of Medicines (ISM) ASU (Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani) as Indian traditional source form of alternative medicine. In 20 and 21 century generations are becoming aware of side effects and adverse reactions of synthetic drugs, so there is an increasing interest in ASU. Adulteration and substitution of endangered ASU herbs is the burning problem in herbal pharmac...

Medicinal plants and their extracts play a vital role within the medicine system to preserve our health. India being medico diverse country in which the traditional systems of Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani recognize by the importance for medicinal plant extract variable in origins. Out of 2000 medicinal plants, which are recognized and are used throughout the system, Passiflora sp is one of th...

Regression of cancer has been an interiguiny factor for medicinal science. This article is bringing out some interesting data on this issue with a view to generate in the Ayurvedic researchers to see the possibilities of Ayurveda in induced regression of cancer.

History of medicine goes back practically to the existence of human being. The current accepted Modern Medicine or allopathy has gradually developed over the years of scientific and observational efforts of scientists-however, the basis of its development remains in the roots of traditional medicine and therapies. Plants are the most exclusive source of drugs for the majority of World's populat...

antioxidants have important preventive roles, not only on undesirable changes in the flavor and nutritional quality of food, but also on tissue damage in various human diseases. some of iranian plants, despite wide spread use of them as medicines in iran have been investigated for their beneficial use as an antioxidants or source of antioxidants. the present review deals with a list of such pla...