a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

Cancer has become the global healthy problem. According to global statistics, 12.7 million cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths occurred in 2008 worldwide [1]. For most cancer patients, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the main conventional therapies. In recent years, accumulated investigations are focus on cancer biological therapies such as immunotherapy, gene therapy, and tar...

BACKGROUND Traditional Dai Medicine (TDM) is one of the four major ethnomedicine of China. In 2007 a group of experts produced a set of seven Dai medical textbooks on this subject. The first two were selected as the main data source to analyse well recognized prescriptions. OBJECTIVE To quantify patterns of prescriptions, common ingredients, indications and usages of TDM. METHODS A relation...

Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder affecting millions worldwide. It is recognized as a global major health problem. As alternatives to the available orthodox medicines, plants are considered a potential source for the treatment of diabetes within traditional ethnomedicine practices. In the Jordanian traditional medicine a significant selection of ethnobotanicals is promoted...

This following article is a reprint of “Ethnomedicine and medical anthropology. A survey of developments in Germany” from “Reviews in Anthropology” 4, 4: 473–485, 1978. Thirty years ago the author analyzed the discourses in Medical Anthropology taking place in German speaking countries. He referred to important initiators of this new interdisciplinary field such as Edmund Husserl and his concep...

Alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroid, terpenoid, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and cardie glycoside distribution in five medicinal plants belonging to different families were assessed and compared. The medicinal plants investigated were Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees, Psassiflora edulis Sims, Berberis tinctoria Lesch, Sphaeranthus indicus Linn, and Solanum trilobatum Linn. All the plants w...

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...