The self-medication phenomenon in upper respiratory tract infections, rhinosinusitis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are significant and will continue to increase. Current level of evidence is poor because of the small number of good quality studies, small sample size, short duration, and variation in the composition of the herbal interventions or therapies. The current revie...

A point on pseudo-chancre redux raised by the reviewer in the last edition has been settled in consonance with the modern opinion in this edition. Among the rare diseases are included pemphigus and under it the Senear-Usher type of it. Concerning the non-essential, this edition compares very unfavourably with the last. The binding has been done badly. Stitches crumple nearly every leaf and cut ...