In this paper, recipes for 41 herbal remedies used for treating 25 illnesses in traditional medicine in Swaziland are reported. Preparation of the herbal remedies involved the use of different parts of 47 species from 32 families, some of which have never been described previously in the flora of Swaziland. Descriptions of the plants used, the preparation of each remedy, dosage, route of admini...

background: behavioral risk factors are responsible for a substantial portion of chronic disease. educating patients is a professional responsibility of medical practitioners. however, it has been observed that physicians did not practice what they preach. we aimed to study whether medical colleges inculcate health‑promoting lifestyle among medical students during their stay in medical colleges...

the production and proper utilization of medicinal plants in natural habitats need to review and identify the natural conditions and climate of the habitat of these plants and separating them from harmful and poisonous plants. the current study was aimed to introduce and determine the distribution of medicinal plants from lamiaceae family in mazandaran province as well as the introduction of na...

Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmaceutical studies are best way for screening medicinal properties of plants. Indigenous people use their native plants for medical perposes that may be of high potential and value for modern pharmacology. Turkmens are descendants of Oguz Turks and originaly nomadic group. they are culturaly an isolated ethnic group inhabited in NE of Iran and taking ethnopharmaceuti...

The medical disorder known as hyperlipidemia is characterized by unusually high amount of lipids in the blood (fatty substances). This illness also associated with being overweight. Even though hypolipidemic drugs are commonly used to treat cardiovascular diseases and stroke, there a possibility that they may cause undesirable side effects. Many different medicinal plants have been successfully...