In several ancient systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Greek, Roman, Siddha and Unani, Ocimum sanctum has vast number of therapeutic applications such as in cardiopathy, haemopathy, leucoderma, asthma, bronchitis, catarrhal fever, otalgia, hepatopathy, vomiting, lumbago, hiccups, ophthalmia, gastropathy, genitourinary disorders, ringworm, verminosis and skin diseases etc. The present review...

A 65-year-old man in whom an inferior vena cava filter had been implanted for deep vein thrombosis was admitted to the cardiology department due to appetite loss and lumbago. Laboratory data showed increased total creatinine kinase (CK, 796 U/L, Picture 1, left) and CK-MB (1,213 U/ L), which exceeded the total CK value. Electrophoresis showed, in addition to an increase in CK-BB, a peak that mi...

18, an eruption of pimples on the face, neck, shoulders, and breast, which continued twenty years, accompanied by dyspeptic symptoms. At 28, sudden and transient lameneses. Till 32, he had only occasional dyspepsia; sick head-aches; impatience of light; lumbago; rheumatism. At 32, confusion about the head; giddiness after reading; inaptitude for study ; heat in the head at night. Irregularity o...