The side effects of marijuana (a.k.a., pot, weed, herb, and many other names!) use are highly debated ? by both politicians and health care professionals. Marijuana use for recreational and medicinal purposes has existed for quite some time (Mayo Clinic [2] estimates medicinal use began as early as the mid-19th century). Interestingly, the politics of marijuana use and studies related to the ef...

Herbal medicines are used therapeutically all around the world and the use of medicinal plants for management of diseases is probably the oldest existing method that humanity tries to handle the illness. Herbal medicinal products are considered to be free from side effects and less toxic on comparison with synthetic drugs. However, screening of plants for their activities is very essential to e...

Bermet is aromatic, dessert wine with especially unusual and original taste. Bermet is made exclusively from grapes from hillside vineyards of mountain Fruška Gora (Vojvodina, Serbia) and it is enriched with up to 26 aromatic, medicinal herbs. This rare wine is produced in limited quantities, only 15,000 to 20,000 bottles a year. This fact gives to the Bermet a special value and impressiveness....

Plants have been used as a source of medicine since ancient times. These medicines are cheaper and safe. According to WHO about 80% of the world’s population depends on traditional medicine for their primary health care. These traditional knowledge systems have started to disappear with the passage of time due to scarcity of written documents and relatively low income in these traditions. The p...

Semecarpus anacardium Linn. (Family: Anacardiaceae), commonly known 'Ballataka' or 'Bhilwa', is a plant well-known for its medicinal value in ayurvedic and siddha system of medicine, it is also used for non-medicinal purpose like marking of cloth, hair dye etc since ancient time. Phytochemical analyses of Semecarpus anacardium nut shows that, its nut contain a variety of biologically active com...

The side effects of marijuana (a.k.a., pot, weed, herb, and many other names!) use are highly debated ? by both politicians and health care professionals. Marijuana use for recreational and medicinal purposes has existed for quite some time (Mayo Clinic [2] estimates medicinal use began as early as the mid-19th century). Interestingly, the politics of marijuana use and studies related to the ef...

BACKGROUND The traditional markets in southern Ecuador and within the Andean region are especially important for plant resource trading among local people, even since before Spanish colonization; therefore, ethnobotanical studies are currently necessary and important. These strategic spaces persist for the traditional medicine cultural value reflected in the higher consumption of medicinal plan...

Haberlandt envisioned the concept of plant tissue culture and provided the basic work for the cultivation of plant cells, tissues and organs culture. In recent years, a number of plants has been investigated and reported possessing medicinal values. Over-utilization and continuous depletion of traditional medicinal plants have affected their supply and loss of genetic biodiversity. Many Endange...