John Hall was a successful physician in Stratford-upon-Avon in the early 17th century with an extensive rural practice and was the son-in-law of William Shakespeare (to whom, some fancifully allege, he imparted his medical knowledge). He kept a casebook (written in Latin but later translated into English) of many of his cases (only his apparently successful ones!) which included several patient...

The production of citrus juice generates a large quantity by-products, which are often discarded or used for animal feed. However, several studies have shown its richness in valuable compounds, namely organic acids. Thus, this work intended to valorize orange and lime peels as renewable sources citric acid. An experimental design combining five levels the independent variables time (2–45 min), ...

Consuming sugar-free Red Bull energy drink before exercise has become increasingly popular among exercising individuals. The main purported active ingredient in sugar-free Red Bull is caffeine, which has been shown to increase aerobic exercise performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of sugar-free Red Bull energy drink on high-intensity run time-to-exhaustion in young...

After root canal treatment, teeth are at higher risk of fracture than vital teeth; the cause is multifactorial, both iatrogenic and non-iatrogenic. Guava often usedbecause leaves have been proven to treat various diseases. contain active ingre-dients, including tannins, flavonoids, essential oils saponins.Lime processed by community as a fresh drink, such warm lime juice. Lime fruit has useful ...

A comparative study between the antioxidant properties of peel (flavedo and albedo) and juice of some commercially grown citrus fruit (Rutaceae), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), lemon (Citrus limon), lime (Citrusxaurantiifolia) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) was performed. Different in vitro assays were applied to the volatile and polar fractions of peels and to crude and polar fraction of ju...

The recorded history of the use of vitamins in the treatment of mental illness goes back more than 2000 years, to a period long before lime juice was made required fare in the British Navy in 1795. The British rediscovered the forgotten Roman fact that ascorbic acid containing fruits would prevent, as well as cure, scurvy. Prior to this discovery, British sea captains, in their instruction manu...