The development of journal indexing since the early alphabetical tables to scientific works, culminating in current sophisticated cumulations, is traced. Standards for preparing indexes which have gradually evolved to cope with the increase in volume and complexity of the literature are described. Learned Publishing (2001)14, 123–130 Hazel Bell From herbals to Hotbot: the development of journal...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of herbal medicine use among US adults and to assess factors associated with and predictors of herbal use. DESIGN The data for herbal products use were collected from the 2015 National Consumer Survey on the Medication Experience and Pharmacists' Roles. Chi-square test was used to analyz factors associated with herbal use, and predictors of herbal use were...

BACKGROUND Mucuna pruriens, Tribulus terrestris and Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) are widely known as antioxidant effective herbals and have been reported to possess aphrodisiac activities in traditional usages. In this study, we determined the effects of these herbals on sexual functions, serum biochemical parameters, oxidative stress and levels of NF-κB, Nrf2, and HO-1 in reproductive tiss...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The study focuses on medicinal plant knowledge among the Bai in the Shaxi Valley, Northwest Yunnan, where no ethnobotanical study has been conducted so far. In an area of high biodiversity, distinct medicinal plant knowledge is documented and the influence of herbals on local knowledge is revealed. AIM OF THE STUDY To analyse current medicinal plant knowledge am...

Despite the great marketing success, most physicians attribute poor efficacy to herbals. This perception is due to two situations that are an integral part of the herbal topic. The first is the poor phytochemical reproducibility obtained during the production process of herbal extracts, as herbal extracts are not always standardized in the whole manufacturing process, but only in their titer. T...

This study was aimed to increasing egg production by supplementing medicinal plants Salvia officinalis L and Lavandula angustifolia powders as antistressors in hen layer diet under high stocking density during different conditions. 240 two hundred forty 31 weeks old hens were randomly divided into seven treatments with three replicates each, reared for 16 folowings; T0 negative control normal 2...