Essays on Herbal Medicine

Huperzine A Huperzine A is extracted from Chinese club moss (Huperzia serrata). The extract is purified and offers cognitive enhancement. By inhibiting an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, it works as a cholinergic. This property allows it to boost both memory and learning, making it…

The Evolution of Herbal Medicine And Its Role In Human Society Today Herbs, such as rosemary, St. John’s wort, and ginger, played a dominant role in human lives and it’s role will possibly grow bigger endlessly. They can be used in culinary arts, decorations, or…

Abstract The purpose of this essay is to introduce a short introduction on what herbal medicine is, and to explore the benefits of a popular Ayruvedic herb, ashwagandha. Discussions will include the active components in ashwagandha that give it its healing properties. Also, the essay…

A reported 16% of prescription drug users also take an herbal medication or supplement (Kaufman et al., 2002). Herbal medication has been around for thousands of years and there has been an increased use of herbal medication as research about it continues. Herbal medications are…

INTRODUCTION During the centuries that have gone by, the indigenous systems of medicine has become extensive and heterogeneous. Out of about 2,000 items recorded in medical literature, less than 200 are of mineral and animal origin the rest are derived from herbal sources. The herbal…

Whole plant of C. trifolia has been reported to contain yellow waxy oil, steroids/terpenoids, flavonoids, tannins upon preliminary phytochemical screening. Leaves contain stilbenes (piceid, reveratrol, viniferin, ampelopsin). Stem, leaves, roots are reported to possess hydrocyanic acid, delphinidin and several flavonoids such as cyanidin is reported…

Mushrooms traditionally collected from forests and now more cultivated have recently become the products of the fifth-largest agricultural sector in China. Mushroom cultivation can directly improve livelihoods through economic, nutritional and medicinal contributions. However, it gives different types of values for the human health and…

Puritan’s Pride has been one of the leading manufacturers of nutritional supplements for the last 50 years. Providing products which cater to all aspects of a healthy lifestyle, Puritan’s Pride ensures all products contain natural ingredients extracted from herbs, ensuring customer satisfaction and an expanding…

Abstract Espand (Peganum harmala) is a valuable medicinal plant with antioxidant, antimutagenic and anticancer properties. To increase certain substances in cells, metabolic engineering is a powerful tool which needs an optimized regeneration and transformation protocol. The aim of current study was to setting up a…

Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Leguminosa The most common names for liquorice are Jeshthamadh (Marathi), Jothi‐madh (Hindi), Yashtimadhu, Madhuka (Sanskrit), Jashtimadhu, Jaishbomodhu (Bengali), Atimadhuram, Yashtimadhukam (Telugu), Jethimadhu (Gujarati) and Atimadhuram (Tamil) (Jyothsna et al., 2017). Distribution Mulethi is widely distributed in Mediterranean countries, South Europe, Asia Minor,…