Herbal infusions and health

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 969-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher John Etheridge ◽  
Emma Derbyshire
Keyword(s):  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mentha Spicata ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Lemon Balm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Trials ◽  
Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽  
Herbal Infusions ◽  
Hormone Control

Purpose Increasingly, interest in and the uptake of herbal infusions has advanced, namely, owing to their bioactive properties and potential links to health. Given this, the purpose of the present review was to collate evidence from human trials for five popular herbal infusions. Design/methodology/approach The systematic review comprised ten human trials (560 participants), investigating inter-relationships between herbal infusions consumption and health. Only human studies involving German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L. Asteraceae), ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiberaceae), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L. Lamiaceae), peppermint (Mentha x spicata L. Lamiaceae)/spearmint (Mentha spicata L. Lamiaceae) and rosehip (Rosa canina L. Rosaceae) teas were included in the present paper. Findings Most herbal infusions serve as a good source of flavonoids and other polyphenols in the human diet. Studies included in this paper indicate that herbal infusions (1-3 cups tended to be drank daily; infusion rates up to 15 min) could benefit certain aspects of health. In particular, this includes aspects of sleep quality and glycaemic control (German chamomile), osteoarthritic stiffness and hormone control (spearmint), oxidative stress (lemon balm) and primary dysmenorrhea (rosehip). Research limitations/implications Ongoing research is needed using homogenous herbal infusion forms, brewing rates and volumes of water to further reinforce these findings. In the meantime, herbal infusions could provide a useful supplementary approach to improving certain aspects of well-being. Originality/value The present paper collates evidence from human trials for five popular herbal infusions.

Speculations on the post-pandemic university campus – a global inquiry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Deshmukh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe pandemic-induced global shift to remote learning calls for rethinking the foundations of design for higher education. This watershed moment in global health and human interaction has accelerated changes in higher education that were long emergent and amplified specific deficiencies and strengths in pedagogical models, causing institutions to reevaluate current structures and operations of learning and campus life as they question their vision and purpose. Since physical space has largely been taken out of the equation of university life, it is evident that fresh design research related to this new normal is required.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative research study speculates on new possibilities for the future of campus, based upon insights and inferences gained from one-on-one interviews with faculty and students in multiple countries about their personal experiences with the sudden shift to the virtual classroom. The longer the mode of physical distancing stretched through Spring 2020, these phone and web-enabled dialogues – first with faculty (teachers) and then with students (learners) – lead to a deeper, more nuanced understanding of how the notion of the campus for higher education was itself morphing in ways expected and unexpected.FindingsAt the heart of this study lies the question – Has COVID-19 killed the campus? This study suggests that it has not. However, campuses are now on a path of uneven evolution, and risk shedding the good with the extraneous without eyes-wide-open rethinking and responsive planning. This two-part qualitative analysis details the experiments and strategies followed by educators and students as the pandemic changed their ways of teaching and learning. It then speculates out-of-the-norm possibilities which campuses could explore as they navigate the uncertainty of future terms and address paradigm shifts questioning what defines a post-secondary education.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper draws inferences from discussions limited to the first 100 days of the pandemic. This on-the-ground aspect as the pandemic continues is its strength and its limitation. As Fall 2020 progresses across global campuses, new ideas and perspectives are already reinforcing or upending some of this paper's speculations. This researcher is already engaged in new, currently-ongoing research, following up with interviewees from Spring 2020, as well as bringing in new voices to delve deeper into the possibilities discussed in this paper. This follow-up research is shaping new thinking which is not reflected in this paper.Originality/valueDesign practitioners have long-shaped campuses on the belief that the built “environment is the third teacher” and that architecture fosters learning and shapes collective experience. Educators recognize that a multiplicity of formal and informal interactions occur frequently and naturally across campus, supporting cognitive and social development, collegiality and well-being. Even today's digital-native-students perceive the inherent value of real interpersonal engagement for meaningful experiences. This research study offers new planning and design perspectives as institutional responses to the pandemic continue to evolve, to discover how design can support what lies at the core of the campus experience.

A national policy process on social marketing

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-25
Author(s):  
Carlos Oliveira Santos
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Political Process ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Marketing Policy

PurposeSince 2004, the British Government has delivered a national policy on social marketing that has created a new frame of reference in this field. This paper aims to study the genesis, evolution and implementation of the policy process that led to an important development in British public health.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth multifaceted single case study, mixing qualitative and quantitative data including participatory research, enabled by a cognitive approach based on elements of knowledge, ideas, representations and social beliefs in the elaboration of a public policy.FindingsThis approach to understanding the British policy on social marketing process demonstrates a useful explanatory capacity, producing a comprehensive articulation of the main cognitive, normative, and instrumental dimensions of this policy, including its significant mutations influenced by the 2008 Great Recession and subsequent political evolution.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper has followed the British social marketing policy’s implementation in England. In Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, this national policy had specific developments that it was not followed in our study In general, subject to complex historical, social and political conditions, this is a field that preserves its dynamism and the ability to question concepts and processes. Ever seeking new directions and solutions, it requires an ongoing research study.Practical implicationsConclusions speak in favour of a prescriptive framework for a national policy on social marketing that can inform other government entities’ efforts to develop similar policies in other countries. A correct understanding of such a political process can lead to better management of its development and its consequent contribution to improving social marketing policy and interventions.Social implicationsA proper conception and management of a social marketing policy can contribute to improving the well-being of citizens.Originality/valueIt is the first time that this specific cognitive approach has been applied so systematically to a national social marketing policy through a long-term research, providing a prescriptive framework for other’ efforts to develop similar policies.

Assessing the factorial structure and internal consistency of the mental fitness and resiliency inventory (MFRI)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-171
Author(s):  
Patricia Peterson ◽  
Bill Morrison ◽  
Robert Laurie ◽  
Viviane Yvette Bolaños Gramajo ◽  
John Brock Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Workplace Environments ◽  
Mental Fitness ◽  
Fit Indexes ◽  
Workplace Cultures

PurposeThis paper explores the use of the mental fitness and resiliency inventory (MFRI) as a tool for the management of workplace health and well-being. The MFRI provides information on the extent to which positive workplace practices are experienced within three mental fitness domains and five resiliency domains. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factorial structure and internal consistency of the MFRI.Design/methodology/approachThe MFRI was administered to 1,519 employees in multiple workplace environments in Canada. The factorial structure of the MFRI was examined to conduct confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). In addition to the CFA indexes, the internal consistency of each latent construct was calculated, with results reported using Cronbach's coefficient alpha.FindingsThe reliability of the MFRI is very high (alpha = 0.973). The fit indexes from the CFA indicate that the model is permissible. The MFRI can be used with confidence to highlight mental fitness and resiliency strengths, as well as areas needing further development in workplace environments.Research limitation/implicationsLimitations may include the selection of fit indexes upon which to base judgment as to whether the model is satisfactory. Although the MFRI model has been confirmed based on the data from the study sample, there is not yet sufficient data to conclude that the model is a true predictive model. Current and ongoing research will enable elaboration on this matter. In addition, formal documented observations regarding the MFRI's face validity and ease of explanation and understanding of the results may confirm a priori expectations on the part of the users and may strengthen the conclusions from this study.Practical implicationsImplications for workplaces arising from the validation of the MFRI include a growth in capacity to measure the existence of positive psychology practices within organizational environments and to identify and address areas for needed growth and development. By assessing the prevalence of mental fitness and resiliency practices in workplace environments, reports can be produced that indicate various levels of development and integration of these practices. The application of the MFRI facilitates the use of evidence-informed decision-making in addressing organizational goals related to positive workplace cultures.Originality/valueThe MFRI is a new, validated instrument that measures the presence of positive practices that contribute to healthy and effective workplace cultures. The results of the MFRI provide workplace health managers with a profile of organizational strengths (practices that are embedded and comprehensive) and areas for development (practices requiring promotion and capacity building) related to mental fitness and resiliency.

scholarly journals Continued use intention of wearable health technologies among the elderly: an enablers and inhibitors perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shamim Talukder ◽  
Samuli Laato ◽  
A.K.M. Najmul Islam ◽  
Yukun Bao
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Epistemic Values ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Continued Use

PurposeWearable health technologies (WHTs) show promise in improving the health and well-being of the aging population because they promote healthy lifestyles. They can be used to collect health information from users and encourage them to be physically active. Despite potential benefits of WHTs, recent studies have shown that older people have low continued use intention toward WHTs. Previous work on this topic is disjointed, and new theoretical viewpoints are required.Design/methodology/approachThe authors propose an enablers and inhibitors perspective to model factors influencing continued use intention of WHTs among the elderly. To test the model, we collected data from Chinese elderly (N = 295) who had prior experience using WHTs.FindingsThe study results show that social value is the strongest enabler of continued WHT use, and emotional and epistemic values and device quality also increase use continuance. Inertia and technology anxiety were identified as significant inhibitors. A post hoc importance performance map analysis revealed that while emotional value is a highly significant predictor of continued WHT use, existing WHTs do not stimulate such value in our sample.Research limitations/implicationsThe research findings illustrate the importance of incorporating user resistance in technology acceptance studies in general and WHT usage studies in particular. This study contributes by providing an integrative model of technology continued use intention for the elderly along with practical implications for policymakers.Originality/valueA limited number of prior studies have taken both enablers and inhibitors into account when explaining continued WHT use intention among the elderly. This paper fills this research gap and contributes to the WHT literature by considering both enablers and inhibitors in the same model. Moreover, this study contributes to the ongoing research on WHT, and more broadly, gerontechnology use among the elderly.

scholarly journals Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Screening of GC–MS Analysis of Bioactive Compounds Present in Ethanolic Rhizome Extract of Zingiber officinale Roscoe

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Azhagu Madhavan S ◽  
Priyadharshini R ◽  
Sripriya R ◽  
Uma V ◽  
Vinotha P
Keyword(s):  
Polymeric Nanoparticles ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hybrid Nanoparticles ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽  
Improved Stability ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Product Forms ◽  
New Strategies

Nowadays, nanotechnology is used as a way to increase bioavailability and decrease the side effects of drugs and nutrients. Micronutrients and nutraceuticals such as vitamins, carotenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols are classes of food ingredients that are essential for human health and well-being. These compounds are rarely added purely to the targeted food application but rather in encapsulated, solid, dry product forms with added functionalities such as improved stability, bioavailability or handling. Development of new strategies, like nanocarriers, that help to promote the access of neuroprotective molecules to the brain, is needed for providing more effective therapies for the disorders of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Polymer–lipid hybrid nanoparticles, encapsulating vitamin D3 and vitamin K2, with improved features in terms of stability, loading and mucoadhesiveness were produced for potential nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. Recently, nanoformulations that include nanovesicles, solid-lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, nanoemulsions, and polymeric nanoparticles have shown promising outcomes in improving the efficacy and bioavailability of vitamin E. Active targeting of nanoparticles loaded with vitamin D to cancer cells.

The basic determinants of perceived increase in violent, sexual and benefit fraud crimes

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-188
Author(s):  
Shivam Fijwala ◽  
Marek Palasinski ◽  
Neil Shortland
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of

Purpose – Given that how crimes are perceived by the general public influences their sense of community safety, police priorities and offending behaviour, and in light of little, if any at all, attention being paid to the determinants of such perception, the purpose of this paper is to examine their predictive value. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 150 English participants with diverse backgrounds (78 males and 72 females – mean age: M=24.3; SD=5.44) completed surveys on their perceived increase in violent, sexual and benefit fraud crimes, taking into account theoretically and empirically underpinned factors, like age, income, number of days unemployed in the last three years, number of years spent in formal education and machiavellianism. Findings – The multiple regression results suggest that participants with less formal education and less income were more likely to see a rise in violent crime. They also suggest that participants with less formal education and longer history of recent unemployment were more likely to see a rise in sexual crime. It turned out, however, that the recent history of unemployment was not a significant predictor of the perceived rise in benefit fraud – only a high machiavellianism score was. Research limitations/implications – This quantitative research paints a complex picture that could be complemented by follow-on qualitative studies. Practical implications – The overarching message from this relatively modest study, therefore, which is part of a much larger and more complex ongoing research project, is to inform the public on crime in approachable and mass data-driven ways rather than leaving this to sensation-driven and selective scenario-focused media. Social implications – Increasing people's sense of community safety is likely to improve their general well-being, community cohesion and trust in others without necessarily inclining them to take personal risks and falling victim to crime due to ignorance and gullibility. This, in turn, might help guide crime prevention strategies and contribute to the actual reduction in crime levels and safer communities. Originality/value – Not only does this article offer insight into people's perception of different crimes, addressing an important and neglected research deficit, but is also cautiously proposes the need for more professional education of the public about crime figures.

scholarly journals Influence of Essential Ginger Oil on Human Psychophysiology after Inhalation and Dermal Application

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601101
Author(s):  
Iris Stappen ◽  
Anna-Sofie Hoelzl ◽  
Olivera Randjelovic ◽  
Juergen Wanner
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽  
Healthy Human Subjects ◽  
Dermal Application

The influence of essential ginger oil ( Zingiberis aetheroleum from Zingiber officinale Roscoe) on blood pressure, heart rate and subjective well-being was investigated after inhalation and dermal application on healthy human subjects in two experiments. Additionally a GC-MS analysis of the tested oil is given. The essential oil exhibited a high amount of citral (19.4%). α-Zingiberene (17.4%), camphene (7.8%), trans, trans-α-farnesene (6.8%) and β-bisabolene (5.8%) were also prominent constituents. Compared with the control condition an activating effect was observed for ginger oil in the inhalation experiment.

Молекулярно-клеточные механизмы стресс-протективной активности растительного адаптогенного средства «Кардекаим» на фоне острого эмоционального стресса

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Эльвира Алексеевна Алексеева ◽  
О. Г. Димитров ◽  
Л. Н. Шантанова ◽  
С. М. Николаев ◽  
Е. Н. Карева ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Hsp 70 ◽  
Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽  
Inula Helenium

Изучены адаптогенные свойства растительного средства «Кардекаим», представляющего собой сухой экстракт из сырья Inula helenium L., Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Elletaria cardamomum (L.) Maton., Caragana spinosa (L.) Wall. ex Hornem. и содержащего в качестве действующих веществ фенольные соединения и терпеноиды. Курсовое превентивное введение кардекаима в дозе 100 мг/кг в течение 7 дней перед острым эмоциональным стрессом оказывает выраженное стресс-протективное действие, препятствуя развитию признаков «триады Селье»: инволюции вилочковой железы (40 %), язвенным повреждениям слизистой оболочки желудка (в 5 раз) и в меньшей степени — гипертрофии надпочечников (p ≤ 0,05), полученный эффект не уступает препарату сравнения — экстракту элеутерококка. Показано, что повышение резистентности к стрессу под влиянием кардекаима сопровождается активацией синтеза белков теплового шока (Hsp-70), не связанной со стресс-индуцированной генерацией NO.

EFEK PENAMBAHAN EKSTRAK AIR JAHE (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) DAN PENYIMPANAN DINGIN TERHADAP MUTU SENSORI IKAN TUNA (Thunnus albacores)

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Silvana Dinaintang Harikedua
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Quality ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ginger Extract ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Storage Treatment ◽  
Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽  
Hedonic Scale ◽  
And Storage

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of ginger extract addition and refrigerate storage on sensory quality of Tuna through panelist’s perception. Panelists (n=30) evaluated samples for overall appearance and flavor attribute using hedonic scale 1–7. The sample which is more acceptable by panelists on flavor attributes having 3% gingers extract and storage for 3 days. The less acceptable sample on flavor attribute having 0% ginger extract and storage for 9 days. On the other hand, the sample which is more acceptable by panelists on overall appearance having 0% ginger extract without storage treatment. The less acceptable sample on overall appearance having 3% ginger extract and storage for 9 days.

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