scholarly journals Daruharidra (Berberis aristata): Review based upon its Ayurvedic Properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-106
Author(s):  
Shailja Choudhary ◽  
Hemlata Kaurav ◽  
Madhusudan S. ◽  
Gitika Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Herbal Remedy ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Intermittent Fever ◽  
Active Constituent ◽  
Cardiotonic Activity ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Bladder Disorders

Berberis aristata is also known as daruharidra which is a famous plant and used in various medicinal systems like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Chinese and Allopathy for a very long time. It is a spinous, hard, yellowish herb belongs to the family Berberidaceae. The plant is distributed in sub- Himalayan regions, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and hilly areas of Nepal. It played a significant role as an herbal remedy for more than 2500 years. It was used by ancient Egyptians to anticipate plague disease. European herbalists used this plant to treat liver and gall bladder disorders during the early middle ages. Russian therapists used B. aristata plant to cure inflammation, high blood pressure and abnormal menstrual cycle. It is used as a bitter tonic, stomachic, cholagogue, antiperiodic and alternative by American Indians to cure intermittent fever, neuralgia and menorrhagia. In the traditional medicinal system, the plant is used to treat skin diseases, menorrhagia, diarrhea, eye problem inflammation and wound healing. Fruit of the plant is a rich source of Vitamin C. The main active constituent of the plant is Berberine found mainly in its roots.  The most important formulation of this plant is 'Rashut' that is acts as a tonic as well as blood purifier and also used to treat ulcer and ophthalmic diseases. Reported clinical and experimental studies showed that the plant possesses various pharmacological properties like antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory and cardiotonic activity. 

scholarly journals Kittel’s Brief Comments Endorsing an Alternative View on Barium Titanate

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Akira Kojima
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Barium Titanate ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Unit Cell Structure ◽  
Displacive Type

Charles Kittel has written a masterpiece book, “Introduction to Solid State Physics” (ISSP). He mentions in the chapter on ferroelectrics in detail that barium titanate is the typical displacive-type ferroelectric compound where the Ti4+ displacement develops a dipole moment, which has made a deep impression in our mind. The author’s group, however, has arrived at an alternative viewpoint on the unit cell structure of barium titanate based on their exhaustive experimental studies. Accordingly, the author sent his relevant papers in 2006 and 2007 to Kittel. He endorsed the results frankly with reminiscence. He mentioned revising the ferroelectric chapter of ISSP according the author’s suggestions. It appears to be admissible to publish details now after Kittel has passed away. A long time misunderstanding of the phase transition in barium titanate is due to the text book knowledge of ISSP.

scholarly journals A Review on the Medicinal and Pharmacological Properties of Traditional Ethnomedicinal Plant Sonapatha, Oroxylum indicum

Sinusitis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-89
Author(s):  
Ganesh Chandra Jagetia
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Transporter ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Regulatory Element ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthetase ◽  
Preclinical Models ◽  
Oroxylin A ◽  
Oroxylum Indicum

Oroxylum indicum, Sonapatha is traditionally used to treat asthma, biliousness, bronchitis, diarrhea, dysentery, fevers, vomiting, inflammation, leukoderma, skin diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, wound injury, and deworm intestine. This review has been written by collecting the relevant information from published material on various ethnomedicinal and pharmacological aspects of Sonapatha by making an internet, PubMed, SciFinder, Science direct, and Google Scholar search. Various experimental studies have shown that Sonapatha scavenges different free radicals and possesses alkaloids, flavonoids, cardio glycosides, tannins, sterols, phenols, saponins, and other phytochemicals. Numerous active principles including oroxylin A, chrysin, scutellarin, baicalein, and many more have been isolated from the different parts of Sonapatha. Sonapatha acts against microbial infection, cancer, hepatic, gastrointestinal, cardiac, and diabetic disorders. It is useful in the treatment of obesity and wound healing in in vitro and in vivo preclinical models. Sonapatha elevates glutathione, glutathione-s-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase levels and reduces aspartate transaminase alanine aminotransaminase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, and lipid peroxidation levels in various tissues. Sonapatha activates the expression of p53, pRb, Fas, FasL, IL-12, and caspases and inhibited nuclear factor kappa (NF-κB), cyclooxygenase (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor (TNFα), interleukin (IL6), P38 activated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), fatty acid synthetase (FAS), sterol regulatory element-binding proteins 1c (SREBP-1c), proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (PPARγ2), glucose transporter (GLUT4), leptin, and HPV18 oncoproteins E6 and E7 at the molecular level, which may be responsible for its medicinal properties. The phytoconstituents of Sonapatha including oroxylin A, chrysin, and baicalein inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in in vitro and in vivo experimental models, indicating its potential to contain COVID-19 infection in humans. The experimental studies in various preclinical models validate the use of Sonapatha in ethnomedicine and Ayurveda.

On the use of "mountain sun" in skin diseases

1927 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 854-854
Author(s):  
L. N. Klyachkin
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Long Time

Applying this method of treatment to 200 cases of skin diseases, 116 of which have been followed for quite a long time, in acne vulg. without infiltrates the author obtained success in the great majority of cases, after 1-6 sessions: conversely, cases with developed infiltrates did not yield any results.

Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms – A Review of Experimental Studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 584-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Hyttinen ◽  
Anna Rautio ◽  
Pertti Pasanen ◽  
Tiina Reponen ◽  
G. Scott Earnest ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Air Leakage ◽  
Crucial Issue ◽  
Actual Knowledge ◽  
Airborne Infection ◽  
The Us ◽  
Air Cleaners ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Save Energy

Ventilation guidelines for airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs) are highly variable in different countries indicating lack of actual knowledge about the guidance needed. However, US guidelines for AIIRs are extensive and have been widely adopted outside the US. AIIR performance has also been evaluated in numerous studies. For a long time, the aim has mainly been to evaluate how well the existing AIIRs meet US guidelines. For historical reasons, mixing-type ventilation has been emphasised and attention has been paid to air exchange rates, although the use of auxiliary devices, such as portable room-air cleaners and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation systems, has also been examined. Recently, the scope of the investigations has been widened. The most crucial issue is to minimise the potential for disease transmission and prevent the escape of contaminated air from the AIIR. Airflow direction inside the AIIR is also important and AIIRs minimise air leakage to save energy. On the other hand, it has been observed that efficient containment can be achieved even by using simple and inexpensive construction by considering pressure differential and air flow patterns. Nevertheless, additional research is needed to assist hospitals with improving their preparedness to cope with the threat of pandemics by building and using effective AIIRs.

scholarly journals MODERN CONCEPTION AS TO THE FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM AND ITS CHANGES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOME EXOGENOUS POLLUTANTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
A.D. Shkodina ◽  
R.M. Hrinko ◽  
I.I. Starchenko
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Olfactory Epithelium ◽  
Functional Organization ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Olfactory Analyzer ◽  
Long Time

The interaction between a body and an environment provides the main aspects of human life. The study of the functional structure of the olfactory analyzer plays an important role both in clinical and in experimental studies, but the question of its features in humans needs detailed research. The paper presents the modern data of the structural and functional organization of the olfactory analyzer. Particular attention is paid to the structural organization of olfactory bulbs as most complicated and least studied component of the olfactory analyzer. The morphological and functional changes of the olfactory analyzer are developing in some diseases and in action of adverse environmental factors are described while the accentuation is placed on the differences of the mechanism in the pathogenesis of damage to the olfactory analyzer, depending on the nature of the influence of pathogenic factors. In this way as the result of short-term intense effects of the pollutant, irreversible atrophic changes are primarily affected to the olfactory epithelium, thus, to some extent, preventing the spread of the toxin to other analyzer structures. Conversely, a long-term exposure to low doses usually retains the functional activity of the olfactory epithelium, while harmful substances penetrate the central unit of the olfactory analyzer. In such cases, the olfactory dysfunction can be diagnosed after a long time after the start of the cohort with certain pollutants. Currently, studies of the influence of exogenous toxins on various parts of the olfactory analyzer on animal experimental models are quite active. At the same time, the issue of functional and morphological changes in various structural components of the human olfactory analyzer under the influence of negative environmental factors remains poorly understood and requires further morphological and biochemical studies, in order to be able to further develop effective therapeutic and prophylactic means.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PIJAT BAYI DENGAN PERKEMBANGAN MOTORIK BAYI USIA 1 – 12 BULAN DI DESA PUNDUNGSARI BULU SUKOHARJO

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahayu Setyaningsih ◽  
Kristiani Eka Prasetyo Wat ◽  
Asri Utami
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Infant Massage ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Public ◽  
Touch Therapy ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Long Time

AbstractIntroduction: Infant massage is a touch therapy oldest known to the public. Infant massage is one of the communication between mother and child is communication through touch. Infant massage has been known to man for a long time and reduced down - generations. Age 1-12 months is a period of rapid growth that is traversed by the child, including motoric development. Infant massage can provide a stimulus to promote weight and to increase motoric development.The purpose: Of this study was to correlate of infant massage and motoric development in infants aged 1-12 months in District Pundungsari Bulu Sukoharjo.The subjects: Were mother with infants aged 1-12 months, in the District Pundungsari. Sampling is done with total sampling technique. They are 33 sample in this research.Methods: This study was a non-experimental studies, correlation approach. Data obtained by the method of questionare, which is mother has filled the questionare about baby massage in infants aged 1-12 months and motoric development. The data have been collected and analyzed by chi square with p= 0.05. The research found that respondents do baby massage with continue and not continue and motoric development found delayed, normal and advance. After the test results obtained chi square p 0.000 to p <0.05, which means Ha accepted and Ho rejected.The conclusion: Of this study is infant massage correlate with motoric development in infants aged 1-12 months in District Pundungsari Bulu Sukoharjo.Keywords: Infant massage, motoric development

scholarly journals Introdução a história da educação especial

2016 ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Zilma Aparecida dos Santos Soares ◽  
Ana Lídia Pateis Patez
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Education History ◽  
Inclusive Process ◽  
Exclusive Process ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Privileged Class ◽  
Teaching Learning

INTRODUÇÃO: Esse trabalho, propôs-se a realizar um breve levantamento sobre a História da Educação Especial e Inclusão em épocas e contextos diferentes: tempos primitivos, idade média, moderna, contemporânea…A história através da literatura, nos traz algumas revelações. No Egito antigo, por exemplo, há mais de cinco mil anos, muitas pessoas com deficiências, faziam parte da classe privilegiada: faraós, nobres, altos funcionários, artesãos, agricultores, e até escravos. As artes egípcias, deixam claras essas informações, sejam pelas construções (pirâmides), túmulos, múmias…MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Embasamos e fundamentamos nosso estudo, em bibliografias, audição de entrevistas, ¨sites¨, etc. RESULTADOS e DISCUSSÃO: O processo inclusivo-exclusivo, há muito existe e continua sendo temas de ¨combates¨, nos campos: dialógico (Freire) bem como nos debates legalistas dos três poderes: Executivo, Legislativo, Judiciário (políticos jurídicos). Agradecimento: SobreTudo: Deus. Família. Àqueles que direta e/ou indiretamente contribuem a cada dia no processo de aprendizagem-ensino-aprendizagem. À Adm Predial/FE/Unicamp, pelo apoio. Ao VI SIMTEC/GGBS por mais essa oportunidade. Conclusão: Percebe-se no entanto, como relata Odom e Diamond (1998, p. 5), ̈não há uma definição comum sobre inclusão ̈. Dentre os pontos positivos: as discussões/reflexões relacionadas ao processo inclusivo, têm despertado a atenção da sociedade para a importância de pôr em prática os direitos dessa população, por séculos negados. Referências: SANTOS, Z.A., PATEIS. A.L. - Anais do IV SIMTEC - Simpósio de Profissionais da Unicamp: Conhecimento e experiência: reconhecendo fronteiras e construindo pontes. Título: Acessibilidade e a pessoa com deficiência: qual o seu olhar? 6 e 7 de novembro de 2012. Campinas, SP.Abstract: Introduction: This work proposed to carry out a brief survey on the Special Education and Inclusion&";s History in different times and contexts: primitive times, middle ages, modern ages, contemporary ages... The history through literature bring us some revelations. In the Ancient Egypt, for example, more than 5,000 years ago, many people with disabilities were part of the privileged class: pharaohs, nobles, high officials, artisans, farmers, and even slaves. The Egyptian arts make this information clear, whether by buildings (pyramids), tombs, mummies... MATERIALS AND METHODS. We based and grounded our study in bibliographies, interview listening, websites, etc. RESULTS and DISCUSSION: The inclusive-exclusive process exists for a long time and keep on being topic of "fights" in fields: dialogic (Freire) as well as the legalistic debates of three powers: Executive, Legislative, Judiciary (legal politics). Thank You: Especially: God. Family. To those who directly and/or indirectly contribute every day to the learning-teaching-learning process. To building administration/FE/Unicamp, by the support. To VI SIMTEC/GGBS for one more opportunity. Conclusion: We can observe, though, as reported by Odom and Diamond (1998, page 5), "there is no common definition about inclusion". Among the positive points: the discussions/reflections related to the inclusive process have awakened the society&";s attention for the importance of putting into practice this population&";s rights, denied for centuries. References: SANTOS, Z.A., PATEIS. A.L. - Anais do IV SIMTEC - Simpósio de Profissionais da Unicamp: Conhecimento e experiência: reconhecendo fronteiras e construindo pontes. Título: Acessibilidade e a pessoa com deficiência: qual o seu olhar? November 6-7, 2012. Campinas, SP.Keywords: SPECIAL EDUCATION HISTORY/INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION/EDUCATIVE PRACTICES 

scholarly journals A theoretical verification of the integral fluctuation theorem for accelerated colloidal systems in the long-time limit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yash Lokare
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Time Scales ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Fluctuation Theorem ◽  
Nonequilibrium Steady States ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Colloidal Systems ◽  
Long Time

A quantitative description of the violation of the second law of thermodynamics in relatively small classical systems and over short time scales comes from the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. It has been well established both theoretically and experimentally, the validity of the fluctuation theorem to small scale systems that are disturbed from their initial equilibrium states. Some experimental studies in the past have also explored the validity of the fluctuation theorem to nonequilibrium steady states at long time scales in the asymptotic limit. To this end, a theoretical and/or purely numerical model of the integral fluctuation theorem has been presented. An approximate general expression for the dissipation function has been derived for accelerated colloidal systems trapped/confined in power-law traps. Thereafter, a colloidal particle trapped in a harmonic potential (generated by an accelerating one-dimensional optical trap) and undergoing Brownian motion has been considered for the numerical study. A toy model of a quartic potential trap in addition to the harmonic trap has also been considered for the numerical study. The results presented herein show that the integral fluctuation theorem applies not only to equilibrium steady state distributions but also to nonequilibrium steady state distributions of colloidal systems in accelerated frames of reference over long time scales.

PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF STAR FRUIT AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA L.

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
B. Sravanthi ◽  
N. Lakshmi Bhavani
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Intermittent Fever ◽  
Averrhoa Carambola ◽  
Star Fruit ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Phytochemical Investigation ◽  
Successive Extraction ◽  
Soxhlet Apparatus ◽  
Qualitative Assay

The paper deals with a phytochemical investigation on the fruit of Averrhoa carambola L. belonging to the family Oxalidaceae. Commonly known as “star fruit”. Fruits and leaves are used widely in Ayurveda preparations to pacify impaired Kapha, pitta, skin diseases, pruritis, worm infestations, diarrhea, vomiting, hemorrhoids, intermittent fever, over-perspiration, and general debility. In the present study fruits of Averrhoa carambola L. were screened for their phytochemical constituents following hot continuous and successive extraction by Soxhlet apparatus. A qualitative assay was done using a range of solvents. The extraction process was carried using different solvents successively in the order of increasing polarity. Qualitative analysis of the extracts using standard procedures revealed the presence of alkaloids, avonoids, tannins, saponins, glycosides, steroids&terpenoids, phenols, coumarins, and phytosterols. Preliminary screening of phytochemicals is a valuable step, in the detection of the bioactive principles present in medicinal plants and subsequently, may lead to drug discovery and development.

On the analysis of the integral fluctuation theorem for accelerated colloidal systems in the long-time limit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yash Lokare
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Time Scales ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Fluctuation Theorem ◽  
Nonequilibrium Steady States ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Colloidal Systems ◽  
Long Time

Abstract A quantitative description of the violation of the second law of thermodynamics in relatively small classical systems and over short time scales comes from the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. It has been well established both theoretically and experimentally, the validity of the fluctuation theorem to small scale systems that are disturbed from their initial equilibrium states. Some experimental studies in the past have also explored the validity of the fluctuation theorem to nonequilibrium steady states at long time scales in the asymptotic limit. To this end, a theoretical and/or purely numerical model of the integral fluctuation theorem has been presented. An approximate general expression for the dissipation function has been derived for accelerated colloidal systems trapped/confined in power-law traps. Thereafter, a colloidal particle trapped in a harmonic potential (generated by an accelerating one-dimensional optical trap) and undergoing Brownian motion has been considered for the numerical study. A toy model of a quartic potential trap in addition to the harmonic trap has also been considered for the numerical study. The results presented herein show that the integral fluctuation theorem applies not only to equilibrium steady state distributions but also to nonequilibrium steady state distributions of colloidal systems in accelerated frames of reference over long time scales.

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