scholarly journals Turmeric and Ginger as Health Protective Food Sources - An Integrative Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A.L. Jayathilake ◽  
M. A. Jayasinghe ◽  
J. Walpita ◽  
K.P.R.I. Dilani
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Active Constituents ◽  
Protective Food ◽  
Pharmacological Potential

Most of the medicinal plants utilized in traditional medicine are spices. Majority of those spices are widely used for aroma, flavour and colour in cuisine though they behave as appetizers, digestives, preventives and aphrodisiacs. Their antimicrobial properties are in a broad spectrum that provides a considerable immunity development within the human body. This review summarizes the beneficial characteristics of major active constituents in turmeric and ginger and their presumed pharmacological potential to safeguard human health.Keywords: Turmeric, Ginger, Curcumin, Human health, Active Ingredients, Nanotechnology

Ethnobotanical survey of an -diabe c plants applied in West of Algeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
W Kouadri Boudjelthia ◽  
K Hammadi ◽  
M Kouidri ◽  
A Noui ◽  
N Djebli
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Valuable Data ◽  
Berberis Vulgaris ◽  
Aerial Parts ◽  
Set Up

This study was carried out in order to set up an inventory list of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine to treat diabetes for which an ethnobotanical test was carried out on 670 diabe c subjects in the Western region of Algeria (Chlef, Mostaganem, Mascara, Oran, Sidi-bel-Abbes, Saida and Tiaret) using a survey. 24 an hyperglycemic medicinal plants were listed of which Berberis vulgaris, Zygophyllum geslini, Erythraea centaurium and Olea eu- ropea represented a broad spectrum of use. Likewise, the an hyperglycemic recipes were prepared mainly in decoc on (45.37%) and infusion (39.62%), and from leaves (42%) and aerial parts (16%). A very valuable data base has been reported for further research, especially for some elds such as phytochemistry and phytopharmacology that aim to identify new natural principles.

scholarly journals Potentials of Some Nigerian Herbs and Spice as Source of Pharmaceutical Raw Materials: Opportunity for Global Market Competitiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Egharevba H. O. ◽  
Gamaniel K. S.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Herbs And Spices

Food has been seen and known to be the very basis of human health and wellbeing since time immemorial. Also, ancient history and tradition, has helped to emphasize the benefits of herbs and spices in traditional medicine. Advancement in biomedical technology has led to the duty in science to study and review the interface between foods and medicines, particularly those derived from medicinal plants. Scientific supports for the health benefits of medicinal plants particularly herbs and spices, have led to increased consumer demands for some herbs and spices creating huge international demands and market. However, despite the huge resources of these raw materials in Nigeria and Africa, they remain an almost insignificant player in the global spice market. The interface between Nigerian plant products and resources used as food, herbs and spices on one hand and their potential for development as a competitive source of pharmaceutical raw material for nutraceutical industry and the global market of herb and spices on other hand, is discussed.

scholarly journals Modernization of Ayurveda: A Brief Overview of Indian Initiatives

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1400900
Author(s):  
Ambarish Mukherjee ◽  
Mousumi Banerjee ◽  
Vivekananda Mandal ◽  
Amritesh C. Shukla ◽  
Subhash C. Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Allopathic Medicine ◽  
Medicinal Use ◽  
Crude Drugs ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
Further Development

Ayurveda has been the main guiding force in drug discovery from traditional medicine. In concept, this system is rooted in folk or ethnomedicine and in practice it shows further refinement and development in accordance with local traditions. Isolation of active principles from crude drugs, their pharmacological evaluation, therapeutic proving and clinical application resulted in the genesis of modern or so called allopathic medicine. To keep the opportunity alive for further development in traditional as well as modern medicines, it is necessary to have an uninterrupted connection with ethnomedicine. Since the practice of ethnomedicine is based on the age-long indigenous knowledge which has been orally transmitted through generations and sustained in traditions there is an urgent need to document such knowledge. The ongoing strategies adopted in India to document the precious traditional knowledge and conserve medicinal plants are discussed in this communication. India with her rich plant wealth and traditional knowledge about the medicinal use of plants has tremendous scope to provide leadership in ensuring human health and longevity.

scholarly journals Microbiome and Infection: A Case for “Selective Depletion”

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Colin Hill
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Infected Patient ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Narrow Spectrum ◽  
Selective Depletion ◽  
Invaluable Tool

In most instances where a pathogen has initiated an infection, the primary goal of the treating physician or pharmacist is to eliminate the pathogen. In the absence of knowledge of the precise identity of the problem-causing microbe, a broad-spectrum antimicrobial gives the best chance of success. This approach has saved many lives and is an invaluable tool in fighting infections. However, perhaps our current appreciation of the importance of the microbiome in human health should give us pause. We can regard the microbiome as a virtual organ within the human body, and we would surely hesitate to advance any therapeutic approach that would cause substantial damage to one of our organs. This is one consequence of many broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapies. There may be instances where a more precise approach would be useful. I have termed this “selective depletion”; a concept where pathogen numbers are curtailed by a narrow-spectrum inhibitor but the microbiome is protected and can play a role in restoring health and suppressing the outgrowth of the pathogen in the infected patient. It may well be that the best reservoir of microbiome-friendly antimicrobial agents is the microbiome itself, and I provide examples of where the microbiome has been mined for novel precision antimicrobials.

scholarly journals Taxonomical, Phytochemical, Traditional Explanation, Nutritional Values, and Biological Activities of Certain Edible Medicinal Plants of Tripura, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Bikash Debnath ◽  
Waikhom Somraj Singh ◽  
Sanchari Goswami ◽  
Kuntal Manna
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Active Constituents ◽  
Nutritional Imbalance

Edible plants are used as valuable sources of food and medicine to prevent nutritional imbalance, illness, and maintenance of human health. This review covers botanical descriptions, phytochemicals studies, traditional comprehensions, dietary values, and biological activities of ten vegetable plants and eight fruit plants of Tripura, India. The book “The Flora of Tripura State” helps to choose the plant species of Tripura, India and PubMed, NCBI, Google scholar databases have been used to describe the plant species briefly. Literature reveals that all the selected edible plants contain bio-active constituents (alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, glycosides, etc.) and give dynamic biological activities. All the plants have a high nutritional value. This review believes it will provide significant advances in the prevention of malnutrition and chronic diseases.

scholarly journals A REVIEW ON HERBAL IMMUNITY BOOSTERS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH IN COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Surabhi Shakya ◽  
Padmini Shukla ◽  
Prabodh Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Respiratory System ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Coconut Oil ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
The Body ◽  
Herbal Drugs ◽  
Regular Consumption

Herbal immunity boosters are the medicinal plants which increase the immunity of the human body and make the body able to fight with the various diseases. These immunity boosters are serving as a boon in the case of coronavirus disease. COVID-19 affects our respiratory system and lowers the immunity of the patient and the persons having weak immunity have the more chances to get affected with the diseases. Tulsi, garlic, ginger, giloy, coconut oil, turmeric, ashwagandha, amla, black pepper, aloevera are the herbal immunity boosters. These herbal drugs used traditionally in medicines and also proved effective in scientific studies.  The regular consumption of these boosters helps to treat the mild to moderate symptoms of diseases at home. Keywords: Herbal immunity boosters, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Garlic, Tulsi, Ginger, Aloe vera

scholarly journals Antimicrobial activities of herbal plants from Uzbekistan against human pathogenic microbes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilfuza Egamberdieva ◽  
Dilfuza Jabborova ◽  
Svetlana Babich ◽  
Sokhiba Xalmirzaeva ◽  
Kamaliddin Salakhiddinov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal Activities ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal

AbstractIn traditional medicine of Uzbekistan, around 20% of herbal plants are used to treat various ailments, including diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Though conventional medicinal plants are common in Uzbekistan, many plant species potentially useful for new pharmaceuticals are less studied. They contain various biological compounds with antibacterial and antifungal activities, that could be developed into drugs. The search for novel antimicrobial compounds, especially against multidrug-resistant pathogens from aromatic and herbal plants is an essential scientific research line. However, the antimicrobial properties of several medicinally important plants from various countries are still unknown. This review aims to provide an up-to-date report on the antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants endemic to Uzbekistan widely used in traditional medicine.

INVESTIGATION OF MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS IN SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS USING PIXE

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAJBIR KAUR ◽  
ASHOK KUMAR ◽  
NAVNEET KAUR ◽  
B. P. MOHANTY ◽  
MUMTAZ OSWAL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Major And Trace Elements ◽  
Medicinal Herbs ◽  
Human Metabolism ◽  
Active Constituents ◽  
Northern India ◽  
History Of

The use of the medicinal herbs for curing disease has been documented in history of all civilizations. With introduction of scientific procedures, researchers isolated active constituents of the medicinal herbs and after testing, some were found to be therapeutically active. Trace elements are important constituents of active principles of medicinal plants which affect the human body. The aim of this study was to determine qualitatively and quantitatively trace elements in these plants and their medicinal roles in the human body. Analysis of medicinal plants of various biological activities, commonly used in Northern India, was carried out using PIXE technique. Plant samples were collected from Chandigarh (India), which is located at the foothills of the Shivalik ranges, which form a part of the fragile Himalayan ecosystem. PIXE measurements were carried out using 2.4 MeV collimated protons from the 3 MV Tandetron (accelerator) of NCCCM, Hyderabad, India. Various elements namely S , Cl , K , Ca , Ti , V , Mn , Fe , Ni , Cu , Zn , Se etc. were detected with different concentrations. Many of these elements play significant roles in human metabolism and are very important with regards to life processes in man.

scholarly journals EXPLORING ETHNOMEDICINE PLANTS USED BY THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA: HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-425
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fuad Abdullah ◽  
Elizabeth Pesiu ◽  
Mohd Iqbal Mohd Noor ◽  
Azniza Ahmad Zaini ◽  
Amirah Azzeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Orang Asli ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Medicinal Value ◽  
Plant Families

Indigenous communities in Malaysia practice traditional medicine, particularly from the surrounding plants to cure different diseases and illnesses. This traditional way of life has been practised for centuries and passed down through generations. This study aims to document medicinal plants that have been used by the Orang Asli to treat illness. A qualitative ethnomedical study was done to document the species that were believed to have medicinal value. This study was carried at all three resettlement villages in Terengganu. Eleven informants who were the head of household with the age of over 30 years old were interviewed. Fieldwork surveys, observation and face-to-face communication were methods used in this study. The finding shows that most of the Orang Asli community in Terengganu are still dependent on plants and herbs to cure ailments. A total of 106 species that belong to 55 plant families were used by them. This study will encourage researchers in various fields such as ethnobotanical, ethno-zoological, ethnomedicinal and pharmaceutical and toxicological accomplishment of flora and fauna from these areas. As such, these medicinal plants need some more extensive efforts to validate scientifically and clinically were to prove the ethnomedical claims toward them.

The dialectical law of the unity and struggle of the opposites yang and yin in a living organism (reflections of a doctor)

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Yulia Ivanovna Кorshikova
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Natural Remedies ◽  
The Law ◽  
Quantitative Changes ◽  
Energy Processes ◽  
Qualitative Changes

The article is devoted to the discussion of the operation of the laws of dialectics in biology and medicine. The law of unity and the struggle of opposites is reflected in the existence of the macrocosm and the microcosm. The law of the transition of quantitative changes to qualitative changes is valid at the level of energy processes in the human body. A manifestation of the effectiveness of the law of negation negation can be called the revival of interest in traditional medicine and the use of natural remedies, in particular medicinal plants, in the treatment of patients. The necessity of a philosophical approach in the development of rational tactics of treatment and recovery is expressed.

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