Medicinal uses of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.: Uses supported by clinical data: The principal use of Rhizoma Curcumae Longae is for the treatment of acid‚ flatulent‚ or atonic dyspepsia. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine: Treatment of peptic ulcers‚ and pain and inflammation due to rheumatoid arthritis and of amenorrhoea‚ dysmenorrhoea‚ diarrhqea‚ epilepsy‚ pain‚ and skin diseases. Uses described in folk medicine‚ not supported by experimental
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PCP/Angel Dust (Phencyclidine) Classification: hallucinogenic MW: 243.394 g/mol pKa: 8.29 Chemical Formula: C_17 H_25 N IUPAC name: 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine Description Phencyclidine also known as PCP‚ is a hallucinogenic which is normally used as an veterinary anesthetic. PCP is similar to another hallucinogenic drug‚ Ketamine‚ based on their structure and effects on the person. PCP causes a dissociative state by inhibiting NMDA receptors (N-methyl-D-aspartate). [1‚2‚3]PCP
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benbest.com/nutrceut/phytochemicals.html Page 1 of 16 PHYTOCHEMICALS AS NUTRACEUTICALS 08/08/2006 12:22 AM V . Thiosulfonates VI. Phytosterols A . Beta-Sitosterol VII . Anthraquinones A . Senna B . Barbaloin C . Hypericin VIII . Capsaicin IX. Piperine X . Chlorophyll XI. Betaine XII . Pectin XIII . Oxalic Acid XIV. Table of Dominant Phytochemical Pigments XV . Other Sources of Information I. Introductory Remarks In this monograph I write about phytochemicals‚ ie‚ complex
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PHARMACOGNOSY REVIEWER In pharmacognosy‚ drugs may be classified based on morphology‚ chemical constituents and therapeutic applications (NOT price in the market) Factors that influence secondary constituent: heredity‚ ontogeny‚ environment Chromatography: process based on distribution of mixture between 2 phases General Information Discoverers/Scientists Joseph Caventou & Pelletier Quinine antimalarial Pierre Robiquet Codeine/Narcotine Philip Geiger & Rudolf Brandes Hyoscyamine and
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General Papers ARKIVOC 2008 (xi) 131-141 Synthesis and biological evaluation of some new pyrimidines via a novel chalcone series Amit R.Trivedi‚ Dipti K. Dodiya‚ Naresh R. Ravat‚ and Viresh H. Shah* Department of Chemistry‚ Saurashtra University‚ Rajkot (Gujarat)‚ India‚ Pin-360005 E-mail: shah_v_h@yahoo.com Abstract In the present investigation ethyl 2-(4-carboxyphenylazo)acetoacetate 1 on condensation with various aromatic aldehydes in ethanolic NaOH solution yielded the corresponding
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What is Cancer? All living things are comprised of a variety of cells‚ such as kidney cells‚ brain cells and skin cells. Cancer develops when a particular cell mutates‚ then begins to grow and divide. Eventually‚ these cells form a mass called a malignant tumor‚ which often starts to invade surrounding tissue and organs. Super Foods It is thought that up to one third of cancer related deaths could be diet related. Many of the foods we eat today can in fact be harmful to the cells in our bodies
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1. Discuss the anatomy of the middle mediastinum? middle mediastinum‚ which consists of the pericardium and heart. 2. Describe the pericardium and mention its nerve supply? Taha lecture slides 3 and 5 3. What are the structures that can be affected by cardiomegaly? the lungs and heart are occupy the mediastinum delicately. And the lung is a passive pressure sensitive organ. So the increase in heart size (usually in LV) will variably effect the lung function which will be compressed
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------------------------------------------------- Chili Pepper Cayenne pepper Small white variety of chili grown in Udupi district‚ India The chili pepper (also chile pepper or chilli pepper‚ from Nahuatl chīlli [’t͡ʃiːlːi]) is the fruit[1] of plants from the genus Capsicum‚ members of the nightshade family‚ Solanaceae. The term in British
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Arthritis Care & Research Vol. 64‚ No. 4‚ April 2012‚ pp 465– 474 DOI 10.1002/acr.21596 © 2012‚ American College of Rheumatology SPECIAL ARTICLE American College of Rheumatology 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand‚ Hip‚ and Knee MARC C. HOCHBERG‚1 ROY D. ALTMAN‚2 KARINE TOUPIN APRIL‚3 MARIA BENKHALTI‚3 GORDON GUYATT‚4 JESSIE MCGOWAN‚3 TANVEER TOWHEED‚5 VIVIAN WELCH‚3 GEORGE WELLS‚3 AND PETER TUGWELL3 Guidelines and recommendations
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according to source and possible health benefits. These groupings include: Flavanoids‚ Carotenoids‚ Isothiocynates‚ Indoles‚ Organosulphurs‚ Phenolic acids‚ and Phytic acids‚ Saponins‚ Tannins‚ Phtyoestrogens‚ Curcumin‚ Monoterpenes‚ Alkylresorcinols‚ Capsaicin‚ Resveratrol‚ Lignans and Protease Inhibitors (Whitney and Rofles 471). Phytochemicals have been discovered to produce profound physiological effects in the body. Numerous researches have found out they act as antioxidants and aid in suppressing
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