RESEARCH ESSAY Topic –ayurvedic medicine Vs allopathic medicine ANCIENT VS MODERN MEDICINE Ayurvedic medicine is one of the most ancient systems of medicine that people are using from decades. The word ayurvedic is derived from Sanskrit word “ayurveda”. It is made up of two words that are “Ayus” and “Veda”. The former means life and latter means knowledge and the combination of both together forms “knowledge of life”. Ayurvedic medicine is made with the help of plant parts such as leaves
Premium Ayurveda Medicine Pharmacology
Republic of the Philippines CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY (CvSU) DON SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS CAMPUS Indang‚ Cavite Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera): A Review of Therapeutic and Other Medicinal Abilities A Research Paper Presented to Mrs. Cynthia Nartatez Department of Languages and Mass Communications Cavite State University – Main Campus Indang‚ Cavite In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course ENGL 2-Writing in the Discipline by Joyce Anne A. Borres | CHAPTER
Premium
References: Mayo Clinic. (March 2012). Nutrition and healthy eating. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d-toxicity/AN02008 WebMD. (2009‚ June). Dietary Supplements (Herbal Medicines and Natural Products) - Topic Overview. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/tc/dietary-supplements-topic-overview WebMD. (2013). FDA Panel: Long-Used Osteoporosis Drug
Premium Vitamin D Immune system Nutrition
“The question is not‚ “Can they reason?” nor‚ “Can they talk?” but‚ “Can they suffer?” – Jeremy Betham. According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)‚ over 100 million animals including mice‚ rats‚ frogs‚ dogs and cats are killed in laboratories for testing purposes. Animal testing has been a controversial subject for years now. Some believe that cosmetics‚ medicines‚ and health care products should be tested on animals to ensure their safety; on the other hand many believe that
Premium Animal testing Animal rights Testing cosmetics on animals
Drug-Drug Interactions (886) Clinically important drug-drug interactions may occur with coadministration of a quinolone with an aluminum- or magnesium-containing antacid‚ theophylline‚ or caffeine. When coadministered with an aluminum- or magnesium containing antacid‚ oral bioavailability of norfloxacin (553)‚ ciprofloxacin (231‚ 290‚ 350‚ 598)‚ ofloxacin (352‚ 475)‚ and perhaps all quinolones is substantially diminished‚ possibly by binding of quinolone to antacid. Peak serum concentrations decreased
Premium Urinary tract infection Paracetamol Pharmacokinetics
The Germen chemist Dr. Gerhard Schrader was given a task to develop a pesticide. In just two years tabun was born‚ it had extremely high toxicity and was the first of the substances later referred to as nerve agents. A factory was built and produced during the years of 1942-1945 12‚000 tons of the chemical warfare agent tabun was made; in which the allies took large quantities of tabun at the end of the war. Even though Hitler and his army were losing the war‚ Schrader and his co-workers synthesized
Premium World War I Biological warfare DNA
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The use of plants for remedies has long been in existence and is among the most attractive sources for developing drugs (Bukantis et al.‚ 1980). Any part of plant can be considered as herbs including leaves roots‚ flower‚ seeds‚ resins‚ leaf sheath‚ bark‚ inner bark (cambium)‚ berries and sometimes the pericarp or other portion (Holetz et al.‚ 2002). Most primates depend heavily on the leaves‚ fruits‚ and flowers of tropical plants to meet their nutritional
Premium Fruit Laboratory rat
Atrial fibrillation What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is a very common heart disease characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm. Patients may experience palpitations (heart pounding)‚ chest pain‚ dizziness‚ and loss of consciousness. The heart rate may be elevated (>100)‚ slow (<60)‚ or within the normal range. This condition can be very serious‚ leading to a drop in blood pressure and even stroke. Given its seriousness‚ it is important for patients to educate themselves about
Premium Myocardial infarction Atrial fibrillation Heart
generates cytotoxic free radicals.3‚4 Epirubicin is the 4’-epimer of 4 DOXOrubicin; i.e.‚ there is a different spatial orientation of the hydroxyl group at the 4’ carbon of the sugar moiety. This difference may account for faster elimination and reduced toxicity.2 PHARMACOKINETICS: Distribution rapidly and widely distributed into tissues3; may concentrate in red blood cells‚ whole blood 3 concentrations are approximately twice those of plasma cross blood brain barrier? no 3 volume of distribution 21-27
Premium Chemotherapy Oncology Cancer
Student Name: Dealon Rouse | Patient Initials: JB | Admission Diagnosis: Left Total Knee Arthroplasty &Excision of Left Knee Mass Related to Gouty Arthritis | Date(s) of Care: 11/10/11- 11/12/11 | Age: 46 | | Date of Admission: 11/10/11 | Gender: Male | | Marital Status: Married | Room #: 507 | Code Status: Full Code | Occupation: Electrician | Race: Hispanic | Isolation Type: | Religion: Roman Catholic | | Allergies: No Known Allergies | History of Present Illness:
Premium Uric acid