“Herbal medicine: giving patients an unknown dose of an ill-defined drug‚ of unknown effectiveness and unknown safety.” —David Colquhon Herbal supplements are non-pharmaceutical non-food substances marketed to improve health. Herbalism (herbal medicine‚ botanical medicine) is the use of plant-derived substances‚ and sometimes other environmental substances‚ to treat or cure medical conditions. Herbalism recognizes that pre-industrial cultures had a great deal of practical medical knowledge‚ most
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Research Proposal for: Prospects of Beauty Parlor Business in Bangladesh Prepared By Keyur Savalia Nikita Sanghvi Under the guidance of Mr. Siddharth Bisht (Professor‚ Stevens Business School) Title Research Proposal for Prospects of Beauty Parlor Business in Bangladesh Background People seek beauty. They are constantly looking to improve what they have or give themselves a whole new look. They drop by the nearest hair and beauty salon to be pampered by stylists
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LAGUNDI Lagundi (scientific name: Vitex negundo) is a large native shrub that grows in the Philippines and has been traditionally used as herbal medicine. The Philippine Department of Health has conducted research and study for Lagundi and has suggested that the lagundi plant has a number verifiable therapeutic value Lagundi is an erect‚ branched tree or shrub‚ that grows to as much as 5 m high. Lagundi has a single thick‚ woody stem like a trunk and is usually seen in swamps of the Philippines
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF SERVICE SECTOR - EDUCATION SHAJITHA.K M.Phil SCHOLAR.‚ ABSTRACT India stands out for the size and dynamism of its services sector. The Service Sector in India today accounts for more than half of India’s GDP. The contribution of the services sector to the Indian economy has been manifold: a 55.2 per cent share in gross domestic product (GDP)‚ growing by 10 per cent annually‚ contributing to about a quarter of total employment‚ accounting for
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with varied problems. Years after serious problems were exposed to the public‚ it has become increasingly apparent that our elections system is technologically‚ legally‚ and administratively inadequate and unfair. Over the last three years‚ INEC‚ Nigerian politicians‚ civil society organizations‚ and the international community have all sought to learn from 1999 and 2003 elections by launching projects that aim to improve the Nigerian electoral process (Carl Le Van‚ 2006). PROBLEMS The management
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People should be aware of the benefits as well as the precautions involved in taking these natural remedies. The most common form of alternative medicine nowadays is herbal medicines. These natural remedies can be found in millions of American homes today. Herbal medicine is probably the most widely used of the alternative medicines. Herbal medicine is a part of homeopathy‚ which is an alternative system of healing that uses very small doses of substances to relieve specific symptoms (2). Traditional
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Herbal medicine is the extraction of herbs or plants which have a medicinal value in treating illnesses and diseases (Brody 1). A herb is known as a plant that does not have a woody stem and usually dies back at the end of each growing season. It is also known as a "natural" drug because they are derived from nature. This is unlike pharmaceutical drugs‚ which are synthesized from chemicals. Herbal medicine dates back a very long time. More than 4‚000 years ago‚ the Chinese emperor Qien Nong
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HERBAL PLANTS Bayabas or Guava Scientific name: Psidium guajava Uses: • Antiseptic‚ astringent & anthelminthic • Kills bacteria‚ fungi and amoeba • Used to treat diarrhea in children • For Hypertension‚ diabetes and Asthma • Promotes menstruation Preparation: • Boil one cup of Bayabas leaves in three cups of water for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. • To use as mouthwash‚ gargle. • To use as wound disinfectant‚ wash affected areas 2 to 3 times a day. • For toothaches‚ chew the
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Real Estate Financing in Sylhet: Problems and Prospects Abstract: Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with improvements to the land such as buildings‚ fences‚ wells and other site improvements that are fixed in location immovable. Real estate in Sylhet is not everyone’s cup of tea‚ but it can be a real adventure for those who are willing to try it. This business is emerging in Sylhet with enormous momentum. Investors are investing there for earning profit‚ because it is mounting
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Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Together with the Indian state of West Bengal‚ it makes up the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. It is the eighth most populous country and among the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh is in the low-lying Ganges–Brahmaputra River Delta or Ganges Delta. The Ganges unites with the
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