Herbal supplements & their Standardization. Herbal supplements are a type of dietary supplement that contain herbs‚ either singly or in mixtures. An herb (also called a botanical) is a plant or plant part used for its scent‚ flavor‚ and/or therapeutic properties. A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. The "dietary ingredients" in these products may include: vitamins‚ minerals‚ herbs or other botanicals‚ amino acids
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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHARMACY Available online www.irjponline.com ISSN 2230 – 8407 Review Article STANDARDIZATION OF HERBAL DRUGS: AN OVERVIEW Archana A. Bele*‚ Anubha Khale H.K College of Pharmacy‚ Jogeshwari (W)‚ M.S.‚ India Article Received on: 19/10/11 Revised on: 22/11/11 Approved for publication: 13/12/11 *Email: scientific.cell@hkcollege.ac.in ABSTRACT Herbal drugs have been used since ancient times as medicines for the treatment of a range of diseases. Medicinal plants have played
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Report on Herbal Medicine Introduction This report investigates Herbal medicine and considers whether the therapy is effective and safe. The report gathered information from the following sources: American Botanical Council (ABC is an independent‚ nonprofit organization supported by thousands of members around the world)‚ (abc.herbalgram.org) since 1988. http://www.herbpalace.com Facts and Finding 1. Herbal medicine is the oldest form of healthcare known to mankind
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Luhang-dalaga General info: The name derives from the Greek words pedilon‚ meaning "slipper‚" and anthos‚ meaning "flower." Botany Half-Woody plant growing to a height of 1.5 meters or less‚ with fleshy branches which produce milky juice. The leaves are fleshy‚ smooth‚ alternate‚ deciduous‚ ovate or oblong‚ 3.5 to 7.5 cm long‚ pointed at both ends. Flowers are reddish. Capsules are 9 mm broad. Parts utilized Leaves Properties Considered emetic‚ anti-inflammatory‚ antibacterial
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to the Philippines which has been used as a traditional herbal medicine for centuries. Research on lagundi conducted by the Philippine Department of Health has suggested that the plant has a number of practical uses‚ and the use of lagundi is actively promoted by the government as a result. Outside of the Philippines‚ preparations of lagundi are sometimes available at stores which supply herbal medicines‚ or through practitioners of herbal and alternative medicine. This plant is native to the
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Theme No. 7 Capacity building for encashing technological options and Entrepreneurial Opportunities Role of Women Entrepreneurs in Agricultural Development: Problems and Prospects Dr. C.S Arneja and Gaganpreet Kaur Dept. of Extension Education Punjab Agricultural University‚ Ludhiana. ABSTRACT The emergence of entrepreneurs in agriculture and allied activities can propel our rural population into self sustaining individuals‚ who in turn can catalyze the development of economy. The concepts of
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The final step of industry and competitive analysis is to use the answers to the previous six questions to draw conclusions about the relative attractiveness or unattractiveness of the industry‚ both near-term and long-term. Company strategists are obligated to assess the industry outlook carefully‚ deciding whether industry and competitive conditions present an attractive business opportunity for the company or whether the company’s growth and profit prospects are gloomy. The important factors on
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to the consciousness of the advertisement of herbal medicine at strategic locations such as roadsides‚ markets and motor parks in major towns and cities where the attention of passers-by could easily be attracted. A major channel of reaching the prospective consumers at such settings was the suspension of blaring loudspeakers on the top of stationary vehicles. Although this advertising channel still subsists‚ a new trend in the advertisement of herbal medicine in modern times is the aggressive marketing
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RE: Chloe Hedrin and Herbal Solutions; claim of copyright infringement by Nuway DATE: November 16‚ 2004 ISSUE Will Herbal Solutions be able to claim a fair use defense under 17 U.S.C. § 107 when they are a “for profit” corporation‚ they have created a parody of Nuway’s ad campaign to market their own product‚ and as a result of their parodic marketing promotion‚ Herbal Solutions increased sales for Natra Tab tremendously? SHORT ANSWER Probably Not. Herbal Solutions does claim to
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Journal of Economic Theory‚ 107:453–462.‚ 2002. [2] D.R. Appleton. May the best man win? Statistician)‚ 44(4):pp. 529–538‚ 1995. [3] P. Bonacich. Simultaneous group and individual centralities. Social Networks‚ 13:155–168‚ 1991. [4] K.A. Butler. Some problems in paired comparisons and goodness of fit for logistic regressions. PhD Thesis‚ Simon Fraser University‚ 1997. [5] L.C. Freeman‚ S.P. Borgatti‚ and D.R. White. Centrality in valued graphs: A measure of betweenness based on network flow. Social Networks
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