Public Health

Bioprocess engineering The large scale plant cell and tissue cultures have been considered as an alternative source of biochemicals over the last 40 years. Routien and Nickel received the first patent for the cultivation of plant tissue in 1956 [1] and sug ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 10 2009 - 8:58pm

Count to five: a child has died from hunger

Please visit this site, and watch a ten seconds video which is very aggressive in its crude substance: during the time you watch it, two children die of hunger. There are in the world today a billion human beings who have insufficient means to sustain them ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Nov 11 2009 - 2:24pm

Does Drug Advertising Help Or Hurt Consumers?

The controversy surrounding prescription drug advertising is immense. Advocates for prescription drug direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) claim that it educates consumers, improves the quality of care and contributes to better patient adherence. While op ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2009 - 1:52pm

Nutrition Expert Skeptical Of Coca-Cola's Effort To Educate Consumers

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), recently accepted a six-figure grant from the Coca-Cola Corporation to "educate consumers about the role their products can play in a healthy, active lifestyle," and nutrition experts from Harvard ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2009 - 6:49pm

Abrus precatorius Linn. or ratti seeds are used in traditional weighing and medicine as well

Abrus precatorius Linn. Vernacular Names:- Assam: Latuwani; Bengal: Chunhati; Bombay: Ghungchi; English: Indian liquorice; Gujrat: Chanoti; Hindi: Chirmiti, Rati; Punjab: Labri Ratak; Sanskrit: chataki; Tamil: Adisamiyai; Telgu: Raktika. Family:- Papiliona ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 14 2009 - 11:22am

Butea monosperma Roxb. ex Willd. or flame of the forest has medicinal value

Butea monosperma Roxb. ex Willd. Vernacular Names:- Assam: Polah; Bengal: Kinka; Bihar: Paras; Bombay: Khakara; Central provinces: Pharas; English: Flame of the forest, Bastard teak; Gujrat: Pallaso; Hindi: Palas, Dhak, Tesu; Punjab: Pahal; Sanskrit: Rakta ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 14 2009 - 11:24am

AYURVEDIC MEDICINES: SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR MEDICINE FROM INDIA.

AYURVEDIC MEDICINES: SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR MEDICINE FROM INDIA. Ashwini Kumar Former Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Insitut fur Pflanzenernaehrung der Justus Liebig Universitat, Giessen. Germany and Former visiting Professor, Research Institue for Wak ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 14 2009 - 9:09pm

Many plant names appear in similes and metaphors in Hindi literature e.g. the red lips of the beloved have been compared with red flowers of kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.)

Many plant names appear in similes and metaphors in Hindi literature e.g. the red lips of the beloved have been compared with red flowers of kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) and of the silk cotton tree. In a Magahi song there is a mention of sandalwood ( ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 17 2009 - 7:08am

Some of these plants of family Fabaceae

Some of these plants of family Fabaceae are as follows:- 1. Acacia catechu Willd. ‘Khair’ (Mimoeaceae):- The bark decoction is taken in the morning and evening for 3 days in stomachache. 2. Bauhinia vahlli W. and A. ‘Mahul’ (Caesalpiniaceae):- Root decocti ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 17 2009 - 7:12am

Apium graveolens Linn. fruits are stimulant

Scientific Name Apium graveolens Linn. Family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Used Part Fruits. Distribution Area An erect, annual or biennial herb, wild in the foot-hills of north-western Himalayas and the outlying hills of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Prad ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Nov 17 2009 - 8:50am