treating skin wounds and places that do not heal quickly. · Papaya is low in calories and high in nutritive value hence it is an excellent food for those on a diet. · Papaya has anti-inflammatory properties and anti-cancerous properties. The antiinflammatory properties in papaya will help reduce pain for those suffering from arthritis‚ edema and osteoporosis. · The high concentration of Vitamin C and Vitamin A contained in papaya is very beneficial to strengthen the immune system. · Papaya is also
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JPRHC Review Article REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EUPHORBIA HIRTA LINN. SANDEEP B. PATIL*‚ MRS. NILOFAR S. NAIKWADE‚ CHANDRAKANT S. MAGDUM For author affiliations‚ see end of text This paper is available online at www.jprhc.com ABSTRACT: Medicinal herbs are the local heritage with global importance. Medicinal herbs have curative properties due to presence of various complex chemical substance of different composition‚ which are found as secondary plant metabolites in
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What is it? Bromelain is an enzyme found in pineapple juice and in the pineapple stem. People use it for medicine. Bromelain is used for reducing swelling (inflammation)‚ especially of the nose and sinuses‚ after surgery or injury. It is also used for hay fever‚ treating a bowel condition that includes swelling and ulcers (ulcerative colitis)‚ removing dead and damaged tissue after a burn (debridement)‚ preventing the collection of water in the lung (pulmonary edema)‚ relaxing muscles‚ stimulating
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whose job involves many hours of typing about the need to a. obtain a keyboard pad to support the wrist. b. do stretching exercises before starting work. c. wrap the wrists with compression bandages every morning. d. avoid using nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain. ANS: A Repetitive strain injuries caused by prolonged times working at a keyboard can be prevented by the use of a pad that will keep the wrists in a straight position.
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is used in traditional medical system for various diseases. Various parts of the tree viz‚ bark‚ leaves and heartwood possesses diverse pharmacological actions. Many studies have been carried out to evaluate its antibacterial‚ antioxidant‚ and antiinflammatory and antidiabetic activity. As no Pharmacological
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Abstract: Need for the study: Oral precancerous lesions are one of the most prevalent lesions worldwide today. Leukoplakia is the commonest premalignant lesion ‚ which if neglected can be fatal. Several therapeutic agents have been tried to intervene. Of which‚ Lycopene has been tried‚ tested and accepted as a conventional form of treating leukoplakia. Curcumin‚ 1‚7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1‚6- heptadiene-3‚5-dione] is regarded as the most biologically active constituent of the spice turmeric
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Life Sciences 78 (2006) 1578 – 1585 www.elsevier.com/locate/lifescie Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of a medicinal tincture from Pedilanthus tithymaloides Pedro Abreu a‚*‚ Susan Matthew a‚ Tania Gonzalez a‚b‚ David Costa c‚ ´ c Marcela A. Segundo ‚ Eduarda Fernandes c c REQUIMTE‚ Departamento de Quımica‚ Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa‚ 2829-516 Caparica‚ Portugal ´ ˆ b Departamento de Farmacia‚ Facultad de Ciencias Naturales‚ Universidad de Oriente
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Pharmacology |1. |A client is taking hydromorphone (Dilaudid) PO q4h at home. Following surgery‚ Dilaudid IV q4h PRN and butorphanol tartrate | | |(Stadol) IV q4h PRN are prescribed for pain. The client received a dose of the Dilaudid IV four hours ago‚ and is again | | |requesting pain medication. What intervention should the nurse implement? | | |A.
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Presentation on: Pfizer and the Pharmaceutical Industry Fletcher Leung Analyst Investment Analysis Group February 15‚ 2002 Presentation Agenda • Industry Overview: Research Based Pharmaceuticals • Pfizer – Company Specifics – Performance – Growth Drivers • Valuation – Comparables Analysis – DCF • Recommendation February 15‚ 2002 Page 2 Investment Analysis Group 1 Industry Overview Economic •Cost Effective Demographic Sociocultural •Aging Population
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Research Paper: Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis that causes joint degrading which is most commonly found in the knees‚ hands‚ hips‚ feet‚ and spine. Osteoarthritis is the second most common form of arthritis and first most common in the U.S (Brandt‚ Kenneth D.‚ M. ‚ Doherty‚ and Stefan Lohmander‚ 1998‚ 67). This disease is caused when there is gradual cartilage loss from joints; this can cause bony spurs and cysts (Brandt‚ Kenneth D.‚ M.‚ Doherty‚ Stefan Lohmander‚ 1998‚ 30)
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