HIMALAYA: Introduction: Himalaya Herbal is originated from India and has been around since 1930. Himalaya clams that it is the only manufacturer of consumer goods that provide a wide range of solution based on herbal ingredients. It has its presence in Malaysia since 2004. Ms Sue Ong a Malaysian with 22 years of experience in beauty and cosmetic industry was instrumental in bringing in Himalaya. The entry and the progress of the brand was quite visible as the brand was already seen in the leading
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Plants are considered as one of the main sources of all living things. They can be classify according to what kind are they. They are also called as “green plants” in which considered as one of many sources of humans. Plants are now more useful than other human sources. They have the ability to synthesize a variety of chemical compounds that are used to perform important biological function. Each part of plants have their own functions such as; roots
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NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Phytomedicine. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 December 15. Published in final edited form as: Phytomedicine. 2012 December 15; 20(1): 17–23. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2012.09.017. The Chinese Pueraria root extract (Pueraria lobota) ameliorates impaired glucose and lipid metabolism in obese mice $watermark-text Jeevan K. Prasaina‚ Ning Pengb‚ Rajani Rajbhandaria‚ and J. Michael Wyssb‚* aDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology‚ University of Alabama
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In this modern era‚ the traditional medicine is still important to society. Nowadays‚ most people in Zambia are resorting to traditional healers and herbalists who claim that are able to solve problems ranging from bringing good luck‚ penis enlargement‚ beauty enhancement‚ passing examinations among others. Traditional healers are people who make others believe in their customs and practices in order to make them get well or to heal them while herbalists give medicinal herbs which are mainly extracted
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Since the beginning of human civilization‚ herbal medicines have been used to treat various illnesses and maladies. Currently‚ patients looking for an alternate for prescription medications are often turning to botanicals to treat their condition. One such herb‚ St. John’s wort‚ is being used to treat depression. It is essential that nurses understand the implications of using this herb with regard to drug interactions‚ efficacy‚ safety‚ undesirable side effects‚ and contraindications. Hypericum
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CAM Paper-Aromatherapy 8-3-14 Aromatherapy After reading multiple chapters in the textbook from this course‚ I have been introduced to multiple ways of healing that I personally was not familiar with. Some of these CAM therapies from foreign countries were very odd and different from anything else I have heard of. These out of the box healing methods mentioned by Fontaine in the textbook seemed to have very little if any evidence based studies that support the usefulness of some of these therapies
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ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF IMPORTANT WILD PLANTS OF BAHADUR KHEL TRACT (TEHSIL BANDA DAUD SHAH) IN KARAK DISTRICT ABUR RASHID* AND SARFARAZ KHAN MARWAT** *Senior Scientific Officer‚ Arid Zone Research Institute‚ Ratta Kulachi‚ Dera Ismail Khan‚(NWFP)Pakistan ** WNESAM College‚ Gomal University‚ Dera Ismail Khan‚ (NWFP) Pakistan ABSTRACT An ethnobotanical study of important wild plants of Bahadur Khel Tract (Tehsil Banda Daud Shah) in Karak District was conducted to understand the human-plants
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Project Report – Herbal Processing Plant Sector: Forest‚ Environment and Herbal Project Title: Processing Plant for Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Project Description Associated side effects and high cost of allopathic medicines are key reasons‚ herbal medications are being increasingly preferred over their synthetic counterpart. Around the world herbal industry is growing faster than the traditional pharmaceutical industry. India has a thriving herbal industry and there is a high potential for
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SORCERY AND HEALING Early Christian missionaries in Africa used this term “sorcerer or sorceress” to refer to individuals who were believed to intentionally use "incantations‚ ritual‚ and various substances" to mount psychic attacks against other people. They were believed to direct destructive black magic in the direction of their victims. These individuals are called umthakathi among the Zulu and moloi among the Sotho. "Evil sorcerer" or "evil sorceress” was most often the preferred term used
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HERBAL MEDICINE Healing from Mother Nature The holistic healing philosophy of Greek Medicine states that Man is essentially a product of Nature‚ or the natural environment. Health is living in harmony with Nature‚ and disease results when this harmony and balance are upset. Healing is restoring this lost harmony and integration. Man and all other living beings on this planet grew and evolved within this all-pervasive biosphere‚ and have been relying on it for their survival‚ for
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