ABSTRACT: Medicinal plants are potential sources of new drugs to improve the treatment of diseases whose treatment is associated to anti-oxidative agents. In the current study‚ we carried out a comparative analysis of the antioxidant activities of extracts of the selected leaves of 6 common medicinal plants. Total Ascorbic Acid Content‚ Total Carotenoid Content‚ Antioxidant potential using FRAP assay and Total Phenol Content was quantitatively estimated from leaves of Rauvolfia serpentina‚ Cymbopogon
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Medicinal Plants and Anti-oxidant Properties. An antioxidant can be defined as “any substance that‚ when present in low concentrations compared to that of an oxidisable substrate‚ significantly delays or inhibits the oxidation of that substrate” (Young and Woodside‚ 2001). It is well known that oxidant by-products of normal metabolism such as free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in excess can cause extensive damage to DNA‚ proteins‚ and lipids. Under stress‚ the body produces more ROS
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Many different plant and animal species thrive in the rainforest environment‚ but it is the trees that define the way we see the rainforest. From the air‚ a rainforest looks like an enormous‚ green carpet. The canopy very rarely breaks‚ with no gaps between the trees. Beneath these trees‚ there are thousands of different types of plants. Living amongst the trees‚ vines‚ shrubs‚ ferns‚ and mosses are many different types of animals. These range from the smallest ant to the carnivorous (meat-eating)
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STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF GROWING MEDICINAL PLANT CROP IN INDIA Introduction 1. There is a global resurgence in the traditional and alternative health care system. We in India are fortunate to have a system of medicines which date back to more than 3000 years and have deep rooted societal acceptance to it. 2. Medicinal Plants form the major resource base of our indigenous health care traditions. Ayurveda‚ Unani‚ Sidha and Homeopathy System of medicines offer health care solutions to a large segment
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Legalizing Rare Earth Industry in Malaysia Rare earth minerals‚ to be defined in a simple way‚ are 17 elements located on the periodic table and essential to the production of high-tech gadgets such as smart-phones‚ flat screen televisions‚ catalytic converters‚ low-energy light bulbs‚ hybrid cars‚ wind turbines‚ and laser devices just to name a few. Lynas‚ an Australia rare earth company‚ was the first to bring rare earth production into the industrial estate of Gebang near Kuantan‚ east
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Increase market transparency by promoting an exchange of information on production‚ consumption‚ stocks‚ trade‚ and prices of copper‚ by forecasting production and consumption‚ and by assessing the present and future capacities of copper mines‚ plants‚ smelters and refineries. Promote international cooperation on matters related to copper‚ such as health and the environment‚ research‚ technology transfer‚ regulations and trade. Provide a global forum where industry and governments can meet
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Brett Alfrey Andrew Blade English Comp 121-007 June 24th‚ 2013 Medical Marijuana Cannabis‚ better know as Marijuana‚ has been around since 2900 B.C. A Chinese Emperor Fu His‚ referenced the plant as being‚ “a popular medicine that possessed both yin and yang.”(ProCon.org) In America‚ the use of Marijuana and the concept of it has been kicked around and jumbled for hundreds of years. It has been generalized and put in a box. Beginning with George Washington‚ he grew Marijuana on his private
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sides of the debate to legalize marijuana‚ focusing on the issue of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. The first part of the paper evaluates the arguments of those who favor keeping marijuana illegal‚ focusing on arguments of the gateway drug concept and the health dangers of marijuana use. The second part of the paper looks at the arguments for legalizing marijuana‚ especially for medicinal purposes. The paper gives special attention to the ethical and legal arguments of both sides
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Medicinal Marijuana Jerel Hughes GE 100 Majorie Bonds Imagine having an illness that couldn’t be cured. All the drugs administered never eased the symptoms‚ all except for one marijuana. This was the case for an eight year old boy named Sam diagnosed with Autism. Medical marijuana has many benefits and should be legalized in NC. The earliest accounts of marijuana being used for medicinal purposes dates back to the third millennium in China where is was used to treat rheumatic pain. Recent
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growing edible food crops like vegetables‚ fruits‚ cereals and pulses‚ the farmers also grow various types of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) which constitute an integral part of traditional home remedies. India is a land to about 17‚000 species of higher plants‚ out of which 7500 are known for their therapeutic uses. Ayurveda‚ has alone reported approximately 2000 medicinal plant species‚ followed by Siddha and Unani. The Charak Samhita‚ an ancient written document with rich literature regarding
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