Current Traditional Medicine - Volume 2, Issue 1, 2016

Species from the Ficus genera are used in traditional medicine in Malaysia, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Africa, South America and other countries. The aim of this article is to review the phytochemicals, ethnomedicine uses and pharmacology of the Ficus species. The phytochemicals in these species are flavonoids, alkaloids, triterpenoids, coumarins, phenolics, ceramide, cerebroside, stilbenes and alkyl ferulates. The p Read More

Despite the considerable advancements in Biomedicine, it does not seem to meet all the needs of an individual. Indeed, the heterogeneity of reality must be understood through complex schemes and for this reason we think that utilize inclusive healthcare models could represent the goal of the development of medical knowledge and practice. From our point of view, this leads to the necessity of rethinking a new paradigm that w Read More

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. As per modern science and ancient literature on medicine, nasal drug delivery systems are the best for the diseases related to brain and head. In older times Rishi Muni, ancient scholars and physicians used to recommend Hawan for mental peace and well being. Mritunjay Mantra also tells that sughandhim (aroma, fragrance) gives rise to go Read More

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid sickle shape in hypoxic conditions. Recent reports revealed also that SCD patients are sensitive to bacterial infections. Among microbial agents, Staphylococcus aureus is the bacteria most implicated in septicemia and osteomyelitis in SCD patients. The aim of the present study was to extract and evaluate the bioactivit Read More

To investigate the hepatoprotective and in vitro antioxidant activity of aqueous methanolic extract (AME) of polyherbal formulation of Calotropis procera (C. procera), Gymnema sylvestre (G. sylvestre) and Lawsonia inermis (L. inermis) leaves. The activity of the extracts was assessed on the basis of improvement in the altered level of various biochemical parameters in the liver of the rats. The extracts were also investigated Read More

Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F.H. Chen (Araliaceae) is widely used for improving cardiovascular disease in traditional medicine. This study aims to investigate phytochemical and antithrombotic effects of saponin fraction of P. notoginseng. The P. notoginseng roots were extracted with ethanol 80%, and the obtained extracts were partitioned using n-hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water, successively. The repeated silica g Read More

Rhein is one of the main components of Rheum. It is widely used for the treatment of tumor, virus, diabetic nephropathy, bacterial infection and inflammatory, and it shows excellent clinical application value. Here, recent studies on the pharmacological activity and synthesis of rhein and its derivatives were reviewed and future direction was also briefly discussed, hoping to provide beneficial information for the research of rh Read More