Current Traditional Medicine - Volume 2, Issue 3, 2016

There is substantial evidence for the formation of Aβ and their conversion into toxic species under hyperglycemic condition. So, we can say that brain is one of the most important sites for diabetic end organ damage and AZ can be considered as a type of Diabetes. Till date we don’t have proper therapy for successful prevention of neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases and research focuses to bring drugs that Read More

Wound and the process of wound healing are the two most important concerns of human being. Irrespective of the cause of wounds, the entire process of healing has been subjected to many facets of research since early days initially with natural and then with synthetic as well as natural remedies. But prominent among the most natural remedies, the plant based ones, has been proved to be time-tested. Throughout the Read More

Objective: To compare the antibacterial potency of cold press Nigella sativa oil against 49 clinical isolates. Method: A controlled disc diffusion method based on British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy antibiotic susceptibility testing guidelines was used. Results: Reproducible results were obtained that allowed comparison of intra species sensitivity. Staphylococcus aureus isolates (18) from skin and soft tissue infectio Read More

Background: Polygonatum verticillatum (Mahameda) is an important ingredient of Ashtawarga and other costly Ayurvedic formulations. Nowadays, due to large scale and indiscriminate collection of wild material, it has come under the category of endangered plants. To overcome the scarcity, substitutes of Mahameda are being commonly used in market by manufacturers. These substitutes differ from authentic plant by Ayurve Read More