A natural sweetener, honey has innumerable pharmacological properties in addition to its nutritive value. Honey has been in human use since 8000 years and has been traditionally used by almost all systems of medicine including Islamic medicine. Although chemical composition varies according to the botanical source, carbohydrates constitute a major portion of its composition. Fructose is in abundance followed by glucose. There are many other constituents present in small amounts like proteins, enzymes, amino acids, minerals, trace elements, vitamins, aromatic compounds and poly-phenols which contribute to various medicinal properties of honey. Honey has been in use traditionally for treatment of various ailments like gastritis, diarrhoea, ophthalmic conditions, skin infections, wounds etc. Enough evidence is now present supporting antimicrobial, antioxidant, wound healing and other potentials medicinal properties of honey. We systematically searched published papers on the subject in the databases of Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, Crossref and Google Scholar between 1st January 2000 and July 2022 with an aim to review pharmacological and therapeutic potentials of honey. Owing to investigated pharmacological and therapeutic potentials of honey we conclude that honey can be looked upon as a safe and efficacious alternative in management and prevention of various disorders. Key words: Honey, Pharmacological, Therapeutic, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant.
Background and Aims:The traditional system of medicine continues
Background: The field of nutrition of women in India that has been sadly neglected pertains to the adolescent girls. The adolescent girls, the young women, the mothers to be, represent an age group which experience a crucial phase of growth. Iron deficiency anaemia is a highly prevalent and seemingly intractable problem, particularly among females of reproductive age group in developing countries. Following early childhood, during the adolescent growth spurts, the risk of iron deficiency and anaemia reappears for both boys and girls, after which it subsides for boys but remains for girls because of menstrual loss. Aim of the study was to find the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among school going adolescent girls in the field area of National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore. Methods: The present study is an observational, cross-sectional, school health survey undertaken to know the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among adolescent girls in the field area of NIUM. The present study was completed within a period of 6 months from August 2008 to January 2008. Prevalence of IDA was determined on the basis of RBC indices (MCV, MCHC) and erythrocyte morphology, evaluated from the points of anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, hypochromia and microcytosis on peripheral blood smear examination. Results: In the study population (240 girls), 25% (60) subjects were affected with various grades of anaemia, i.e., 20.4% (49) were mildly anaemic and 4.6% (11) moderately anaemic. There was no case of severe anaemia. The prevalence of IDA was seen in 11.6% of study population. Conclusions: The present study provides an indication to initiate the anaemia prophylaxis measures for adolescent girls in India including nutrition education in schools. Adolescent girls should be a target group in any programme that builds demand for sustaining iron supplementation or higher dietary intake.
Background: To develop the high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) finger print profile of hydroalcoholic and ethylalcohol extracts of seeds of Tudri Surkh (Cheiranthus cheiri). Methods: Chromatographic technique was used for separation of components from hydroalcoholic and ethylalcohol extracts of seeds and HPTLC was carried out using CAMAG HPTLC system equipped with Linomat V applicator, and WinCATS software.Results: HPTLC profiling of the extract confirm the presence of various phytochemicals. At 640 nm HPTLC finger print of hydroalcoholic extract revealed 16 components with Rf=0.05-0.94 while ethylalcohol extracts revealed 19 components peaks with Rf=0.07 to 0.96. Well separated and compact greenish, yellow and pink bands were visualized using anisaldehyde sulphuric acid reagent.Conclusions: We conclude that HPTLC fingerprint profiling of seed extracts of Tudri Surkh (Cheiranthus cheiri) revels presence of various compounds and can be utilized as a marker for standardization and proper identification of the plant material to be used for preparation of traditional drugs.
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. In majority of cases of knee OA the etiology remains unidentified, however, a number of systemic and local biomechanical factors have been associated with the increased risk of this disorder. These factors may determine the onset of knee OA and rapidity with which the disorder progresses. Occupation and sports participation are among the commonly implicated risk factors and have been studied in detail for their relationship with knee OA. An increased risk of knee OA has been observed in people who are involved in jobs requiring bending and kneeling of the knee joint. Likewise, persons who participate in sports involving excessive strain of the knee joint also carry a higher risk of development of this disorder in the later part of their life. In this review we present the data, obtained from original resources, determining the relationship between occupation and sports participation with the onset and progression of knee OA.
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