Comprehensive review on Madayantika (Lawsonia inermis L.)

Ayurveda, Indian system of medicine is gaining importance throughout the world due to its novel healing approach. Nature has gifted us with abundant medicinal plants to create disease free and healthy life. Dravyaguna is one unique branch explained in Ayurveda which deals with herbal drugs along with their properties, action and its application in different diseases. Madayantika (Lawsonia inermis L.) is one such plant which is cultivated throughout India owing to its commercial value. It is a shrub with leaf, flower, roots and seeds as its useful parts. It is mainly useful in Kustha (Skin diseases), Kamala (Jaundice), Shwitra (Vitiligo), Jwara (fever), etc. It is also used as fungicidal, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, analgesic and anticancerous effects. It is also known for its cosmetic use as a colouring agent for hair, nails, etc. Hence an effort is made to review the drug Madayantika (Lawsonia inermis L.

Historical exclusion, conflict, health systems and Ill-health among tribal communities in India : a synthesis of three studies

The report aims to consolidate key findings across three studies among tribal populations in India; to understand and explain the diverse nature of health inequities along with processes and historical contexts which create, configure and sustain these inequities; it also questions the existing understanding of health equity. The three research partners explored different facets of health inequities among tribal communities from diverse historical and geographic contexts. A detailed sub-section examines the role of the health system in health inequities experienced by the tribal communities

Comprehensive review on Arishtaka (Sapindus trifoliatus L. and S. mukorossi Gaertn)

Introduction: Arishtaka is a small to medium sized deciduous tree, mentioned in Ayurveda classics which is botanically identified as Sapindus trifoliatus L. and Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. belonging to family Sapindaceae. Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn is mainly used in North India while Sapindus trifoliatus in Southern India. Fruit, root, leaf and seed are the useful parts. The plant has been mentioned with different synonyms in our classics. Objective: To obtain a comprehensive review on Arishtaka from Ayurvedic scriptures and ethnomedicinal practices. Method: Information regarding the drug Arishtaka has been compiled from Brhattrayi - Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hrudaya and Samgraha, printed and online sources of Nighantu, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Database on Medicinal Plants used in Ayurveda, Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Indian Medicinal Plants, Indian Materia Medica, Wealth of India, Dravyaguna Vijnana Volume 2 by Priyavrat Sharma, Dravyakosha by Karnataka Knowledge Commission, Dravyaguna Hastamalaka and Online articles related to experimental study on Sapindus species. Result: The drug shows wide therapeutic and folklore use. It was found the drug was known with 22 synonyms which was compiled from 6 Nighantus. Conclusion: Since the drug is available in the most parts of Indian subcontinent, further experimental, pre-clinical and clinical research on the drug is required to establish the therapeutic efficiency and mechanism of action on the above-mentioned disorders

Controlled attachment of ultrafine platinum nanoparticles on functionalized carbon nanotubes with high electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation

Platinum nanoparticles with average diameters of 2-3 nm have been coated on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by controlled attachment of an intermediate on the walls of the nanotube. Reduction of the intermediate leads to the formation platinum nanoparticles which are uniformly coated on the nanotubes. This composite shows excellent electrocatalytic activity toward methanol oxidation and hence is a candidate material for fuel cell applications. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry studies indicate that these composites have a better electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation compared with a commercial Pt-carbon mixture with similar Pt loading. The intermediate approach for the formation of hybrids is general and can be extended to other systems

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