Chand Babu

• RRIUM Srinagar University of Kashmir
• MD Scholar at RRIUM Srinagar

Backround: Filfil Darāz (Piper longum L.) is an important medicinal plant belonging to the Piperaceae family, is therapeutically used in many traditional systems of medicine, such as Unani, Ayurveda, Siddha, etc. Purpose of Review: This review's primary goal is to investigate data on Piper longum botanical description, Pharmacognostic characteristi...

Many medicinal plants that have been used for centuries to cure a wide range of illnesses, which are abundant over the world. In India, medicinal plants have long been utilized to treat both human and veterinary ailments. This illustrates the growing demand for medicinal plants and their products. Worldwide, there is a "renaissance" of herbs and a...

Psoriasis is an auto-immune, chronic inflammatory papulosquamous skin disease characterized by well-defined, sharply demarcated erythematous plaques covered in whitish, silvery scales. It is primarily caused by variations in the normal growth and differentiation of the skin's epidermis. Psoriasis is a global disease. Prevalence varies between natio...

Eriobotrya japonica Lind. (Family: Rosaceae) named as loquat, is a subtropical fruit, which is well known medicinal plant cultivated in Japan and China. Various parts, like leaves, peels and fruits have been shown to possess various useful health benefits. In Unani medicine, it is vastly utilized in many illnesses, like fevers, nausea, de-arranged...

Digitalis purpurea L. (foxglove) is an important medicinal plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. It is native to northern Africa (i.e., Morocco) and Europe (i.e. Denmark, France, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain). Its leaves have cardio-tonic, diuretic, sedative, hemostatic, antipyretic properties etc., and are...

Tukhm-i-Katān is a seed obtained from an annual herb Linum usitatissimum L. of Linaceae family. It is also known as Flaxseeds which are smooth, lustrous, and dark brown in colour. It has a mucilaginous, oily, and mildly bitter flavour. In USM it is used for various medicinal properties like anti-inflammatory, spermatogenic, vesicant, phlegm expecto...

Hiltīt or Hīng is an oleo-gum-resin derived from the roots of Ferula asafoetida. It is an old traditional spice also used in medicine for the treatment of various ailments since long time including asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, intestinal parasites, and so on. This has been shown to have antifungal, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-muta...

Introduction: India plays host to a number of vector-borne diseases, including dengue and chikungunya. Both diseases demonstrate a synchronised peak, and present with similar findings. An early accurate distinction between them is valuable for effective treatment and prevention of complications. Currently used diagnostic methods estimate either ant...