Tanuj Joshi

• Kumaun University

Ginger ( Zingiber officinale ) has been utilized for medicinal and culinary purposes for thousands of years. Its extensive history showcases diverse uses and health benefits. In this study, we conducted a thorough analysis of the scientific literature landscape surrounding ginger using bibliometric techniques, aiming to explore recurring topics, tr...

Background Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disease dependent on immunoglobulin E and causes inflammation of the nasal mucosa, leading to decreased quality of life for affected patients. Since common treatments, including corticosteroids and antihistamines, have temporary therapeutic effects and numerous side effects, investigating natural comp...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is broadly used as a traditional remedy and food ingredient, and numerous preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated health benefits in a range of age-related disorders. Moreover, longevity-promoting effects have been demonstrated in several (preclinical) research models. With this work, we aimed to compr...

Nutrition is a key determinant of health, and the dissemination of reliable nutrition information to consumers is of great importance for public health. Especially with the rise of digital communication technologies and the wide-spread online misinformation, the provision of qualitative science-based information related to diet is of great importan...

Drug delivery through targeted approach

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Radiation has a deteriorating effect on humans as well as on the environment depending on its level, although we have all been exposed to natural gamma radiation from birth. The presence of radionuclides in rocks, soil, plants, and water is a major factor behind the natural gamma radiation. The present study deals with the study of natural gamma ra...

Background The development of digital technologies and the evolution of open innovation approaches have enabled the creation of diverse virtual organizations and enterprises coordinating their activities primarily online. The open innovation platform titled “International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce” (INPST) was established in 2018, to bring...

Stress leads to several health complications. Stress results in poor dietary habits and poor dietary habits lead to stress. Thus, stress and diet go hand in hand. Stress, eating behaviors, diet, addiction to food, and dietary modifications are important concepts associated with the modern lifestyle. The relation of stress with diet is very importan...

Background: The development of digital technologies and the evolution of open innovation approaches have enabled the creation of diverse virtual organizations and enterprises coordinating their activities primarily online. The open innovation platform titled "International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce" (INPST) was established in 2018, to brin...

In the recent past the interest of the human civilization has shifted towards the use of antioxidants in food and as drugs for maintaining the normal wellbeing. It is suggested that consumption of antioxidant rich food reduces the oxidative stress and helps preventing a number of degenerative disorders. Due to scarcity of literature related to anti...

Amino acids alter from one another with the special chemical structure of alky group (-R) attached with amino (-NH2) group and an acidic carboxyl group (-COOH). This magnificent structure provides a special bonding capacity to bind with numerous molecules essential to health, so amino acids are also part of cells building protein. Amino acids could...

An important role is played by sterols in the functioning of human body. Sterols are distributed widely in animal, plant and microbial species. Sterols like cholesterol are important to the human body. Harmful effect on the human body is produced by excess amount of sterols whereas normal amounts are required for proper functioning of the body. Ste...

A variety of diseases are produced by oxidative stress in the human body. Arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, loss of memory, depression, arteriosclerosis, cancer, ageing and diabetes have elements of oxidative stress in them. Selenium has several benefits on human health. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunological act...

The changing lifestyle of human beings has impacted health in number of ways. It is the main gateway for the pathogenesis of various diseases and increase in the serum uric acid (UA) level in human body is one them. Though, UA is one of the major antioxidants found in human body which plays a significant role in providing almost half antioxidant ac...

Nowadays, the incidence of obesity is a global challenge and it is estimated that the total number of overweight and obese adults will increase up to 1.35 billion by 2030. Evidence obtained from clinical and experimental studies shows that obesity may be associated with cognitive performance and executive function impairments. Considering various e...

The paper deals with the seasonal variation of physico-chemical parameters in natural spring water sources collected from Pithoragarh city, Uttarakhand, India. A total of sixteen parameters were investigated for pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons during the study. Total dissolved solids have been found to range from 315 to 729 mg/L during pre-mon...

Medicinal plants find use across different cultures in the world. People have derived numerous benefits by using various plants for centuries. Herbal drugs are supposed to be safe, but there are chances these might cause toxicity and other complications. Thus toxicity studies are essential for a medicinal plant before being used in humans. The pres...

Background Cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and insulin resistance demonstrate elements of functional impairment of the endothelium. Treatment of endothelial dysfunction with natural products, such as pomegranate, can open new ways in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Purpose The present meta-analysis provides information in highlighting...

Centella asiatica (CA) (also known as Mandukaparni) an effective neuroprotective and there for also called brain tonic. The plant has been used in Ayurveda and other Asian traditional medicine system as a memory enhancing drug. It is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical countries from 200 to 2100 m a.s.l. and is native to Asia, Africa, A...

Genus Galanthus, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceous, is an important genus in terms of its therapeutic potential. It is associated with different pharmacological activities due to the various phytoconstituents found in the species belonging to this genus. Among various alkaloids, two alkaloids identified initially were galanthine and galantami...

Lepidium meyenii an herbaceous life form, popularized as a Maca, belongs to family Brassicae, cultivated up to 4500 m asl. The species are natural sources of diverse health benefit compounds, namely starch, polyphenolics, dietary fiber, alkaloids, protein, macamides, gingerol (phenol), ergosterol peroxide (steroid) and tanshinone I, panaxytriol, ma...

The potential of plants in the treatment of severe diseases and disorders is well known since Vedic age. Evidences strongly show that most of the ancient medical practitioner’s had utilised the magic of plant based remedies to get maximum therapeutic outcomes. Modern era researchers and scientists are also very well aware of the therapeutic benefit...

The plant Bacopa monnieri L. (common name brahmi) is a time-honored Indian herb, which has very big monetary cost due to memory revitalizing/enhancing capacity. The estimated annual market demand of B. monnieri was estimated at 1000 tons for the year 2000 and reported by Board of National Medicinal Plants. It has continued to increase day by day fo...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a plant that carries huge potential to cure a number of physiological conditions. It is a drug that has been used in traditional and folk medicine for over two millennia. It is a drug mentioned in the Ayurveda. Despite all of these factors, ginger basically finds its use as a spice and hence its potential has not yet...

Junk food may be defined as any food which is low in nutrients (protein, vitamin, fibers) and high in everything else (salt, sugar, fat, energy). It is a food which is easy to cook and serve, after dissolving or dispersing in a liquid. Junk food is becoming widely popular nowadays among youths due to ready availability, taste, and low cost. Foods s...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the seasonal variation of the uranium (U) concentration level in natural drinking water. Laser fluorimetry technique has been used for the microanalysis of uranium concentration in water samples collected from different natural sources like springs and subterranean springs of various depths. A total...

Despite recent advancements in clinical drugs, diabetes treatment still needs further progress. As such, ongoing research has attempted to determine the precise molecular mechanisms of the disorder. Specifically, evidence supports that several signaling pathways play pivotal roles in the development of diabetes. However, the exact molecular mechani...

Water is the inevitable element present on Earth. The hydrosphere consists of the total amount of water on the planet. In the present scenario, water quality has been depleted a lot, sometimes due to natural reasons and sometimes anthropogenic activities are responsible for this deterioration. Clean and safe drinking water is the basic need and rig...

Excessive alcohol consumption is the cause of several diseases and thus is of a major concern for society. Worldwide alcohol consumption has increased by many folds over the past decades. This urgently calls for intervention and relapse counteract measures. Modern pharmacological solutions induce complete alcohol self-restraint and prevent relapse,...

Diabetes affects a large population of the world. Lifestyle, obesity, dietary habits, and genetic factors contribute to this metabolic disease. A target pathway to control diabetes is the 5′‐adenosine monophosphate‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. AMPK is a heterotrimeric protein with α, β, and γ subunits. In several studies, AMPK...

In pharmaceutical industry there are some possibilities of contamination and cross contamination because of improper cleaning of equipment, apparatus, processing area or the starting material, this can lead to severe hazards, therefore in pharmaceutical industry we can’t afford any contamination as well as cross contamination. This can be minimiz...

Ethanolic extract of the roots of A. racemosus improved the stress tolerance in chemical writhing test and swimming endurance test at all the doses as compared to stress control group. Restraint stress induced elevation of blood glucose, triglyceride and cholesterol levels were significantly lowered by pretreatment with extract. Moreover, stress in...