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A Review on Novel Techniques Used for Drying Medicinal Plants and Its Applications

International Journal of Biomaterials, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The drying of medicinal plants is a crucial step in their processing since it preserves the active ingredients and increases their shelf life. Traditional drying methods often exhibit limitations such as extended drying time, loss of bioactive components, and decreased product quality.
Ansu Sara Eapen, Yuvraj Khasherao Bhosale, Swarup Roy, Jianxun Ding   +3 more
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Pharmacological Overview of Galactogogues

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Galactogogues are substances used to induce, maintain, and increase milk production, both in human clinical conditions (like noninfectious agalactias and hypogalactias) and in massification of production in the animal dairy industry. This paper aims to report the state of the art on the possible mechanisms of action, effectiveness, and side effects of ...
Felipe Penagos Tabares, Juliana V. Bedoya Jaramillo, Zulma Tatiana Ruiz-Cortés, William Ravis   +3 more
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Extraction of Bioactive Compounds From Withania somnifera: The Biological Activities and Potential Application in the Food Industry: A Review

International Journal of Food Science, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
As awareness of the link between diet and health grows, people are increasingly prioritizing functional foods that offer additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Ashwagandha, scientifically known as Withania somnifera (WS), is a perennial plant which belongs to the family Solanaceae, which grows abundantly in subtropical regions of the world.
Siva Karthikeyan Singirala, Praveen Kumar Dubey, Swarup Roy, Adadi Parise   +3 more
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Modulation of Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke following Ayurveda (Indian System of Medicine) Treatment

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Objectives. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in stroke has implications on morbidity and mortality. Ayurveda (Indian system of medicine) describes stroke as pakshaghata. We intended to study the effect of Ayurveda therapies on the cardiac autonomic dysfunction. Methods. Fifty patients of ischemic stroke (middle cerebral artery territory) (mean age 39.26 ±
Sriranjini Sitaram Jaideep, Dindagur Nagaraja, Pramod Kumar Pal, D. Sudhakara, Sathyaprabha N. Talakad, Joen-Rong Sheu   +5 more
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Quantifying Bindu matra of Shatavari ghrita: A pilot study

International Journal of Ayurveda Research
Introduction: Nasya is a therapy where the medicine is instilled through nostrils. It has been considered an important regimen in daily life as per Ayurvedic classics.
Richa Tiwari, Mahesh Vyas, Kamal Kumar, Nidhi Sharma   +3 more
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Rasayana and Vajikaran: An effective remedy in male climacteric

Environment Conservation Journal, 2015
Physiologically, a lot of noticeable changes occur in men around the ages of 40, 50 or even 60 depending on factors such as heredity, body constitution and even the environment.
Uttam Kumar Sharma, Shobhit Kumar , Reena Pandey , V.K Pandey   +3 more
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Polyphenols and Lactation: Molecular Evidence to Support the Use of Botanical Galactagogues

Molecular Nutrition &Food Research, Volume 68, Issue 9, May 2024.
Ruminant, rodent, and in vitro models provide insight into the molecular pathways of botanical breastfeeding supplements. Breastfeeding mothers often use herbs, foods, and supplements containing polyphenols to improve lactation. Some examples include fenugreek (quercetin), grapes (resveratrol), and green tea (epigallocatechin).
Shannon L. Kelleher, Serena Burkinshaw, Seun Elizabeth Kuyooro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indian Traditional Ayurvedic System of Medicine and Nutritional Supplementation

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Food is the major source for serving the nutritional needs, but with growing modernization some traditional ways are being given up. Affluence of working population with changing lifestyles and reducing affordability of sick care, in terms of time and money involved, are some of the forces that are presently driving people towards thinking about their ...
M. M. Pandey, Subha Rastogi, A. K. S. Rawat, Tanawan Kummalue   +3 more
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Masculinization in guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peter, 1859 using phytoextracts loaded ZnO nanoparticles

Aquaculture Reports
The study presents a potential alternative to synthetic hormones, pending further environmental safety evaluation, for the production of all-male Poecilia reticulata using ZnO nanoparticles loaded with Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) and Withania ...
Adeeba Hamdani, Anil S. Pawase, Raju M. Tibile, Varsha R. Bhatkar, Sangita S. Wasave, Gajanan S. Ghode, Riya G. Bhute, Shifa Kazi, Sagarika Swain   +8 more
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Effect of dietary supplementation of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus wild) On heamatobiochemical parameters of broilers [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2010
Eighty, day old straight run commercial broilers chicks were randomly distributed into four groups (T1, T2, T3 and T4) of two replications having ten chicks in each, reared on deep litter system upto 8 weeks of age. The chicks in all the treatment groups
Rekhate, D.H., Smita Ukey, Leena N. Mangle and Deshmukh, B.S.   +4 more
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