Essays about: "herbal medicines"

Found 4 essays containing the words herbal medicines.

  1. 1. Mothers, Markets and Medicine : The role of traditional herbal medicine in primary women and child health care in the Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Systematisk biologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Hanna Lindh; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Traditional medicine is still the most common primary healthcare used in Tanzania, especially among women. The ethnobotanical studies performed in Tanzania have not explored women’s traditional medicine, with the result that we do not know that much about it, including if women’s usage of medicinal plants create a threat against the medicinal flora’s biodiversity or not. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local Use of Traditional and Modern Medicine : A case study in Babati District, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Magdalena Iancu; [2011]
    Keywords : ethnobotany; midwifery; healers; herbal remedies; indigenous knowledge;

    Abstract : This study aims to identify traditional medicines which people use in Babati District, Tanzania and to find out which direction the local use and knowledge of traditional medicine is taking in comparison with modern medicine (MM). It is a case study based both on primary and secondary sources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Pepparmyntans bioaktiva ämnen - hur påverkar de människors hälsa?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Food Science

    Author : Anton Pallin; [2010]
    Keywords : pepparmynta; örtte; antioxidanter; luteolin; mentol; menton;

    Abstract : Since early civilization, herbal tea has been used as remedies for an abundance of different diseases. Among these herbal remedies, peppermint (Mentha piperita) was used for its effect on bowel related ailments. Even though peppermint was not described until late 17th century, it has been used since 1000 years before Christ by the Egyptians. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of a reporter gene assay for PXR mediated CYP3A4 induction

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Frank Nylén; [2008]
    Keywords : CYP3A4; induction; reporter gene assay;

    Abstract : PXR mediated elevation of CYP3A4 expression is a costly problem in drug development as well as a clinical problem due to clinically important drug interactions caused by the enzyme induction. CYP3A4 is responsible for the metabolism of more than 50% of the drugs commonly used today. Many of these, as well as other compounds e.g. READ MORE