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{"title":"Inaccurate Reporting of the Effects of Laetrile: Mistreatment of Ellison, Byar and Newell (1978) in Professional Papers","authors":"Stephen D. Krashen","doi":"10.5580/18c5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/18c5","url":null,"abstract":"There have been only two large-scale clinical studies on the impact of Laetrile (amygdalin) on cancer. In one of them, Ellison, Byar and Newell (1978) reviewed cases in which Laetrile was thought to be of help. Those who have cited this study have come to very different interpretations, however, some concluding that it showed that Laetrile was effective and some concluding that it was not. A review of Ellison et. al. shows that even a conservative interpretation of their results suggests that condemnation of Laetrile may have been premature.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126160797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect Of Thermal Massage On Human T-Lymphocyte And Natural Killer Cell Function","authors":"C. So, J.V. Sarath, R. Giolli, S. Gollapudi","doi":"10.5580/317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/317","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the effect of thermomechanical massage on human immune cell function. Immunological studies were performed on 10 healthy volunteers (average age: 24 years). Subjects were asked to lie on a thermomechanical massage device (TMD), for 20 minutes, twice a week, for a total of 8 weeks. Blood samples were collected before entry into the study and at the beginning of the 16th session. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated and were evaluated for immunophenotypic characteristics as well as for the functional parameters of T-lymphocytes (T cells) and natural killer (NK) cells. T cell proliferation was assessed by 3H-thymidine incorporation assay. NK cell mediated cytotoxicity was determined by a non-radioactive cytotoxicity assay kit using flow cytometry. Immunophenotyping of the peripheral blood lymphocytes showed increased percentages of T cells (CD3+), T cell subsets (CD4+ and CD8+), and NK cells (CD16+CD56+). Functional analysis revealed a significant increase in T cell proliferative response to PHA, a polyclonal T cell mitogen, and a significant increase in NK cell cytotoxicity following the use of TMD. We conclude that use of TMD twice a week may modulate immune function and may be beneficial in subjects with impaired immune function, such as aging individuals and HIV patients.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129202082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lichens- Role in Traditional Medicine and Drug Discovery","authors":"S. Malhotra, R. Subban, Amritpal S. Singh","doi":"10.5580/3d9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/3d9","url":null,"abstract":"Lichens represent a unique division in the plant kingdom. They have been used in Traditional systems of medicine including Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM), Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Homeopathic and Western Medical Herbals. Lichens have been used in the treatment of diverse diseases like arthritis, alopecia, constipation, kidney diseases, leprosy, pharyngitis rabies, infection, worm and infestation. The medicinal utility of lichens is regarded to presence of secondary compounds like of usnic acid and atranorin. Animal investigations on lichens have demonstrated antimicrobial, antitumor and immunomodulaor activity. One of the reasons for exploring biological compounds in lichens is the potential for medical use. However, much work remains to link medical effects with specific lichen species.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126564792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Viremedy Effects in Severe Contaminations with some Infectious Organisms in Laboratory Mice","authors":"K. Esmaeili, Z. Hassan, H. Vazini, Nima Khorramabadi, Abbas Jamali","doi":"10.5580/326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/326","url":null,"abstract":"It has been stated that Viremedy is a material including specific information, whose translation to correspondent vital information leads to rise of vital potentials fulfillment in living being (in accordance with its nature and development...). Objective: Investigation of Viremedy effects in severe contaminations with infectious organisms (as biologic stresses) in laboratory mice. Method: Control groups were given tap water not including Viremedy, and Case-1 groups were given tap water including Viremedy. Then, all mice were interaperitoneally injected by high dose of the infectious organisms. From this time, also Case-2 groups were given Viremedy. (The numbers of deaths subsequent to the contaminations in the groups were daily recorded.) Results have indicated \"significant\" effect of Viremedy on increase of the mice survival, in severe contaminations with Herpes simplex (type 1) \"Virus\" (with a direct relationship between Viremedy effect and duration of taking the remedy), Toxoplasma gondii (RH strain) \"parasite\", and Salmonella typhimurium \"bacterium\".","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129563329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dietary Supplement Containing Mixture of Raw Curry, Garlic, and Ginger Powder Exerts Both Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidaemic Effect","authors":"E. Ugwuja, N. Ugwu, Augustine N. Nwibo","doi":"10.5580/bd4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/bd4","url":null,"abstract":"In a bid to determine the effect of spices mixture on some haematological and biochemical parameters, 20 normal albino rats (all male) weighing 91.9-124.84g assigned into groups I-III and controls and fed on dietary supplement containing 1%, 2%, 5% and 0%, W/W mixture of raw curry, garlic and ginger powder were investigated. Supplementation at all levels had no significant (p > 0.05) effect on body weight, haematological parameters (PCV, Hb and WBC), and serum total protein. However, the spices mixture exerted significantly (p < 0.05), both hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effect at 2% w/w of the supplement beyond which there was significant increases in both mean plasma glucose and serum total cholesterol. Conclusion: While spice mixture containing raw curry, ginger and garlic powder are beneficial at culinary doses, its benefits and safety at higher doses remain unclear.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132963358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the antiseptic properties of Cassia alata-based herbal soap","authors":"C. O. Esimone, C. Nworu, U. Ekong, B. Okereke","doi":"10.5580/b0e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/b0e","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we evaluated the antimicrobial potency of a herbal soap formulated with ethanol extract of Cassia alata. The herbal soap exhibited excellent antimicrobial effect in the in vitro studies as well as in the palm-washing studies on volunteers. The antimicrobial activity of the soap is predominantly against Gram-positive and opportunistic yeast. At a reduction time of 5 mins, the herbal soap recorded a significantly (P<0.05) lower mean viable microbial count of 2.12 x 104 cfu/ml (a reduction in microbial load of 94.78%) as against the 4.07 x 105 cfu/ml recorded before the application of the soap. The herbal soap formulated with Cassia alata demonstrated high potency against common pathogens of the skin and therefore a potential excipient in the production of antiseptic soaps. These findings have high medical, industrial and economic significance as extracts of Cassia alata could be harnessed in the formulation of medicated soaps.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123066333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does Massage Therapy affect Brain Metabolites","authors":"N. Binesh, R. Cohen, F. Moser, M. Maya, B. Pressman, M. Rapaport","doi":"10.5580/1f7f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1f7f","url":null,"abstract":"This performed study was to examine changes in brain metabolites following Light Touch (simulated massage) and Swedish massage (deep tissue massage) detected by MR Spectroscopy. The results showed no significant alteration in brain metabolites before and after Light Touch or Swedish massage.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128730562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"HPLC Analysis of the Phenolic Profiles in Different Parts of Chilli (Capsicum annum) and Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Moench","authors":"U. P. Singh, A. Suman, M. Sharma, Jaya Singh, Amitabh Singh, S. Maurya","doi":"10.5580/103d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/103d","url":null,"abstract":"The nature of phenolic acids in the two important vegetable crops chilli (Capsicum annum, Family Solanaceae) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Family Malvaceae) was investigated and their medicinal significance was discussed. Presence of tannic, gallic, caffeic, vanillic, ferulic, chlorogenic and cinnamic acids was recorded in different parts of the plant and seeds of various varieties. Gallic acid was found to be the major constituent in almost all the plant parts of chilli and okra. Concentration of tannic, ferulic, chlorogenic and cinnamic acids varied significantly in seeds of okra varieties, namely, BO2, VRO5, IIVRO10 and Prabhani Kranti. Presence of caffeic acid could only be traced in different varieties of chilly while vannillc acid was found only in the fruits of sweet pepper.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129114544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indian Herbal Drug for General Healthcare: An Overview","authors":"M. Pandey, S. Rastogi, A. Rawat","doi":"10.5580/1c51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1c51","url":null,"abstract":"The medicinal plants are important therapeutic aids for alleviating various ailments of humankind. In the recent past there has been a tremendous increase in the use of plant-based health products in developing as well as developed countries resulting in an exponential growth of herbal products globally. An upward trend has been observed in the research on herbals. Export–Import Bank reports reveal that the global trade of plant-derived and plant originated products is around US $60 billion. Herbal medicines have a strong traditional or conceptual base and the potential to be useful as drugs in terms of safety and effectiveness leads for treating different diseases. India, with its mega-biodiversity and knowledge-rich ancient traditional systems of medicine viz. Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Amchi and local health traditions, provides a strong base for the utilization of a large number of plants in general healthcare and alleviation of common ailments of the people. A number of Indian medicinal plants are used as rejuvenators as well as for treating various disease conditions. They may be tonics, antimalarials, antipyretics, aphrodisiacs, expectorants, hepatoprotectives, antirheumatics, diuretics etc. However, proper methodologies for the research and development are the need of the day for tapping the full therapeutic potentials of plants. In the present article an endeavor has been made to present an overview of the Indian medicinal plants used for general healthcare. Since the different systems of medicine practised in India, viz, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Amchi and local health traditions, utilize a large number of plants that are commonly used as tonics, antimalarials, antipyretics, aphrodisiacs, expectorants, hepatoprotectives, antirheumatics, diuretics etc, an attempt has also been made to enumerates some of these plants/ drugs used for the alleviation of some common ailments with special emphasis on Rasayana drugs. 1. HERBAL DRUGS-CURRENT SCENARIO Use of herbal medicines is wide spread in developing as well as developed countries. The use of plant-based health products was also increased in other European countries [1]. Export–Import Bank reports reveal that the global trade of plant-derived and plant originated products is around US $60 billion (with growth of 7% per annum) where India holds stake of US $1 billion [2,3] which is expected to reach 3 trillion US$ by the end of 2015. World Health Organization (WHO) has made an attempt to identify all medicinal plants used globally and listed more than 20,000 species. NAPRALERT database documents ethnomedicinal uses alone for 9200 of 33000 species of monocots, dicots, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes and lichens, which would suggest that 28 % of plants on earth have been used ethnomedicinally [4]. India is also considered as one of the potential exporting countries of medicinal plants. India has 2.4% of world's area with 8% of global biodiversity. It is one of the 12 megadiversity hot-spot r","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122290297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Critical Study of Aloe ferox in view of Ayurveda","authors":"Sharduli Rajiv Terwadkar Ayurvedavaridhi, P.H.Kulkarn Ayurvedavaridhi","doi":"10.5580/1f4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1f4","url":null,"abstract":"South Africa & India have rich heritage of ancient wisdom and their Traditional Medicinal Systems are part of it. Aloe ferox is compared with Aloe vera on the basis of Ayurvedic principles & other theories. This is theoretical research & can lead to many interesting researches. On the basis of this study, dried exudate of Kumari (Aloe vera) can be used which is not commonly seen in practice. As Kumari (Aloe vera) shows similarity to Aloe ferox used in Traditional South African Medicine, we can use them as substitute to eachother. This study throws light on many new uses of Kumari & also leads to researches in many fields like Ayurveda, Pharmacology, Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine etc. This study proves that we can compare plants of same family & genus occurring in different countries with the help of Ayurvedic principles explained in texts of DravyaGunaVidnyan.","PeriodicalId":107168,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Alternative Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128249784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}