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Seed germination is an essential process in ensuring successful natural succession and planting activities. Factors affecting seed germination, namely, seed viability and dormancy, were tested. It was found that seed scarification was the best technique in breaking seed dormancy, wherein 38 out of 40 Acacia mangium wild. Seeds germinated. For seed viability, Zea mays L. …

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Camellia sinensis commonly called “tea” is the second most extensively consumed beverage in the world, following water, and has a slightly cooling, astringent flavor. The drink is prepared from the evergreen perennial shrub called Camellia sinensis (L.). The tender leaves are processed to make a drink that gives people the crucial pep and stimulus necessary …

An Overview of Tea, A Health Tonic and its Beneficial Impact on Human Health Worldwide Read More »

Abstract Probiotic microorganisms have generated a great interest in the scientific community to understand the complex mechanisms underlying their beneficial effects. Probiotic commensal organisms are recognized to be modulators of innate and adaptive immune responses. They work by activation of immune response and yet are able to suppress the over-inflammatory responses.The signalling mechanisms usually involve …

Immunomodulatory Effects of Probiotics: An Update Read More »

The term Biodiversity wasnamed by Walter Rosen, 1985. Approximately 50 million species of plants, animals & microbes are existing in the world. Among this only 2 million are identified so far. Biodiversity also includes: Variability of genus, Variability of varieties, Variability of species, Variability of populations in different ecosystems, Variability in relative abundance of species. …

Biodiversity: An Entrepreneurship Mission for the World to Conserve for Living Creatures in Future Prospects Read More »

Plants have been used as a medicinal plant since humans have existed. Paleontologists have found the remains of medicinal plants such as Opium poppies, Cannabis, and Ephedra from around 60,000 years ago. Medicinal properties are attributed due to the bioactive compounds obtained from the plant parts whether it is root, bark, shoot, seeds, flower, berry …

Sex Linked Molecular Marker Gene in Medicinal Plants – Review Read More »

Unani system of medicine is the traditional art of healing recognized worldwide. Medicinal plants have been served through ages as a constant source of medicament for the treatment of variety of ailments. Cancer is considered as one of the fastest growing diseases with an estimated worldwide incidence of 10 million new cases per year. According …

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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia; it is a syndrome in which there is deterioration in thinking, memory, behavior and the ability to perform everyday activities. Brain cell connections and the cells themselves degenerate and die which eventually destroy the memory and other important mental functions. According to WHO, 50 million people …

Alzheimer’s disease and its Management in Unani System of Medicine Read More »

Oligohydramnios is one of the complications of pregnancy and contribute significant to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Oligohydramnios defined as an extremely rare condition where the liquor amnii is deficient in amount to the extent of less than 200ml at term or AF volume less than expected Gestational age. 15-25% of cases of oligohydramnios …

Efficacy of Unani Formulation in qillat-e-rahel (oligohydramnios) – A case Series Study Read More »

Olfactometer studies on the attraction of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma japonicum to the synomones extracted from the YSB-damaged rice plants revealed that attraction was maximum in the order of YSB-damaged TN 1, YSB-damaged TKM 6, healthy TN 1 and healthy TKM 6. YSB-damaged TN 1 attracted 21.50 numbers of adult egg parasitoid as compared to …

Orientational Response of Trichogramma Japonicum to the Synomone from Rice Yellow Stem Borer-Damaged and Healthy Plants Read More »

Biotechnology has been round for an extended time. Our descendants are creating usage of biotechnology for several things like the baking of bread exploiting yeast. Biotechnology itself as a word suggests, is the “fusion of biology and technology” exploiting biological procedures for product research and development. Although useful, there are been considerations that Biotechnology is …

Biotechnology: A Bane for Healthcare Read More »