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Medicinal Plants and Treatment of Disease

Read this article to learn about the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diseases. The use of plants as the source of remedies for the treatment of many diseases dates back to prehis­tory and people of all continents have this old tra­dition. Plants continue to be a major source of medicines, as they have been throughout human history. [...]

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Medicinal Plants with Anti-mycobacterial Activity

Medicinal Plants with Anti-mycobacterial Activity! Over the past decade there has been a prolifera­tion of literature on the antibacterial, anti-tubercu­losis, antifungal and antiviral properties of plant extracts. Screening plant extracts for anti-my­cobacterial activity is usually carried out using mycobacteria cultured in various types of broth and agar based media. There are several reports on in vitro inhibition of mycobacterium species [...]

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Chemicals Originating From Existing Families of Drugs

This article throws light upon the four chemicals originating from existing families of drugs. The chemicals are: 1. Fluoro Quinolones 2. Gatifloxacin 3. Moxifloxacin 4. New Quinolones. Chemical # 1. Fluoro Quinolones: Fluoro quinolones were introduced into clinical practice in the 1980's. They are characterised by broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and are rec­ommended and widely used for the treatment of [...]

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