This lecture presents a historical account of the use of entheogens by Aztec en Maya people in the cultural context of pre-Columbian meso-America. Social control limited the use of mind-expanding products according nobility status, cultural festivities, commemorations and inter-state relationships as alliances or hostilities and agricultural fertility rites. The user of entheogens acted as medium [....] » Read More

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Texas in the United States is a place that triggers most severe allergies/flu in the United States. People always blame the cedar trees that cause the issue... actually people there lack the professional knowledge of differentiating allergies from flu... and think that they are the same... which poses big issue to public health...nowadays people always favor self care but are they qualified to sel [....] » Read More

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In the field of tension between the sun and the moon, we experience our humanity in recurring cycles. These cycles are reflected in the nature in form of the seasons, which symbolize the constant of transformation. In accordance with these laws of nature, there are deep-seated healing secrets according to the chinese medicine. Based on the ancient chinese writings and of the pictography of the cha [....] » Read More

Organ language is a self-organized dialogue. The moment we listen and understand how the organs speak to each other, we perceive and recognize the cause, so self-healing occurs. Diseases have this meaning! An illness, including cancer, can be cured if the cause is understood spiritually. The organ language provides access to hidden connections on the physical, mental and spiritual level. Wha [....] » Read More

Zeolites of natural occurrence are composed of different topologies and the most common one in medical application is clinoptilolite. However, the X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the Cuban zeolite exhibits a mixture of the medium-pore 10-membered ring zeolite clinoptilolite and the large-pore 12-membered ring zeolite mordenite. Our investigations had been focused on the effects of particle size [....] » Read More

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disorder worldwide. The increase in blood lipids and sugar in diabetic patients exacerbates the incidence of DM  late-onset complications. This study examined the effect of turmeric supplementation on glycemic status, lipid profile, hs-CRP and total antioxidant capacity in hyperlipidemic type 2 diabetic patients. In this double blind, random [....] » Read More

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience which is associated with either an actual or a potential tissue damage. Pain can persist for a long duration thus the term chronic pain. Conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis are the leading cause of chronic pain and as such managing such pain Raga et al, 2012. The review provides further evidence that the prevalence of chron [....] » Read More

As Founder of the Rose Project, now over a decade in existence, the presentation by Dr. Frankie Hutton, will highlight some of the hidden, esoteric aspects of the red rose, said to be the quintessential, most revered flower in the universe.  Highlighted will be the work of 16th century Frenchman, Nostradamus and his important discoveries about the rose which have had sustained value for hundr [....] » Read More

The paper throws light on various medicinal uses of 106 species of plants, by the Aadi, Apatani, Nyishi ethnic communities of  Arunachal Pradesh. The data have been collected using personal interview schedule through established contact with key communicators of Apatani, Nyishi and Aadi people. There are a range of indigenous plant species (106) used in  ethno-medicine. In majority of th [....] » Read More

Ethnomedicines, as culturally configured medical knowledge systems, represent in themselves a way of validation, since they articulate a concept of health and a sociocultural dynamic for disease prevention, diagnosis and therapy, in a traditionally documented practical experience. It is known that among the most commonly used therapeutic tools within the popular sphere of knowledge are medicinal p [....] » Read More

The World Health Organization has supported strategies aimed at adoption traditional and complementary medicine globally. However, it is a huge challenge to implement efficient public policies in countries with poorly managed government resources and large population and territorial socio-economic disparities. Integrative and complementary practices (PICs) to health have been incorporated gradu [....] » Read More

In the recent years, it has been an upsurge of interest in natural resources due to their great potential to be used in the development of novel bioactive compounds and therapies. Among them, edible mushrooms are highlighted as promissory sources of substances of nutritional and biopharmaceutical interest with potential clinical applications. Approximately 130 medicinal functions have been describ [....] » Read More

The purpose of this quality improvement project was to identify and reduce the level of Compassion Fatigue(CF) in Emergency Department nurses by implementing a self-guided intervention. CF was the largest concern for nurse vacancy rates by administration and confirmed that ED Nurses were in the moderate risk category CF via Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL-5) survey results. I w [....] » Read More

It has been recognized that gastric colonization with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) induces a risk of developing ulcer disease and gastric cancer. The interest of this research relates for the first time to the study of the Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of methanolic extracts of three medicinal plants, namely Allium sativum, Allium cepa and Foeniculum vulgare. The activity of the methanolic [....] » Read More

Traditional medicine has long worked wonders. It is based on the use of natural products including local plants. Many patients, particularly in Africa, have had their ailments relieved thanks to this medicine. Researches are focusing more and more on plants according the World Health Organization, but away in the cupboards or the means non-existent in the pursuit of studies or even collaboration b [....] » Read More

The present work is based on the exploration of local knowledge and practices on the traditional use of medicinal plants for enhancement of health condition and food security in Pamir, Tajikistan. The geographical location of the Pamir mountains creates a specific climate and because of the climatic conditions – high mountains, changeable temperature, dry air, intensive light and huge gla [....] » Read More

Forest conservation around protected areas includes among others sustainable management of natural resources. This study was conducted in the area of the northern outskirts of the Boumba-Bek National Park in order to evaluate the potential use of plants in traditional medicine. Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted with local people using AFLORA survey forms. A total of 132 plant species used in t [....] » Read More

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other intellectual disabilities are on the rise. While there is no cure for Autism, there are natural ways to mitigate some of the symptoms and behaviors associated with ASD and other comorbidities. While these intellectual disorders are often misunderstood, so is the approach to this population and their families. Approaching children with ASD can be challen [....] » Read More

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Context: Anxiety disorders are the most common psychological disorders. Adult coloring books have been used to reduce anxiety; the use of coloring books is not often utilized by manufacturing employees. The use of adult coloring books has been utilized to decrease anxiety in stress inducing environments. The objective of this study was to decrease anxiety scale scores of manufacturi [....] » Read More

Ethnobotanical indices are important quantitative indicators. Although indexes are subjective, they help to understand the level of importance or the choice of a plant to another for one purpose. In 2019, a survey was conducted in Paraguay, information from 384 participants was collected about plants species (Ps) used against gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN). One of the objectives was to measure t [....] » Read More