…at present however, these compounds are gradually losing the interest of gastro-intestinal phytotherapeutic research because they have been replaced by compounds with a blander action (such as the so-called “mechanical” laxat ives”, that is of swelling, such as psyllium) point ing out , however, new horizons in the antitumour field (apoptosis of carcinogenic cells) of […]
In the past ten years, phytotherapeutic knowledge on St. John’s wort has undergone a radical change, allowing it a more objective positive evaluation. From the biological point of view, St. John’s wort is not , as was thought, a drug that is active against psychovegetative disorders, anxiety and nervous agitation but is exclusively an anti-depressant […]
Clinical experimentation with extracts of St.. John’s wort in depressed patients – Results, comparisons and final conclusions of pharmaco ther apy against depression… Scarica PDF
Medicinal herbs are subject to many parasites that at tack both the roots and the shoots or epigeal part of the plant and these have negative effect s on the plant ’s growth and effective ness. The diseases are caused by fungi, bacteria, phytoplasms, viruses and organisms that are similar to viruses, like viroids, as […]
The widespread consumption of preparations with St. John’s wort which, in Germany alone, reached hundreds of millions of prescriptions in the 1990s (1) and selfmedications, allowed valid information to be obtained on the interactions and unwanted effects… Scarica PDF
Man fears death and tries to exorcise its presence through rituals and refined philosophical constructions or, more simply, by trying to “ignore” it; in nature however, life and death represent a single unit that is difficult to break down and separate, thanks to which life is able to continue… Scarica PDF
Tarchonanthus camphoratus is a bush or small tree belonging to the family of the Asteracee, which rarely reaches six metres in height. Greyish in appearance which gives it its name in the local dialect, “grey bos” (grey bush), it is found in a wide range of habitats… Scarica PDF
Licensing of medicines in the EU is carried out according to the requirements of Directive 2001/83/EC, the Community code on medicinal products for human use. Directive 2004/24/EC (the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive – THMPD) amends this code to introduce the Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme and to apply many of the existing requirements in […]
Chinese civilization is – we know – of very ancient origin and can lay claim to an ancient therapeutic tradition. Paternity of Chinese medicine is attributed to the Emperor Cen-Nong, who lived in the 27th century BC and taught the Chinese how to use herbs, compiling the first Pen-t ’-sao (“origin of herbs”) , namely […]