Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a familiar experience for the elite or novice
athlete. Symptoms can range from muscle tenderness to severe debilitating pain. The …

Hippocrates' Woman demonstrates the role of Hippocratic ideas about the female body in
the subsequent history of western gynaecology. It examines these ideas not only in the …

This paper examines some of the existing methods for colouring the hair and skin using
natural material (such as henna) and proposes a parallel technology that exists in the …

Abstract Natural (−)-(a S, 7 S)-colchicine, an alkaloid and toxic natural product is a
secondary plant metabolite, obtained from Colchicum autumnale also known as 'meadow …

Asparagus racemosus (Family: Asparagaceae) and Dioscorea villosa (Family:
Dioscoreaceae) are two important medicinal plants used in various diseases. A. racemosus …

• The first book devoted exclusively to aromatic hydrosols--gentle, water-based plant extracts
that expand the healing, cosmetic, and culinary applications of aromatherapy.• The newest …

Indigenous Australia and alcohol policy gives a unique perspective on approaches to
problem drinking among Aboriginal people, and the role cultural difference has played. It …

In this paper I begin by discussing the reinforcement offered to ontological dualism by
biomedicine. It then describes some parallels between the development of feminist health …

Arnica, a genus including the medicinal species A. montana, in its Arbo variety, and A.
chamissonis, is among the plants richest in essential oils used as pharmaceutical materials …

With the important part played by nurses in the administration of drugs and in recording their
effects, an understanding of pharmacology and its application to patient care is an integral …