Snake bite is considered as a major occupational health problem in Sri Lanka. A traditional decoction consists of nine medicinal plants clinically proven its efficacy for snake bites. In the present study, an attempt was done to carry out chemical analysis of the decoction. Chemi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v10i3-430236
Background: Sri Lanka is one of the Asian countries mainly rely on herbal medicines for snake bites. A herbal paste consist of nine medicinal plants have been using for snake bites and clinically proven its efficacy. In the present study, an attempt was done to carry out chemical...
Objective: Snake-bite is one of the important public health problems of tropical countries including Sri Lanka. The risk of snake-bites is higher in rural areas of the country and people mainly rely on herbal medicines. Antiserum is the only therapeutic agent in Western medicine...
Madhyama Rasnadi decoction, one of the poly-herbal decoctions used in Ayurveda medicine is especially indicated for inflammatory conditions. The literature provides three different preparation methods of this decoction viz; Sri Lankan Traditional method (Method 1) and methods des...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v9i130133
R. D. H. Kulathunga, E. D. T. P. Gunarathna, N. D. N. Jayawardhana, R. H. S. K. De Silva, R. L. D. S. Ranasinghe, M. H. Faisulhaq, U. K. A. Samarasinha & L. D. A. M. Arawwawala·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2019
Aim: The present study aimed to compare the Sharibadi decoction which was prepared in two different ways. Sharibadi decoction A: All the ingredients are available including a local variety of H. indicus and Indian variety of H. indicus. Sharibadi decoction B: All the ingredients...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2019/v8i330123